September 21 - Week 6

News

Medical Notes

If your child has a medical note that prevents them from playing at recess, please make sure that you also inform P.E. and music teachers. Students move a lot in both of these classes and teachers need to know of any limitations.

Snacks

Students may bring a dry, quick, and healthy snack. Good suggestions are apple slices, carrot sticks, grapes, goldfish, pretzels and granola bars. Please do not send chips, cookies, candy, anything that needs to be peeled, and anything that needs a utensil to eat for your child to have as a snack.

Water Bottles

Students may bring a filled water bottle with only clear (unflavored) water. Do not add flavor packets to the water in case of spills. Students may not bring cups with straws. Only water bottles that can securely close will be allowed.

Character Strong

Morning Drop Off

PARENTS, Please watch and follow staff directions in the morning drop off. We need you to pull all the way forward. Please do not stop at the kindergarten doors as you back up traffic. We need to keep everything flowing. We have staff on hand to assist students getting to class.

Afternoon Pick Up

Here is the link to our Safety Procedures for Afternoon Dismissal.

Illness

Please remember to follow our attendance guidelines and keep your child home when they are sick. While we value your child’s learning time in the classroom, help prevent the spread of illness and ensure the health of other students by making sure your child is fever-free for 24 hours before returning to school. Please also talk to your child about healthy habits like frequent hand washing and covering your mouth when coughing.

Important Dates

Homework

September 14 - 18: Bookfair
September 15: Cox Culture Night 5:00-6:30
October 9 - 12: Student Holiday

Math homework is due by Friday, September 25th. Students are also encouraged to make flashcards to practice multiplication facts of five. Students are also encouraged to read every night and review addition and subtraction facts for automaticity.

What We Are Learning in Third Grade

Reader's Workshop:

This week, students will begin learning about the elements of Nonfiction.

Ask your child what the difference between Fiction and Nonfiction is.

Writer's Workshop:

This week, students will practice restating before answering a question/reading response. We will highlight the important parts of the question being asked before including that information in our written answer.

To help at home, have your student respond to simple questions using important words from the question before their answer. For example: What did you learn today? Today I learned . . .

Skills Block:

This week, students will be studying Vce pattern in multisyllabic words. The students will also learn about apostrophes and how to use them in contractions.

Ask your child what words follow the Vce pattern (the sneaky "e" makes the vowel say its name - long vowel sound) Ex. cake, made, base

Ask your child how to change the words "can not" into a contraction. (can not = can't)

Math:

On Monday, students will be tested on Topic 3. Students who turn in the optional test review by Monday, September 21 will receive extra credit. This week, students will use multiplication facts to solve related division facts. We encourage students to make flashcards for multiplication facts of five to practice daily. We will assess fluency of the multiplication facts of five on Friday, September 25th. Students will take a CBA over the first three topics on Tuesday, September 22nd.

Lessons covered this week: 4-1 through 4-3.

Ask your child how you can use multiplication facts to solve division facts?

Click on this link for information on ways to help your child with topic three at home.

Science:

This week, we will be diving into the first experience in Topic 2. We will discuss pushes, pulls, magnetism, and gravity as forces. We will focus on identifying and giving examples of each force.

Topic 2 School to Home Letter Topic 2. Exp. 1 Forces

Ask your child about examples of pushes, pulls, and gravity.

Social Studies:

This week, students will be learning about intermediate directions on a compass rose.

Ask your child what the four intermediate directions are.

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