September 16 - 20

Paws on the Path Tomorrow!!

What a very fun day for our kids! Thank you to our spirit parents that took time to get the kids excited this week. Also, thank you to ALL of our families that donated to help our school. Clarke teachers feel so fortunate to be part of such an amazing schools with such supportive families. Our children definitely benefit from your generosity. Hope to see you tomorrow!

Back-to-School Night

Thank you to everyone that came to visit third grade for Back-to-School Night. We very much appreciate your time. The pdf from the presentation is posted on our ItsLearning pages. We are really looking forward to partnering with you this year to ensure the best education for your child. 

Planners

Please don't forget to have your child show you their planner each night. We would like you to sign their planner to show that you looked at the planner with your child. 

Social Studies Test

We will have our first social studies test on Tuesday. A study guide is coming home by Friday. Please review with your child. There is also a Kahoot! on our itslearning page which is a fun quiz game you can play (2 devices are needed). 

Scholastic Book Orders

Scholastic book orders are a fun and inexpensive way to get books in the hands of your child. AND!!! Our class earns points for free books when you order! If you would like to order, please go to:

https://clubs.scholastic.com

You can choose the books you would like to order and pay right online. The process is easy--you just need your child's teacher codes. They are as follows:

Covert: N96RR

Knuth: J7328

Yoder: W6DZ3

          

Next Week's Schedule:

Monday: C Day
Tuesday: D Day
Wednesday: E Day 
Thursday: F Day
Friday: A Day

Upcoming Events:

Sept. 23: Paws On the Path Donations Continue

Sept. 25: Late Start

                Lunch is changed to hot ham on a pretzel bun

Sept. 26: Lunch is changed to breaded chicken leg

Sept. 27: Paws On the Path Collections End

What We've Been Up To:

Reading: We continue working on the structures, routines, and behavior that set us up for optimal learning during our daily 5 rounds. Teachers have been reading with students to get to know what skills will need to be practiced to improve reading for your child. We have also started our Lexia program.

Word Study:  Finishing up Unit 2--adding -ing to VC and VCC words. Ask your child the rules! Next week we learn how to add -ing to VCe and VVC words. We will text on these words each Friday. 

*drop the final e before adding -ing (take becomes taking)

*just add -ing to VVC words (steal becomes stealing)

Math: We have completed the rounding portion of Unit 1. Students that are not secure with the skill of rounding will receive intervention to master that skill. We are now moving on to adding and subtracting 2 and 3 digit numbers.

Science: Science will begin next week!

Social Studies: Finished unit 1. Study guide coming home by Friday. Test on Tuesday. Please help your child review.

Writing: No formal writing unit has been started yet, but we have been writing just for fun!