Happy Friday Amazing Families,

I am on the EGUSD Math Leadership team. It’s been an amazing opportunity for me to grow as a teacher over the past couple of years but it does take me out of the classroom for professional development. Due to this and other trainings, I will be off campus and will have a sub several days in the coming months. In February I will be out 2/8, 2/15, & 2/28. I always try my best to secure a familiar sub so the students are in great hands.

Open House News: A & D Tracks are scheduled to have Open House on May 11^th 5-6:30. Unfortunately this is a conflict for me due to my math leadership commitment. I have a mandatory meeting that I am unable to reschedule on this very evening. I really do apologize but due to this I have to reschedule our class Open House with the B & C tracks date so we will join them on Thursday, June 8^th. I know this may cause an inconvenience for you with multiple children having to come for another evening event. I do not want our class to miss out on Open House… it’s one of my favorite events of the year!!! It’s the best solution I could find to the scheduling conflict. Thank you for your understanding!!!

Fundraiser!!! We will kick off our school’s largest fundraiser of the year, APEX Fun Run! Students will come home with their pledge lanyards on Monday. Please keep an eye out! This is a super fun and very important fundraiser for our school!

Please use the Home Connect feature to track your child’s progress towards reaching their AR goal. The link to Home Connect can be found on the Sunrise Elementary website or use this link: https://hosted17.renlearn.com/286588/HomeConnect/

Would you like to volunteer in our classroom this trimester? If so, please use this SignUp Genius link to sign up: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f48a4a72fa0fb6-trimester3/

February 2017

• Box Tops – bring in 20 Box Tops on February 2^nd for a Ring Pop!
• Character Awards Assembly to celebrate our Responsible Spartans will be on Friday, February 3^rd at 9:10 in the MP room.
• Friday, February 3^rd is a Minimum Day!
• Friday, February 3^rd is a Spirit Day “Disco”!
• No School on Monday, February 13^th.
• Due to our fieldtrip on February 14^th, we will not have a class Valentine’s Day party. The students will however have an opportunity to pass out Valentine’s cards to their friends. If your child decides to bring in cards for the class, I ask they bring one for all of their classmates so nobody is left out.
• Fieldtrip #1: February 14, 2017: SHAPE – EGUSD Food Processing Plant
• Friday, February 17^th is the end of the 2^nd trimester. All AR points are due by the end of the day on February 16^th.
• No School on Monday, February 20^th.
• Fieldtrip #2: February 21, 2017: Maidu Community Center

March 2017

• Paperback Book Exchange: March 1-2: details will come home soon!
• Thursday, March 2^nd is Dr. Seuss Birthday and will be a spirit day. Dress as your favorite book character!
• Trimester 2 Academic Awards Assembly in the MP room on Thursday, March 2^nd at 8:40 AM.
• Morning at the Museum: Please join our class for a “Morning at the Museum” on Thursday, March 2, 2017 where the students will be holding a Native American Exhibit. The students have been studying the Native Americans of California and are eager to present some interesting facts and artifacts that they’ve gathered and created throughout their studies. The exhibit will be held in our classroom (room C2) and will be an informal exhibit that will contain a mixture of student presentations, artifacts, and other parent participation activities. 3^rd Grade families are invited to attend 9:15-9:45. We’ll begin after our Trimester 2 Academic Awards assembly and will conclude promptly at 9:45.
• Character Awards Assembly to celebrate our Responsible Spartans will be on Friday, February 3^rd at 9:10 in the MP room.
• Friday, March 3^rd is a Minimum Day! We go off track! Reports cards will go home on this day.
• Off Track March 6 – April 5, we return on Thursday, April 6^th.

April – June 2017 (more dates to come)

• Fieldtrip #3: April 24, 2017: Sheldon High’s Advanced Theatre performance of Untitled Robin Hood Project
• Open House: Thursday, June 8^th (with B & C tracks)

I hope you all have a great weekend!

Happy Friday 3rd grade families,

Today we enjoyed another fun Harvest of the Month. Out HOTM featured fruit was KIWI. The students learned about the amazing nutritional benefits of Kiwi. We then got to observe the color, texture, smell and the best part… the taste! 100% of the students report they like KIWI. Did you know you can eat the skin? It’s full of fiber! Kiwi makes an easy and healthy snack. Just wash it really well and it’s an easy to grab snack since it can be eaten like an apple. Did you know kiwi can stay fresh at room temperature for 2 weeks and an amazing 6 weeks in the fridge! YAY for KIWI!!!

Class News
Since we’ve learned about how a democracy works in our studies of Government, each week for the remainder of the year the students will get to vote for our Student of Character by voting for the classmate they think is a student of character. We will have 3-4 candidates for our weekly election. The students will vote by writing a persuasive paragraph providing me evidence for why they’ve voted for the candidate of their choice. We will tally the votes and the person with the most votes will be the winner!

This week our class voted for Hannah!

Congratulations to Hannah!!! She is our Student of Character this week. This month we are focusing on Responsibility. Responsible students come to class on time and are ready to work. They complete their homework, are accountable for their decisions, and are honest and trustworthy. Thank you Hannah for being a Responsible Spartan!

Events and Reminders:
*NO school on Monday, January 16th.
*Dinner Night Out will be at Steve’s Pizza on January 18th! Proceeds go to support the Sunrise PFO!
*Family Skate Night is Tuesday, January 24th 6:00-8:00!
*Box Tops – bring in 20 Box Tops on February 2nd for a Ring Pop!
*Due to our fieldtrip on February 14th, we will not have a class Valentine’s Day party. The students will however have an opportunity to pass out Valentine’s cards to their friends. I have attached a class list and will also send one home with the students. If your child decides to bring in cards for the class, I ask they bring one for all of their classmates so nobody is left out.

*Please use the Home Connect feature to track your child’s progress towards reaching their AR goal. The link to Home Connect can be found on the Sunrise Elementary website or use this link: https://hosted17.renlearn.com/286588/HomeConnect/

*Would you like to volunteer in our classroom this trimester? If so, please use this SignUp Genius link to sign up: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f48a4a72fa0fb6-trimester3/

Fieldtrips:
We have a few fieldtrips planned in 2017. Please mark your calendar for these dates. More information will come home as we approach each trip:
*February 14, 2017: SHAPE – EGUSD Food Processing Plant
*February 21, 2017: Maidu Community Center – permission slips went home last week and are due January 18th!
*April 24, 2017: Sheldon High’s Advanced Theatre performance of Untitled Robin Hood Project

What are we learning in class?

In Math, we will conclude Chapter 7: Division Facts & Strategies by taking our test on Thursday. Our vocabulary sheet for this chapter went home last week and has been uploaded to our class blog. We will then begin Chapter 8: Fractions. The vocabulary sheet for this chapter was attached to the weekly email newsletter.

In ELA, we will being reading about how people can help animals to survive. We will focus mainly on expository text. Please see the attached information sheet for details on our objectives for this week. We are on WEEK 4.

In Social Studies, we continue learning about Native Americans. We will explore how American Indians developed their cultures and used the land to meet their needs. Students will receive the one and only home project of the year, finding facts and information about a chosen tribe. Information went home with details for this project last week. Students have until Friday to complete a graphic organizer, pamphlet, and make an artifact. All details and the rubric were provided in the packet for the students. This project is due FRIDAY, January 20th.

In Science, we continue learning about Environment Change. We will explore how changes to environments affect living things. We will talk about pollution, reduce/reuse/recycle, and other vocabulary related to environmental change.

Hope you enjoy a nice 3 day weekend!

Happy Friday 3^rd grade families,

I have scanned and attached the Letters to Santa article from the Elk Grove Citizen. I apologize to those who did not receive their copy in the Sunrise folders this week.

Since we are learning about how a democracy works in our studies of Government, this week and next the students get to vote for our Student of Character by voting for who they think is a responsible student. We had three candidates for this election. The students really enjoyed using the ballot system… the anticipation while counting the votes was fun!

This week our class voted for Kingston!

Congratulations to Kingston!!! He is our Student of Character this week. This month we are focusing on Responsibility. Responsible students come to class on time and are ready to work. They complete their homework, are accountable for their decisions, and are honest and trustworthy. Thank you Kingston for being a Responsible Spartan!

Events and Reminders:

• Kings Spirit Night tickets are selling fast. As a reminder the game is Sunday, January 15th (MLK weekend so no school Monday) at the new Golden 1 Center. Tickets are $45/each for upper level seats. Join the PFO for an evening of fun and checkout the new arena. There will be a chance for all families that purchase tickets to the event to have the opportunity for an on court fan experience. Participants for courtside warmups will be selected at random. Tickets can be purchased by completing and returning the order for that went home in Wednesday folders or through the Sunrise PFO website www.sunrisepfo.org. We anticipate selling out before the end of the year. We hope to see you there!
• Mid-trimester progress reports will go home January 13, 2017  Students should be hard at work on their AR goals.
• Dinner Night Out will be at Steve’s Pizza on January 18^th! Proceeds go to support the Sunrise PFO!
• Family Skate Night is Tuesday, January 24^th 6:00-8:00!
• Box Tops – bring in 20 Box Tops on February 2^nd for a Ring Pop!
• Please use the Home Connect feature to track your child’s progress towards reaching their AR goal. The link to Home Connect can be found on the Sunrise Elementary website or use this link: https://hosted17.renlearn.com/286588/HomeConnect/
• Would you like to volunteer in our classroom this trimester? If so, please use this SignUp Genius link to sign up: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f48a4a72fa0fb6-trimester3/

Fieldtrips:

We have a few fieldtrips planned in 2017. Please mark your calendar for these dates. More information will come home as we approach each trip:

• February 14, 2017: SHAPE – EGUSD Food Processing Plant
• February 21, 2017: Maidu Community Center – permission slips went home last week and are due January 18^th!
• April 24, 2017: Sheldon High’s Advanced Theatre performance of Untitled Robin Hood Project

What are we learning in class?

• In Math, we are wrapping up Chapter 7: Division Facts & Strategies. Our vocabulary sheet for this chapter went home last week and has been uploaded to our class blog.
• In ELA, we will read several selections (expository text) about our government. We will explore how people make government work. The information sheet providing more information about our learning objectives for this lesson went home last week and has been uploaded to our class blog.

• In Social Studies, we continue learning about Native Americans. We will explore how American Indians developed their cultures and used the land to meet their needs. Students will receive the one and only home project of the year, finding facts and information about a chosen tribe. More information will be coming home for this project on Monday. Students will have two weeks to complete a graphic organizer, pamphlet, and make an artifact. All details and the rubric will be provided in the packet for the students when it goes home.

• In Science, we continue learning about Environment Change. We will explore how changes to environments affect living things. We will talk about pollution, reduce/reuse/recycle, and other vocabulary related to environmental change.

Hope you enjoy your weekend!