October News
Open House is Thursday, October 25. The
book fair will be open at 5:30 and will remain open during Open House
(6:00-7:00) closing at 8:00. Come and
see some of the projects your child has been working on during the first
quarter of third grade.
Events
10/23-10/24 Third Grade State Assessment
10/25 Open House
10/26 Report Cards
10/31 Halloween Party
2:30
Parade/2:45 Party
11/7 Parent Teacher Conferences
11/15 Parent Teacher Conferences
11/21-11/23 Thanksgiving Break
11/28 Third Grade Holiday Concert
Reminders
The Third Grade State Assessment is a 90
minute state wide assessment that will be administered on 10/23 and 10/24. Some
good test taking strategies include making sure your child is well rested and
has had a good breakfast. Please do not make any appointments for your child on
these mornings
.
Students may bring their Halloween
costumes to school on 10/31 for the parade and party. Please keep in mind that
this parade is for students K-3 so please choose costumes that are child
friendly and not scary.
Parent Teacher conferences will be held
on 11/7 and 11/15. Please look for more information about this to come home
with your child this week.
Learning Focus
Math
Multiplication and Division Strategies.
Partner Budget project.
Science
5 types of Energy. Last week we explored
heat energy and we will be moving on to a different form of energy.
Language Arts
Some students have been working on a
project that corresponds to the book The Egypt Games with
Mrs. Dean while others have been working on Freckle Juice. We
will be finishing up comparing and
contrasting
paired texts by using our graphic organizer to write a two paragraph response.
*No Spelling or Vocabulary the week of
October 22. Vocabulary and Spelling will resume the week of October 29.
