October Weekly Updates
Week of October 30th - Reminders
October Book-Its - Students have been filling out a Reading Calendar for October. Please make sure to sign and return this calendar on November 1st. Students will get their November Book-It on this same day.
Veteran's Day Pictures - Please make sure that you have sent in all Veteran's Day pictures. I want to make sure that all students have had to chance to add a picture to the slideshow.
October is Kindness Month - Students have been working all month to show acts of kindness. On Tuesday, October 31st, students who have demonstrated the HMS expectations of Kindness will be rewarded with an extra recess. Keep up the great job HMS students.
Harvest Festival - In lieu of a Halloween party, the third grade will be having a Harvest Round Robin. Each class will go to all the third grade classes. In each classroom, the teacher will have a different harvest activity for the students to participate in .
Recorders - We have Music on Wednesdays. Students need to bring in their recorder this Wednesday, November 1st for their first lesson with recorders.
Pancreatic Cancer Fundraiser - This is the last week for the fundraiser. Please be sure to send in any donations with you child by Friday. On Friday, November 3rd, 3 students will be dying Mr. Rivet's beard purple. Also, students should wear purple on Friday.
Reading - In reading, we will be reading "Earthquake! The 1906 San Francisco Nightmare. We will be focusing on affixes and syllables.
Math - In math, we will be finishing Chapter 4 - Subtraction to 10,000. Student will now be demonstrating that they can subtract with regrouping in the 1s, 10s, 100s, 1,000s. They will also be working on subtracting with zeros.
Oct 25, 2017
Thank you to the Pembroke Grange for our new dictionaries!
Week of Oct 23rd - Reminders
Pancreatic Cancer - Just a reminder that students can still bring in money to support pancreatic cancer. Thank you to all families who have already sent money in. On Friday, November 3rd, 3 students will help dye Mr. Rivet's beard purple. Please continue to have students wear purple on Fridays.
Veteran's Day pictures - Please send in a picture of relatives or friends for our Veteran's slideshow. Make sure the picture is labeled with the student's name and teacher's name. We will be collecting pictures through Friday, October 27th.
100 Square's Party - Our party is Friday, October 27th. Student should bring their pj's to school. We will be watching "Charlotte's Web" and having popcorn for a snack. Student can bring in a small blanket, but please no stuffed animals.
Recorders - Just a reminder that students should be purchasing a recorder for Music. Students will start using their recorder in a few weeks (November). If you are not able to purchase one, please let Ms. Hanson know.
Reading - This week we will be starting Unit 5 - Communities. As a third grade team, we have decided to skip to Unit 5 as it goes with our Social Studies unit that we are working on now.
Math - This week we will be starting Chapter 4 - Subtracting. Please check out the Math tab for more information.
October 20, 2017
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Veterans Day is approaching and HMS would like to honor our local Veterans in our school community. We need your help! If you have a family member or close friend, living or deceased, who is a Veteran, we would like to honor them in a photo presentation on Thursday 11/9/17.
Please send photos in to school to be scanned and returned no later than Friday 10/27/17. Please include a note stating how they served our country along with the child’s name and homeroom teacher. If you sent in a photo for Veterans Day last year you do not need to send a new one as we still have that on file.
We are also encouraging students, faculty, and staff to wear red, white, and blue on Thursday 11/9/17.
Respectfully,
The HMS Social Studies Committee
The NED Show - Oct 19th
Today, the students at HMS were invited to watch the NED Show. NED is a character who is teaching others to how to use the "NED" message. This connects to the HMS word of the month "kindness".
N = Never Give Up
E = Encourage Others
D = Do Your Bes
To learn more about the NED show, click on the link below.
Oct 13th - Book Buddies
On Friday, students had their first book buddies experience with Mrs. Rehm's 4th grade class. Students were reminded that when Reading to Someone that they had to read using EEKK (elbow to elbow, knee to knee). We read in the Common Area. Here are some pictures.
October 14th - Compare & Contrast Jackie Robinson's Life to Ours
This week, we have been reading "Teammates", which is about Jackie Robinson's life. As a way of really seeing how Jackie was segregated against in the 1940's, I had the students compare their life to Jackie's life. Here are some examples that students came up with.
Fire Prevention Assembly -
Today we had Fire Fighter Ian & Fire Fighter Tim come visit HMS to talk to us about fire safety. Students were given an assignment to complete tonight. First, they need to talk to parents about a meeting place outside their house, in case of a fire. Second, students are asked to check with their parents about their fire alarms. In the afternoon, students went out to see a fire truck (with extended ladder). Thank you to the fire fighters who came today to inform our students about fire safety.
October 10th -
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Fundraiser
We have decided to raise awareness & money for Pancreatic Cancer here at HMS. Students are encouraged to wear purple each Friday for the next month, 10/13/17, 10/20/17, 10/27/17 & 11/3/17 to help raise awareness. Also students are welcome to bring in spare change, cash or checks (made out to Pancreatic Cancer Action Network). Students’ teachers will tally how much they bring in. The top three donors schoolwide will have the chance to help dye Mr. Rivet’s beard PURPLE on Friday 11/3/17!
October 10th - The Ned Show
On October 19th, The Ned Show will be coming to Hooksett Memorial School. Please read the flyers about to learn more about this great show.
The Ned Show 2The Ned ShowWeek of October 2nd
On Monday, the whole school participated in the PBIS reward for the month of September. All students in our class were respectful (which was the word of the month for September). As a result, we got to watch Inside Out. The word of the month for October is Kindness.
*Remind Notice - Please note that I will be continue to use Remind as a way to remind you of upcoming information. However, if you need to get in touch with me, please email me at acoulon@sau15.net.
Math - This week we will be starting Chapter 3, Addition to 10,000, in math.
Reading - Our story this week will be Teammates. This is a story about Jackie Robinson and his struggle to make it in the American League.
** Upcoming for week of October 9th
- No School Monday - Columbus Day
- Thursday - Fire Prevention Assembly/Fire Truck Tour
- PTA Fundraiser DUE October 11th!
October 4th
RECORDERS
Today during Music, students were told that they will be playing the recorders. This paper will be coming home tomorrow. Please make sure you son or daughter has a recorder by the beginning of November.
October 4th - Word Work
We have started another part of our Daily 5 today, Word Work. Students started with stencils and a problem of the week. Tomorrow, we will open another 2 activities. During Word Work, students will be working with words that connect to the phonics skill of the week.
Sept 29th - Important Dates
PTA Fundraiser - The first fundraiser was handed out to students on Wednesday, September 27th. Please make sure that students sell safely and return the forms by Wednesday, October 11th. Thank you for your continue support.
Off Site Evacuation - During the week of October 2, our staff and students will participate in an off-site evacuation of the school. Both the Hooksett Fire and Police Departments are expected to participate in the exercise. We thank the school’s Emergency Management Team for their work to plan this important exercise.
Picture Day - Students will have their pictures taken on Friday, October 6th
Destination Imagination - Parent and Student Information & Registration Night
Anyone interested in learning more about a year long – after school Creative Problem Solving Enrichment Program
Please attend!
Tuesday October 3, 2017
6:00 PM in the Media Center
If you’d like-a-challenge, join us to hear more about what DI is all about.
Please note: We meet every Wednesday afternoons, beginning on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 (3:30 – 5:00). Extended time will be added as we approach the March Tournaments. The expectation is that each team member will be there each week in order to be a part of the DI team. If a team is selected to advance to a state tournament, the commitment lasts a bit longer. Work will be assigned each week. Please contact Ellie Stetson, HMS DI coordinator at ellie.stetson@nh-di.org if you have questions.
October Book It
Pizza Hut has teamed up with classrooms to help motivate students to read. See the attached letter which will come home with students on Monday, October 2nd. Encourage your child to read each night and then record how minutes your child read on the calendar on the back. This calendar is due back on November 1st.