~Intelligence plus character, that is the true goal of education~
                                     Martin Luther King, Jr.
Important Dates:
Monday, Oct. 28- CrAzY DaY, Library
Tuesday, Oct. 29 – Decade Day
Wednesday Oct. 30 – Superhero Day, STEM
Thursday Oct. 31 – Happy Halloween! Parade at 9:00am
                                   Halloween Class Party at 10:00-11:00
                                   EARLY DISMISSAL: 1:00
 Friday Nov. 1 – NO SCHOOL! Teacher work day
Tuesday Nov. 5- Parent-Teacher conferences
Thursday Nov. 7- Parent-Teacher conferences 

Apple Witches !
What a great success! The kids had a wonderful time and were so excited to see the end product. Thank you to everyone who came to help with the dressing, and thank you to everyone for helping us prepare by making the dresses/robes, hats and hands. I hope you enjoy these witches as reminders of 3rd grade for many years to come! 

Math:
We will continue lesson 8 where we are learning order and grouping to multiply numbers.  We will still be working on our multiplication facts 0 -12.

Reading:
Unit 2 Week 2 is continued. Our comprehension strategy is rereading to help us understand a text better.  The expository texts we are reading this week are “Every Vote Counts,” and “VOTE”.   While reading, we are going to be using details in the text to determine the author’s point of view.

Phonics:
Silent Letters: -gn, -kn, -wr, -mb, -rh, -bt, -mn, -lf, -gh, -lk, -sc, -st

Vocabulary:
announced  –  candidates –  convince  –  decisions  –  elect  –  estimate  –  government  –  independent

In class, we learn about these vocabulary words in connection to ourselves. If you notice your child using any of these words in context, this would be a great opportunity to celebrate their efforts!

Remember to read daily!  

 ~Practice makes progress, not perfect~

I hope everyone had a relaxing, fun-filled fall break.  I know I did!!  
Important Dates:
Monday, Oct. 21st – Library
Tuesday, Oct. 22nd – Keldon’s Birthday!!
Wednesday, Oct. 23 – STEM @ 1:30
Thursday, Oct. 24 – Coding Class
Friday, Oct. 25 – Dressing Apple Witches 
                          –  3 Can Dress Down Day & Early Release, 1:00 dismissal
Saturday, Oct. 26 – Ryan’s Birthday!!

We will be dressing our apple witches on Friday @ 9:00.  I have created a signup on Bloomz for anyone who would like to volunteer to help us construct Apple Witches.  **  Sewn dresses, cut-out gloves, and completed hats need to be in by Wednesday, October 23rd.   

Announcements
***If you have not paid for your student’s supply donation, you may do so at the front office or you may call the school 801-731-9859
***This donation covers all of the supplies that your child is using in class, as well as maintaining a supply of pencils, lead, tissues, paper towels, hand sanitizer, art supplies, adding to the classroom library, etc…
***THANK YOU SO MUCH to those of you who have contributed to our class

Math:
In lesson 8 we will be learning order and grouping to multiply numbers.  We will still be working on our multiplication facts 0 -12.

Reading:
In Unit 2 Week 2, our comprehension strategy is rereading to help us understand a text better.  The expository texts we are reading this week are “Every Vote Counts,” and “VOTE”.   While reading, we are going to be using details in the text to determine the author’s point of view.

Phonics:
Silent Letters: -gn, -kn, -wr, -mb, -rh, -bt, -mn, -lf, -gh, -lk, -sc, -st

Vocabulary:
announced  –  candidates –  convince  –  decisions  –  elect  –  estimate  –  government  –  independent

In class, we learn about these vocabulary words in connection to ourselves. If you notice your child using any of these words in context, this would be a great opportunity to celebrate their efforts!

OCTOBER POEMS
Each month students are required to memorize at least one poem.  Below are the month’s poems.  We only read through these in class once, so they need to be practiced at home.  Students can pass off poems on Fridays whenever they are ready to recite them.  

• Remember to read at least 20 minutes per day. Making sure that your child does his/her reading daily is the single most helpful thing you can do to support educational success.

Monday Oct. 14 – Library
Tuesday Oct. 15 – 3 Can Dress Down Day; Kiyah’s Birthday!
*Last day to bring any witch dresses/robes that need to be sewn*
Sunday Oct. 20 – Alexis’s Birthday!!
                            
Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night: Come support Quest at the Riverdale Chick-fil-A
October 16, 17, 18- FALL BREAK: NO SCHOOL!
Friday Oct. 25- Apple Witch Dressing!
                             3 Can Dress Down Day
October 28, 28 & 30- Positive ME Week

Apple Witches
If you need someone to sew your witch dress for you, please send the fabric- already cut -out, to school no later than October 15th (Tuesday!) so that our volunteers have time to sew them and send them back! Please send the sewn dress, hands, and constructed hat to school by October 24th. 

Math
We will be reviewing, reteaching and reassessing standards that have not been met with mastery yet. 

Reading:
Since we have a short week, we will be reviewing the comprehension skills and strategies that we have covered so far this year.

OCTOBER POEMS
Each month students are required to memorize at least one poem.  Below are the month’s poems.  We only read through these in class once, so they need to be practiced at home.  Students can pass off poems on Fridays whenever they are ready to recite them.  














Read at least 20 minutes per day. Making sure that your child does his/her reading daily is the single most helpful thing you can do to support educational success.

Important Dates:
Monday Oct. 7 – Library
Wednesday Oct. 9 –  STEM; Family Skate Night @ Rush Funplex
Thursday Oct. 10 – Coding; Vision Screenings
Friday Oct. 11 – Spirit Day
                            Early Release, 1:00 dismissal
Tuesday Oct. 15- Witch Dresses DUE!
                                Chick-fil-A spirit night (information at the end of the blog)
October 16, 17, 18- FALL BREAK: NO SCHOOL!
Friday Oct. 25- Apple Witch Dressing!

Apple Witch Dress/Robe Patterns
Patterns will go home on Monday for the Apple Witch dresses/robes, hats and hands. Use this pattern to cut out a front and a back for the dress/robe. This can be done using any type of fabric for the dress, and felt for the hands and hat. New fabric does NOT have to be purchased. In the past students have used shirts that have been outgrown, pillow cases, and leftover scraps. Please send the sewn dress, hands, and constructed hat to school NO LATER than October 15th. **If you cannot hand sew or have access to a sewing machine, please let me know so that I can help you find  a solution!**

There are several things going on at Quest! Please read below for information on a number of important evens.

Quest Elementary Choir
Please click on the link below if you would like your child to participate in the school choir.  This is open to 2nd – 5th graders only.  
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DyYOdj0kFJ6mv1XnrGQXJMZo_uI-n4mh0rzLusUITY0/viewform?edit_requested=true


Vision Screenings:
Vision screenings will take place on October 10th. If you prefer that your child is not screened, please call the office. 
We are in need of volunteers to help with the screenings. If you are able to help, please contact Mrs. Goldsberry at sgoldsberry@questac.org


Annual Canned Food Drive:
















Quest Family Night @ Rush Funplex:
















VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
***If you’d like to earn volunteer hours but do not have the opportunity to be at the school, hours can be accumulated by making a donation to your child’s classroom or to the school. 1 hour is credited to you for each $5 donation/purchase. If you would like to help out our class, I am currently working to stock our class store. If you would like to purchase items to put into our store, I would be very appreciative. Please bring me a receipt and I will log and credit your volunteer hours. 

Announcements
***If you have not paid for your student’s supply donation, you may do so at the front office or you may call the school 801-731-9859
***This donation covers all of the supplies that your child is using in class, as well as maintaining a supply of pencils, lead, tissues, paper towels, hand sanitizer, art supplies, adding to the classroom library, etc…
***THANK YOU SO MUCH to those of you who have contributed to our class

***If you have not subscribed to BLOOMZ, please do so as soon as possible! Our class code is QMZ7G2***

Math
In lesson 7 we will continue to develop our understanding of multiplication. Along with using our multiplication strategies, we are going to be learning about the properties of multiplying by 7, 8, & 9.















Reading:
In Unit 2 Week 2, our comprehension strategy is Making, Revising and Confirming Predictions.  The historical Fiction stories we are reading this week are “Sailing to America” and “The Castle on Hester Street”. While reading, we are going to be using details in the text to determine the theme of the story.

Phonics:
Long e:  e, ea, ee, e_e, ie, ey, y 

Vocabulary:
immigrated  –  arrived  –  inspected  –  moment  –  opportunity  –  photographs  –  valuable  –  whispered

In class, we learn about these vocabulary words in connection to ourselves. If you notice your child using any of these words in context, this would be a great opportunity to celebrate their efforts!

OCTOBER POEMS
Each month students are required to memorize at least one poem.  Below are the month’s poems.  We only read through these in class once, so they need to be practiced at home.  Students can pass off poems on Fridays whenever they are ready to recite them.  














OPTIONAL –  yet HIGHLY encouraged by Mrs. Alexander – REVIEW

• Read at least 20 minutes per day. Making sure that your child does his/her reading daily is the single most helpful thing you can do to support educational success.

• REFLEX- at least 3 green lights per week!
• Reflex helps, tremendously, with student fluency in math facts and will benefit your child as the year progresses. We are so lucky to have this program to use!
• There is a link to Reflex on the right hand side of the blog. The username is: alexander3 and students will use their own network password to log in.

Spirit Night at Chick-Fil-A: