Week 7

Hello B1 Families,

Happy October! We have a 4 day school week this week. There is no school Thursday, October 2nd. We will return to school Friday, October 3rd. 

Parents, I still need a PTA Room Rep. This year, instead of PTA Room Reps sharing PTA information, they will focus on collecting donations needed for our classroom. This includes school supplies, Kleenex/wipes, class party supplies, etc. Please contact me if you are interested. Thank you! 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Parent Teacher Conferences: Trimester 1 conferences are just around the corner. Conferences will be held October 13th-16th. Please click the link to sign up for a conference - Sign up for a conference HERE 

Garden Club: Garden Club kicks off this Wednesday, October 1st! This Wednesday Garden Club will have a Meet and Greet for all students interested. Garden Club takes place during lunch time in the Makerspace. 

Community Council:  Last Call for those interested in participating in 3rd Grade Community Council. Please fill out this form by Wednesday, October 1st to secure a t-shirt- Community Council Form 

This year, 3rd graders involved in Community Council will help create our School Spirit days and themes, make posters for spirit days, and help with our district-wide canned food drive, Stuff-a-Bus. Students would participate in Community Council during school hours. They would not miss class time to be involved. Meetings will take place once a month during students' lunch time. 

Benchmark Tests: Your child will be coming home with their second graded Benchmark test this week. This was their second time answering these types of test questions independently. This is just a reminder that they are still learning how to take these tests, and they are difficult. It is okay if your child is not earning a 3 right away, we will continue practicing and having a growth mindset!  

OUR WEEK AT A GLANCE

Math: This week, we will continue with lessons 17-20. Students will continue to work with equal groups, multiplication, and division. Students will use arrays and tape diagrams to represent problems. Students will explore the relationship between multiplication and division through the Read, Draw, Write process. On Friday of this week, 3rd grade will continue taking a timed multiplication test. Students who passed last weeks test will continue on to the next test (2s). Students who did not pass last weeks test will retake it this week. 

Reader's Workshop: We will be starting our Benchmark Unit 2 books, called Ways Characters Shape Stories. Our focus will be answering the essential question: How do our actions influence our lives?

Students will continue participating in our Reader's Workshop centers which include reading to self, listening to reading, word work and grammar, responding to reading and using technology to build reading strategies. 

Writer's Workshop: This week students will write a narrative about a food they like to enjoy during the fall season. They will focus on descriptive language and the use of adjectives to add spice to their writing.

Social Studies: This week, students will continue with Week 30 in our Studies Weekly curriculum. This week we will learn more about the American government. Students will learn more about the Constitution and laws in the United States. 

Science: Through reading an informational text, students continue to explore how organisms can be similar and different. Students read the book Blue Whales and Buttercups, which provides many examples of the great diversity of organisms on Earth and the many ways in which they can be similar and different. 

P.E.: Please dress appropriately on Monday and Friday for P.E/dance class every week. 

REMINDERS

• No School Thursday, October 2nd 

• Return signed Weekly Folder Tuesday, September 30th

• Every Wednesday is 2pm dismissal

• Daily 20 reading folder is due on Friday, with a parent/grown up signature

• Sign communicator daily

Thank you,

Mrs. Harmon