Northeast
Hamilton
Quote of the Week
“Give a man a fish and you
feed him for a day. Teach
a man to fish and you feed
him for a lifetime.”
~Chinese Proverb
Dates to Remember
Tues. 9/23 1st Quarter
Midterm
Wed. 9/24 12:30-1:20 ICN: My
America– What is a Flag?
Wed. 10/1 12:30-1:20 ICN: A
Pledge is a Promise
Mon. 10/6 12:30-1:20 ICN: Read-
ing with a Firefighter
Wed. 10/8 Late Start 12:30-
1:20 ICN: Neighborhood and
Community
Fri. 10/10 10-10:50 ICN: Reading
with a Police Officer
Wed. 10/15 12:30-1:20 ICN:
Liberty & Justice
Wed. 10/22 12:30-1:20 ICN:
What is an American
Thurs. 10/23 End of 1st Quarter
Fri. 10/24 No School
Wed. 10/29 12:30-1:20 ICN:
Story of the National Anthem
Fri. 10/31 2:20-3:20 Halloween
Party
Thoughts from
3rd Grade Mrs. Massman
Room 321
September 19,
2008
Hats of to Kendra! She became a Mad Adder and a Sub-
traction Superstar after passing her 100 problem time tests
in five minutes. She was the first to earn her spot on the
Addition and Subtraction Time Test Honor Rolls.
Lexi and Jordan are all
smiles after they both
received their Mad Ad-
der awards this week.
They were thrilled to
add their names to the
Addition Time Test
Honor Roll as well.
Keep up the great work
champs!
Thanks to all of you who took time to vote on Tuesday, September 9th. The $2.5 million school
bond issue for the new elementary school passed with about 71.5% of the voters voting yes.
Look for more information in upcoming newsletters.
Reading: Tomie dePaola unit, 26 Fairmount Avenue, parts of a book-cover, author, illustrator, dedi-
cation, title page, copyright, characters, setting, biography vs. autobiography, paragraph distinction,
cause & effect, summarizing, compare vs. contrast Vocabulary– hurricane, foundation, murky,
barbershop, pester, wailing, freight train, hemlock tree, decided, steam shovel, cement,
chute, studs, laxative, animated movie, attraction, fainted, loosen, appeared, hollered
Math: addition strategies-doubles, doubles+1, twinkies, 9 rule, minute math, 5 minute math, AR math-
solving story problems with key words, rereading the question, carrying, place value
Social Studies: city, state, country, continent, hemisphere, current events, Presidential Candidates,
mapskills, National Anthem, feelings associated with pride in your country
Science: hurricanes vs. tornadoes, introduction to deserts
Social Skills: nonverbal, verbal, & written communication, taking a joke too far
On Friday, August 29th Cassidy invited her dad, Ed Nerland to our
class to talk about his job with Hamilton County Secondary Roads.
Mr. Nerland gave an amazing presentation that really got the third
graders fired up! First he gave the class a short quiz to see if they
could identify bags of dirt, rock salt, gravel, and limestone. As you can
see in the pictures below, the students were very intrigued. Next Ed
showed the class pictures of the equipment he uses, and a terrific
video of him performing his job.

Mr. Nerland also addressed the skills and character traits needed for
his line of work..
Writing-keeping records, organizational skills-knowing what you
have to do and doing it without someone telling you to, mechanical-
changing oil and blades on the equipment, trustworthiness-working
fast but safely, responsibility-watching out for other people on the
road, caring-helping people out when they’re stranded in the winter

Advice that Ed gave the third graders, “Do your least favorite task
first, then you don’t have to worry about it all day. Love your job! If
you enjoy your job, nothing seems too tough to handle!”

Thanks Ed! Your presentation was AWESOME!

Trojanmen-Superheroes Unite
Homecoming 2008
Mon. 9/29 Superhero Day
Tues. 9/30 Class Color Day– All Elementary wear orange
Wed. 10/1 Pajama Day Elementary Homecoming Activities during recess
Thurs. 10/2 70’s/80’s Rock Day Dress like a rock star!
Jam the Gym all NEH students admitted free to the volleyball game
Fri. 10/3 Blue & Gold Day Assembly at 2:50
7:00 Trojan Football vs. Cal / Coronation at Halftime