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Third Grade Newsletter
No School
on October
12th –
Columbus
day
SCHEDULE
Please be aware of our schedule as
your child is dressing for the day
(especially our PE days). Also,
please have your child dress for
the changing weather.
WORD STUDY
Reminder, your child’s homework for
Word Study should be completed in
their Word Study Journal. The
detailed instructions are located in
the red folder journal, words should
be stored in the Ziploc bag.
HELP NEEDED
*Our school collects BOX TOPS for education. Please clip them
from items used in the home and send them in. Our school
earns 10 cents for every Box Top….they sure do add up quickly!
*We are having our third grade Harvest of Learning Day on
October 30th. We will need several parent volunteers to help on
this day. Look for more information to follow.
* Please send in clean “throwaway” materials for our Stem
night, November 19th. We are looking for items such as foam
takeout containers, plastic or foam cups, lids, stubby pencils
with worn erasers, dried markers, berry baskets, straws, egg
cartons, stray game pieces, broken crayons, magazines, store
bags with handles, etc.
*Please turn this over to read about a donation opportunity.
1st Quarter Academic Highlights
* Please sign your child’s agenda
daily.
*If you are sending money to
school, please place it in an
envelope or ziplock bag with your
child’s name and the purpose of
the money on the outside.
*Homework is assigned each
evening. This serves as practice or
enrichment of skills being taught at
school.Conference
Please beinformation
sure that your
child returns homework the day
after it is assigned unless
otherwise noted.
*When your child receives a Study
Guide at school, please utilize it
during homework time and return
it to it’s spot in the red folder to
keep for future review.
Reading- Reading Strategies, Comprehension of Fiction/, Communication
Skills, Word Analysis (vocabulary)
Writing- Word Study, Following directions, Homophones
Math- Place value, addition, & subtraction
Social Studies- Government/Civics, Maps and Globes, happiness
Science - Moon cycle and water cycle.
CONFERENCE
IMPORTANT DATES
INFORMATION
Oct. 1 – Tolbert Outreach Event (TOP)
This year, parents will
Oct. 12 – No School – Columbus Day
be conferencing with
Science-Scientific
Investigation,
Matter, Water Cycle
Oct. 7 – Donuts with Dads
both, the reading/
Oct. 8 - Pictures
math teachers at the
Oct. 13 – Boosterthon starts
same time. The
Oct. 14 – Donuts with Dads
conference sign up will
Oct. 21 – Fun Run
be sent home, soon.
Oct. 30 – Harvest of Learning Celebration and Fall
Bingo
Dear Parents of Ms. Erickson’s, Mr. Pearson’s and Mrs. Galati’s Math Classes,
We are excited about Tolbert’s theme “Pay it Forward,” as well as our focus on
project based learning. While teaching math, some students came up with a great idea
that incorporates our theme while providing a project based learning experience.
As we were discussing and comparing numbers, the students were inspired to
collect spare change for a charity or family in need. This sparked a great project. The
math teachers have a collection jar in their classrooms. We will use the collected
change for our lessons, and at the end of the year the students will vote on a place to
donate the collected money.
Our students are excited to do this! It’s a great way to incorporate our SOL
standards (Math 3.1, 3.3, 3.4, 3.8, 3.17 just to name a few) as it creates an authentic
learning opportunity.
Contributing spare change is voluntary, and your child can bring in donations
at any time throughout the year. We appreciate your support.
Thanks,
Ms. Erickson, Mr. Pearson, and Mrs. Galati