Week of October 22

 Keys to Friendship:  Students recently rotated throughout the third grade classrooms and learned all about differences (IE: vision impairment/blindness, being deaf, having no limbs, etc) through simulations presented by our Special Education team at BRES.  Students learned how to respect friends with different abilities and ways in which they can help them.  The biggest lesson learned:  Give put-ups!



Hi, families!  I hope you enjoyed your week! 

Looking ahead:  We have a busy week coming up!  As mathematicians, students will be learning how to find perimeter and reviewing probability language.  Students will start a descriptive "Monster Match" piece in writing, while focusing on adjectives.  As historians, students will wrap up our social studies unit by studying explorers.  This study will be integrated into our reading time, as we continue focusing on text features and locating information.  Students will also take their first grade spelling post-assessment on any words missed on the pre-assessment earlier this month. 

We will be going on our first "Being There Experience" next Tuesday to the Congaree National Park.  Be sure to send a lunch/drink (juice or water, no sodas) with your child, if you chose that option. If you chose the school lunch, the cafeteria will provide one. If you are a notified chaperone, please be sure to arrive at our classroom no later than 9:00, wearing a yellow Lobbyguard sticker. Chaperones must bring their own lunch.

A note from the Bookman Road Health Advisory Committee: 

With Halloween fast approaching, we wanted to take this opportunity to review our policies and procedures regarding this day.  We will not be celebrating this holiday in school; this includes any "party" type of celebrations, costume attire, or treat bags.  Teachers are asked to ensure adherence to these guidelines during the day. We appreciate your understanding, acceptance and support of these policies.

Please continue to encourage your child to read at home!  That extra reading time makes a huge difference in your child's reading growth.  We have discussed in reading conferences these past few weeks how to choose "just right" books and implement reading skills/strategies to decode unfamiliar words and understand the text.  Also, students only have a few days left to meet their reading goals this nine weeks.  Grades will be due soon, followed by report cards being issued!

Many of you have asked about checking to see if a book is an AR book from the public library.  Now you can!  Just visit our school's web site, Bookman Road Elementary and scroll down under "Beacon Links," to "Media Center."  Once you clink on "Media Center," it will give you options of viewing BRES' card catalog or checking to see if a book at the public library (or a bookstore) has a quiz here, at BRES. 

As always, thank you for your never-ending support!  It means more to us than you know!  Have a great weekend!