Students enjoyed going for a walkabout on the nature trail. They found a lot of acorns for the baby squirrels at Carolina Wildlife! Remember, if you'd like to donate acorns, the last day to send them our way is Friday, October 26.
The children enjoyed using graphic organizers to jot down their thoughts for their final narrative this nine weeks!
Students collaborated to complete a text features scavenger hunt!
Hi, families! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and you're enjoying the cooler air!
Career Week: Check out all of the cool events happening during Career Week!
Monday, Oct. 29 - Hats off to College & Career Week
Wear your favorite hat.
Wear your favorite hat.
Tuesday, Oct. 30 - Stepping into Your Future
Wear funny socks!
Please be creative with any career outfit/costume. If the career does not have a specific uniform, then you can bring a prop. Do not bring any toy weapons.
Speakers will visit the school to talk to the students about different careers.
Friday, Nov. 2 - College Spirit Day
Students, Faculty & Staff can wear their Favorite College colors.
Telling time: We've been working hard on telling time to the nearest minute, using an analog clock in class this week. Given that most of us have digital clocks around our house these days (and not to mention the technology that immediately tells us the time), students have very little opportunity to practice telling time in the real world. As you have family discussions this week, please take a moment to discuss telling time. If you have an analog clock at home (or one on your phone), have your child practice telling time now and throughout the school year. It's a skill that fades, when not practiced routinely.
Here are some great sites your child can visit to continue practicing telling time:
In second grade, students were expected to use analog and digital clocks to tell and record time to the nearest five-minute interval using a.m. and p.m. In third grade, students are expected to use analog and digital clocks to determine and record time to the nearest minute, using a.m. and p.m.; measure time intervals in minutes; and solve problems involving addition and subtraction of time intervals within 60 minutes. We will study elapsed time later this year.
Looking ahead to next week: As historians, students will wrap up their study on Native Americans and Explorers. They will kick off a unit of study on the Colonial Period. As mathematicians, they will learn about multiplication factors. We will be using the Envision curriculum for this unit, so please see the family letter below. In reading, students will take a look at author's purpose (to entertain, inform, or persuade). As writers, they will learn about the parts of a friendly letter and create letters for Veterans, which will be distributed at our Veterans Day assembly in November. They will also learn about comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs, as well as, subjects and predicates, through our mentor sentence of the week.
Thank you again for all of your support! Have a great weekend!
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