Q2W3, October 31 - November 4

 Dear Parents, 

         It's Field Day Week! Field day will start at 8am on Thursday morning, November 3rd. Please have students to school on time.

Field Day Reminders:

    We will start marching down to the field at 7:55am.

    Students need to bring a refillable water bottle!

     Dress Code for Students for Athletic Field Day:

·    City-State or House shirt

·    Athletic shorts or pants (modest, loose-fitting, in good repair)

·    Athletic shoes

·    Logo-free jackets, sweatshirts, and/or hats (if needed)

·    Sunscreen if needed

    Students should not wear:

·    Tank tops, midriff shirts, camisoles, sports bras as outer garments

·    Short-shorts or long, baggy shorts

·    Volleyball spandex shorts unless covered by loose-fitting athletic shorts

·    Sandals, open-toed, or platform shoes

If students ordered shirts, the shirts will be delivered to your classroom to send home on Mon. 10/31.

If you receive snack donations for Field Day, please send them to the front desk or drop them off in the library, where they will be collected.

         Please reach out to Rebecca Danet if you did not order you field day shirt. Students will not be able to participate without one. 

         Our field trip is coming up, a weeks from Thursday! Please complete the permission forms found below to ensure your student will be able to attend the field trip.

        We will be finishing Pinocchio this week and having an end of book test and seminar.

Our  next book is The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Students will need this book next week! Here are a few places to order:

     Please see below for information about 3rd grade's field trip this year, weekly events, traffic reminders, & Save the Dates.

 ~ FIELD TRIP ~      

  We will be heading to the Witte Museum on Thursday, November 10, for educational and meaningful experience!

        The field trip fee will cover the cost of student tickets and transportation. We are asking that parents pay $20 per student enrolled in K-6, with a family maximum of $60. Please click here to complete your students’ field trip payment, permission slip and lunch reservation form if requesting a lunch to be provided by the school. 

        We do have scholarships available. If paying the fee is a hardship for you, please submit the Field Trip Scholarship Request Form to rossanna.diazknack@greatheartsnorthernoaks.org. 

        For the security of your children, if you plan to volunteer/chaperone at ANY school event, you MUST go to the PSO website and do these 3 things at least THREE weeks before the event: 

                1. Submit a consent for a Background Check                                                                                        2. Download and Print FERPA Acknowledgment Form and PSO Confidentiality Agreement        

                3. Watch the training video covering these subjects 

        It takes time to process through our district office for clearance. We need one every school year, regardless of if you completed one last year. If you have not submitted one for this year, you will be asked to remove your name from the sign- up list for the field trip. Once completed, send the forms to school in your child’s folder. If you have any questions, please contact Lorie Copeland, Marcy Mitchel, or Rebecca Danet. 

 Third grade began Typing Club last week. Your student has the option to continue the lessons at home, but it is not a requirement. They will be coming home with their username and website information in their agendas.

What your students can expect this week:


Math - 

  • Current Unit: Division
  • Number's facts and word problems
  • No Homework Monday or Thursday
  • Quiz - Friday

Spalding -

  • 10 phonograms & 10 words:  Monday &Tuesday 
  • 20 word review: Wednesday
  • 20 word & 10 phonogram test Friday.

Grammar/Writing - 

  • Grammar: We are reviewing parts of speech and sentence structure. Labeling & diagramming sentences.
  • Writing: Learning what research is and practicing close reading.
Literature - 
  • We will finish Pinocchio this week!
  • We will be focusing on story elements.
  • Test Friday over the story
Science - 
  • Continuing in ecosystem units
History -
  • We will continue into the Roman Empire Unit
Carline reminders:

  • Car-line in the mornings and afternoon will get better as long we all work together to follow the designated wave times and the traffic plan that has been communicated multiple times. If you have not reviewed the traffic plan, please do so as soon as possible. 
  • DO NOT MOVE YOUR VEHICLE IF CHILDREN ARE WITHIN ARMS LENGTH. 
  • Students who arrive before 7:30 AM will be going out to recess and/or can get breakfast. 
  • The school day starts at 7:50 AM. Please have students to the school with enough time to be unpacked and in their seats by 7:50 AM. Students who are not un packed or present in the classroom at 7:50am will receive a tardy. 3 tardies will result in a lunch detention. Students should go directly from morning recess to their classrooms so they can unpack in time for the day to start.
  • 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. Candy is not permitted for snacks.
  • 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 will be starting The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe NEXT week.
  • Students should be reading 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 20 minutes. Parents should sign behavior charts as well. Both will be in the Take Home Folder and checked daily by the teacher for completion.


SAVE THE DATES!

3rd Grade Field Day

         Thursday - November 3

3rd Grade Field Trip to the Witte

         Thursday - November 10

Grandparent's Day

         Week of November 14

Thanksgiving Break

          Monday- Friday, November 21-25

Winter Concert

         Friday, December 2, 7:15pm

Family Game Night

       Rescheduled for February 10th

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