Upcoming Service Projects: We have three opportunities to help others this holiday season.
**Third Grade Service Learning Project: We have the opportunity to help some Refuges with school supplies. We need are collecting: 1-1 1/2 inch binders, spiral notebooks, composition notebooks, fine tip Expo markers, pencils, lined paper, highlighters, personal pencil sharpeners, gently used books, glue sticks, and 1 centimeter graph paper. These items are due by Wednesday, December 14th.

**Remember we are doing our Multiplication Madness Celebration on Tuesday, February 14th.  The students need to be studying their multiplication facts at home.  Last week the students learned and had the opportunity to pass off 0’s, 1’s and 2’s.  Next week we will be learning and passing off 5’s and 10’s as a class.  Over Christmas Break, please study multiplication facts with your children.**

Christmas Break- December 19th-January 2nd
First Day back to school- Tuesday, January 3rd

**This Friday, December 16th- Short Day/Dollar Dress Down Day
White Elephant GIft Exchange Party-please bring a wrapped gift
Grinch Party-students can dress up Grinch Style **

Homework:

Reading
Of course, reading is the most important part of our homework! All of us should be reading 20 minutes a night, 5 nights a week. Please print off the Sort and Reading Log to record how many minutes your child read each night. Please sign and return it on Friday.

Math
Print this paper off: multiplication-homework


NO Spelling this week!!!