You're invited to our "Lunch with a Loved One" on October 9th at 11:00! Pack a favorite picnic lunch and join your student on the front lawn for a relaxing and special meal together. We believe that strong family engagement is key to student success, and this event is a perfect way to share in your child's school experience. We look forward to seeing our campus filled with families and creating joyful memories!

We are wrapping our first nine weeks of school.  Please take a look at your child's grades.  If they have missing work or low grades, assignments must be turned in or corrected by Thursday Oct. 9th. The first nine weeks grades will finalized at that point.

It’s time to sink your teeth into your child’s progress! Parent-teacher conferences will be held on Tuesday, October 7th, with additional times on most Wednesdays and Thursdays from 2:15–2:55. We’ll meet in person, but if a phone call works better, just let us know. We can’t wait to chat with our awesome Gator families!

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PLEASE send headphones with your student. The ones we had in the classroom are now mostly broken, and it’s important that each child has their own pair. Students use headphones every day in all three of their classes, so having them readily available is essential for their learning. Thank you for helping us make sure your child is prepared and successful each day!

- Please remind your child to take proper care of their Chromebook: always carry it with two hands, keep it away from food, drinks, and younger siblings, and store it safely when not in use. Each night, ensure there is a designated place to charge the Chromebook and double-check that it makes it into your child’s backpack each morning. While we will reinforce that caring for the device is the student’s responsibility, your support during these first few weeks is essential.

Additionally, please send in wired earbuds or headphones that plug into your child’s Chromebook. If possible, label them with your child’s name.

Last week in reading, we explored text and graphic features, practiced putting information together, identified central ideas, and examined how stories and nonfiction texts are organized.

This week students will be learning...

Reading-We’ll explore text and graphic features to better understand what we read (TEKS 3.9Dii, 3.10C), practice synthesizing information (TEKS 3.6E, 3.6F, 3.6H, 3.6I), identify the central idea of texts (TEKS 3.6G, 3.9Di), and dive into text structure to see how stories and nonfiction are organized (TEKS 3.9Diii, 3.10B).

Grammar-Students are practicing present and past tense (TEKS 3.11Dii), exploring present, past, and future tense (TEKS 3.11Dii), and learning to identify all three tenses in writing and reading (TEKS 3.11Dii).

***UNIT 2 TEST IS FRIDAY!***

Last week we began solving 3 digit addition and subtraction with regrouping, borrowing and double zeros.

This week the students will be learning...

• I can determine the perimeter of a polygon. (3.7B)

• I can determine the missing length of a polygon when given the perimeter and remaining side lengths. (3.7B)

• I can solve one and two step problems involving addition, subtraction and perimeter.

To help your child at home with these skills-

• Create word problems involving up to three digit numbers to solve.

• Practice doing multi-step problems that involve adding and subtracting.

• Begin working on finding the perimeter with all numbers given then work on finding the missing side.

The images below are some ideas of math practice to do at home (choice board) and vocabulary!

3.13B Organisms and environments. 

The student knows that organisms undergo similar life processes and have structures that function to help them survive within their environments. The student is expected to explore, illustrate, and compare life cycles in organisms such as beetles, crickets, radishes, or lima beans. 

McGraw Hill App. Chapter 10 Lesson 3 Life cycle of a Plant.

3.7A GOVERNMENT

The student understands the basic structure and functions of various levels of government. The student is expected describe the basic structure of government in the local community, state, and nation.  Students can research local government leaders and explain how they are chosen.

**District TEKS Check Assessment on Thursday. We will do a review in class on Wednesday. If you would like to review, read over and quiz your child using the in class review we will send home Wednesday evening. Assessment will cover weeks 1-8 in Studies Weekly App./Newspapers. Community and Government.