Dear families,
The students have enjoyed another full week of learning experiences. They worked in groups to collaborate and design their own ecosystems posters. On Wednesday we celebrated Unity Day with orange clothing. During recess we made a giant heart for Mrs. Bushey to photograph!
Next week will be another busy, exciting one! On Monday we will have our second STEAM experience. We will be searching for pirate treasure as we use science, technology, engineering, language, and math to solve the clues. Students are encouraged to wear pirate themed outfits (no weapons please!). On Tuesday we will be working on our student led conference portfolios and decorating our door for Book or Treat at 6 pm. Students may have crazy hair, hat, or wear your hood in school on Tuesday.
Please come for Book or Treat from 6-8 pm. Students may wear their costumes to class and go door to door in the building to get candy and a free book. Papa John’s pizza is still available for pre-order using the link provided in last week’s post. Please support our educational programs by ordering a pizza! Wednesday is crazy sock day. All students will enjoy the big blast inflatable party from 11-11:30. Thursday day is pawsitive pumpkin day, and Friday is pajama day.
During all these special activities we still plan to engage in learning! In reading we will continue our fiction unit reading the novel Crenshaw. We will continue to investigate character traits, setting, and learn about conflict and resolution. In writing we will learn about r controlled vowels, commas in a series, and possessive nouns. In math we will begin a unit on patterns. In third grade students need to be able to identify the core of a picture pattern or the rule for a number pattern. They will need to extend patterns and use tables to complete them. In social studies we will continue our unit on geographical features of continents.
Fall conferences are November 4. Please sign up for a conference here. This year the conferences will be led by the student. Students are strongly encouraged to attend to share their goal setting documents with you!
Upcoming Events:
Monday, October 28-STEAM/Dress like a pirate!/10:55 am dismissal
Tuesday, October 29-Crazy Hair/Hat/Hoodie Day; Book or Treat 6-8 pm
Wednesday, October 30-Big Blast Celebration 11-11:30 am/crazy sock day
Thursday, October 31-Halloween/Pumpkin Day
Friday, November 1-Pajama Day
Monday, November 4-Conferences 3-8 pm
Tuesday, November 5-No School/Election Day
Have a great weekend!