Odds and Ends:
* Third graders are invited to sign up for a free intramural program. During this program, students would stay after school and play games in the gym. Permission slips are available this week and due back to Mrs. Cushing by Friday. The program will start some time in October. If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Cushing at tcushing@ccsd66.org
*Thank you to everyone who sent in cups, spoons, bowls, juice, and apples to help in our Johnny Appleseed celebration! We had a great time!
*Smile! Picture Day is Thurs. September 30th.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
*Tues. 9/28: Math: Ch. 2 Test
Science: Ch. 9 L2 open book review
DOL Review #2
* Wed. 9/29: Social Studies: Hemisphere Quiz
* Thurs. 9/30: Picture Day
*Fri. 10/1: Spelling: List 5 Test
Reading: Mulan Vocab Review
A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK:
*Reading: We will begin working on making inferences this week. We will be using the story Mulan.
*English: We will share our ME bags and 5 paragraph essays next week. We will begin unit 2: nouns.
*Spelling: We will work on list 5: more long and short vowels. We will have a pretest Monday and the students will be given their homework on Monday. The test will be on Friday and homework will be due Friday.
*Science: We are busy learning about the water cycle and weather. The students will take a graded review (open book: a skill we are practicing and learning in class) on ch. 9 lesson 2 on Tues. 9/28. We will begin ch. 9 lesson 3: what is weather?
*Social Studies: Our map unit is coming to an end. We are learning about hemispheres and the prime meridian and equator. The hemisphere quiz will be on Wed. 9/29. Our next unit will be Downers Grove.
*Math: We will be finishing ch. 2 this week. We will spend Monday reviewing for our test on Tuesday. A study guide was sent home today. Please have your child complete and return to school on Monday. Our next unit will be ch. 3: Addition.
Thank you and have enjoy the long weekend!
Mrs. Olsen and Miss Galloway
