Friday, October 20th, 2017

Next week we have PE on Monday and Thursday

Dear Parents,

Happy Friday!  We had a great time at the zoo. Thank you so much to our parent volunteers who made this trip possible. Our students will be using the information they collected at the zoo for a special project next week.

Conferences are scheduled for next week, Tuesday, October 24th and Thursday, October 26h. Thank you in advance for signing up. I am looking forward to sharing your child's progress and setting some goals for this year. If for some reason these dates do not work for your schedule, please let me know so we can arrange another time to meet. It is important that I communicate with all my families during conference time.  Your child is welcome to come to the conference.

Our Fall Party is scheduled for Friday, October 27th. You should have received an email from our room mom regarding this event. Our room mom is also in charge of the 3rd-grade basket for the Kohl Truck or Treat, which is on Friday, October 27th. Thank you for all your donations for the basket.

Our first science unit, Life Cycles, has begun. We are currently observing the life cycles of pea plants, caterpillars, and a tadpole in the classroom.  Our caterpillars are in their chrysalis’, and our tadpole is starting to get his hind legs! Lots of awesome changes are happening! This week we learned about the characteristics of living, non-living and dead things as well as the different stages of the plant life cycle. Next week we will start working with animal life cycles.

Homework Ideas for Next Week

• Work on the book report project! We have a rolling due date: October 25th, 26th or 27th.

• ReadingPlus or iReady lessons at least once per week.

• Check in with your child about their Mystery State assignment.  Help your child practice their Dictado sentence.  This should be written in their homework notebook each week.
• Practice math X and / facts 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10. 5 minutes daily

• Have your child use MobyMax to practice math, reading, writing, social studies, science and more!  We have used this site once in class and will continue to use it at least once a week at school.  It is a great resource as it adjusts content and pace for each student’s level and needs.

https://www.mobymax.com/signin

Important Dates to Remember

Tuesday, October 24th and Thursday, October 26th- Parent-teacher conferences

Friday, October 27th-Fall Party 1:30-2:30 Parents are welcome to join us in our classroom to celebrate.

Friday, October 27th- Trunk or Treat 5:30-7:30

Have a wonderful weekend!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Aisha Galt