Sept. 28-Oct. 2

Hope you are all enjoying the wonderful weather this weekend. Here are the latest updates for the week. Spelling packet for The Keeping Quilt will go home Monday due on Friday. Please check your child's work before it is turned in to be sure that sentences begin with a capital and end with the correct punctuation. Mrs. Sandman has been correcting the homework and has found numerous mistakes throughout the spelling packet. Also, as mentioned at Back to School Night, students should write sentences neatly on binder paper. We agreed that parents would attach binder paper from home.

We began subtraction of 3-4 digit numbers last week. This seems to be an area of weakness for many 3rd graders, so students may need additional support at home. I have parent volunteers coming in for math and will have some students pulled into small groups to receive help and additional instruction. Subtraction will be an area that we will revisit throughout the year.

That's about all for now. Looking forward to seeing you in a few weeks for conferences.

Sept. 21-25

A big thank you to the parents who chaperoned on our trip to the fair. We had a wonderful time looking at the different animals and other exhibits.

This week a new spelling packet will be sent home for The Waterfall. The packet will be due this Friday. In math we will finish addition and move to subtraction of 4 digit numbers. Subtraction, especially borrowing, can be a challenge for many 3rd graders. I encourage you to help at home by giving a few problems a night to solve. I will begin with a quick subtraction fact quiz to see where everyone is at and we'll go from there.

Scholastic Book orders will be due this Friday as well. It's a great opportunity to purchase books at a reasonable price and earn bonus points for the class. Mrs. Koenig has volunteered to take on this job, so feel free to contact her if you have any questions regarding your order.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Sept. 14-18

A reminder that spelling packets for The Ballad of Mulan will be due this Friday the 18th. Students will also be given their spelling test for the words on Friday. Please be sure to write the words down at home before your child turns in the completed packet.

The field trip to the County Fair is also this week on Wednesday. If you are driving, make sure you have your insurance info on file with the office. Due to the economic recession, the fair has only given our class 7 paid tickets this year. Additional tickets and parking are $5.00. Please let us know if this will be a hardship and we will come up with a way to cover the cost. In the past, students are not allowed to buy food at the fair, so be sure to pack a sack lunch and plenty of water.

Look forward to seeing you very soon and thank you again for your help and support!

Sept. 8-11

I hope you are all having a fabulous Labor Day weekend! It's great having an extra day off. On Tuesday the new spelling packet will go home for the Ballad of Mulan. This spelling list will be for the next 2 weeks, due on Friday September 18. With the shortened 4 day week and field trip next week, we need to make it through all of the grammar skills for this story in the Houghton Mifflin anthology. I'm sure the students will be relieved to have a break in homework.

I have received many chaperone forms for the upcoming field trip to the SC County Fair. I may buddy up a few parents if we have too many drivers. The cost of parking is $5.00 per car (it was last year). Please be sure to pack a lunch and plenty of water for the fair. We discourage purchasing food from the vendors as this is an educational field trip. A big thanks to all who can make it that day!

See you soon!