Happy Friday,
We had a GREAT 1st week of school! I have very much enjoyed getting to know your children. I have been overwhelmed by your generous donations of classroom supplies. THANK YOU all so much for supporting our classroom!
Thank you for attending Back to School Night. I felt rushed so I hope I haven’t left you with any unanswered questions. It was great to meet all of you! It’s going to be a fantastic year!
Announcements & Reminders:
· Congratulations to Nicholas!!! He is our Student of Character this week. This month we are focusing on Respect. Nicholas is polite, uses good manners, listens while others speak, and follows directions. He is a great role model for his classmates!
· Picture Day is Tuesday! Your child went home with the order form today. All students will be photographed for our class picture, even if you do not plan to purchase photos.
· Sunrise folders go home each Wednesday. Please sign any items in the “Sign & Return” side of the folder and have your child return their Sunrise folder no later than Friday each week. If you find you have received another student’s work by accident, please just send it back and I will make sure it gets sent home. I do make mistakes and I thank you for your patience and understanding! J
· Every Thursday students are dismissed at 1:55 for Early-out staff collaboration time.
· If you need to pass along an important message to your child during the day and it’s after lunch (12:15), please call the office so they can make sure I get the message. I don’t always have time to check email between lunch and after school dismissal and I don’t want your child to miss an important reminder from you.
· Please do not use Remind for urgent messages as well, as I do not check my cell phone during class time and often not until after school dismissal and staff meetings. Email is always the best way to reach me before lunch and calling the office if it’s after lunch.
· Homework: The students are off to a great start with their Homework Agendas. Just a clarification on Homework: I will check parent signatures every Friday on the homework agenda so if you forget to sign it during the week, please just make sure to initial all days by Friday to indicate your child did their reading. They get credit each week for reading with your initials to verify they did the work. We will correct math in class each morning and the corrected math will go home in the Wednesday folder.
What are we learning this week?
In Language Arts we are kicking off our new program by settling into our classroom routines and establishing our procedures. We are enjoying a little bit of everything (reading, writing, spelling, vocabulary, grammar, etc.). So far the students seem to really be enjoying our new program. Next week we will begin our Unit 1 theme.
In Math we are working on Chapter 1: Addition & Subtraction within 1,000.
In Social Studies we are studying Geography. We will learn about maps/map skills, landforms, and other exciting geography.
In Science we will begin learning about Biomes. We will explore the desert, grasslands, temperate forest, tropical rain forest, and arctic region.
Have a wonderful weekend!!!
Samantha Casey
3rd Grade Teacher
A Track