This Week:
Mon. Sept. 3rd Library
Reading Buddies Begin
Tue. Sept. 4th Picture Retakes
Music with Mrs. Verniew
Thur. Sept. 6th STEM Lab
Fri. Sept. 7th Happy Birthday Keaten
Short Day (No Dress Down)
We had so many firsts last week and it was so much fun! On Tuesday we had the opportunity to learn about killer whales through a Skype call with SeaWorld Orlando. We saw the whales get weighed and measured. We even directed the whales in two tricks. We waved at them, and they waved back. We spun around and they did too. It was so much fun to be involved one on one with real life trainers. Several of the students in 3rd grade have said they would love to work with animals when they get older.
Our second Skype call of the week was with Mrs. Richarson’s class from Ontario Canada. We will be visiting with them often as we are both participating in the Great Read Aloud and have been paired to share as we read the BFG. We will have a whole class of new to friends and hope to “visit” them often.
On Tuesdays, we are so lucky, due to the fact that we have Mrs. Verniew (Also known as Kelcey’s Grandma) come to do music with us. She is very talented and has planned some amazing songs for us to learn. The entire 3rd Grade joins us for this amazing 30 minutes. This week we get to learn the song Ghost Riders. Yep, we are so very lucky!
Book Orders
We need to have all book orders entered by Wednesday. Our class code is H3h9f. There are some amazing deals.
Apple Witches
The apples are drying beautifully! We can’t wait for dressing day. The dress pattern and a letter about them will be coming home on Monday. I tried posting them here, but the dress won’t print off correctly. We will be dressing on Wednesday, October 12th, but the witches won’t be coming home until October 18th. We will need volunteers at school, and a few who would be willing to prepare some things at home. Look for the sign up on the bottom of the letter, or on Bloomz.
Halloween
We will be celebrating Halloween on October 28th with costumes, and a party. We need volunteers who will be willing to plan a small celebration for our classroom. If you would be interested in helping plan this, please e-mail me as soon as possible. The party will be for about an hour (possibly a little bit longer).
Homework
Reading:
Reading everyday helps increase a child’s vocabulary, knowledge and the ability to increase comprehension. It’s amazing how many new words can be learned in a year, just by reading 20 minutes a day. I think reading is my favorite part of homework! Please don’t ever miss reading your 20 minutes a night.
Math:
When logging into Prodigy, please make sure you are connected to the class. I can see that several of you are in the game and completing math problems, but you’re not completing the assignments. Please continue to log the nights you work in Prodigy by clicking on the Homework tab and then the homework reporting tab.
Spelling:
Spelling:Directions for the spelling sorts and a sample document of what spelling will look like at the end of the week are both available here: Spelling Sorts and Description
There is no need to submit a spelling entry on the homework form, as the submission in Google classroom will serve this purpose.
Here is the sort for this week:
Bengal Spelling Lesson 3
Have a great week!