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Star of the Week – Lilia

Important – Date/Time/Location change – We are now doing the Book Reveal on the same day as the Gingerbread houses. This Friday, December 15th at 1 PM. We will now be meeting in the STEM cafeteria. Parents welcome to join!

Gingerbread house supplies – We are still in need of a few Gingerbread house supplies. Please send everything in by Monday, December 11. This will allow me time to organize everything and make sure that we have enough of everything. There are a few things that didn’t get signed up for. Please sign up here.

Academics –

Math

Monday – Lesson 23 all – we will do the Unit 2 Study Guide in class

Tuesday – Lesson 24 if we finished the study guide

Wednesday Lesson 25

Thursday – Review Study guide

Friday – Unit 2 Test

ELA – Unit 4 Week 1 – Spelling – Open Syllables, Grammar – Comparatives and Superlatives U4 W1 Spelling Practice

Science – Animals Traits

Howe PTA BlogCandy Cane Grams Coming Soon! Candy Cane Grams are being sent home in students’ folder December 11th. Candy Cane Grams are hand decorated cards taped with a candy cane and delivered to the classrooms before break. This is a fun way for students to pass special notes to their friends for the holidays. Buy 1 or buy 1 for the whole class! The choice is yours. Talk with your child to decide how many cards they’d like to decorate this year. Fill out the form and turn it back in with money and your child will receive grams to be decorated at home. (The sooner they turn in the forms, the sooner they receive the grams to be decorated!)Decorated grams need to be returned by Dec 18th.

SPIRIT Week – During the week of 12/18-12/23 we will be having a Spirit week of holiday fun themes:

Holiday Week Activities  2023

Monday, December 18 – Holiday Sweater/ Holiday Color Day-Wear your holiday shirts or Colors  (Green, Red, White)

Tuesday, December 19 -*Tinsel Toes Tuesday- Wear your crazy/holiday socks and holiday bling

Wednesday, December 20 – *Winter Wonderland Wednesday-Wear white and wish for snow

Thursday December 21st – Think Aloud Thursday -Wear Your Holiday Headwear -(Santa caps, antlers, crazy hair day)

Friday, December 22nd – Holiday Sing-A-Long and Holiday Pajama Party

Tristian will continue to be Star of the Week. Lilia will be Star of the Week starting on 12/11.

Gingerbread house making party! December 15th 2-3 PM. Volunteers needed for set up and clean up. Please sign up to bring supplies with the SignUpGenius. Parents and siblings (younger siblings not in school) welcome. Please let me know if the younger siblings are attending and will be making a Gingerbread house, so that I can have enough supplies ready.

Book reveal and Sing a long – Friday 12/22 – 9 AM – Sing a long in gym. Book reveal after sing a long in the Gym – Parents welcome. Come see the book and congratulate our published authors.

Academics

Math

Monday – Revisit Topic C test

Tuesday – Lesson 20

Wednesday Lesson 21

Thursday Lesson 22

Friday Lesson 23

ELA – We are on Unit 3 Week 3 – Unit 3 Week 3 – Spelling – Closed Syllables,  Grammar – Pronoun and Antecedent Agreement U3W3 Spelling practice. We will begin a Snowman Writing unit.

Science – We will continue to learn about animal traits.

Reminder! Friday, December 1 is picture retake day. Lifetouch will be here in the morning to take the pictures of anyone who was missed on the first picture day and to retake any students who would like them retaken. Please return your picture packets if you would like them retaken.

Tomorrow will also be a popcorn Friday. A $1 donation to the PTA will get the students a bag of popcorn to enjoy. Thank you for supporting our PTA!

Picture Retakes on Friday – if you want to have pictures retaken please send back the unwanted photos with directions on how to change them. If you were absent please return your form so that I can send it with your student.

Popcorn Friday – will be this Friday, help support the PTA and get popcorn for your student for just $1.

Cold Weather Clothing – it is getting cold very fast please remember to have your child dress for the weather. Help them find the temperature the night before or before school. Here are the guidelines for dressing, I have linked the document in case you want to print it and hang it at home for your child to refer to:

Howe Winter Guidelines: 

Outdoor Weather

Students go outside for recess two or three times a day, even during the winter months. We use the following guidelines to determine when it is safe for students to be outside. To make this determination, we use the “feels like” temperature (wind chill) as reported by the National Weather Service. Please make sure your child is prepared with the necessary outerwear.

TEMPERATURE GUIDELINES (Feels like Temperature/Wind Chill) :

• Below 20 degrees – we do not go outside
• 20 degrees or higher- we go outside

Clothing

During the months of December through March, students should bring boots every day as there are many areas on the playground that can get quite snowy and/or muddy. Labeling items with your child’s first and last name can help us to return any lost items. We expect that students will wear the following winter gear when heading outside for recess.

CLOTHING GUIDELINES:

• 50-60 degrees: Long sleeves/sweaters
• 40-50 degrees: Jacket/coat
• 30-40 degrees: Winter jacket, hat and mittens/gloves and covered legs (i.e tights, jeans, pants)
• Below 30 and if snowy: Full set of snow gear to play in the snow (winter jacket, snow pants, hat, mittens, and boots)
• December – March: Bring boots and shoes daily 

Students who do not wear snow pants and boots will not be able to play in the snow.

Students who do not bring boots will still go outdoors, but are expected to stay on the blacktop.

Happy Thanksgiving – I hope everyone had a safe, restful break. I hope you got to enjoy time with family and friends. I was able to see both my daughters, my daughter Elizabeth and I were both sick for several days but we are feeling better now and she is back in Florida.

Science – we will continue learning about traits of animals

Social studies – we will continue learning about government

ELA – We will be working on our Spelling and Grammar pamphlet. Unit 3 Week 2 – Spelling – r-Controlled vowels er, ir, ur,  Grammar – Regular Verbs and Verb Tenses U3W2 Spelling Practice. We will continue reading our Government magazine.

Homework – Please read for 20 minutes each night and please do iReady for 20 minutes each night. Review spelling words and math facts.

Math –

Monday Lesson 17 must do apply all

Tuesday Lesson 18 must do apply all

Wednesday Lesson 19 must do apply all and Study Guide

Thursday Quiz

Friday Lesson 20 must do apply all

Reminders – No school – Wednesday 11/22-Sunday 11/26 – Have a great Thanksgiving Break

Food donations – Thank you to everyone that sent in a food donation. They will be picking up the donations this week. Any last minute donations can be sent on Monday.

Book orders due tomorrow – Monday – Here is the link to order online.

Science – learning about traits of animals

Social studies – learning about the purpose of government

ELA – No spelling test this week here are the words for next week’s test on December 1st if you want to start studying. Unit 3 Week 2 – Spelling – r-Controlled vowels er, ir, ur,  Grammar – Regular Verbs and Verb Tenses U3W2 Spelling Practice

Math –

Monday Lesson 15 must do apply all

Tuesday Lesson 16 must do apply all

Homework over break – please make sure to read 20 minutes each day, iReady 20 minutes each day and math homework.

Book Orders

Reading is a very important part of your students education.  They should be reading everyday.  In order to encourage reading it is very important that students have access to books at home.  I am sending out a book order TODAY to help you provide a good source of books for your children.  These books are inexpensive and appropriate for our grade level.  These make great holiday gifts. When you order you are also helping the classroom earn FREE books!

Place an order of $25 or more and you can pick a FREE $5 book (use code READS at checkout) to add to your reader’s TBR pile!

Family Order Due Date: 11/20/23

SHOP OUR CLASS PAGE: https://orders.scholastic.com/J6YNP
SHOP FLYERS: https://clubs.scholastic.com/all-flyers

Books make wonderful holiday presents. If you want to surprise your student with some books then just send me a message and I will pack them in a bag so they won’t be seen.

Holiday presents – Speaking about presents, I wanted to let you know that I never expect any gifts from anyone, but everyone has always been very generous in the past around the holidays.  I know this has been a rough year for a lot of families.  If you do choose to send a gift, I need to let you know I have I am working hard to trying to lose some weight,  so please do not send any food or candy gifts this year.  I also have very sensitive skin and can’t use regular soaps, perfumes and lotions.  I love to get things for the classroom like office supplies (sheet protectors, card stock, markers, paper)  or things for the students like prizes for the prize box or contests, Legos, educational games, science activities, or magnets.  I have make a classroom wishlist on Amazon, if that is helpful. I also enjoy gift cards to Amazon, Target, Kroger or any gas station.  Thanks for your understanding!  Again I’m not expecting anything.

PTA Message –

The PTA’s blog is up and running again! I would like to encourage all our parents to follow us! 

Use the following links to view the blog and make sure to enter your email to subscribe so you receive updates!

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This Week:

Tuesday – Early Release/Conferences (Check your appointment time here)

Wednesday – Conferences(Check your appointment time here)/ NO MUSIC CLUB

Thursday – PTA Meeting , 11/16/23 at 6pm Virtual Event

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This week’s homework schedule – EVERY NIGHT READ for 20 minutes:

Battle Against Hunger begins tomorrow. Please send in your food donations with your students November 13-17. Thank you for your contributions!  

Battle Against Hunger gif

Chess Club – Chess club will meet Wednesdays at lunch.

Recorders – ALL 3rd graders will be learning recorder this year and should have turned in money for the recorder. Please let Mrs. Reed know if you need help paying.

Star of the week – Anna will be star of the week starting on November 13th.

Reminder – No School – November 22-26th – Thanksgiving Break

We are publishing a book!!! – We have finished our book!! Only 2 days left until we hit submit to the publisher! Only 2 days left to order your copy, if you are interested! Our publication date is November 14th. Students get so excited about becoming a published author! Here is the link to the letter explaining how to order their new book.

Academics –

ELA – Our next unit called Government for the People. In the next 3 weeks we will be reading informational text about Government and completing page 11, 19 and 27 in our magazines. Our spelling and grammar pamphlet is Unit 3 Week 1 – Spelling – r-Controlled vowels ar, or, Grammar – Irregular Verbs. Here is the spelling practice U3W1 Spelling Practice. This week we are ar and or words in spelling. I will make copies for 4 of the pages for practice, students should be practicing at home also. Please have your student read everyday for 20 minutes.

Math –

Monday – Please return the lesson 12 homework and the Unit 2 Topic B Study guide – Please complete and RETURN the Topic B study guide. I will go over the study guide answers on Monday for our quiz Monday Here are the answers to help your child understand, don’t just show them the answers.

Tuesday – Lesson 13 – Apply all

Wednesday – Lesson 14 -Apply 1-6, 9-12

Thursday – Lesson 15

Friday – Lesson 16

Science – We will continue our study of animal inheritance and traits.