December 13 - December 16
This week we will be focusing on Self-Control. We want to invite your student to wear maize & blue on Mondays to celebrate the Positivity Project. To check this out at home, you can access the P2 for Families at https://posproject.org/p2-for-families/ The password is P2.
Nuts & Bolts
We will celebrate the Holiday season with a grade level party on Friday, December 17th. We will need the following items. Please let me know if you can contribute them, and send them in anytime before Friday:
-2 gallons of chocolate milk
-25 solo cups
-2 cans of whip cream
-1 jar of holiday sprinkles
-1 jar of chocolate syrup
-1 bag of mini marshmallows
WE WILL NOT HAVE SPELLING THIS WEEK- We will have some busy days and nights with our Nutcracker performance!
Just a reminder: the 3rd grade Musical of the Nutcracker is December 16th at the John and Dede Howard Auditorium at St. Joseph High School at 7:30 pm. You may start arriving at the HIGH SHCOOL as early as 7:15 pm but not any earlier. They can then report to CHOIR ROOM to wait until showtime. Families, please wait to be seated until the other performance has ended. All the elementary schools are performing on the same night but at different times.
For costume needs for The Nutcracker- Please visit this webpage
In January, 3rd graders will learn about swim safety. Please make sure your student has a suit that will fit at that time :) Dates will be sent out closer to the start of the program.
- Please make sure to send your child with coats and cold weather gear for outside recess if needed
- Kids should bring a full water bottle to school everyday
What to Work on at Home
To keep your student practicing the skills we are working hard on at school, please consider having them work on:
Reading- 20-30 minutes/day.
Spelling- Students will receive spelling words on Monday and take their test on Friday. Please make sure they study their words every night.
IXL Math Practice- Please have your child work on IXL K at home for 10 mins a day. If they are successful with standard K, let them try standard L!
Class this Week
Math- We are starting Unit 3: Addition & Subtraction within 1,000 . In this unit, students use place value understanding to round whole numbers and add and subtract within 1,000. They also represent and solve two-step word problems using addition, subtraction, and multiplication and assess the reasonableness of answers.
Reading- This week we will complete Unit 4. We will focus on story elements! When your child is reading, ask them about the following elements in the story: the characters and their traits, the setting, the big events that have been happening, any problems that characters are facing, ideas and inferences on how the characters might solve their problems!
Writing- We will writing research essays about the History of the Christmas Tree Ship! The students will write several paragraphs about what they have learned.
Science We will begin working on Unit 2: Animals Through Time! In this unit, students develop an understanding of how animals and their environments change through time. Fossils provide a window into the animals and habitats of the past. Analyzing the traits of animals provides evidence for how those traits vary, how they are inherited, and how they have changed over time. Students also examine how the environment can affect inherited traits and determine which animals will survive in a particular environment.
Upcoming Dates to Know:
December 15: Late Start. Arrive at 9:20.
December 15: Nutcracker Day show at school.
December 16: Nutcracker Night show- 7:30-8:00- See above note.
December 17: Holiday Concert at High School. Holiday Party in class.
December 20- 31: NO SCHOOL. Winter Break.
January 3: School Resumes.
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