Looking ahead to the week of January 30 (Week A)

Students enjoyed diving into biographies about heroes and heroines of the American Revolution!

Hi, families! I hope you all had a great week and enjoyed the kids' PTO performance Monday!  They did a wonderful job!

LIFESKILL of the week:  Initiative - Encourage your child to celebrate ways of showing initiative!

Valentine's Day:  As you know, Valentine's Day is Tuesday, February 14.  Since we only have two celebrations a year (winter and end-of-the-year), we will not have a party.  Students may bring in Valentine's Day cards for each of their classmates (but it's not a requirement!).  We have 17 students in our class.  Please do not write a name in the "to" section on the card.  Doing so, allows us to pass out the cards in a more efficient manner.  Also, please do not send in any unhealthy items.  You can review our Health Committee recommendations for healthy snacks on our school's web site.

BookMEN:  We will be celebrating the 100th day of school Friday, February 3!  Time sure does fly by, when you're having fun!  Since we will be on a field trip, we encourage the BookMEN of our families to join us for "Pancakes for Pops" that same morning.  You can go to the Seaside Cafe at 7:30 and enjoy a yummy treat with your sweet kiddo.  (Please note:  We will not be here for lunch, so please do not plan on joining us at our normal lunch time that day!)

Report Cards:  You may keep your child's report card and comments, but please sign and return the report card sleeve!

A message from kindergarten: 

Looking ahead to next week:  As historians, students will continue studying the foundations of our national and state governments.  They will end the week with a "Being There Experience" to the South Carolina State House.  As mathematicians, they will continue learning about fractions with the second half of our module.  We will be using the Engage New York curriculum for this unit, so please see the family letter below.  As readers, students will work on comparing and contrasting texts.  As writers, they will continue working on text-dependent analysis, as well as, revisit using a dictionary and thesaurus, as a resource for their writing.

Thank you again for all of your support!  Have a great weekend!

Looking ahead to the week of January 23 (Week B)

Be sure to join us for our PTO meeting Monday, January 23!  Third grade will be performing songs about South Carolina.  If your child is joining us, please be sure to drop him/her off at the music room no later than 6:45, wearing blue bottoms and a white shirt.

Hi, families! I hope you all had a great week!

LIFESKILL of the week:  Patience - Encourage your child to celebrate ways of showing patience!

Report Cards:  As always, the end of the nine weeks is a great time to reflect on your child's progress, both academically and behaviorally.  Please be sure to set high expectations and goals with your child for the third nine weeks.  Although third grade can be a difficult transition year, we expect students to develop strong study habits, increase rigor, and become more independent, as we try our best to prepare them for the upper grades.  Encourage your child to find a quiet place to complete study guides and homework in a timely manner, practice multiplication facts daily, read a good book, and discuss what he/she has learned with you each day.  You may keep your child's report card and comments, but please sign and return the report card sleeve!

A message from kindergarten: 

Looking ahead to next week:  As historians, students will wrap up their study of the American Revolution.  They will have a unit test Wednesday, January 25.  They will kick off a new study on government, by the end of the week!  As mathematicians, they will finish studying the first half of their fraction unit.  They will have a mid-module test Friday, January 27.  We will be using the Engage New York curriculum for this unit, so please see the family letter below.  As readers and writers, students will enjoy American Revolution hero and heroine biographies and create Google Slide presentations to show all that they've learned about their war hero.

Thank you again for all of your support!  Have a great weekend!

Looking ahead to the week of January 16 (Week A)

Students enjoyed mining for rocks and minerals with Diamond Del!  It was a great end to our "Don't Take It for Granite" unit!

Hi, families! I hope you all had a great week!

LIFESKILL of the week:  Patience - Encourage your child to celebrate ways of showing patience!

State House "Being There Experience" permission form:  Students will receive their next "Being There Experience" permission form in their communication folders Thursday, January 12.  Please sign and return your child's form, as soon as possible.  Also, be sure to jot down which lunch option you choose.  The signed form is due no later than Thursday, January 19.  

PTO presentation letter:  Please sign and return the letter that went home in your child's folder last week, as soon as possible!  Students will be singing Monday, January 23.  Students may be dropped off in the music room at 6:45.  They are asked to wear jeans and a white shirt.   

Looking ahead to next week:  As historians, students will learn about major SC battles and heroes during the American Revolution.  As mathematicians, they will learn about fractions.  We will be using the Engage New York curriculum for this unit, so please see the family letter below.  As readers, the children will look at point of view within stories.   As writers, they will wrap up text-dependent analysis and write letters from patriot or loyalist views during the war, as well as, study the meaning of prefixes and suffixes.

Thank you again for all of your support!  Have a great weekend and stay warm!

Looking ahead to the week of January 9 (Week B)

Thank you to all of the volunteers, who made our class party possible!  We had a blast!

Hi, families! I hope you all had a great winter break!  Happy New Year!

LIFESKILL of the week:  Flexibility - Encourage your child to celebrate ways of showing flexibility!

PTO presentation letter:  Please be on the look out for a letter going home in your child's communication folder today, regarding our upcoming PTO performance.  Please sign and return the letter, as soon as possible!  Students will be singing Monday, January 23.  Students may be dropped off in the music room at 6:45.  They are asked to wear jeans and a white shirt.   

Looking ahead to next week:  As historians, students will kick off an American Revolution unit.  As mathematicians, they will learn about fractions.  We will be using the Engage New York curriculum for this unit, so please see the family letter below. As readers, the children will look at their new reading logs and we will model how to respond to them in class.   As writers, they will revisit prompt responses and learn about idioms.

Check out our class in music:  Visit the following link: https://youtu.be/f0SvrBF6YSo

Thank you again for all of your support!  Have a great weekend and stay warm!