Thank you for sharing all the wonderful pictures and stories from Run for the Rings! I'm so happy a great time was had by all! Congratulations to Makennah Frank for coming in 1st place for the 3rd grade girls!! WHOOP! WHOOP!!

objectives for the week:

WORDS OF THE WEEK: budget, earn, assessment

On Monday and Tuesday, students will be MAP testing. For James and the Giant Peach, students will sequence and summarize after each chapter they've read to help them predict what they think will happen next in the story! "Will it affect the future of the story? What are your thoughts? Why do you think that?" So fun to hear their thoughts and ideas! In writing, students will learn the importance of using adjectives when they write (the how and why)! This will help in preparation for next week's character essay that they we will be writing. In math, we are still learning place value, but now ordering and comparing those numbers. In science and social studies, the topics of the week will be magnets and money! Boy, those two are always loads of FUN!

Dates to Remember:

Sept. 24 - 25 Beginning of the Year MAP testing (Please have CHROMEBOOKS charged)

Sept. 26 - Progress Reports Come Home

Sept. 28 - Commitment Letter for NASA Due, First Day of Book Fair, 3rd Grade Store

Oct. 1 - Vertical Schedule Begins

Oct. 3 - Big Kahuna Delivery

Oct. 4 - Grandparents Day

Oct. 5 - Student Holiday

Oct. 8 - Student Holiday

Oct. 12 - Clubs start, College T-Shirt Day (the 5th was no school)

Oct. 18 - Class group picture (individual make - up pictures)

Oct. 21 - Horizontal Schedule begins again, RED RIBBON WEEK

News:

• MAP Testing is this week. Please, please, please make sure your child comes to school with their CHROMEBOOK and with it fully charged! Thank you for your help.
• Are you going to NASA? The students are so excited! Please return your commitment letter this week. We need it in order to determine cost so that we can communicate that to you. Thanks for your help and understanding.
• Background check forms for NASA need to be completed and are front and back. Also, background checks cost $1. Please attach the dollar when you return the form. Thank you!
• Let's get those volunteer hours in the first semester!!! Come to small group reading time, come to lunch duty, come to work in the 3rd grade store, or contact me for other opportunities!! I look forward to working together with you!