What a fun Halloween Party & Parade we had!!! A HUGE thank you to Mrs. Johnson (Ella's mom & our Room Parent) for putting it all together. Thank you to Ms. Kerrigan (Eli's mom), Mrs. Major (Michael's mom), and Mrs. Jotautas (Nedas' mom) for leading us in all of the spooky activities! And to Ms. Whirl (Sam's mom) and Mrs. Wade (Serenity's mom) thank you for the delicious treats. We gobbled them up!
Parent-Teacher Conferences: They are afternoon/evenings of Monday Nov. 2, Tuesday Nov. 3, and Wednesday Nov. 4. Most of you have already signed up. If you haven’t, please email me so we can set something up.
ClassDojo: We're trying out the behavior and study skill online program, ClassDojo. Almost everyone is logged in. Your feedback has been fantastic.
Student of the Week: Serenity is our "Star Student" this week. She will be sharing a poster about herself and her favorite things. We can't wait for her to share! : ) When your child is "Star Student", they will bring home a poster to complete. They can also pick a day to bring in a show-and-tell. We pick a student's name every Thursday.
COMING UP THIS WEEK:
Spelling: Spelling test #4 is on Thursday, 11/5. The 8 spelling activities "menu" & work are also due on Thursday, 11/5. Parents, please remember to check the work and initial the 8 activities your child completes on the menu.
Reading & Language Arts: We are continuing our unit of study, “Tales as Old as Time.” We're finishing up Myths. Students are continuing their Fiction #2 Read to Self books and working on the corresponding Independent Reading Contract. Many have already turned theirs in. The due date is 11/13, but we may finish up earlier than that... I'll keep you posted.
Keep reading for 20 minutes a night! The new November Reading Log will come home this week. Completed reading logs are worth 10 points!
Social Science: We begin our new unit, The History of Downers Grove!
Mrs. Lopez & Mrs. Forsman's Math Class: We start Unit 3: Multi-Digit Addition & Subtraction! The first math module (or chapter) covers Rounding and Multi-Digit Addition. We will start with a pre-assessment on Monday to see what our students already know & areas on which to focus our lessons. We will use tools like Base-10 blocks & Number lines and number concepts like Standard form & Expanded form.
IMPORTANT DATES:
11/2-11/4 - Parent-Teacher Conferences
11/6 - Conferences (no school)
11/9 - Teacher Institute Day (no school)
11/20 - End of 1st Trimester
11/24 - 3rd Grade Downers Grove Field Trip (Lopez & Klacza's Classes)
11/25-11/27 - Thanksgiving Break (no school)
11/20 - End of 1st Trimester
11/24 - 3rd Grade Downers Grove Field Trip (Lopez & Klacza's Classes)
11/25-11/27 - Thanksgiving Break (no school)
Happy Halloween & Have a great weekend!!!
- Mrs. Lopez
