This week in third grade!  December 14th through 18th, 2015

• We will not start a new spelling list this week.  
• Math 4 Today test on Thursday.
• Grammar practice and vocabulary.

Decorating Santa's new suit! 

Thank you for sending in all kinds of wonderful materials for the kids to decorate a new suit for Santa!!

Santa's suit has accidentally shruck in the dryer and we are helping Mrs. Clause get a new suit put together for Santa and we will be working on writing about our design and trying to persuade Mrs. Claus to choose one of our designs!

Homework:  We will have math homework on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.  If your child hasn't turned in their reading calendar for November they need to do so by Friday. They will lose 20 points out of the 200 for being 2 weeks late but it is better than a zero.

Music performance on Thursday:

• Our elementary music program is this Thursday the 17th from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Nampa First Church of the Nazarene located at 601 16^th Ave. S.Nampa.
• Students needed a battery operated candle to use for one of the songs.  If you have not been able to get one let me know.  Also they have lots of them at the Dollar Tree by the Caldwell Walmart. Mrs. Ellis needs to have everyone bring their candle by Tuesday. 
• Students can wear dressy clothes for the performance and also arrive at least by 5:45 pm to get set up.  
• Any other questions 

Calendar:

• Tuesday: Pizza money due to order pizza for Wednesday.  $1 for cheese or pepperoni.
• Thursday the 17:  UGLY Sweater Day!  Rock your most creative, festive, cute or ugly sweater to celebrate the holiday season!
• Thursday the 17th 6:00 pm- Elementary Christmas Music Program
• Friday the 18th:  Star Wars Dress Up Day!  
• Friday the 18th:  Class Christmas Party from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm.
• Christmas break the December 19th through January 3rd.  
• December Reading Calendars due by January 5th.

The week of December 7th through 10th, 2015

Spelling words for the next two weeks:  List #5

backpack        awake        workbook        cupcake        spoke

quake             dislike        sunblock         check            flock

strike            brake         click               cook              lock

High Frequency Words (must know)

there             each           your               these             would

Spelling Test Thursday, December 10th

Homework:  Students will have Math homework on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday this week.  It is so important for students to work on their homework and bring it with them the next day as we use it as a learning tool and go over it as a class the next day and it does not benefit students who have not attempted the work on their own first.  I appreciate the time you give to helping your child and the rest of the class be prepared for learning the next day!
Nightly reading and recording minutes read on December Calendar is also important homework as well as practicing spelling words.

Share Days:
Monday the 7th:  Preston
Tuesday the 8th:  Sebastian
Wednesday the 9th:  Makenzie
Thursday the 10th:  Addi
Friday the 11th:  No School
Monday the 14th:  Sydney

Dates to remember:

Tuesday, December 8th:   Pizza orders due
Thursday, December 10th:  Jeans Day for $1 and Snack Shack open. 

Thursday, December 17th:  Christmas Musical Program at 6:00 pm at the Nampa First Church of the Nazarene in Nampa.  

Friday, December 18th:  Class Christmas Party at 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm. A volunteers and food list needed will be sent in a separate email. 

December 19th through January 3rd:  Christmas Break-No School

The week of November 30th through December 4th, 2015:

Spelling words for the next two weeks:  List #5

backpack        awake        workbook        cupcake        spoke

quake             dislike        sunblock         check            flock

strike            brake         click               cook              lock

High Frequency Words (must know)

there             each           your               these             would

Spelling Test Thursday, December 10th

Homework:  Students will have Math homework on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week.  It is so important for students to work on their homework and bring it with them the next day as we use it as a learning tool and go over it as a class the next day and it does not benefit students who have not attempted the work on their own first.  I appreciate the time you give to helping your child and the rest of the class be prepared for learning the next day!
Nightly reading and recording minutes read on December Calendar is also important homework as well as practicing spelling words.

Share Days:
Monday the 30th:  Anthony
Tuesday the 1st:  Ravyn
Wednesday the 2nd:  Hunter
Thursday the 3rd:  Diego
Friday the 4th:  Jesse
Monday the 7th:  Preston

Dates to remember:

Tuesday, December 1st:   Pizza orders due
Friday, December 4th:  Jeans Day for $1 and Snack Shack open. 

Thursday, December 17th:  Christmas Musical Program at 6:00 pm at the Nampa First Church of the Nazarene in Nampa.  

Friday, December 18th:  Class Christmas Party at 12:30 pm.  A volunteer/supplies needed letter will be sent home with students on Wednesday, December 2nd.  

December 19th through January 3rd:  Christmas Break-No School.

The week of November 16th through 20th in Third Grade

Reading:  We are enjoying our class book, The Mouse and The Motorcycle.  We are looking up vocabulary from the book in the dictionaries.  We will finish it this week and watch the movie and do a comparison.  We are working on reading a passage and answering questions in varying levels of difficulty from direct answers to inferring what the information is telling us. 

Language Arts:  Correcting grammar mistakes in daily language. Practicing spelling words
Mountain Language-variety of grammar and language practice.  Working on parts of a sentence and identifying the subject and predicate of sentences.

Spelling List # 4 Short O and Long O (o_e)

June          huge          shut          excuse          student          drum          rule

include          computer           ruler          jump          cute          use          club

*put

 (*means it doesn’t follow the rule)

High Frequency Words (must know)

from          were          what          said          have

Spelling List #4 is for two weeks.  The test will be on Friday, November 20th.

Math:   Math4Today:  Practicing rounding to nearest 10's and 100's, solving problems with three digit numbers using borrowing and carrying, story problems using addition and subtraction to find the missing piece, using graphs to find information using addition and subtraction.  Common Core Math:   Multiplying and dividing using multiples of 6's and 7's and breaking them down in two numbers that will easily equal 10 (decomposing--for example:  a 7 has addends of 1+6, 2+5, 3+4, 4+3, 5+2 and 6+1).  Look for the problem set paper to help explain what we are working on or email me with any questions and I will get back to you as soon as I see your email. 

Homework:  Students will have Math homework on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week.  It is so important for students to work on their homework and bring it with them the next day as we use it as a learning tool and go over it as a class the next day and it does not benefit students who have not attempted the work on their own first.  I appreciate the time you give to helping your child and the rest of the class be prepared for learning the next day!
Nightly reading and recording on November Calendar is also so important homework as well as practicing spelling words.

Share Days:
Monday the 16th:  Kenzi
Tuesday the 17th:  Colter
Wednesday the 18th: Jayda
Thursday the 19th:  Gabe
Friday the 20th:  Timber
Monday the 30th:  Anthony

Dates to remember:

Tuesday, November 17th:  Pizza orders due
Friday, November 20th:  Jeans Day for $1 and Snack Shack open.

CANNED FOOD DRIVE:  Starting November 9th- send in your name brand, non-expired food to help support some of our Vision Families for a nice Thanksgiving!  No home canned foods or expired foods please. The class with the most food will win a pizza party!  Canned food drive ends on Wednesday the 18th.  

The week of November 9th through 12th in Third Grade

Reading:  We are enjoying our class book, The Mouse and The Motorcycle.  We are looking up vocabulary from the book in the dictionaries.  We are working on reading a passage and answering questions in varying levels of difficulty from direct answers to inferring what the information is telling us. 

Language Arts:  Correcting grammar mistakes in daily language. Practicing spelling words
Mountain Language-variety of grammar and language practice.  Working on parts of a sentence and identifying the subject and predicate of sentences.

Spelling List # 4 Short O and Long O (o_e)

June          huge          shut          excuse          student          drum          rule

include          computer           ruler          jump          cute          use          club

*put

 (*means it doesn’t follow the rule)

High Frequency Words (must know)

from          were          what          said          have

Spelling List #4 is for two weeks.  The test will be on Friday, November 20th.

Math:   Math4Today:  Practicing rounding to nearest 10's and 100's, solving problems with three digit numbers using borrowing and carrying, story problems using addition and subtraction to find the missing piece, using graphs to find information using addition and subtraction.  Common Core Math:   Multiplying and dividing using multiples of 6's and 7's and breaking them down in two numbers that will easily equal 10 (decomposing--for example:  a 7 has addends of 1+6, 2+5, 3+4, 4+3, 5+2 and 6+1).  Look for the problem set paper to help explain what we are working on or email me with any questions and I will get back to you as soon as I see your email. 

Homework:  Students will have Math homework on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday this week.  It is so important for students to work on their homework and bring it with them the next day as we use it as a learning tool and go over it as a class the next day and it does not benefit students who have not attempted the work on their own first.  I appreciate the time you give to helping your child and the rest of the class be prepared for learning the next day!
Nightly reading and recording on November Calendar is also so important homework as well as practicing spelling words.

Share Days:
Monday the 9th:  Lily
Tuesday the 10th:  Caitilyn
Wednesday the 11th:  Kaylea
Thursday the 12th:  Kenzi
Friday the 13th:  No school
Monday the 16th:  Colter

Dates to remember:

Monday, November 9th: Drawing for School Attendance!
Tuesday, November 10th:  Pizza orders due
Thursday, November 12th:  Jeans Day for $1 and Snack Shack open.  

CANNED FOOD DRIVE:  Starting November 9th- send in your name brand, non-expired food to help support some of our Vision Families for a nice Thanksgiving!  No home canned foods or expired foods please. The class with the most food will win a pizza party!

The week of November 2nd through 6th in Third Grade:

Reading:  Starting the class book The Mouse and The Motorcycle.  We will look at what a context clue is and how to use it to understand vocabulary words that are new and complex.  

Language Arts:  Correcting grammar mistakes in daily language. Practicing spelling words.

Spelling List #3:        slide        rice       alike       spill       wife       mice       spider       beside                                                      size         polite        reptile        invite        dine        give*       forgive*                                 ( *means doesn't follow the rule).  
High frequency words:    when        where       why         how         who

Math:   Math4Today:  Practicing rounding to nearest 10's and 100's, solving problems with three digit numbers using borrowing and carrying, story problems using addition and subtraction to find the missing piece, using graphs to find information using addition and subtraction.  Common Core Math:  Multiplication and division with multiples of 0, 1, 6, 7, 8, and 9, as well as, multiples of 10. 

Homework:  Students will have Math homework on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evening.  It is so important for students to work on their homework and bring it with them the next day as we use it as a learning tool and go over it as a class the next day and it does not benefit students who have not attempted the work on their own first.  I appreciate the time you give to helping your child and the rest of the class be prepared for learning the next day!
Nightly reading and recording on November Calendar is also so important and fun! 
OCTOBER READING CALENDAR IS DUE NOW.

Share Days:
Monday the 2nd:  Bryce and Simon
Tuesday the 3rd: Mason
Wednesday the 4th:  Emily
Thursday the 5th:  Kim
Friday the 6th:  Jaegger
Monday the 9th:  Lily

Thank you, parents, for coming in to conference with me!  It was nice to see everyone and to talk about your wonderful children!  I appreciate your time! 

Dates to remember:
Tuesday, November 2nd:  Pizza orders due
Friday, November 6th:  Jeans Day for $1 and Snack Shack open.  
Monday, November 9th: Drawing for School Attendance!
CANNED FOOD DRIVE:  Starting November 9th- send in your name brand, non-expired food to help support some of our Vision Families for a nice Thanksgiving!  No home canned foods or expired foods please. The class with the most food will win a pizza party!

This week in Third Grade, October 26th through 29th, 2015

Reading: Continuing to read the "Jungle Book" and use our reading strategies to write responses in our reading journals.  Reading chapter books on their reading levels.  Working on comprehension and understanding a plot and sequence in a selected reading.

Language Arts:  Correcting grammar mistakes in daily language. Practicing spelling words.

Spelling List #3:        slide        rice       alike       spill       wife       mice       spider       beside                                             size         polite        reptile        invite        dine        give*       forgive*               ( *means doesn't follow the rule).  
High frequency words:    when        where       why         how         who

Math:  :  Math4Today:  Practicing rounding to nearest 10's and 100's, solving problems with three digit numbers using borrowing and carrying, story problems using addition and subtraction to find the missing piece, using graphs to find information using addition and subtraction.  Common Core Math:  Multiplication and division with multiples of 0, 1, 6, 7, 8, and 9, as well as, multiples of 10.  

No School for students this Friday, October 30th.

Homework:  Students will have Math homework on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings.  It is so important for students to work on their homework and bring it with them the next day as we use it as a learning tool and go over it as a class the next day and it does not benefit students who have not attempted the work on their own first.  I appreciate the time you give to helping your child and the rest of the class be prepared for learning the next day! 
Nightly reading and recording on October Calendar is also so important and fun!

Share Days:
Monday the 26th:  Hannah 
Tuesday the 27th: Laken
Wednesday the 28th:  Dallin
Thursday the 29th:  Bryce
Friday the 30th:  No School
Monday the 2nd:  Simon

Dates to remember:
Monday through Thursday, October 26-29: Elementary Evening Scheduled Conferences
Monday, October 26  Skate Night at the Rollerdrome in Nampa. (Costume Party with Prizes)
Tuesday, October 27th:  Pizza orders due
Thursday October 29th:  Jungle Book Celebration Dress up day! Snack shack open 
Friday, October 30th:  No School for students.

JUNGLE BOOK CELEBRATION INFORMATION:  Students will be allowed to dress up as a character from the story "The Jungle Book" on Thursday, October 29th.  Rules for the costume are the outfit must be school appropriate-no leggings that are not covered by shorts or skirts, face paint is allowed,  masks are allowed as long as they are tied to the book character, shoulders must be covered.  
Treats for the celebration:  We will be watching the Disney version of the Jungle Book in the afternoon and treats would be wonderful!  If anyone would like to send in treats for the class to enjoy that would be great!  If your child has an allergy to specific things it may be helpful to send them with something special they can enjoy.  I will let everyone know about any treats I am told are coming.  Thank you in advance for helping us make our celebration delicious and fun! 
**So far I have a parent bringing in caramel corn and apple juice.  The party will start at 1:15 pm.

And Lastly...Conference Sign ups:  Parents should have received an email asking you to go to a link I provided to sign up for a 15 minute parent teacher conference on one of the days we are conferencing next week.  I have heard from most of the families but I have a some that have not signed up yet.  If you did not receive that email and link please let me know so I can get that information out to you.  The link will ask you to submit your child's name, your name and then to select one day and one time  that you could meet with me at the school to talk about your wonderful child.  I am really looking forward to meeting with everyone!  I love my class!!

This week in Third Grade:  October 19th through 23rd, 2015

Reading:  Continuing to read the "Jungle Book" and use our reading strategies to write responses in our reading journals.  Reading chapter books on their reading levels.  Working on comprehension and understanding a plot and sequence in a selected reading.

Language Arts:  Adjectives and Adverbs.  Correcting grammar mistakes in daily language. Practicing spelling words.

Spelling:  This week in spelling, students will be taking a spelling inventory to determine their spelling level.  A shorter list of spelling words will be sent home next week.  

Math:  :  Math4Today:  Practicing rounding to nearest 10's and 100's, solving problems with three digit numbers using borrowing and carrying, story problems using addition and subtraction to find the missing piece, using graphs to find information using addition and subtraction.  Common Core Math:  Starting a new unit on time and distance measuring and including that information using tape diagrams.  

Friday:  Enrichment Club, Chess and Art.  We will be learning about the art of "Torn Paper Collage" and will begin making our own!

Homework:  Students will have Math homework on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings.  It is so important for students to work on their homework and bring it with them the next day as we use it as a learning tool and go over it as a class the next day and it does not benefit students who have not attempted the work on their own first.  I appreciate the time you give to helping your child and the rest of the class be prepared for learning the next day! 
Nightly reading and recording on October Calendar is also so important and fun!

Share Days:
Monday the 19th: Sebastian
Tuesday the 20th:  Makenzie
Wednesday the 21st:  Addie
Thursday the 22nd:  Sydney
Friday the 23rd:  Aiden
Monday the 26th:  Hannah

Dates to remember:
Tuesday, October 20th:  Pizza orders due
Thursday, October 22: Picture Retakes-must have packet with pictures to return.
Friday, October 23rd:  Jeans day for $1 and snack shack
Monday, October 26  Skate Night at the Rollerdrome in Nampa. (Costume Party with Prizes)
October 26-29: Elementary Evening Scheduled Conferences
Thursday, October 29th:  Book celebration-dress up-characters from the Jungle Book.
Friday, October 30th:  No School for students.

JUNGLE BOOK CELEBRATION INFORMATION:  Students will be allowed to dress up as a character from the story "The Jungle Book" on Thursday, October 29th.  Rules for the costume are the outfit must be school appropriate-no leggings that are not covered by shorts or skirts, face paint is allowed,  masks are allowed as long as they are tied to the book character, shoulders must be covered.  
Treats for the celebration:  We will be watching the Disney version of the Jungle Book in the afternoon and treats would be wonderful!  If anyone would like to send in treats for the class to enjoy that would be great!  If your child has an allergy to specific things it may be helpful to send them with something special they can enjoy.  I will let everyone know about any treats I am told are coming.  Thank you in advance for helping us make our celebration delicious and fun!  

And Lastly...Conference Sign ups:  Parents should have received an email asking you to go to a link I provided to sign up for a 15 minute parent teacher conference on one of the days we are conferencing next week.  If you did not receive that email and link please let me know so I can get that information out to you.  The link will ask you to submit your child's name, your name and then to select one day and one time  that you could meet with me at the school to talk about your wonderful child.  I am really looking forward to meeting with everyone!  I love my class!! 

The Week of October 5th through 9th, 2015

Reading:  Starting our school read aloud book: The Jungle Book.  Reading our chapter books and working on comprehension. Working on questioning during reading.

Language Arts:  Adjectives and Adverbs.  Correcting grammar mistakes in daily language. Practicing spelling words.  

Spelling List #2:  name     page     rotate     whale     ask     blazer     place     face                                                         scale     hand     came     wade     flame     inflate     what      his                                                         her     they     us     our
***Spelling Test on Thursday, October 8th, 2015

Math:  Math4Today:  Practicing rounding to nearest 10's and 100's, solving problems with three digit numbers using borrowing and carrying, story problems using addition and subtraction to find the missing piece, using graphs to find information using addition and subtraction.  Working on making our 5 times table flashcards.  Practicing math problems with three digit numbers using borrowing and carrying separate from Math4Today.  

Social Studies:  Learning about parts of a globe:  Continents, oceans, north and south poles, equator, longitude and latitude lines, northern and southern hemisphere.

Friday:  Enrichment Club, Chess and Art.  We are working on our own art piece inspired by artist Romero Britto.  

Homework:  This week students will have math homework on Tuesday and Wednesday night only. Wednesday they can take their Math4Today sheet home to review for our test on Thursday.  Nightly reading minutes.  Reading calendar for September was due by Monday, the 5th.  Please send in to school as soon as possible. 

Scholastic Book Orders:  I sent a packet of book orders home with students today (Monday the 5th) and they can order through Saturday online.  If the order is coming into school, it needs to be here by Friday the 9th.  You can click on the link to the right and use our classroom code:  GWNL2. 

Communication Survey:  I sent home a bright yellow paper for parents to fill out and return to school.  I want to make sure I have every one's information correct and that everyone is receiving information from me as well as the school.  I want to be able to answer any questions you may have. 

Share Days:
Monday the 5th:  Ravyn
Tuesday the 6th:  Hunter
Wednesday the 7th:  Diego
Thursday the 8th:  Jesse
Friday the 9th:  Preston
Monday the 19th:  Sebastian

Dates to remember:
Tuesday, October 6th:  Pizza orders due
Friday, October 9th:  Jeans day for $1 and snack shack
October 12th through 16th:  NO SCHOOL for fall break.
Thursday, October 22: Picture Retakes-must have packet with pictures to return.
Monday, October 26  Skate Night at the Rollerdrome in Nampa. (Costume Party with Prizes)
October 26-29: Elementary Evening Scheduled Conferences
Thursday, October 29th:  Book celebration-dress up-characters from the Jungle Book.
Friday, October 30th:  No School for students.

Happy Birthday this month to Mason on the 1st, Colter on the 4th and Ravyn on the 7th!!!!!

Week of September 28th through October 1st, 2015

Reading:  Reading a chapter book on our reading level.  Reading in small groups. Beginning Jungle Book read aloud which is our book of the year selection and the theme for our October celebration on Oct. 29th.

Language:  Spelling words list #2 working on short a and long a patterns such as a in fast (short sound) and a in make (long a sound); grammar skills, writing using details, parts of speech. Spelling test for list #2 will be on Thursday, October 8th, 2015.

Spelling List #2:  name     page     rotate     whale     ask     blazer     place     face     scale     hand
                          came     wade     flame     inflate     what      his      her     they     us     our

Math:  Modeling the relationship between multiplication and division using tape diagrams and writing number sentences (equations); using the distributive property to decompose units-using division and and arrays to solve problems; solving 2 step word problems using multiplication and division to show the answers are equal and reasonable.  Math4Today:  Rounding numbers to the nearest ten and adding, counting by 100, telling time, using <,>,= to compare two numbers, solving problems with three digit numbers using adding and subtracting.

Homework:  This week students will have math homework on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (due Monday morning). They will also need to do spelling homework and nightly reading. September calendars are due by Monday, October 5th.  October reading calendar will go home with students on Wednesday.

Share Days:
Monday 28th:  Jayda
Tuesday 29th:  Gabe
Wednesday 30th:  Timber
Thursday 1st:  Anthony
Monday 5th:  Ravyn

Dates to Remember:  

• Tuesday, Sept 29th:  Pizza orders due.  $1 a slice of cheese or pepperoni.  Pizza day is on Wednesday. 
• Thursday, October 1st:  Jeans day for $1 and snack shack open during recess.   
• Thursday, October 1st from 4 pm to close- Vision day at Farmstead!  Who will kiss the pig?  Mr Berg or Mr McDougal?  Who ever has the most money in their jar on Thursday will pucker up for a porky kiss!  Send your money to the office to fill up your teacher choice! 
• Friday, October 2nd:  No school for students.  Teacher Inservice day.

Week of September 21st through 25th, 2015

Language: Spelling words, dictionary skills, parts of speech and grammar corrections.  

Math:  Multiplying and Dividing using multiples of 3's and 4's as well as working with the commutative properties (2x3=3x2)and distributive properties (2x2 + 1x2= 3x2) of multiplication and division. Math4Today:  Story problems, adding and subtracting 3 digit numbers and rounding by 10's and 100's.  Making multiplication flashcards for the 4's. 

Writing:  Working on making a paragraph to explain a complete thought of a topic sentence and 2 to 3 detail sentences.  Writing in our journal and short reflections on Charlotte's Web.

Homework:

· Reading calendars will begin in September.  Calendars are graded.

· Math homework will come home several days a week please have your child check their folders when they get home to remember.  Homework is due the next day and we go over it as a class so it is important for your child’s learning and retention of learning to complete the homework the night before so they can 

   ready for the next lesson. 

Share Days:

Share time will be five minutes to share and five minutes for questions.  No animals for share and students are encouraged to make an academic connection to their share. 

Monday 21st:  Lily

Tuesday 22nd:  Caitilyn

Wednesday 23rd:  Kaylea

Thursday 24th:  Kenzi

Friday 25th:  Colter

Monday 28th:  Jayda

Shelby the turtle will start coming home on Tuesday, September 8th.  He is goes home with your child for the night and needs to be returned with his things the next morning.

Upcoming Dates to Remember

 * Monday, Sept. 21st: Rollerdrome Skate night for Vision.

· October 1st:  September Reading calendar due.

· October school book celebration will be the Jungle Book.  School celebration will be on October 30th.  Costumes must be tied to the book. 

This week: September 8th through 11th, 2015

· Language:  Sentence corrections for capitals and punctuation.  Working on nouns, verbs,   adjectives and adverbs.

· Math: CCSS Learning the parts of a division problem, division using arrays, learning about commutative property in multiplication (2x3=6 as 3x2=6).  Math4Today:  Rounding numbers to nearest 10’s and 100’s, progressive story problems (starting with a number adding to it and subtracting to find the answer), using a number line to solve addition and subtraction problems, double digit addition and subtraction, story problems and time.

· Writing:  learning to add details and writing in their daily journal.

· Learning about Daily 5 and reading stamina.

· Learning about Brain Gym.

· Lots of reading!  Students have their reading levels now and are choosing chapter books on their reading level to help them strengthen their reading ability and increase their  reading level. 

· Phonograms:  Working on spelling and phonogram rules.

· Class Book:  We are starting our class chapter book, Charlotte’s Web. 

**REMINDER:  Scholastic Book orders are due by Wednesday, September 9th either sending in your order to school or placing an order online.

 Homework:

· Reading calendars will begin in September.  Calendars are graded.

· Math homework will come home several days a week please have your child check their folders when they get home to remember.  Homework is due the next day and we go over it as a class so it is important for your child’s learning and retention of learning to complete the homework the night before so they can ready for the next lesson. 

 Share Days

Share Day will start on Tuesday, September 8th.  Share time will be five minutes to share and five minutes for questions.  No animals for share and students are encouraged to make an academic connection to their share. 

Wednesday 9th:  Dallin

Thursday 10th:  Bryce

Friday 11th:  Simon

Monday 14th:  Mason

Tuesday 15th:  Emily

Wednesday 16th:  Kim

Thursday 17th:  Jaegger

Friday 18th:  NO SCHOOL

Shelby the turtle will start coming home on Tuesday, September 8th.  He is goes home with your child for the night and needs to be returned with his things the next morning.

Upcoming Dates to Remember

· Tuesday, Sept. 8th:  Pizza orders due.  $1 for a slice of cheese or pepperoni.  Pizza delivered on Wednesday at lunch time.

· Wednesday, Sept. 9th:  Scholastic book orders due. 

· Thursday, Sept. 10th:  School picture day.  Order forms were sent home previously or order online at www.mylifetouch.com picture day ID:  ID115783Y0.    

· Friday, Sept. 11th:  Jeans day for $1. 

· Friday, Sept. 18th:  No School for students.

· Monday, Sept. 21st: Rollerdrome Skate night for Vision.

· October 1st:  September Reading calendar due.

· October school book celebration will be the Jungle Book.  School celebration will be on October 30th.  Costumes must be tied to the book.