Week of December 2nd

 I hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break!  As I have thought about the things I am thankful for, my amazing students were always at the top of my thankful list.  Thank you for the amazing school year so far!!

Aquarium Field Trip This Week!

• Make sure your child is at school on time (once the buses arrive we will NOT be able to wait for late students)
• Make sure your child is dressed for the weather (we will be eating lunch outside)
• All students need to be in their normal uniform attire
• Make sure your child has a backpack (they will be carrying their own lunch, coat, etc.)
• If you stated your student is going to have home lunch make sure it is in their backpack
• If you selected school lunch for you child, it has been ordered and will be given to them the morning of the field trip
• Do NOT send your child with any money (they will not be allowed to purchase anything)
• If you have not already, please pay the $5 student donation for the field trip (paid to the office)

GRINCH PARTY:

In 3rd grade we do a Grinch party as an entire grade full of games and lots of fun! However each student has to earn their way to the party! They will work to earn 3 hearts that represent RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY & KINDNESS. Students will start earning these hearts two weeks before Winter Break. We will be holding our Grinch party on Friday, Dec. 20th. We will need help from 8:25 – 10:30. If you can volunteer to help the entire time, please sign up to help! You won’t have to plan anything, just be ready to be assigned a job and get to work!
Grinch Party Sign Up

IMPORTANT DATES:

• December 3rd, 4th & 5th- Paper Pie Book Fair 8-9am & 2-4pm (Flier below)
• December 5th – Field Trip to Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
• December 6th – Dollar Dress Down
• December 20th – 3rd Grade Grinch Party
• December 20th – FREE Dress Down
• December 18th-January 3rd – Winter Break – NO SCHOOL

MATH: This week we will start area! This is a fun skill that students continue to use their multiplication facts for.  Please make sure that you are practicing the multiplication facts with your child at home. In class students will be showing what they know by passing off timed tests.

ELA: This week we will be working on Unit 3 Week 3 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class. Our emphasis will be on describing characters and how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.