QUARTER TESTING

QUARTER TESTING WILL TAKE PLACE MONDAY-WEDNESDAY (10/25-10/27). PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR CHILD IS HERE ON TIME! DON'T STAY UP TOO LATE SUNDAY!

YAY BODY!

This past Wednesday the third graders attended the Bodyology and Lighten Up! stage show presented by Slim Goodbody. You may remember his segment as part of Captain Kangaroo back in the day! Years ago, it was the actual Slim Goodbody from Captain Kangaroo on stage, but now we have a younger, taller version. While there, the kids sang along, danced, and had a great time. They learned about the function of the different systems of body, and they especially liked singing about the digestive system. Several Cash kids made it up on stage, but I found many of my students had "marvelous muscle" tricks the next day on the playground. Did you hear about my cartwheel? I hope not!

In class, the kid have been busy creating commercial type spots to record that highlight information learned while on the trip. They are doing a great job and it is fun to listen to them sing the songs from the show while they are getting their parts down. We have had technical difficulties (dead batteries)this week, they are ready to shoot. So, hopefully by the end of next week, we will have our videos posted for you to view!

Beep Beep...Field Trip Time Is Coming!

Don't forget that on Wednesday the 20th, we will be headed to Greensboro to see Bodyology and Lighten Up! Please make sure to have a lunch packed for your child to take with them on the trip. All cafeteria bagged lunches had to be pre-ordered, and that deadline has passed. If you have not paid for the trip, please do so before Wednesday. We must take a check with us to pay for the tickets.

Posting Grades

For those of you who are eagerly awaiting to see new grades posted this weekend, I am sorry to disappoint you! After spending the after school hours completing grading for this week, I went to enter grades and found that from 5pm tonight until Monday the 18th, the system is down for site maintenance. I will get those grades posted as soon as the system is back up and running! Sorry!

1+0=0+2...I don't think so!

This week, the school held a curriculum night for parents to stop in for a brief period of time and learn about what is taking place inside the classroom. At that meeting, a brochure about third grade and a powerpoint handout was distributed. If you did not come to the meeting, your child should have brought the papers home to you on Friday.

One of the items I stressed at the meeting was the need for the children to be fluent with their addition and subtraction facts. So many of the children want to work on multiplication facts, yet they are still struggling to add and subtract correctly. In a few short weeks, we will take our first quarter test. The kids do not have to worry about multiplication on this test, but they will have many addition and subtraction problems. Please practice facts nightly with your child. I do not want to waste class time and paper to do daily practice with math facts. Draw pictures, count fingers and toes, or use tallies! I am not picky about how you get your answer...just get the right one! I promise, 1+0 does not equal 0+2!

The RUNS math strategies are posted on the classroom website!

A Busy Month Ahead

October finally arrived, bringing cooler weather! Hopefully, we will not have to endure anymore 90+ degree days. We are in full swing in the classroom, and everyone seems to have a good understanding of our routines.

There seems to be one item, I feel that I need to discuss a little more in order for everyone to have a better understanding of the notes I write on papers. Many times a child will turn a paper in, and I can quickly tell that if I grade it, the grade will not be a good one. In order to avoid assigning failing grades on first tries, I will write "Correct and Return" or "Redo" across the paper. By the time the paper comes home, the paper has been corrected and returned to me or the child has done the assignment again and a grade has been assigned. This does not mean that anything needs to be corrected and returned to me once it has been placed in the Wednesday Packet.

I pull students individually daily to reteach concepts, help finish assignments, and check for understanding. That is my favorite time of the day. It gives me the opportunity to give each child a little more personal attention. I also have a wonderful lady who comes in to help tutor during this time. If you are intersted in tutoring between 12:00-12:35, please let me know. I can always use extra hands, and hearts!

Curriculum Night 6:00-6:35 10/7

Fall Festival 5:00-8:00 10/14

Field Trip to Carolina Theater 10/20

No School 10/29