Dear Parents,
We hope you and yours had a great and restful Fall Break! Quarter 2 starts this week and we have a lot of exciting things happening this quarter, our field trip, the winter concert, Thanksgiving & Winter breaks, and the Independent Study Project!
Character Dress-Up day is Friday, October 29th! Your student must turn in a character approval slip that details what they will be wearing and where the character is from.
What your students can expect this week:
Math -
- Multiplication & LONG DIVISION**
- Workbook Homework, Mon-Thur
- Rocket Math Homework, Mon-Fri
- Math Test on Friday
- ** Long division is a difficult concept for students to understand, at first. Studying their multiplication math facts (rocket math) will make the process a little less difficult. Do not worry if your student struggles with long division! We will be working with them daily to guide them toward mastery!
Spalding -
- 50 words Assessment - Monday
- 10 words - Tues & Wed
- 20 word review - Thur
- 20 word test, 10 phonogram test - Fri
Poetry -
- "When the Earth Becomes an It"
Grammar/Writing -
- Prepositions
- Prepositional Phrase
- Labeling & Diagraming
Literature -
- Students need to have their own copy of Pinocchio. They need the correct translation in order to follow along. Please ensure they have the correct book.
- Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi: 978-1463714413
- Amazon has different translations. This is the correct one, Pinocchio
Science -
- Physical & Chemical Weathering
History -
- Roman Republic
Traffic Reminders:
- DO NOT MOVE YOUR VEHICLE IF CHILDREN ARE WALKING/LOADING IN FRONT, BESIDE OR WITHIN ARMS LENGTH BEHIND YOUR VEHICLE.
- Unfortunately, we are still having issues on a daily basis with vehicles moving while students are close enough for an accident to happen.
- NO CELL PHONES in the school lots.
- Listen to music, a podcast, something hands free so your eyes can be up and alert.
- Help us keep your kiddos and everyone else safe. Plus then you get to see all the smiling faces!
- 3rd grade's wave time is 3:45 PM. We do not have time to pack-up during the day and must use the first 10-20 minutes of dismissal. If you arrive early, please be patient and willing to wait for your scholar.
General Reminders
- The school day starts at 7:50 AM. Please have students to the school with enough time to be unpacked, have their homework turned in, and be in their seats by 7:50 AM. Any homework not turned in by the tardy bell will be counted as late. For every 3 tardies, students receive a lunch detention.
- For any absences or late arrivals, contact the school AND the teacher. If you are planning to pick your student up early or arrive late due to an appointment, please inform your student's teacher with ample notice and send a doctor's note with them the next day.
- Students need to bring a water bottle daily.
- 3rd grade has snack during Literature. If you choose to, please send your student with a nutritional snack.
- Supplies Needed:
- All students are expected to have a copy of the grade level Classics to Keep. They need this to follow along in Literature and to reread as needed. We are almost half way through the book.
- Practice your students addition and subtraction facts for 20 minutes each night if they have already finished their math homework before they leave school.
- In 3rd grade, students should expect 45 minutes of homework each night, NOT including the 20 minutes of reading. Please be advised that students have around 30 minutes during the school day to work on math homework. If they are coming home with nothing completed, please have a conversation with them about using the homework time wisely.
- Math - 25-30 minutes - If your scholar has worked the best they can, and that you know they can, for 30 minutes on math homework and are still not done, please draw a line and sign off. It will not be counted against the student, but depending on how much they didn't do, they will stay for homework club to get the needed practice.
- Spalding - 15 minutes. This may be done at school if your student's teacher dictates the words during dismissal.
- Extracurricular activities such as sports practices or music lessons are not an excuse for incomplete homework. Homework will be counted as late.
- Students should be reading a minimum of 20 minutes daily. Reading Logs are sent home Monday and will be a weekly homework grade. These logs are checked daily so please send to school in your student's take home folder. Students need to fill out their own reading logs.
- Parents need to sign off on the reading log that their child read a minimum of 20 minutes. Parents should be signing behavior charts as well. Both will be in the Take Home Folder and checked daily by the teacher for completion.
- Your student's RAZ Kids account can count towards reading!
- Your student writes their homework in their agenda daily. Please refer to it for the assigned homework.
Save The Dates!
- October 29th - Character Dress-Up Day! - Students must turn in a character dress-up approval slip. NO props or pop culture characters.
- October 30th - Fall Farm & Fairytale Festival, See PSO website for tickets!
- November 12th - Class field trip! See email from student's teacher for payment options.
- November 17th - 1st-2nd Athletic Field Day
- November 18th - 3rd-4th & Kinder Athletic Field Day!
- See email from GHNO for Field Day t-shirt orders.
- November 22nd-26th - Thanksgiving Break
- December 3rd - Winter Concert
- December 18th - January 2nd - Winter Break