Week of 11/18

Odds and Ends: 

The end of the trimester is Fri. 11/22.  Grades will be finalized soon. What a great first part of the school year! The students are working hard and learning so much! 

* Bowling Snacks: Mrs. Cushing has sent out an email regarding bowling snacks. The link is available here as well: 

https://forms.gle/LPQapqB14uW9QiQu6

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

* Fri. 11/22: Spelling: 3 activities due and test

Scholastic Book Order due

Math: x0 and x1 math facts  

*Mon. 11/25: Gratitude Calendar Due to join in special grade level feast

*Tues. 11/26: 3rd grade special Gratitude Feast 

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK: 

*Reading: We worked  fluency, context clues, and expression and we did readers theaters' with myths this week. Check out our seesaw posts for pictures of the performances today. They all did a great job! We will continue to work on leveled texts in small groups next week  as we continue our study of folktales. 

*Spelling: We are in the second week of our spelling lists. The 3 activities and test is Fri. 11/22. 

*Social Studies: Special thanks to our parent volunteers Mrs. Zapata, Mrs. Puelo, Mrs. Antonopoulos, Mr. Brooks, and Mrs. Tylka for joining us on our Downers Grove field trip. Despite the snowy day, we had a great time!

*Mrs. Olsen's Math class: Unit 2 continues with work on multiplication strategies. Please have your child study their facts every night!  Starting next week, we will take a weekly fact test on Fridays up to 12's.  Here is the schedule: 

week of 11/18: x0 and x1 facts

week of 12/2: x2 facts

week of 12/9: x5 facts

week of 12/16: x10 facts

We will resume after break in the following order: x11, x3, x4, x6, x7, x8, x9, and x12. The order is so we get the easier facts done first and build confidence and practice over time. Please have your child use flashcards or other games or strategies to practice facts every night to build math fluency!  Thank you!

Enjoy your weekend!

Mrs. Olsen 

Have a great weekend and Happy Thanksgiving!

Mrs. Olsen