Announcements
If you would like to order Paxton Keeley spirit wear, please use this link by September 16.
Be on the lookout next week for the Success Ready Checklist in the Friday Folder. Please return the checklist with the folder.
Thank you to Robin Miller, our room parent coordinator this year! She sent home a note in the Friday folder with some important information.
Our Comet Carnival basket theme is Dog Lovers. Make sure to send in treats, toys, gift certificates, etc. to ensure our basket raises lots of money at the auction!
Your third grader brought home a note earlier this week, but we are in need of clear, 2 liter bottles for a science project at the beginning of October. Thank you in advance for helping our class with this project!
The Fall Fundraiser ends September 13. Make sure to send in those orders so your third grader can receive their coops!
We finally had a day with all 26 students and no rain. What a great looking group of students!
In the Classroom
We have been working with time this week in math. Students were tasked with using elapsed time strategies to figure out how long our morning is. It is 2 hours and 55 minutes in case you're curious. :) We had a fabulous math discussion where we analyzed our classmate's work and helped them make revisions. We also studied data collection and bar graphs.
Our focus this week in reading was theme. We used many different books to discuss finding the "big idea." We created a list of themes such as bravery, friendship, and perseverance. Each student took part in a guided reading group where we read a book titled Something Beautiful. Students were asked to discover the theme in this book and provide evidence.
We finished up our classmate interviews this week! Make sure to check out our class book next time you visit the classroom. We will begin creating our writer's notebooks next week.
We have been studying government this week for social studies. Students identified the leaders of our school, school district, city, state, and country. We also compared and contrasted state and local governments. Finally, we began studying national symbols by analyzing the National Anthem.
Upcoming Events
Fall Fundraiser Due-September 13
No School-Teacher Workday-September 30
Comet Carnival, 5:00-8:00-October 4
Picture Retake Day-October 17
Flu Shots-October 18
Fall Room Party, 2:15-3:00-October 30
No School-October 31 and November 1
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