Week of January 7

 Alex's grandmother, Mrs. Kivett, joined us before break to share a read aloud.  We enjoyed hearing all about Walter, the dog!  

Happy New Year, families!  I hope you all had a restful break... it was well-deserved!  It seems like all of the kids grew two inches these past two weeks.  I am so happy to see their smiling faces again!

Communication folders will have only one item in them today:  the next "Being There Experience" permission form!  Please sign and return this form as soon as possible!  Our class will be attending the Lexington County Museum on Friday, January 25, to review our Native American unit from the fall.  If you'd like to be a chaperone, please respond on the permission form.  You will be notified if you have been chosen through a lottery system.  Please understand that you will need to ride the bus to and from the museum.  Graded papers will be sent home in next week's communication folder, but you're welcome to check on Parent Portal for updated scores.

Looking ahead:  Students will be reading a Harcourt story, "Rocking and Rolling."  This story is located in the old Harcourt editions handed out at the beginning of the year, if your child would like to read it at home.  We'll be reading copies of the story in class.  Our focus will be using context clues and locating information.  Students will have an "open-book" test.  The kids will also review dictionary and thesaurus skills in the media center next week, while continuing with their cursive handwriting.  Students will take the third grade spelling pre-assessment on Wednesday.  As mathematicians, the kids will learn all about transformations (slides, flips and turns), symmetry and subdividing shapes.  They will test on their geometry unit Friday, January 11 (a review will go home on Friday, January 4).  Please continue to review multiplication facts with your child on a daily basis.  As scientists, students will discover water and land features/changes, natural resources and different types of soil. 

Have a wonderful weekend and stay warm... it's a great time to curl up with a good book!

 Students enjoyed chicken nuggets, chips and carrots at our winter party.  Thank you for all of the donations!

Shave a snowman!  Students enjoyed a friendly competition at our class celebration.  Thank you, Mrs. Dotson, for planning such a fun party!