November 21, 2023

 Announcements

We hope you will join us for our Winter Open House on Friday, December 15th! This is a time to come in the classroom, visit with your 3rd grader, and see their biography projects. Third grade is scheduled for 1:00-1:20. Here is the full list for all the grade levels.

1:00-1:20- 3^rd Grade

1:20-1:40- 2^nd Grade

1:40-2:00- 1^st Grade

2:00-2:20- Kindergarten

2:20-2:40- 4^th Grade

2:40-3:00- 5^th Grade

We had an excellent field trip to the Missouri Theater last week! Students listened to a variety of pieces, concluding with the story of Peter and the Wolf.

On Tuesday, we were able to learn from the Giant Map of Missouri! Mrs. Hanson led us in an exploration of map features. Then we were able to use our coding skills to code robots traveling around Missouri for Thanksgiving!

In the Classroom

In reading last week, students read an article about Rosa Parks and Cesar Chavez. We used this text to learn about comparing/contrasting, cause/effect, and inferring. We will finish this unit before Winter Break.

Most students have completed their first drafts of their biography pieces. Make sure to ask your 3rd grader who they chose for this project! We will revise, edit, and publish when we return after Thanksgiving. 

We have looked at multiple strategies the past week for addition, subtraction, and multiplication. Students are building their toolkit so they can solve these problems when they see them in multiple contexts. 

We started our health unit by discussing the human life cycle and body systems. After Thanksgiving, we will discuss diseases and how to keep our body safe.

Upcoming Events

Thanksgiving Break-November 22-24

Winter Open House-December 15, 3rd grade is at 1:00-1:20

Winter Break-December 21-January 2

School Resumes-January 3

Field trip to Planetarium-January 4