Newsletter--Week of Oct. 19

News from 3P

Week of: October 19, 2015

Reading and Language Arts: This week we will continue to focus on making inferences. We will also begin to ask questions as we read stories, to better understand what the author is telling us. Our stories this week will be Turtle Bay and Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome. With Balto, we will be adding in another comparison with watching parts of the movie to see if our opinions of the characters have changed. **Students should be reading at least 25 minutes for homework every night!

Grammar: The focus this week will be adjectives. Remind your child to use lots of adjectives, or sparkle words, when they are talking and writing!

Writing: This week in writing, students will continue the writing workshop process. We will continue with opinion writing with the following prompt: Do you enjoy Halloween? Why or why not? Within this paper, we will focus on linking words, adjectives and conventions (grammar, capitalization, and punctuation).

Science: This week we will begin learning about the Digestive System. Please have your child explain where food enters their body and where it goes from there! J

Math: This week we will be working on adding and subtracting with larger numbers. Students will be introduced to different ways to do this. They are encouraged to use the way that suits their learning needs best.   

Halloween Note: Next week, we will be making a fun Halloween project called Scared Silly! We are looking for donations of Halloween stickers to help complete this project. If you would like to donate some, please send them in with your child! Thank you! J

Make a Difference Week

Monday, October 19th: Canned Foods & Caps Wear your favorite cap/hat and bring in any canned food item(s) for PRC!

Tuesday, October 20th: Pasta & Pajamas for PRC Put on your plush pajamas & bring in a box (or two) of pasta to support People’s Resource Center!

Wednesday, October 21st: Eating healthy is a Sport! Put on your favorite team jersey or wear your favorite team colors and donate some canned fruits or canned vegetables to support good nutrition at the PRC!

Thursday, October 22nd: Helping Others is COOL! Wear your coolest sunglasses and bring in any miscellaneous non-perishable food item(s)!

Friday, October 23rd: We STUFFED the truck with foods for the most important meal of the day! Bring in a stuffed animal to snuggle (stuffed animal must be able to easily fit into your backpack) and one non-perishable breakfast item such as a box of cereal, container of oatmeal or box of breakfast cereal bars.