WELCOME TO MS. THOMPSON'S 3RD GRADE CLASSROOM!
TODAY IS: Thursday May 9, 2013
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK IS:
Spelling: Take any words missed and write them 10x
Reading: DVD pages 399 and 400; Reread Two Bad Ants and finish your 10 multiple choice quetsions
12:00pm dismissal Friday, May 10!!
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month!
Why is May Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month
The month of May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. The majority of the workers who laid the tracks were Chinese immigrants.
Famous Asian Americans
Maya Lin
American artist and architect known for her work in sculpture and landscape art. Won a public contest, in 1981, to design the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Her design beat out more than 1,400 other entries.
Bruce Lee
An actor, martial artist, philosopher, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and founder of the Jeet Kune Do style of martial arts.
Vera Wang
An American fashion designer based in New York. She is most famously known for her stunning wedding gown collections. When she failed to make the US Olympics team, she entered the fashion industry. When she was in high school, Wang trained as a figure skater and competed at the 1968 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma is an American cellist, virtuoso, orchestral composer and winner of multiple Grammy Awards. He began performing before audiences at age five, and performed for Presidents John F. Kennedy and Dwight D. Eisenhower when he was only seven years old.
The month of May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. The majority of the workers who laid the tracks were Chinese immigrants.
Famous Asian Americans
Maya Lin
American artist and architect known for her work in sculpture and landscape art. Won a public contest, in 1981, to design the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Her design beat out more than 1,400 other entries.
Bruce Lee
An actor, martial artist, philosopher, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and founder of the Jeet Kune Do style of martial arts.
Vera Wang
An American fashion designer based in New York. She is most famously known for her stunning wedding gown collections. When she failed to make the US Olympics team, she entered the fashion industry. When she was in high school, Wang trained as a figure skater and competed at the 1968 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma is an American cellist, virtuoso, orchestral composer and winner of multiple Grammy Awards. He began performing before audiences at age five, and performed for Presidents John F. Kennedy and Dwight D. Eisenhower when he was only seven years old.