What is our Global Community?

Each year in the Q1 library, we like to encourage students to share their family’s heritage during our Global Literacy week. In year’s past we’ve done a Diversity Quilt, which showed family traditions & flags representing the family’s origins. We’ve also done a “Peace” wall to show the different languages in which our diverse population of students would say the word Peace. This year I would like to display on a map where our students come from. Show them a visual of our “Global Community” here at Quest. By doing this we would like to know what State or Country your student was born, or if your student would prefer, where their family originates from. We will then put their name on a “sticky” arrow & place them on the map. I think this will be a fun way to show how diverse our student population is here in West haven, Utah.

For responding, your students name will also be entered into a drawing to win a small prize here in the library. There will be one winner per class.

It really is fun to see where we all originate from & have the students start thinking a little more Globally. Also possibly finding a kinship with students from the same areas of the world. 

Please click on the link to participate in our “Global Community” by Thursday, December 6th. 
https://goo.gl/forms/joBX89AIiAQJN5t72
Thank you for participating!
Mrs. Anderson
Q1 Librarian

Welcome back!! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving break.  We only have 3 weeks until Winter Break: December 17-January 1st. These next 15 days of school can be some of the hardest days to stay focused, but I know we can do it!!

Important Dates and Announcements: 
Tuesday – Library 11:00 *Books Due

• Reading Logs: Friday is the last day of the Month! Feel free to turn in reading logs Friday or next Monday for FULL credit. I will send home a new log on Monday the 3rd. 
• Coming up: We will be having a Grinch Party on Friday, Dec. 14.  We will also do a White Elephant gift exchange on this day.  More details will be posted as the day gets closer.

Math in Class
This week we will be working on addition and subtraction up to 1000 using place value.  We will test on Friday. 

Language Arts in Class
We will be reading a story called, “A Mountain of History” and be discussing different landmarks and monuments that tell about our country’s history.  We will be looking for the main idea using key details. 

Homework:
Please read 20 minutes every night and keep track of your minutes on our reading log.  Make sure that your child is doing REFLEX for math and getting the green light AT LEAST 3 times during the week. As soon as your child masters their addition and subtraction facts they will be able to start on multiplication! If students do not complete RELEX at home they will complete it during recess time. 

**Weather: The weather is getting colder and we are bound to have some snowy days ahead.  Please make sure that your child comes to school prepared for the weather of the day.  Snow boots, coats, rain jackets, gloves, and hats are helpful to have on hand during this time of year. 

Important Dates: 

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Tuesday – Library Day *Books are due
Wednesday – Math Rounding Review & Test
Thursday – Math Rounding Computer Test
Friday – Language Arts Test 
Thanksgiving Break 11/19-11/23

Math in Class
We are still working on the rounding lessons from last week.  We will test on Wednesday and Thursday.

Language Arts in Class
This week we will be reviewing cause and effect, sequencing, and compare and contrast.  We will then test on these skills on Friday. 

Classroom Information:
On Friday, we had our very first Mastery raffle. Students have been working hard on their individualized learning path on iReady. For every lesson or quiz that is completed with a Mastery level of 3 or 4 (80% and up), they earn a raffle ticket. At the end of each week we hold a drawing for a fun prize. This is being done in each 3rd grade classroom, and we hope that it will be a fun motivator for students to put their best effort into each and every lesson.

Homework:
No surprises! 20 minutes of reading every night and Reflex. Please make sure that your child gets a green light in Reflex AT LEAST 3 times during the week. As soon as your child masters their addition and subtraction facts they will be able to start on multiplication! If students do not complete RELEX at home they will complete it during recess time. 

Last week was such a fun week! I loved seeing the kids in their costumes.  Thank you so much to the parents that helped with the Halloween party.  I think the kids really enjoyed themselves.  
















Important Dates: 
Tuesday- Library day *Books are due
Thanksgiving Break Nov. 19-23

Changing Weather:
The weather is getting cooler and we are bound to have some rainy and snowy days. Please make sure that your child comes to school prepared for the weather of the day. Snow boots, coats, rain jackets, and gloves are helpful to have on hand during these colder months.

Homework:
No surprises! 20 minutes of reading every night and Reflex. Please make sure that your child gets a green light in Reflex AT LEAST 3 times during the week. If students do not complete REFLEX at home, they will complete it at recess time. 

This Week is Spirit Week: 

Tuesday 10/30 – Library Day *Books Due
Wednesday 10/31 – Halloween Parade 9:00 (parents are welcome)
                    Party 10:00-11:30. Please make sure you have signed the food permission slip (last weeks post). **Early release @ 1:30**
Thursday 11/01 – Reading Logs due for full credit!!

Classroom Information:
Thank you for coming to Parent-Teacher conferences. I loved having the opportunity to share your child’s accomplishments with you.
**On Halloween Day, wear your costume to school, but please remember NO heavy face make-up, masks, or weapons…I need to be able to recognize you. 

Homework: Reading Logs due 11/01 for FULL credit!!
It’s easy! 20 minutes of reading every night and Reflex. Please make sure that your child gets a green light in Reflex AT LEAST 3 times during the week. If doing Reflex at home is not possible at times, please send me an email or Bloomz message so that I can arrange for your child to have an opportunity to get it completed at school.

Food Drive:
It’s still going on! Please send in any non-perishable foods that can support one of our local food pantries.

Important Dates:
Book Fair Begins
10/23: Library Day *Books are due
 Parent/Teacher Conferences
10/24: Witch Dressing 1:30-2:45
10/25: Parent/Teacher Conferences
10/26: Early Release, Dress Down

Classroom Information:
I am looking forward to seeing all of you at Parent/Teacher conferences over the next few days. I get to share a great deal of information with you about your child’s current level of mastery as well as share the wonderful things I love about your child. In order to make sure that there are enough spots for everyone’s conference, I had to schedule slots very tightly. Please be on time! If we find that we need to spend additional time discussing anything, we can schedule a time to meet at a later day.

Apple Witches:
We will be dressing Apple Witches on Wednesday the 24th at 1:30 in the afternoon. If your child has not brought his or her dress, hat, gloves, and stick, please make sure they have it no later than Wednesday morning. 

Food Drive:
It’s still going on! Please send in any non-perishable foods that can support one of our local food pantries.

Food Permission:
Below is the food permission form for the entire year. Please include any substitutions that your child may need for any food allergies.  Homework:
It’s easy! 20 minutes of reading every night and Reflex. Please make sure that your child gets a green light in Reflex AT LEAST 3 times during the week. If doing Reflex at home is not possible at times, please send me an email or Bloomz message so that I can arrange for your child to have an opportunity to get it completed at school.

This Weeks Happenings:
Canned Food Drive is still going on.  Please bring in those cans and help us fill up the food bank!!
Tuesday – Library @ 11:00 *Library Books are Due
***Apple Witch Dresses are due Tuesday***
No School on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday!  Happy Fall Break!!!

Food Drive:
Thank you all for the great support for the Food Drive Dress Down. Our class contributed a total of 100 items! There is still time to donate more food on Monday and Tuesday, and I encourage you to send in anything you can. This is a great opportunity to teach our children that they can always make an impact, no matter how young they are!

Apple Witches:
You should have gotten a letter with instructions and patterns for creating the witches’ clothes. You are welcome to start sending in dresses as soon as you have them sewn. Please have witch dresses returned to school no later than October 16th. If you need someone to sew your dress, just send the pre-cut pieces in a baggie with your child’s name and I will hand it off to one of the many volunteers that have offered their time and talents. If you did not get the Apple Witch instructions, please let me know and I will send another one home with your child.

Parent Teacher Conference Sign – Ups
I posted the Parent Teacher Conference Sign-Ups on BLOOMZ.  Please go in and choose a time that works for you and your family.  The dates are Tuesday, October 23rd and Thursday, October 25th.  Thank you!

Reading Homework
Our goal is to have student’s read 20 minutes per night.  Please make sure that your child is recording their minutes on the monthly reading log.

Math Homework
Each student will need to get onto www.reflexmath.com (access under student links on the Quest website or download the app on a tablet) and complete their “green light” Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (3 sessions). If students do not complete Reflex at home they will complete it during recess time.

This Weeks Happenings:
Tuesday – Library @ 11:00 *Library Books are Due
                 – Picture Day Retakes
Wednesday – Ice Cream Party! please submit permission slip
Friday – Canned Dress Down Day – Students may bring in 5 cans for a dress down day.  Keep bringing in canned food items and help us fill the food bank!

Parent Teacher Conference Sign – Ups
I posted the Parent Teacher Conference Sign-Ups on BLOOMZ.  Please go in and choose a time that works for you and your family.  The dates are Tuesday, October 23rd and Thursday, October 25th.  Thank you!

***If you haven’t already, please subscribe to my blog and get the BLOOMZ app and create an account.  The BLOOMZ class code is K5GTPN. Please make sure you set your account up so you receive notifications.  These are the two main forms of communication, so I’d love all the parents getting all the reminders. Thanks!****


Math in Class
Multiply and divide with unknown numbers. We are talking about fact families and using different strategies to solve multiplication and division equations. 

Language Arts in Class
We are in our fifth week of Wonders this week.  The main story we will be reading is , “Finding Lincoln” which is a historical fiction story and our essential question is: How can one person change the way you think?  Our comprehension skill that we will be focused on is cause and effect.

Reading Homework
Our goal is to have student’s read 20 minutes per night.  Please make sure that your child is recording their minutes on the monthly reading log.

Math Homework
Each student will need to get onto www.reflexmath.com (access under student links on the Quest website)  and complete their “green light” Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (3 sessions).  If students do not complete Reflex at home they will complete it during recess time.