DECEMBER 17 AND 18, 2012

Our third graders had a wonderful time last Friday during their HOLIDAYS CELEBRATION! They participated in 6 different Christmas, Kwanzaa and Chanukkah activities as a culmination of the content we learned about these traditions through out the week. We want to especially thank Ms. Emily for the creative snowman craft, Ms. Yessica and Ms. Ninoska for organizing the food, and Mr. Colin for the beautiful and delicious snowman cake. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated!

MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION HOLIDAY PACKET – after class discussions on the importance of  “practice makes perfect” and “being responsible for our learning” the third graders volunteered to take packets that will allow them to practice their facts during the holidays. We ask parents to encourage (and remind) them to do one side of a page each day during the holiday break. This will help them come back better prepared in January 2013.

SONG FEST – Our third graders have been working hard in Music class to SHINE on Tuesday, December 17 in our annual Song Fest. PLEASE BE HERE BEFORE 6:00 p.m. There will be food and drinks sold before the performances, and since traffic gets even more difficult at this time of the year, we ask our parents to plan on being here early. Remember, our third grade girls need to wear a formal dress, and our third grade boys need to wear formal pants, and shirt with a tie.

Because this is a short 2-day week, THERE WILL BE NO HOMEWORK this week. We want to remind our third graders that their novels and packets are due Monday, December 17.

These two school days, our third graders will be working on division, using quotations, reading TIME FOR KIDS, continue their independent reading, and doing reading fluency tests.

On behalf of all of us, we want to wish you all a Wonderful Holiday Season, and many blessings for 2013. We will see you all on Tuesday, January 8, 2013!