October 24 - 28

It was great getting to see you all and to have the opportunity to work as a partner with you in helping ensure your child's success. This week will be another exciting one! It is RED RIBBON WEEK and below are the spirit wear days!


A special thanks to Brooke Verdict and Maggie Riley who has planned our Halloween party on Friday, October 28th.  Also, thanks to each of you for volunteering to send in the necessary supplies to enable the party to be a success.


On Wednesday, October 26, the third grade will have their Tourism Day. You are welcome to attend. It will run from 1:00-3:30. You can stop by and see how your child has become "An Expert" on their state.


Math
We will be finishing up Topic 5 this week and will have the test this Friday. The last few lessons include how to multiply with multiples of 10 and using problem solving to figure out two step story problems.

Reading
We will begin Theme 5 "Times Have Changed" in Rigby. The comprehension strategies we will focus on are monitor understanding and reviewing synthesizing.
The Rigby Spelling list will focus on the ou, ow, oy, and oi patterns. The Rigby list is first, fish, live, pick, pouch, allow, ounce, growl, proud, and mountain.
The extension list focus is quad (four). The extension words are quadrangle, quadrant, quadrennial, quadriceps, quadrilateral, quadrilingual, quadrisect, quadruped, quadruple, and quadruplet.


Social Studies
We will continue our geography unit where the students have begun doing research on an assigned state. The culminating Tourism Day is on Wednesday from 1:00-3:30.


Writing We will continue adding new stories to our Writer's Workshop Notebook.


Red Ribbon Week Spirit Days:
Monday, October 24:
Wear your favorite team sports jersey or T-shirt to "Kick Off" Red Ribbon Week and to Team Up Against Drugs!
Tuesday, October 25:
Wear RED to show your support for Red Ribbon Week!
Wednesday, October 26
Wear Sweats today, because saying NO to drugs and alcohol is "no sweat!"
Thursday, October 27:
Wear Crazy Socks to "Sock It" to drugs!
Friday, October 28:
Wear your favorite hat because we are "putting a lid on" drugs and alcohol!


Have a great week!