October 24-28

I really enjoyed getting a chance to meet with each of you last week to discuss your child's progress.  Thank you all for attending.

This will be another exciting week with a lot of fun things planned!

It is RED RIBBON WEEK!! Here is a list of the spirit wear days!
Red Ribbon Week Spirit Days:
Monday, October 24:
Wear your favorite team sports jersey or T-shirt to "Kick Off" Red Ribbon Week and to Team Up Against Drugs!
Tuesday, October 25:
Wear RED to show your support for Red Ribbon Week!
Wednesday, October 26:
Wear Sweats today, because saying NO to drugs and alcohol is "no sweat!"
Thursday, October 27:
Wear Crazy Socks to "Sock It" to drugs!
Friday, October 28:
Wear your favorite hat because we are "putting a lid on" drugs and alcohol!

On Wednesday, October 26, the third grade will have their Tourism Day. You are welcome to attend. It will run from 1:00-3:30. You can stop by and see how your child has become "An Expert" on their state.

Halloween Parade and Party
Friday, October 28
Students can bring their costume to school to dress up for the parade and Halloween Party.  We will change into costumes around 2:30 and be ready for the parade at 2:45.  The party will be from 3:00-3:40.  If you are able to come help out, please stop on by. 
Math
We will be finishing up Topic 5 this week and will have the test this Friday. The last few lessons include how to multiply with multiples of 10 and using problem solving to figure out two step story problems. I will be assigning the topic readiness test Wednesday night online.

Reading
We will continue Theme 5 "Times Have Changed" in Rigby. The comprehension strategies we will continue to focus on are monitor understanding and reviewing synthesizing.
The Rigby Spelling list will focus on the ou, ow, oy, and oi patterns. The Rigby list is first, fish, live, pick, pouch, allow, ounce, growl, proud, and mountain.
The extension list focus is quad (four). The extension words are quadrangle, quadrant, quadrennial, quadriceps, quadrilateral, quadrilingual, quadrisect, quadruped, quadruple, and quadruplet.

Social StudiesWe will continue our geography unit where the students have began doing research on an assigned state. The culminating Tourism Day is on Wednesday from 12:30-3:30.

Have a great week!