Captain James E. Daly, Jr. Elementary School September 2015 Mark Your Calendar Monday, September 6, 2015 No school Tuesday, September 7, 2015 Back to School Night! 6:30pm - 8:30 pm Wednesday, September 9 – 29, 2015 Claire’s Gourmet Fundraiser Monday, September 14, 2015 No school Wednesday, September 23, 2015 No school Math Friday, September 25, 2015 Community Picnic! 5:00pm – 7:00pm We are working on rounding and computation. Students will be rounding numbers to the nearest ten and one hundred. They will be continuing to develop their strategies for addition and Read All About It! New Bell Times: Please note that students do not enter the school building in the morning until 9:05 am. Please do not send your child to school before this time, as we do not have the staffing to supervise them. Thank you for your help in this matter. Dismissal begins at 3:50 pm. Writing Instruction will start promptly at 9:25 am. If your child needs to eat breakfast at school, please try to have them here by 9:10 am. This will give them enough time to get themselves prepared for the day and eat breakfast without rushing. When sending lunch money to school with your child, please put the money in a sealed envelope with your child’s name on the front. Students will be using folders to transport Social Studies Our third graders are learning about democratic principles and understanding the basic functions of governments. Science Students will be exploring the physical sciences including forces of motion and the basics of gravity. Reading and Writing We will be identifying common themes in text and how characters behave. We will also be focusing on developing independent reading skills. Third graders will develop a narrative about how they contributed to the common good. They us! willContact use descriptive words and phrases to Ms. Cassidy: emphasize ideas in Katherine_Cassidy their writing. @mcpsmd.org Ms. Deleon: Breanna_M_Deleon@ mcpsmd.org Ms. Hawkins: Jessica_M_Hawkins 1@mcpsmd.org Mrs. Croyle: Alexandra_M_Funsc h@mcpsmd.org