I hope everyone had a safe and fun track-out. I look forward to seeing your little ones when they return. I have lots of fun and exciting things planned.
We are NOT moving classrooms, so your child will return to the same room. Remember to click on the singing the hamster under "Information For Cool Otters" link on this website for updated specials schedule.
News for School
When the students return, we will begin our spelling lessons and use of Spelling City on line program. Please send in a suggested contribution of $2.50 (cash or checks made out to Oak Grove) so that we can provide each child a membership to this program. Look for information in Monday folders. Please return money by Friday August 26th.
Look for Spiral Review math homework to begin upon our return. Your child will be given a multiple choice style work sheet. All work must be shown, or a sentence written to explain their thinking. The homework is due on or before Friday. There will be a spiral review given out each week, it will always be due on or before Friday.
We have a class pet! I would like to welcome Shelly and Bob to our class. Shelly and Bob are friendly hermit crabs who love school. Please read the animal permission form in Monday folder.
Field trip coming up! We will soon take our first field trip soon. Look for the permission form in Monday folder. Return permission forms and money by Friday, August 26th.
Important Dates 9/5 - NO SCHOOL 9/9 - Early Release 9/13, 9/14, 9/15- COGAT testing for all third graders- begins at 9:15. 9/19 - Boost-A-Thon fundraiser run 9/23 Planetarium field trip 10/20 Parent Education Night 5:30 - 7:00 | What are we learning? Math: Flexibility with addition and subtraction within 1000; rounding numbers Language Arts: Reading Literature and Informational text: ask and answer questions, parts of speech: adjective, adverb, noun, verb, begin word study routines Writing: Writing personal narratives Social Studies: Learning about local, state, and national government Science: Earth, Moon, and Sky |