3rd Grade Thinkers!
October 22, 2019
Thanksgiving Bags
It is that time of year again! It has become tradition that NPSD helps the Vilas Food Pantry and its families for Thanksgiving. The Vilas Food Pantry is in need of Thanksgiving Dinner Bags this year. By filling Thanksgiving Bags with items needed for a tasty Thanksgiving dinner, you will be helping put a smile on the face of many individuals around their Thanksgiving table. With your help we can accomplish this task!
Each classroom has the goal of filling at least one bag. The donations will be organized into bags at school. If you would like to donate more than one of the requested items, it will be accepted with gratitude.
Thank you in advance for your donations & support!
Parent Teacher Conferences
Click HERE to sign up for a Parent Teacher Conference if your child is in Mrs. Simac's class.
Click HERE to sign up for a Parent Teacher Conference if your child is in Mr. Kral's Class.
Click HERE to sign up for a Parent Teacher Conference if your child is in Mr. Gauthier's class.
Halloween!
We would like to celebrate as a grade level. The kids enjoy seeing their friends in other classes. This will serve as a passive permission slip for your child to watch the Harry Potter movie. If you do not want your child to watch Harry Potter, please contact their classroom teacher and we will find an alternate activity for them.
If you'd like to send in a snack or treat, please make sure to send enough for 59 kids. We welcome popcorn or any treat!
Thank you for your support!
Virtues
Being cooperative is being willing to go along in order to get along. We are respectful of the rules. We consider other people's needs. We look for ways to be helpful, and we ask for help when we need it. Cooperation helps us bring together the ideas of many so that a new idea can come to light. Working together, we can make any place a safe and happy one.
Here are some reflection questions to discuss with your child:
When have you needed someone else's help to do something difficult?
When have you helped someone else to do something they could not do without you?
Describe what it is like when there is no cooperation in a group?
What can you do with others you cannot do yourself?
Thanks for your support!
ELA
Dear Family Member:
This week our class will focus on traditions. We will talk about how our traditions can teach us about different cultures.
Here are some activities that you can do with your child to help reinforce the skills we’ll be practicing.
Word Workout
- Words to Know: context clues Help your child describe a birthday party for the United States using this week’s vocabulary words. You will talk about why it would be different from other birthday parties.
- Spelling/Phonics: short vowels e, o, u Your child is going to name the letter that stands for the vowel he or she hears when you read a word from the list. Then your child will spell the word.
Comprehension: sequence
You will read a story about a boy who builds a model of the first Thanksgiving. Help your child follow the order of events in the story. Then your child will number the events in the correct order to show what happened in the story.
Math
Social Studies & Science
We are still working hard on our Mystery Science lessons! We are also learning about map skills, continents and the oceans. We will begin our continent study of Australia soon!