Week of Oct.6th - Oct.10th

 Upcoming Events:

Monday, Oct. 6th - Homework sheet due today!

Tuesday, Oct. 9th - Math Test today!

Wednesday, Oct. 8th - Late Start

Friday, Oct.10th - No School, Professional Development Day for Teachers

Fall Student Led Conference Sign Up

As the conference windows begin, we will plan to meet with families towards the end of October, and

beginning of November. Remember these are student-led conferences, so please bring your child

with you to the conference, they will be leading the conversation.

Mrs. Ettinger's Sign Up

Mrs. Peek's Sign Up

Sarett Field Trip- Thursday, October 30

We will be heading to Sarett Nature Center on Thursday, October 30th. We will leave Lincoln

at 9:00 and arrive around 9:30am. Parents are welcome to join us at Sarett, unfortunately, we have

no room on our buses for any additional adults. If you would like to join us, you will need to pay admission, when you arrive. Admission

is $3 a person. We plan to head back to Lincoln at 11:30am. When we arrive at Sarett, we will be put into

small groups. Parents can join the groups with the Nature Leaders and walk with your child. Please let your

classroom teacher know if you have any questions.

Halloween Party

At Back to School Night, parents were able to sign up to help with the Halloween party. Mrs. Ettinger and

Mrs. Peek will each be sending an email out with information to families about the parties. However,

the party time will be Friday, Oct. 31st at 2:00pm. We will end the day with the annual costume walk around

Lincoln, after the party.

Volunteering

Please make sure to fill out the link to make sure you can volunteer in our classroom throughout

the year. You must have this filled out to volunteer at Class Parties, Mystery Reader, etc.

Classroom Volunteer Background Check Link

Reading Focus Questions:

We have been working hard learning about what the central message of a book is, and how the details help us to determine the central message. We have incorporated grammar skills throughout our lessons as well, including concrete and abstract nouns, adjectives, and verbs. 

Math- Multiplication Facts

In math, we have spent much time learning about multiplication through equal grouping, and will be looking at arrays and area. Multiplication fact fluency is a large part of learning in third grade. This trimester, our focus is on the 2, 5, and 10 facts. Please begin working with your child on putting these facts to memory during the next few weeks. The year end goal for third grade is to know all multiplication facts 0-10 from memory.

We are fortunate to have our SJPS Foundation, who purchased class sets of flashcards for all 3rd grade classes in SJ. I always like to put the link on here for families in case you would like to purchase a set for at home.

Link to Flash Cards

 

Weekly Specials Schedule:

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Mrs. Ettinger	1:15-1:55 Art	1:15-1:55 Gym	1:15-1:35 Library Book Exchange	1:15-1:55 Music	1:15-1:55 STEM
Mrs. Peek	1:15-1:55 Gym	1:15-1:55 STEM	1:15 - 1:55 Art	1:35-1:55 Library Book Exchange	1:15-1:55 Music

What we are learning this week!

ELA - Module 1: The Power of Reading, Finding Central Message and Recounting Stories

Math - Unit 1 Test Tuesday, then Unit 2, Section A: Concepts of Area

Science - Circle of Life

Writing - Module 1: The Power of Reading

 

Technology Support Site for Students and Parents

Our media team has created a resource site for students and families to help them navigate district technology.

Click on the link below to access this resource:

SPS Student/Parent Digital Handbook