Hi Families! 


We have had a great first week of school! It has been great getting to know all of the students in the class. We are off to a great start. 


Here is a summary of what we are working on in each subject and some important events coming up. 


Crew- In class, we are working on setting norms to create a great and safe classroom environment. Our norms are based on our school habits of character. Norms can include everything from behaviors, academics, perseverance etc. I highly encourage you to ask your student what the classroom norms are in the class and even brainstorm some new ideas. 

During the day, we have our togetherness time in which students play games and activities that help build trust and friendships with one another. 


Academics- We have started our year with a readiness test in math to help us understand your child as a mathematician.  We have also done some writing and reading baselines to determine next steps for your child. We are beginning to shift into our first reading unit around overcoming learning challenges near and far.  One of the tasks is for students to read a text and summarize.


Healthy Snacks- We love all the healthy green light snacks coming to school. Each class has discussed the difference between a red light, yellow light, and green light snack. The goal is to have snacks that help students stay focused and hold them over until lunch. Remember, it is a snack, not a meal. Starting next week we will not be allowing any red light snacks into the classroom. 


Thursday Folders and First Homework Assignment- Thursday folders are back! This folder is where announcements, completed assignments, and important action items will be sent home. This week, you will find a brown bag in your child’s Thursday folder.  This is a fun way for us to get to know each other better. Please help your child complete and return this assignment by Tuesday, August 17th. Please make sure any items placed in the bag are not valuable or breakable.


Important Message from PTO

Third grade needs room parents! Room Parents play a key role in communicating and organizing classroom parties and events.  If you are interested  in being a Room Parent for your child please email FCEPTO@gmail.com with your name, classroom teacher, student's name and phone number.  


Important Dates:

8/13 Movie Night

8/19 Back to School Night

8/24 Get to Know You Conferences


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Week 6 Newsletter

  Hi Families!  We had a lot of fun this week in class. Students were challenged in all subjects and really persevered, found strengths and areas of growth as well.    I-Ready Results - We will be sending home their iReady results with them today.    Reading / Writing - Students are finishing up the second unit of our first module. This week, we discussed how people in different countries overcame learning challenges. We also learned about the geographical features of these countries, which tied in our current geography unit. Next week, students will be writing a cumulative report telling about what they learned. We will work our way through the writing process as we go.   Expedition - This week we began our geography unit. The students learned about some of the continents and what their geographical and cultural features are. We will continue to work on the same thing next week and also learn about the oceans.  All Block - This week we have been learning about root words. We will be
Read more

Healthy Tuesday Crews

Image
  Tuesdays are healthy crew days at our school this year. This is where we use time in crew to address our health standards. Today, we had the opportunity to begin to discuss what a healthy meal looks like. Using the image above from the website  http://www.nourishinteractive.com/  we discussed the different things that should appear on your plate and why.  We then talked about our own meals we had for breakfast this morning and how we can make them healthier. A few friends shared that they didn't eat breakfast and we encouraged them to make sure they are having a healthy start to their day. Please help encourage your child to look at their plate in the mornings and discuss healthy options. Remember we don't have lunch until 12:40 and that is a long time to try to concentrate with an empty belly. 
Read more