Mrs. McManus' Class

September 1, 2023- Field Trip Payment Due ($10 or $30)

September 4, 2023- No School

September 5-25- Mclass Testing Window

September 7, 2023- BOG Reading Test

September 8, 2023- PTO Dance 3:00-5:00

September 11-14, 2023- Book Fair (Our class will visit on Sept. 11th, 13th and 14th.)

September 12 & 13, 2023- Grandparents' Day Celebration

September 13, 2023- Book Fair Open Until 6:30

September 15, 2023- Last Day to Order Spirit Gear (link is below)

September 19, 2023- Spirit Night at Pelicans (4:00-8:00)

September 19, 2023- 1st Day of Good News Club

September 21, 2023- Mass Screening (Wear your glasses!)

September 25, 2023- No School

September 26, 2023- PTO Captial Campaign Kickoff

September 27, 2023- Picture Day

September 28, 2023- Spirit Day (Wear your green and gold!)

September 29, 2023- PTO Capital Campaign Turn In

New News

Spelling- Spelling Homework will begin this week.

School Pictures (Sept. 27th)- Picture forms should go home this week. You can also order online at https://www.strawbridge.net/ (Our online school code is FM428112)

Old News, but still important....

Water Bottles- Please only send PLAIN water in water bottles. Do not send juices or flavored water. We have had a lot of flavored water spills to clean up lately.

Assessments- I have finished all of the BOY assessments and will be setting up conferences soon. Be on the lookout for a sign-up schedule.

Field Trip- We will go on our first field trip of the year on October 4th. We will visit the JAWC to see Aliens Alive.

Field Trip Payment Sheet- If you haven't already, please send back the form to let me know how you plan on paying for field trips this year. There are three payment options. The first payment was due Sept. 1st. Please be sure to stay caught up on your payments.

One payment of $60- Due Sept. 1st

Two payments of $30- Due by Sept. 1st and Dec. 1st

Six payments of $10- Due the first day of each month September -February

Folders/Planners- Please continue to check, sign, and clean out the planner each night. Look over and discuss any graded work. Take all graded papers out of the folder and keep them at home.

Dojo- I hope you will check Dojo frequently for classroom news and updates.

Snack- Please be sure your child brings a small snack (just one) and a water bottle to school each day.

Homework- Your child should be reading for 20 minutes each night and practicing skip-counting aloud.

Counting by 3's https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fijHui9BJoU&list=PLBKguK5HqJvkGWF_Wd3VnpCjyEnb0MIFu

Counting by 4's https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MX6S22QS9U&list=PLBKguK5HqJvkGWF_Wd3VnpCjyEnb0MIFu&index=2

Our third-grade team is raising money to put books in the hands of our students. One of the biggest joys of teaching is seeing a student fall in love with a book. We hope to be able to send home at least one book each month with every student in our grade. Growing lifelong readers is the goal —and your contribution will help do just that! Click the link below to donate to our campaign and be sure to share this link with family and friends. Thanks so much!

https://shop.scholastic.com/viewCampaign?campaignId=f578e8ba-335a-4c02-a66e-7a993857042b

Do you have an account with Carolina West? If so, please click the link below and attach our school to your account. Carolina West will donate 3% of your monthly service fee to the school, at NO ADDITIONAL FEE TO YOU. Thanks, Carolina West!

https://www.carolinawest.com/c4e/

Please click the link below to get more information on how to support our school. It takes less than five minutes to download the app and get started.

https://www.boxtops4education.com/

Math

• Students can solve two-step addition and subtraction problems.
• Students can create and interpret graphs.

Reading/Writing (Wit and Wisdom)

• Students ask and answer questions to show they understand a non-fiction text. They use specific details in the text to support their answers.
• Students determine the main idea and key details of a text.
• Students determine the meaning of general academic words and phrases.
• Students use information gained from text features to demonstrate understanding of the text.
• Students will write informative/ explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
• Students will recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.

Phonics/Spelling

• short vowels/closed syllables
• schwa and digraphs
• suffixes -s /- es / -ly
• long vowels/closed syllables

SEL

• Respect- Understanding the different ways people show respect and thinking about the ways they may show respect.

• Responsibility- Learning how to take responsibility for your actions and your needs.\

Science/Social Studies

• landforms
• geography
• entrepreneurship

Would you like to volunteer to help in my classroom, the school, or on a field trip? Please click the link below to complete the application in Volunteer Tracker.

*We will need chaperones to go with us to the Catawba Science Center and Grandfather Mountain.

https://appgarden4.app-garden.com/VolTrackNC970.nsf

http://www.multiplication.com

Games, Auto-Scoring Quizzes, Flash Cards, Worksheets, and tons of resources to teach kids the multiplication facts

https://www.mathplayground.com/

Free, online math games and more! Problem-solving, logic games, and number puzzles kids love to play.

https://www.nctm.org/Classroom-Resources/Illuminations/Interactives/Product-Game/

The Product Game is a fun, interactive game that exercises your skill with factors and multiples.

https://storylineonline.net/

Storyline Online is a free online library that features popular books read by celebrities. New books are added regularly and it's funded by the Screen Actors Guild.

https://www.freechildrenstories.com/

Founded in 2008, freechildrenstories.com operates on the simple principle that children's development is paramount. Their mission is to offer
meaningful storytelling to each reader around the globe,
with access to the internet, for free.

https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/

Goal: We picture a world where all families have access to an abundance of books that celebrate their languages and cultures and cultivate a lifelong love of reading.

https://www.abcya.com/

https://freerice.com/categories

Freerice is an educational trivia game that helps you get smarter while making a difference for people around the world. Every question you answer correctly raises 10 grains of rice for the World Food Programme (WFP) to support its work saving and changing lives around the world.

https://www.artforkidshub.com/

Here you’ll find all kinds of art lessons for kids, including how to draw for kids, even painting and origami for kids.

Please contact me with any questions or concerns. The fastest way to reach me is on Dojo.

Email: mcmanustr@wilkes.k12.nc.us
Website: http://wes.wilkescountyschools.org/
Location: 1248 School Street, Wilkesboro, NC, USA
Phone: 3368384261