Costumes

PS. Don't forget to BRING IN costumes!

Halloween Party

Masks

After a meaningful discussion, the students have persuaded us to allow masks!  They were able to convince us that without the mask, their consumes would be ruined...we're not in the business of ruining costumes.

The State of Refreshments

• As of right now we have napkins, cups, cookies, juice, and some plates.  
• We have heard from few families letting us know that there are some baked goods to come.  

Conferences

Parent teacher conferences are coming up on Monday, November 25 and Tuesday, November 26.  A sign up sheet was sent home last Friday in an effort to schedule conferences that were not scheduled during Open House in September.  Please fill out forms and return to school as soon as possible.  Thank you!

More Trickster Tales

We continued our celebration today and here are a couple of pictures.

We have more featured authors to bring to you virtually, however, we are experiencing technical difficulties with the videos.  Please check back soon!

Computational Fluency

As a component of the math program, timed computational tests are administered on a weekly basis.  It is expected that students complete at least 36 facts in two minutes before moving on to the next level.  

Because of this, students are expected to practice their computational fluency at home every night, as outlined on the homework log.  Computational fluency begins with addition and depending on each child's skill level, moves to subtraction, multiplication and division.  

To aid in the process, we have added a number of links to the right of the posts to support at home practice.  If there is an online resource that you use at home to support computational fluency, please pass it along so we can include it to our growing list!

Trickster Tale Spotlight

Here is a spotlight author.  

There will be more to come tomorrow!

Trickster Tales

During the last six weeks the third grade students have been learning about fables, folktales, and tricksters tales as examples of stories that are worth telling again and again.  This has been a pilot within the CCSS unit development.

The third grade classes joined to share their hard work today!  Our learning celebration will continue tomorrow and end with refreshments!

Halloween

We will be celebrating Halloween on Thursday, October 31, 2013. Here is a copy of the newsletter going home on Friday!

October 25, 2013

Dear Families,

      Halloween is right around the corner!  That means we have a party to schedule.  Our party will take place on Thursday, October 31 at 2:45pm.  If you would like to send in a snack to share with the class please do, but remember:

1.          We are allergic to eggs and nuts

2.          The healthier the better

3.          There are 19 students in 3-H and 20 in 3-S

4.          We always need plates, cups, and something to drink!

Also, students will participate in a costume parade as a part of our celebration and therefore, will need their costume basics without makeup or masks. 

They will come home in costume ready to celebrate!

      Thank you,

The Third Grade Team

Third Grade Hike Preview

We made it!  Here is a preview of our hike in pictures.  This highlights group 3 with more photos to come!

Our fearless leader, Mr. Dean, prepared us for our hike. Each child had a chance to lead the group making sure to follow the trail markers in order to keep us on course.


It is said that Mr. Dean built this bridge...by hand!

One of two snakes we saw along the way.

 According to The Mystery of Wolf Den Cave, Mean Stevie Dean ties children to trees...

 He's at it again!

 At this point in the hike we were nearly half way through as we approached the entrance to the wolf den.

Here Mr. Dean retells the historical story of Israel Putnam who entered the wolf den to capture the last remaining Connecticut wolf in order to protect his live stock.  It is believed that at age 70, Putnam tracked the wolf for miles on end during a fierce winter.  Shortly after, each student entered the same cave that Putnam did in 1742.

Our journey continued with our next stop at the Indian Chair.

 The final leg of the hike proved challenging, but we all made it out alive!  Thank you Mr. Dean for such a wonderful experience.