Week of November 26-30

Week of November 26-30

The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker performance will be on December 19th at 6pm.  Please arrive at 5:30 and meet in your child's classroom.  If you arrive any earlier for seating, please keep your child with you until 5:30.  All information, including costume information, is on Mrs. Richard's Nutcracker website which you can access here.  

If you are able to help with costumes and make-up before the performance, please e-mail both Mrs. Richards and your child's teacher.  We will also need help with costumes for the performance during school hours, at 1pm.  Please reach out if you are able to help during the day!

Holiday Shoppe

Our Holiday Shoppe will be the week of December 10th.  Information regarding this will be sent home today.  Your child's shopping day/time will be listed.  It is optional.

The Giving Tree

Starting this Friday, Nov. 16th, there will be a "giving tree" in the entryway of the school. If you are interested, simply pick a gift tag from the tree which will include the age, gender and gift idea for an individual and return it UNWRAPPED to the school anytime between Nov. 26th and Dec. 7th. There will also be an opportunity to bring in non-perishable food items, toiletries, gas/gift cards, etc.  Thanks to the PTO for organizing this awesome program!

December 6: Polar Express Family Fun Night (6-8pm)

December 6: Bring a dollar to wear your jammies to school!December 10: Holiday Shoppe Begins

December 12: Late Start

December 19: Holiday Program
December 21: Holiday Concert @ HS/Holiday Class Parties!

Next Week's Schedule:

Monday: C Day

Tuesday: D Day

Wednesday:  E Day (late start)

Thursday: F Day

Friday: A Day

3rd Grade Star Students

Graham (Knuth), Kyle (Covert), and Isaac (Deis)

Next week: Kaiden(Knuth), Lily(Covert), and Mattie (Deis)

Reading: We have been studying Historical Fiction in our genre study this week.  We've discussed how this genre differs from nonfiction and fiction.  In this discussion, we've talked about main idea and sequence of events.  

Word Study: This week we are studying /oar/, /ore/, /air/, /are/, and /ure/ words.  Students will not be required to sort these, just spell them correctly. 

Math: We've focused our WINN time (What I Need Now) on elapsed time.  WINN time is when students split into different classroom to work on strategies they need to master a skill.  Unit 3 has focused on a variety of skills - multi-digit addition, subtraction, multiplication, and graphing.  We've ended our week with Math Explorations, which allows students to travel to different teachers to complete different activities! 

Science: We will be starting our Invisible Forces Unit next week!

Social Studies:  We are finishing Chapter 2, which discusses the first people to arrive in Michigan.  We will be reviewing next week.  We've also begun reading Little House in the Big Woods which explores the childhood of a pioneer's life.   

Writing: We are currently working on writing our personal narratives. We have focused on a strong emotion and writing through our senses. We are working on ending our stories with a strong image.

*As always, please continue to check out our classroom resources on itslearning. Students can go there often to practice skills and learn about content that we are covering in class.

All teachers welcome questions that you have. A true partnership between home and school is important for the success of each child.