Reading & Math Minutes Due

Reading & Math Minute Celebration:

Please remember to work with your child on totaling up his/her math & reading minutes. The goal is to read 300 minutes for reading and practice addition facts for 100 minutes. Please sign the log and return the log by Tues., Nov. 1st.

On Wed., Nov. 2nd your child is invited to bring a flashlight to read with a friend. for our reading & math minute celebration.



Fact Fluency:
During quarter 2, your child should practice his/her subtraction facts. Your child can use flashcards, play games with a family member or go online to practice facts. Here are some great fact sites?

Third Grade Site:
http://interactivesites.weebly.com/

Fact Monster:
http://www.factmonster.com/math/flashcards.html

Moby Max:
https://www.mobymax.com/wi1488


PBIS Celebration:
This week your child will vote on the Parkview bull pup name. Every student at Parkview will be voting on grade level name choices. Each class will be doing a scavenger hunt on Thurs., Nov 3rd. At the end of the day the Parkview bull pup's name will be revealed!

Spooky Trail

Thanks for all your donations for our Fall Station Celebration! Make sure to look for the Third Grade Superteachers at the spooky trail! Enjoy your weekend!

Fall Stations

Dear family,

If you are sending in any items, please send them with your child tomorrow morning unless your are volunteering in our rooms for the fall station celebration. Click for document. Thanks so much for your donations!


Tomorrow is sports apparel/team clothing for Red Ribbon Week!

PJ day is Thursday for Red Ribbon Week! Due to allergies and health concerns, please do not send stuffed animals or blankets with your child. Your child can wear PJs and slippers. Please make sure your child has gym shoes and socks for recess. Thanks for your understanding!

Red Ribbon Week

It is National Red Ribbon Week! 

What is Red Ribbon Week? It is an ideal way for people and communities to unite and take a visible stand against drugs. Research shows that children are less likely to use alcohol and other drugs when parents and other role models are clear and consistent in their opposition to substance use and abuse. Below is a chart of different dress up days as well as topics to have some family discussions. 

Visit the following website for more information and resources: http://www.preventionpartners.com/stuff/exercises.cfm

Reading and Math Calendars!

Please make sure that your child has their October reading and math calendar completed and handed in by Wednesday, November 2nd. They should have both their reading and math minutes totaled at the bottom along with your signature. If ever your child loses their calendars, we have linked all of the current calendars on this blog under the family notes section. Feel free to print off a new one at home to hand in. 

On Wednesday, November 2nd we will have our October reading and math party. This month's theme is reading by flashlight. Please send in a flashlight for your child to read by! 

Cinderella Pumpkins

Third grade will be creating an enrichment project that corresponds with our Fairy Tales/Cinderella unit.  To cover the expenses of this project, we ask that each student contributes $1.00 by Tuesday Oct. 25th.  If for some reason you are unable to, please contact your child’s teacher and other arrangements can be made.

Thank you!

The Third Grade Teachers

                                                                                        

Fall Station Party and Spooktacular

Fall Station Party

On Friday October 28th we will have our Fall Celebration Party. There will be dancing, cupcake decorating, and crafts! Please CLICK HERE to help by either donating or volunteering! The celebration will be from 2:15-3:15. We look forward to a great time!

HALLOWEEN and SPOOKTACULAR

Not all families celebrate Halloween. It is Parkview's policy that students DO NOT wear costumes to school. They are welcome to wear them to our Parkview Spooktacular on Friday October 28th from 6-9:30pm. Please see our Parkview Weekly Notes for more information! 

Picture Retakes Tomorrow!

Please let your teacher know if you would like your child to retake their pictures! 

Book Orders Almost Due! (10/21/16)

Shop Online: scholastic.com/readingclub

One-Time Class Activation Code: NCQNC

Due Date: October 21st

Dear Families,

Place your order online at scholastic.com/readingclub. Ordering online is the easiest way to ensure I get your order on time. Also, there are more books to choose from as well as teacher recommendations. All orders need to be paid online. No checks or cash will be expected by the teachers.

Remember, for every book you order, our class earns FREE Books and supplies...and we have our eye on some new additions.

Thank you for your support!

Ordering online is fast and easy:

• VISIT scholastic.com/readingclub
• ENTER the one-time Class Activation Code (top of this letter)
• SHOP from a carefully curated selection of the best books and value packs
• SUBMIT your order and earn FREE Books for our classroom
• All book orders will be shipped to our classroom so we can celebrate the joy of reading together!

Graphing, Maps, & Reading!

Math
Thank you for all our M&M and Skittle Donations for our graphing unit.  Third grade enjoyed categorizing, graphing, and making statements about their data...not to mention eating these yummy treats.  Students also conducted their own surveys and questioned the other third grade classrooms this past week.  Then they created a double bar graph comparing the results.  We will be wrapping up our graphing unit this week.

Social Studies-Test this WEEK!
Thank you for helping your child prepare for their mapping test this coming week.  Your child brought home a study guide and blue map folder that they created for review.  See notes from last week regarding test information.

Reading Party
Mmmmm...applesauce!  Our Apple Reading and Math Celebration was delicious!  Our students have worked hard at meeting their Reading and Math Minutes for the month. Students enjoyed a bowl of warm homemade applesauce and enjoyed reading books with friends while setting new goals for next month.

 
 
 

Social Studies Test and mental map quiz:


Your child will have a social studies test and mental map quiz the week of Oct. 17th. Your child's teacher will let you know your child's test dates.

Here are copies of the notes that should go home this week with your child:

Social Studies study guide

Mental map study guide (drawing a map from memory of the world including the 7 continents and 5 oceans for a SC). For an EX your child should include the other items listed on this sheet.

Your child will also bring his/her blue foldable home this week to use as a study guide.

Weekly Update 10/8/16

Maps & Globes:

We are continuing to teach maps and globes. More information will be coming home regarding the final test dates for maps and globes test and mental map quiz. At home your child can practice creating a mental map of the world including the 7 continents and 5 oceans. A letter went home with your child's mental map and the date of the final quiz is TBD. Your child's teacher will let you know when those assessments will take place by putting the dates on the 3rd grade calendar and the assignment notebook. Both the mental map and maps and globes unit test will be the week of Oct. 17th. Your child will take home a blue foldable this week and can use that as as study guide resource.

Reading/Math Calendar Reminders:
Thanks so much for your donations for our Sept. Reading/Math celebration. The rooms smelled delicious with all the apples & cinnamon. The kids had a fun time enjoying the special treat! Please remember to have your child continue to read, practice addition math facts and log his/her minutes on the October reading/math calendar. A great resource to use for studying math facts is by clicking on Parkview's homepage, then the IMC tab, then Moby Max. Your child can enter his/her username and password located in the assignment book. Your child's teacher will show them this resource this week, but you can also have them try it out this weekend.

Moby Max Link

Math Graphing:
We are teaching your child how to collect, organize and interpret data. The goal is to write quality statements about graphs so in real life your child can understand graphs when reading the newspaper, Internet, magazines etc. If you happen to see a graph or use a graph in your work please share this with your child.  This week we will be working on bar graphs and line plots. Here is the Skittle graph sign up. Thanks for your donations.

Monthly Pond Visit:

This year your child will be observing the pond across the street each month and discussing how the pond biome changes throughout the year. This week, your child will be going to the pond with his/her class (weather permitting). Please have your child dresses for the weather. Your child can also bring a plastic bag to sit on while journaling about the pond.

Mrs. Moldenhauer: Wed., 2:00-3:00
Mrs. Studer & Mrs. French: Wed., 2:45-3:20

Communication Arts:

Your child has begun to practice writing summaries about the books they've heard or read in class. Your child used various story  maps which included characters, setting, problem, events and the conclusion to write a letter. The letters show if your child understand how to summarize the key events in a story (comprehension). We will continue to practice this skill throughout the year.

Example of a story map

Fairy Tale Unit:

This month your child will learn about the various components of a fairy tale so they can understand this genre The teachers will read various versions of Cinderella (Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters, Yeh-Shen, Egyptian Cinderella and the original Cinderella). We will teach your child how to compare and contrast the various versions as well as understand the theme (message of the story). We will connect this to writing and each kid will write their own fractured fairy tale version of Cinderella and create a pumpkin carriage at the end of the month to connect with the story (More details to come).

Maps & Globes:

We are continuing to teach maps and globes. More information will be coming home regarding the final test dates for maps and globes test and mental map quiz. At home your child can practice creating a mental map of the world including the 7 continents and 5 oceans. A letter went home with your child's mental map and the date of the final quiz is TBD. Your child's teacher will let you know when those assessments will take place.