Today was a lot of fun.  Thank you for the wonderful gifts,  donations for snack/ decorating cookies, and for the help! Mrs. Sulla, Mrs. Torni, Mrs. Elliot, Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Pugh, and Mrs. Courtesis… YOU ROCK!

ENJOY THE BREAK!

I am looking for some holiday decorations that have disappeared from our classroom. The first is a green tophat (about a foot tall) that has a small mouse on it. Next I am missing a small plastic Charlie Brown figurine and tree that are part of a set. All three of these items were seen in the classroom as recently as yesterday morning. We noticed they were missing yesterday afternoon.

MATH: We will continue to focus on solving area problems this week. Remember to use Moby Max at home to continue to work on your fact fluency! CONGRATULATIONS to the following students who are Math Masters in Addition and Subtraction:

Shardae, Ulysses, Layla, Khloe, June, Miley, Maxxon, and Brandon! That brings us to 30%! Our goal is to be at or above 85% by Jan. 9.

SCIENCE: We will be conducting an experiment with light on Thursday.

SS: The History of Michigan assessment will be given on Wednesday. We will review in class today and tomorrow.

READING: Our focus remains on reading and analyzing nonfiction text. We will be adding two NEW choices to our Daily 5. Please send headphones/ear buds for students to use during Listen to Reading.

WRITING: We will wrap-up our Informational Essay by Thursday. The next piece will be an Opinion about SLEDDING!

SPELLING: /gr/, /br/, and /cr/

REMINDER: There will be a school-wide sing along this Thursday in the auditorium.

Thank you to Mrs. Sulla and Mrs. Courtesis who have volunteered to help out at the celebration this Friday. And thank you to all who have generously offered to send materials for decorating cookies and other essentials!

Mon- Candy Cane day -wear red/white

Tues- Wacky Tacky Day-wear an ugly holiday sweater

Wed-Winter Wonderland Day- wear white/snowflakes

Thur-Winter Hat Day

Fri-Pajama Day

PLEASE NOTE: There is a $1 donation per day to participate in Spirit Week. The money that is collected will be used to complete various school improvement projects around the building.

Dear Families,

Our third grade class is working so very hard to stay focused in class and make the most of our instructional time. We know that there will be a reward next Friday, December 23, 2016. We will have a Holiday Celebration to Sharpen the Saw before our Winter Break.

I am planning to bring in sugar cookies for the class to decorate. Students will take their creations home with them at the end of the day. I am hoping to have the following decorating necessities donated:

• FROSTING, 6 containers, Thomas-Carrillo (1), Brezzell (2), Cook (1), Torni (1)
• SPRINKLES, 8 containers, Thomas-Carrillo (1), Cook (1)
• PLATES Stocks
• NAPKINS Brezzell
• SMALL BOWLS Sulla
• PLASTIC KNIVES Brezzell

In addition, I thought it would be a good idea to have a healthy snack. The following items can also be donated:

• VEGGIE STICKS- Courtesis
• FRESH FRUIT- Kogelmann
• SMALL BOTTLES OF WATER Stocks, Torni

Please email or contact me through the Remind app if you would like to donate items for our celebration. As emails/notifications come through I will be sure to update this blog post so that you know who’s bringing what. Thank you!