December 14-18

***Any unfinished work or tests from the previous week will be completed in class next week.  We would like all missing work completed and turned in by Wednesday, December 16.

*** 3rd Grade is having an ornament/craft sale to raise money for charity.  All items will cost $1 or $2 and will be on sale in the mornings (Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday) by the front office area. Please support them if you are able to.

Monday -
Tuesday - Reading Logs due
Wednesday -
Thursday - Auction (9-10:30) and Party (10:30-12:00) *Mrs. Ellison's homeroom will be eating lunch in the classroom following the party.
Friday - Hoodwinked video - early dismissal at 1:30 pm

Be sure to check the Parent Portal for grades that are being updated before the holidays.  Tuesday folders will be going home with graded student work to be reviewed.  Thank you for continuing to encourage your child to take ALL assignments seriously and to always do their BEST.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy New Year, and enjoy time with your family.  Make sure your child is well rested and ready to get back to work when they return in January!

Scholastic Book Fair

Scholastic Book Fair is here!
Family Book Fair night is Thursday Dec. 10 from 4-6 pm
Family Book Fair day is Saturday Dec. 12 from 10-12 noon

Mrs. Ellison's HR goes to the Book Fair during Enhancements on Tuesday Dec. 8
Ms. Curry's HR goes to the Book Fair during Enhancements on Monday Dec. 14.

Students may go to the Book Fair during morning time after they have checked in with their teacher.

December 7-11

What a great day we all had at Old Salem!  Thank you to all of the parents who were able to help chaperone.  The students had lots to share in class about what they learned and could really see the connections to what we have been learning in Social Studies.  Be sure to ask them about Friday's "Special Activity" that we did in class as an introduction to chapter 10.

Monday - wk 10 Math4Today Assessment
Tuesday - Mrs. Ellison's homeroom goes to the Book Fair during Enhancements
Wednesday - B2 Math has a Unit 1 Section 3 Quiz
Thursday - B2 Math has a Unit 1 Test (after reviewing the Quiz from Wednesday)
Friday - SS chapters 9/10 Test (study guide, ch 9 notes, and ch 10 notes), wk 11 Math4Today Assessment, Science Quiz on Energy

next Monday (Dec. 14) - Ms. Curry's homeroom goes to the Book Fair during Enhancements
Thursday (Dec. 17) - Auction from 9-10:30 and Holiday Celebration from 10:30-12:00
Friday (Dec. 18) - Hoodwinked movie (be sure permission slip is signed and returned)

Nov. 23-24

Monday - Artist in the School program (9-10 am), Fables Test (moved from Tuesday)
Tuesday - Thanksgiving Breakfast (9-9:30 am), Reading Log, SS ch. 7 Test (study guide and notes), B2 Math - session 3 Unit Test, ***students should be DONE with their Biography/Memoir Reports - we will be peer editing and adding final touches to it after Thanksgiving Break

Happy Thanksgiving!  Travel safely and enjoy your time with your family!

Remember that our field trip is the Thursday that we return, December 3.  Students will need to be at the school cafeteria at 6:00 am so that we are ready to pull out of the parking lot at 6:30 am.

November 16-20 and 23-24

Monday -
Tuesday - Reading Logs due
Wednesday - B1 Math Unit 1 Session 3 Quiz
Thursday -
Friday - Weather Unit TEST (no notes allowed), Biography & Memoir reports should be almost done

Monday - Nov. 23 - Thanksgiving Breakfast 9-9:30 am
Tuesday - Nov. 24 - SS ch 7 Test, Fables Test

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Wednesday - Dec. 2 - Biography & Memoir final reports due

Nov. 9 - 13

Monday -
Tuesday - Reading Log due, SS ch 6 test (study guide and notes on website), Early Release at 1:30 pm
Wednesday - NO SCHOOL - Happy Veteran's Day
Thursday - B1 Math only - Unit 1 Session 3 Quiz
Friday - Science Quiz (Water Cycle, Clouds, Forecasting), both Math blocks - Math4Today wk 9 Assessment

Things to make a note of...
Students should be working on their Biography Reports or Memoir Assignment.  The final report is due Dec. 2 but they should be just about done with all of the content before Thanksgiving Break.

Science Weather Unit test (NOT open notes) will be coming up next week (around Nov. 20)

SS ch 7 test is scheduled for Nov. 24.

Final payment for the field trip is due Nov. 20.  Parents who didn't pay at the beginning will need to pay at the door (same cost).  Please let me know if you are planning to attend the field trip but did not mark it on the permission slip.  I have to make sure all of my parent volunteers are level 2 cleared before the trip.

November 2-6

Monday - Report Cards go home
Tuesday - Reading Logs due, 2nd payment for field trip due (if you haven't already paid in full) - parents that haven't already paid will need to pay on site the day of the trip
Wednesday -
Thursday -
Friday -

Tuesday - November 10 - SS ch 6 test (study guide and notes) and Early Release
Wednesday - November 11 - No School - Veteran's Day