NEWSLETTER MRS. TURNER SEPT. 13-17
FALL BREAK- Students will not have school from Sept. 20-24th.
POP AND READ- The students have earned a Pop and Read during Language Arts on Wednesday. Students can bring blankets, sleeping bags, and pillows to lie on. They can also bring snacks and drinks. (please don’t send any red or purple drinks…only light colors) They should also bring AR BOOKS to read! Hopefully students who are behind on their AR points can get caught up during Pop and Read and over Fall Break. Remember, all students need 8 AR points by Friday, October 8th.
STANDARDIZED TESTING- All third grade students will be taking the Cognitive Abilities Test from Wednesday, Sept. 29-Friday, Oct. 1. Then, the Iowa Test of Basic Skills will be given from Monday, Oct.4-Friday, Oct. 8. A green sheet will be coming home today with all of the information.
MEDIA CENTER-We will be going to the media center to get new books on Thursday. Remember to bring your library books that day! Of course, students can go to the library any morning.
ABSENT- I will not be here on Friday because of my class reunion in Tennessee. Ms. Koontz will be the substitute. I will not have access to e-mail during Fall Break.
PARENT HELPERS NEEDED-I need six parent helpers on Tuesday, Sept. 28th from 1-2 for a science experiment on rocks and minerals. The directions are easy to follow. Please let me know if you can come in and help. I will send home the info. ahead of time so you will have an idea of what to say and do
ICE CREAM PARTY- Our class won an ice cream party from Chic Fil A for having the most people attend on family night! Yeah! We will celebrate on Wednesday afternoon.
SUBJECT MATTER
SPELLING- We will be working on dipthongs this week: oi,oy, ou, ow / An assessment will be given on Thursday.
ENGLISH- We will be learning when to use the articles, “a”, “an”, and “the”. We will also be discussing subjects and predicates./ DOL quiz #4 / Computer games and activities to review topics discussed so far.
READING- I will be giving a fluency test to each student this week. We will be continuing our discussion of traditional literature. Today, we discussed fables and the morals or lessons they teach. If you read this, please write “moral” in the signature section of the agenda. We will continue discussing the story elements: characters, setting, plot, problem, and solution. Drama will also be introduced as a genre./ Read AR books and take AR tests.
MATH-How do we use regrouping to solve addition and subtraction problems? / Remember to try First in Math at home./ Timed test on Wednesday
SCIENCE-How does the formation of rocks and minerals differ?