Free Dress Down Day!

Third grade has earned another free dress down day for bringing in the most cans of food.  We will have our dress down day tomorrow (Tuesday).  THANK YOU SO MUCH for your support with helping us fill the food bank this season.  We will collecting cans until Wednesday, the 9th.  Once again, THANK YOU!!
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Homework for the week of Nov. 7th-11th

ANNOUNCEMENTS
  • Library on Monday – Make sure library books come back to school!
  • Music – Tuesday at 2:00
  • STEM LAB – Thursday at 10:30
  • Upcoming Service Projects:  We have three opportunities to help others this holiday season.
    **Can Drive-Bring in cans that will be donated to the local food bank (October 25-November 9th).  Third Grade won the first dress down day by collecting the most cans.  We have another chance to win a second dress down day on Tuesday, if we still have the most cans.  Please send in those cans and let’s fill the food bank!!
    **We are creating a class basket to that POQA will sell as a fundraiser in December.  Our class basket’s theme will be “Creating Masterpieces”.  Ideas: all types of art supplies, paints, paper, canvas, clay, beads, stickers, markers, coloring books, etc.
    This basket should be catered towards the children.  Please donate items to put into our class basket by November 29th! 
    **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.  Anything will help!
Math
  • Prodigy 4 nights for 15 minutes – I can see on my end who has logged on to Prodigy
Spelling Words
Spelling Words #5
  • Thank you so much for helping to make the change to Google Classroom for typing spelling words.  I am able to see what each child submits and I am also able to make comments on the form.  I have returned all of the spelling homework with a grade.  If your child did not turn in the homework assignment, I did not grade it.  I will not grade it until it has been turned in to me, so please get is submitted ASAP.  Remember, I will not take late homework after Tuesday. 
  • The sorts are listed below and I have listed them under the homework e-submission form.  Starting next week I will not list them on this front page.
    • Monday – Category Sort
    • Tuesday – ABC Sort
    • Wednesday – Speed Sort
    • Thursday – 7 – Up Sentences
  • If you cannot access your computer, or have issues with typing the words, your child can write them on a piece of paper and then hand them in. 
Reading
  • Please have your child read every night for 20 minutes.  You can keep track of your reading minutes on this reading log, or, you can submit your child’s reading minutes under the homework tab, e-submission, reading minutes link.  Make sure that the reading minutes are turned in on Friday, in the folder, or online.
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Free Dress Down Day (Thursday)

THIRD GRADE WON THE FREE DRESS DOWN DAY!!!! YAY!!!! 
Third graders brought in the most cans, so we won a free dress down day.  We will be dressing down Thursday (tomorrow).  Thank you for sending in all of the cans of food.  Keep sending them in and let”s fill the local food bank!
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Homework for the Oct. 31st – Nov. 4th!

ANNOUNCEMENTS
  • Monday – Halloween – NO HOMEWORK ON MONDAY NIGHT
  • Library on Monday – Make sure library books come back to school!
  • Music – Tuesday at 2:00
  • STEM LAB – Thursday at 10:30
  • Upcoming Service Projects:  We have three opportunities to help others this holiday season.
    **Can Drive-Bring in cans that will be donated to the local food bank (October 25-November 9th). 
    **We are creating a class basket to that POQA will sell as a fundraiser in December.  Our class basket’s theme will be “Creating Masterpieces”.  Ideas: all types of art supplies, paints, paper, canvas, clay, beads, stickers, markers, coloring books, etc.
    This basket should be catered towards the children.  Please donate items to put into our class basket by November 29th! 
    **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.  Anything will help!
Math
Spelling Words
Spelling Words #5
  • Thank you so much for helping to make the change to Google Classroom for typing spelling words.  I am able to see what each child submits and I am also able to make comments on the form.  I have returned all of the spelling homework with a grade.  If your child did not turn in the homework assignment, I did not grade it.  I will not grade it until it has been turned in to me, so please get is submitted ASAP.  Remember, I will not take late homework after Tuesday. 
  • The sorts are listed below and I have listed them under the homework e-submission form.  Starting next week I will not list them on this front page.
    • Monday – Happy Halloween
    • Tuesday – Category Sort
    • Wednesday – ABC Sort
    • Thursday – Speed Sort
  • If you cannot access your computer, or have issues with typing the words, your child can write them on a piece of paper and then hand them in. 
Reading
  • Please have your child read every night for 20 minutes.  You can keep track of your reading minutes on this reading log, or, you can submit your child’s reading minutes under the homework tab, e-submission, reading minutes link.  Make sure that the reading minutes are turned in on Friday, in the folder, or online.
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3rd Grade Dance Club

Our first 3rd grade club will be starting next week! We are going to be doing a dance club after school from 3:00-4:00 on Tuesdays for the next 6 weeks. We will be learning a few common dances and then we will have one routine that we will work on from week to week. We will either be performing it or we will record the finished dance and post it on the Quest Facebook page.

The contract for the club is available here. —>Club Contract
In order to be officially signed up for the club, this contract along, with the $10 fee (which will cover the club t-shirt and refreshments for the 6 weeks) will need to be turned into the office. We will operate on a first come, first serve basis. We will have approximately 20 student participants.

Any questions can be directed to Miss Young at nyoung@questac.org
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Homework of the week of Oct. 24th!

ANNOUNCEMENTS
  • Positive Me Week 
    • Monday – “Scare Away Negativity” – Wear your favorite accessory (NO HATS)
    • Tuesday”Scare Away Drugs” – Wear red shirts (Uniform Shirts)
    • Wednesday “Scare Away Bad Health” – Wear crazy socks
    • Parent Teacher Conferences are this Thursday from 3:30-5:30.  Check Bloomz to sign up.
    • Thursday “Scare Away Bullies” – Wear a team jersey or t-shirt, or school spirit shirt (must wear uniform pants)
    • Friday “Scare Up Some Fun” – Wear a costume
  • Library on Monday – Make sure library books come back to school!
  • Music – Tuesday at 2:00
  • STEM LAB – Thursday at 10:30
  • Hank Smith Anti- Bullying Assembly – Thursday at 2:00.
  • Halloween Parade and Classroom Party – Friday starting at 9:00
Math
  • Prodigy 4 night for 15 minutes
Spelling Words
Spelling Words #4
  • Thank you so much for helping to make the change to Google Classroom for typing spelling words.  I am able to see what each child submits and I am also able to make comments on the form.  I have returned all of the spelling homework with a grade.  If your child did not turn in the homework assignment, I did not grade it.  I will not grade it until it has been turned in to me, so please get is submitted ASAP.  Remember, I will not take late homework after Tuesday. 
  • The sorts are listed below and I have listed them under the homework e-submission form.  Starting next week I will not list them on this front page.
    • Monday – Category Sort
    • Tuesday – ABC Sort
    • Wednesday – Speed Sort
    • Thursday – 7-UP Sentence Sort – You only need 5 sentences.
  • If you cannot access your computer, or have issues with typing the words, your child can write them on a piece of paper and then hand them in. 
Reading
  • Please have your child read every night for 20 minutes.  You can keep track of your reading minutes on this reading log, or, you can submit your child’s reading minutes under the homework tab, e-submission, reading minutes link.  Make sure that the reading minutes are turned in on Friday, in the folder, or online.
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Announcements!

  • Thank you to all of the parents who came and helped dress our apple witches.  They turned out so cute, I mean scary!!  We will start working on a story about our witches this week. 
  • This week is fall break!!    We will have a half day Wednesday (out at 1:00) and then Thursday and Friday off.  I hope that you all have fun things planned for the break. I know I do!
  • There will not be any homework this week because it is short.  However, please continue to have your child read every night for 20 minutes. 
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Apple Witches and Water Bottles!

Parents,
I forgot to add that each student needs to bring a 16.9 fl oz water bottle for our apple witch bodies.  Make sure that the water bottle is empty and dried out.  If they are not dry the sand will go moldy at the bottom.  We will need the water bottles by Thursday.  If you have any questions, or comments, please feel free to email me or message me through Bloomz.
Thanks,
Ms. Beckstead
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Homework for the Week of Oct. 10th!

ANNOUNCEMENTS
  • Library on Monday – Make sure library books come back to school!
  • Music – Tuesday at 2:00
  • STEM LAB – Thursday at 10:30
  • Dressing Apple Witches – Friday -1:00-3:00
Math
Spelling Words
Spelling Words #3
  • Thank you so much for helping to make the change to Google Classroom for typing spelling words.  I am able to see what each child submits and I am also able to make comments on the form.  I have returned all of the spelling homework with a grade.  If your child did not turn in the homework assignment, I did not grade it.  I will not grade it until it has been turned in to me, so please get is submitted ASAP.  Remember, I will not take late homework after Tuesday. 
  • The sorts are listed below and I have listed them under the homework e-submission form.  Starting next week I will not list them on this front page.
    • Monday – Category Sort
    • Tuesday – ABC Sort
    • Wednesday – Speed Sort
    • Thursday – 7-UP Sentence Sort
  • If you cannot access your computer, or have issues with typing the words, your child can write them on a piece of paper and then hand them in. 
Reading
  • Please have your child read every night for 20 minutes.  You can keep track of your reading minutes on this reading log, or, you can submit your child’s reading minutes under the homework tab, e-submission, reading minutes link.  Make sure that the reading minutes are turned in on Friday, in the folder, or online.
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Apple Witch Information!!

Parents,
We will be dressing our apple witches on Friday, the 14th.  A letter should have gone home today explaining this process, but I completely forgot about it until half of the students were gone.  So, here is the letter and here is the dress, gloves, and hat patterns.  I will still send home the letter and patterns tomorrow with you child.
I need some volunteers to come in and help that Friday to dress our witches.  We will be dressing the witches at 1:00 and we will go until we finish.  Please let me know if you can come in and help.  Also, I am looking for people who would be willing to help sew any additional dresses that might be needed.  Please let me know if you would be willing to help out with the sewing.
 Thanks for all of your support!
Ms, Beckstead
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