CALENDAR OF EVENTS

March 7—Paper Packets go home March 16—Report cards March 17—Mustang Derby March 23—Paper Packets go home

March 28– 3rd grade Spring Picnic March 29– 4th grade Spring Picnic March 27-31 —Book Fair March 28-Star Student-7:00am April 10-17th—Spring Break

FROM THE PRINCIPAL MARCH 2017

STAR STUDENTS

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LUNCH WITH YOUR CHILD

Parents—your child must have a note if they want to eat in the

atrium with an adult other than the guardian or parent. Thank you

I hope you had a nice break. My family went camping at a state park. My thirteen-year-old daughter came along with the goal of catching her first fish. She had a new fishing pole and a few fishing lures (I had purchased for her), to

achieve her goal. After the first day the fish had successfully eluded her. I sat and watched her fish (being close by for safety) but preferring to read or just be a spectator. My older brother stopped by our camp for a visit. He is retired

and loves to fish. Upon his arrival, he gathered his fishing gear from his truck (along with my daughter) and off they went to the lake. I grabbed a chair and went along to spectate. As he readied her line with all new gear, another child showed up with a fishing pole (minus the hook). When my brother finished my daughter’s line, he went to work on the

child’s line that joined us. Within fifteen minutes, he was working on the fishing lines and poles of two additional children who had come with broken lines and missing hooks. When the kids (three of which I did not know) were all

fishing (and out of ear shot), I apologized to my brother. “I know you didn’t drive over here to run a community fishing program”, I said. He responded by simply saying, “If more kids were fishing there would be fewer kids in trouble”.

I had heard similar statements applied to sports, hunting, and dozens of other things. I learned that day that it really has nothing to do with the activity of the child. It is the activity of the adult that really makes a difference. The activities that are really meaningful to children are the ones where parents and other adults are actively involved. I was missing an opportunity to mentor my child by limiting my involvement to safety monitoring. When my daughter caught her first

fish, I was there (not sitting and reading but with a fishing pole in my hands). I was there to smile with her and photograph the moment. But the real “catch of the day” was the memory that we created together. I guess my older

brother is still teaching me how to fish and do a few other things!

Jack Ezell

Tycen Smith

Aaron Clark

Lillian Funk

Gracie Engels

Coen Hoffman

Ryker Sherman

Paige Smith

Luke Hernandez

Madison Lea

Janine Royal

Emily Doerr

Sage Turner

Isabella Leake

Natalie Ricketts

Grace Dunaway

Mikaylah Minor

Katelyn Beardon

Haidyn Kling

Naja Jenkins

Jayla Lewis

Anna Liza Washington

Desiree Blount

Trey Wallace

Rachel Albert

Zander Rigney

Drew McGehee

Karsyn Rish

Leila Alexander

Tina Nguyen

Uma Waran

Elizabeth Cox

Kalyca Gresham

Bryce Von Kanel

Terralexus Lee

Jayla Barber

Lola Granger

Allen Morris

400 Point Club Huggins, Daniel

Varnado, Claudia

300 Point Club Barton, Andrew

Dilney, Tessa

Scelfo, Mackenzie

Venable, Ryan

200 Point Club

Bradford, Lauren

Delee, Chloe

Dilney, Cameron

Mayes, Fuller

Mccrary, Katie

Vargas, Alyssa

100 Point Club Bassett, Joseph

Batiste, Rashad

Bell, Peyton

Burrell, Brady

Castleberry, Parker

Cook, Auna

Deroche, Evelyn

Derouen, Lillie

Detre, Ella

Easterly, Kade

Engels, Gracie

Fannin, Phoebe

Garg, Daksh

Godbold, Eva

Goudeau, Will

Gray, Lilah

Huang, Selina

Johnson, William

Kimich, Ellia

Masterson, Ava

Mcdavid, David

Mcgehee, Drew

Melder, Charles

Merritt, Hayden

Naquin, Sebastian

Nwabueze, Amara

Peterkin, Isabella

Price, Cambren

Rushing, Ross

Schulze, Luke

Silva, Luke

Sowa, Luke

Thompson, Margaret

Weatherspoon, Kade

Wiley, Evan

Williams, Camryn

Willson, Kameron

Woodside, Sa'Lynn

100 Point Club 50 Point Club Alexander, Leila

Anderson, Reginald

Anthony, Gabrielle

Augillard, Nadia

Ballard, Braden

Basden, Mckaiya

Bell, Henry

Belt, Amya

Blackledge, Isabella

Boudreaux, Jules

Boyd, Ian

Brown, Ally

Brown, Amaree

Brunson, Carter

Burns, Ryan

Campbell, Shane Carey, Aidan Carls, Emma

Carter, Noah

Cassard, Cal

(AR Club continued on inside...)

3rd GRADE NEWS MSS This month in Math, we will be concluding our unit

on area and perimeter. The students have been

working diligently on both of these skills and their

hard work is showing. Next, we will move into our

unit on fractions. Fractions can seem difficult at first

but there are many ways you can help your child at

home with simply daily activities. Fractions can be

found almost anywhere in your daily life. Food is a

great example of how you can easily help your child

with fractions. A pizza, carton of eggs, sandwiches or

fruit can be used to discuss and learn more about

fractions with your child.

In social studies, we will soon be starting our unit on

government. To culminate the government unit, stu-

dents will be able to participate in a field trip to the

Louisiana State Museum and the New State Capital

at the end of March.

ELA In reading, we are finishing up Unit 3 Book Clubs. Our students really enjoyed our Read Aloud novel, Because of Winn-Dixie. On March 2, we will celebrate Read Across America Day where the students will participate in activities that will incorporate the novel, Because of Winn-Dixie. In March, we will begin our poetry unit. The students will be analyzing and writing poetry. In writing, we are gearing up for writing our opinions on many different topics. The third grade teachers would like to thank all of our parents for your continued support in your child’s education.

In reading, our little historians are wrapping up unit three in Reader’s Workshop. They have been conducting research on famous Civil Rights leaders such as; Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, Harriet Tubman, Nelson Mandela, and Abraham Lincoln. The students found information on several different sub topic areas, examined primary and secondary resources, taught the class about their leader, and even held a classroom debate. Soon we will be moving into our third writing unit and focusing on the American Revolution as we “Bring History to Life” in our informative writing. Please continue to encourage your child to read each night and continue to fill out their reading log daily. Thank you for your continued support! March is all about fractions in math! Students will be

converting improper fractions to mixed numbers

along with both adding and subtracting mixed

numbers. Later in the month, students will begin

multiplying fractions by whole numbers using

models and repeated addition formulas. Please

continue to work on fractions, multiplication, and

division facts at home!

Fourth graders are being electrified in the spring

with our unit on energy. Students will describe

different forms of energy. We will be traveling with

the current through heat, light, electricity, and

sound. We will also study in social

studies: innovations and change with immigration,

inventions, and civil rights. Students will

investigate causes of mass immigration and

inventions that shaped the immigration patterns

across the landscape. Students will discuss how

immigration patterns impacted the culture of the

United States. Happy Spring!

AR CLUB 4th GRADE NEWS

Zachary Elementary “Lunch in the Great Outdoors”!

3rd Grade-Tuesday, March 28 4th Grade-Wed, March 29

Chatelain, Madelyn

Collins, Kaleb

Concienne, Amelia

Cook, Kristen

Cornette, David

Daigle, Charles

Davis, Charlton

Davis, Kinley

Delagarza, Reece

Devaux, Camden

Duggan, Chandler

Dunaway, Grace

Durapau, Abrianna

Durapau, Gwendoline

Ealey, Precious

East, Dillon

Edel, Mae

Elkins, Joy

Evans, Katie

Foreman, Jamyrea

Forest, Trent

Fudge, Joshua

Gaines, Elizabeth

Gomila, Nathan

Guidry, Rylee

Hanchey, Connor

Hogan, Sophia

Hollinquest, Zane

Holtman, Emma

50 Point Club 50 Point Club

Jackson, Jermaine

Jaime, Amador

Jaksic, Porter

Jenkins, Myra

Johnson, De Quincy

Johnson, Kamren

Jones, Sarah

Jones, Yutoria

Joosten, Micah

Kirklin, Keilon

Knight, Alexander

Lampton, Sara

Landreneau, Gracie

Lea, Madison

Lee, Aniyah

Lloyd, Ella

Macarthur, Savannah

Martinez, Emma

Mason, Jackson

Melius, Anna

Messer, Kale

Minor, Mikaylah

Mitchem, Audrey

Moak, Fenn

Moffett, Avery

50 Point Club 50 Point Club

Necaise, Wyatt

Nelson, William

Nixon, Kenjaylen

Perkins, Recardo

Perry, Jeanavis

Perry, Makenzie

Prejean, Jack

Puckett, Willia

Rayburn, Ethan

Ricard, Kedrick

Rish, Elli

Roberts, Wyatt

Rojas, Mason

Ross, Kendrea

Rupnow, Isaac

Sanders, Samantha

Sasser, Ryland

Scelfo, Spencer

Shobamowo, Deborah

Smelley, John

Smith, Tycen

Snyder, Madelynn

Station, Wayne

Thai, Dillan

Thomas, Bailey

Turner, Sage

Vargas, Evelyn

Vo, Van

Walters, Cole

Walters, Jacob

Waran, Uma

Williams, Cory

Williams, Janyria

Wilson, Adam

Wolf, Keirstyn

Woodard, Amelia

Wright, Marleigh

Wunsch, Jacob