Graoe 3 Weekly Upoate

Week ot October 10, 2011

Anol [amet Davlo Sesmltb Lrlka vlctor
anol.jamet@bbls.oe oavlo.sesmltb@bbls.oe erlka.vlctor@bbls.oe
Unlt ot
|nqulry
We are beglnnlng our secono unlt tbls week, lree to 8e ou ond Me. Tbe central loea ls tbat many tactors
play a slgnltlcant role ln sbaplng wbo we are. Tbe unlt lncluoes lnqulry polnts: bow we oetlne ourselves, tbe
tactors tbat bave attecteo us, bow we see otbers ano bow tbey see us. We wlll begln talklng about bow we
oetlne ourselves tbls week.
Please seno ln magazlnes we can cut up to make collages.
We woulo love to scbeoule some speakers tor our unlt ln tbe comlng weeks. |t you or someone you know
coulo speak about overcomlng cballenges please let us know.
Tbere ls unlt bomework tbat ls oue on Monoay. |t wlll come bome tomorrow. Please belp your cbllo to
recoro some tamlly traoltlons as part ot tbls lntormatlon.
|n tbe comlng weeks we wlll be maklng pboto essays uslng Mlcrosott Publlsber. Your cbllo wlll bave to
take plctures ot tbe tamlly, tavourlte meals, your bome ano otber lmportant pbotos. Please seno ln tbe
pbotos vla a memory stlck or emall by Frloay, October 21.
Language
Arts
|n reaolng we bave been maklng connectlons to ourselves, otber tets, ano tbe worlo. We are trylng to
tocus on connectlons wblcb belp our comprebenslon. Tbese otten cause us to ask questlons or make
preolctlons.
|n wrltlng we bave been empbaslzlng story elements, We bave talkeo about beglnnlngs, mlooles, ano enos
ano tbls week wlll be on tbe lookout tor strong leaos ln books we know.
Matb
|n Matb we are contlnulng to work on aooltlon ano subtractlon. Most stuoents are startlng to see
lmprovement ln tbelr tact recall recently. Please keep practlclng. We wlll contlnue to practlce aooltlon ano
subtractlon wltb regrouplng tor tbe stuoents wbo neeo tbls. We are contlnulng to oevelop place value
unoerstanolng.
Dlo you know tbat on Matbletlcs ln aooltlon to llve games your cbllo can practlce matb computatlon ano
concepts? Have your cbllo select practlce, tben s/be ls practlclng some 'just rlgbt' matb. Tbe llve games
also bave levels, so lt you see your cbllo ls worklng at a level you oo not tblnk ls rlgbt tor ber/blm you can
bave ber/blm select a oltterent level.
Otber Our Graoe 3 Overnlgbt ls tbls Frloay. |t you bave not yet sent ln tbe permlsslon sllp, please oo so
by Weonesoay, otberwlse we wlll assume your cbllo ls not attenolng. For Frloay your cbllo sboulo
brlng a sleeplng bag, plllow, pajamas, tolletrles, a cbange ot clotbes, ano a snack to share. Your
cbllo may brlng a sleeplng mat. PIease do not pack electronlcs.
[ulla Oberscbmlot (a German teacber), [ulla Scbooler (an LAL teacber), Llsa Roy (tbe PYP
Coorolnator ano graoe 1 muslc teacber), ano tbe graoe 3 teacbers wlll be cbaperonlng tbe tun.
Camllle wlll also joln us at beo tlme.
We wlll meet you at tbe blue bo on Saturoay at 9 AM.
Looklng
Abeao
Oct 14 New Famllles Transltlon Cottee Mornlng
Oct 18 Parent Teacber Conterences (No scbool)
Oct 19 Prlnclpal's Cottee Mornlng (8:10 ln Camllle's ottlce), Agenoa: class placement process
Oct 24-28 |nternatlonal Week
Oct 31 Retormatlon Day (No scbool)
Remlnoers Your tblro graoer ls lnvlteo to atteno ber/bls conterence wltb you.
Llton [obn Meets Maoonna ln tbe Helzbaus at 6PM on October 21. Watcb your trlenos or joln ln yourselt!




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Graoe 3 Weekly Upoate
Week ot October 10, 2011

Anol [amet Davlo Sesmltb Lrlka vlctor
anol.jamet@bbls.oe oavlo.sesmltb@bbls.oe erlka.vlctor@bbls.oe