October 6, 2017

Upcoming Dates/Reminders:

• You should have received an email this week explaining how to sign up for conferences.  I am looking forward to meeting with all of you on either October 24 or November 2 and sharing the growth your child is making in 3rd grade.
• October 12 (Thursday) Grandparents Day at Pine Ridge from 12:45-2:00
• October 13 (Friday) End of the 1st Quarter
• October 16-18 (Monday-Wednesday)  The FARM Science lab will be at Pine Ridge for us to participate in agricultural experiments.  
• October 18- Report cards go home
• October 20-21 (Thursday and Friday)  No School for CEA convention
• Advanced Date:  We will be taking swimming lessons from November 15-December 1.  Our class will be at the pool from 12:40-1:15.  
• We are starting to get low on Clorox Wipes.  If you are willing to donate any, I would greatly appreciate it.

Homework Folder:

• The kids are getting really good at their homework folders and bag books!  Thank you for helping with this responsibility.  I am sure you noticed that the routine does not change.  :)
• Reading minutes are due on Monday.  Please sign the form for your child.  125 minutes is expected at the 3rd grade level.
• New word work will be sent home on Monday with a test on Friday.
• Math homework came home today and is due back next week Friday.
• We are working on Psalm 23 in class but since almost everyone knows it well, we are concentrating a lot on looking up favorite scripture verses and committing them to memory.

Curriculum Highlights in photos:

Literacy:  We are editing our personal narratives and should be ready to start publishing next week.  In reading we are getting really good at responding to our teaching points and understanding our characters.

Math:  We wrapped up our first math unit this week.  I will send the tests home next week with the kids.

Science:  All students have been assigned a research topic on either earthquakes, landslides, erosion, or volcanoes.  We will be creating a keynote next week to present everything we have learned.

Bible:  We have wrapped up our "Exploring the Bible" unit.  Everyone is getting very good at looking up verses, using the concordance and footnotes in the Bible, and reading directly from God's word.

Have a wonderful weekend!
Lynae