Friday, October 6, 2017

Friday, October 6th, 2017

Next week we have PE on Monday and Thursday

Dear Parents,

Happy Friday!  We had a fantastic and busy week.
The online sign up for parent-teacher conferences will be sent to you in the next few days. Conferences are scheduled for 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.

We had our first unit math test, which is in your child’s Friday folder, and started math dashes this week. Math dashes are short quizzes testing students recall of multiplication and division facts. Students will take a dash almost each day until they complete all of them. When they are finished with all quizzes, they will get an ice cream sandwich!. At this point, many students are still using their fingers to count up by numbers to multiply and divide, and this is appropriate for this time of year.  Students should have their multiplication and division facts  1-10 memorized by the end of the school year.  Your child should have a math fact study folder in their homework folder to help them study at home. Please have them continue to study everyday! It is so important to build a strong foundation in math for the upcoming years ahead.

 Our first field trip is scheduled for Friday, October 20th. If you have not returned the permission slip and fee, please do as soon as possible. If you need help with all or part of the fee, please let me know.

Our Fall Party is scheduled for Friday, October 27th. Please watch for an email next week regarding this event. Our room mom is also working on the 3rd-grade basket for the Kohl Truck or Treat, which is on Friday, October 27th.

We are finishing up with our communities and local government unit, and will begin our first science unit: Plant and Animal Life Cycles next week. Thank you to Jake Hiebert, Kylee’s dad (3Gr), who visited our class to talk about his work as a firefighter.  All of our guest speakers were a great addition to this unit.  

Homework Ideas for Next Week
  • 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.

Important Dates to Remember
Friday, October 13th NO SCHOOL Teacher Professional Development
Tuesday, October 17th Jog-a-Thon pledges due
Friday, October 20- Field Trip to Denver Zoo
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
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Have a wonderful weekend!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Aisha Galt
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