Friday, January 30, 2015

We had a great time celebrating everyone's accomplishments on Tuesday during our Town Hall!
Homeroom Reading Counts Leaders

3rd Grade Reading Counts Leaders for the Second Nine Weeks

A Honor Roll for the Second Nine Weeks! Great Job!

A/B Honor Roll for the Second Nine Weeks!  YAY!


B Honor Roll for the Second Nine Weeks

Happy Birthday to our January Leaders!



Black History Performance and PTO Meeting
Next Thursday, February 5 will be the Black History performance and PTO meeting.  This wonderful event will be at 6:30 at Rice Creek.  Please come out to support our PTO, and our wonderful performers.




In your child’s blue folder is a lot of information about Jump Rope for Heart.  Money can be collected and returned to school between now and February 27.  Thank you for helping support this great cause.  

The Book Fair is coming! The Book Fair will be here from February 2 - 6.  On Thursday, February 5, the Book Fair will be open until 7:00pm.  Our class will preview the Book Fair together. Check out the flyer sent home to see what types of books are offered at the upcoming Book Fair!

Boone Hall Field Study
Just a reminder that Boone Hall Field Trip permission slips and money are due as soon as possible.  We would like to have them all collected no later than Thursday, February 12, 2015. Please be reminded that the $35 payment is nonrefundable.

*When completing the form, please be sure to select if your child will be bringing a lunch from home or if they will be purchasing a bagged lunch from school.  

*We are still looking for chaperones!  If you are interested, please let your child’s teacher know.

If you have any questions/concerns regarding the trip, please contact your child’s teacher.
Important Dates:
1/30- Covey Clubs
February 2 - 6-  Book Fair!
We will be open until 7:00pm on Thursday, February 5 (the same day of the Black History Performance).
February 5- PTO meeting and Black History Play 6:30
February 12 Half Day for students

February 13  No School for Students

Sunday, January 25, 2015

Parents,
It is not too late you order your child's class picture!   You can go to:  Strawbridge.net to order the picture.  The school code is: 4961000.  You can order until next Thursday, January 29th to order without a fee.

The Book Fair is coming! The Book Fair will be here from February 2 - 6.  On Thursday, February 5, the Book Fair will be open until 7:00 pm.  Our class will preview the Book Fair together. Check out the flyer sent home to see what types of books are offered at the upcoming Book Fair!


Important Dates:
1/27- 3rd Grade Town Hall
1/27- District Writing Assessment
1/30- Covey Clubs
February 2 - 6-  Book Fair!
We will be open until 7:00 pm on Thursday, February 5 (the same day of the Black History Performance).

Report Cards
The 2nd Nine Weeks Report Cards came home Thursday.  Please review these grades with your child.  
Set goals for the 3rd nine weeks, and celebrate your child’s successes!
Below are some links for good study habits and skills to help your child be successful!


Yearbooks are on sale!!  From January until Spring Break they will cost $20.  Please let your child’s teacher know if you would like to order a yearbook.  


A Peek At Next Week!
(January 26 - January 30)
ELA
Reading-  Cause/Effect in Nonfiction Text
Foundational Skills - Suffixes -ful -less -ly
Spiral Review from this week- Adjectives

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Writing
Writing: Respond to a Given Prompt
Spiral Review from this week- Reflective Personal Narratives

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Social Studies
Settling SC
Chapter 4 Lesson 1

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Science
Types of Rocks
Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic
What do fossils tell us about the past?

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Math
Multiplication Strategies:
distributive property, associative property, and all facts


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Important Dates:
1/15- End of 2nd Nine Weeks
1/16 & 1/19- No School!!
1/27- 3rd Grade Town Hall

Yearbooks are on sale!!  From January until Spring Break they will cost $20.  Please let your child’s teacher know if you would like to order a yearbook.  

A Peek At Next Week!
(January 12 - January 15)


ELA
Reading: Retelling/Summarizing
Foundational Skills: Wrap up Prefixes
Language (Next Week)- Adjectives


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Writing
No Writing This Week
Next Week: Reflective Personal Narratives


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Social Studies
Early Explorers in South Carolina


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Science
Rocks and Minerals


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Math
We are continuing to work on multiplication facts 0-12
0-6 test Tuesday, Jan. 13th


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