Students have now begun second trimester Language Arts Breakout Groups.  Each activity is an opportunity for students to work in similar ability groups for reading/language learning, whether it is for enrichment or additional review.  Students will also prepare for Standardized testing by answering questions related to independent reading in our online Accelerated Reader Program.  Your child may also take quizzes at home for points and prizes by logging on at nwds.org (under Mr. Steele’s computer lab page...Accelerated Reading is found under “Links”).  Your child has a user name (generally first initial with three letters of the last name) and our third grade password is “nwds”.   The second trimester student goal is 12 points.  This trimester it will also be computed into the student grade for Reading.

Can You Help At Home?
We are planning a classroom project to sew our own quilt.  Each student will plan to decorate one square.  The squares are now cut, but it would help to keep the squares from unraveling if someone has a “Serger” sewing machine to bind the edges.  Another option would be a zig-zag stitch around the edges of the canvas squares on a regular sewing machine.  Thanks if you can help...just send a note and I will sent the blank squares home with your child.

Also...
We are still collecting Boxtops for Education and Soup Labels for Education (whole Campbell’s or Swanson’s soup can label) for second trimester.  Thanksgiving cooking may also provide many label opportunities.  We are
also collecting Thanksgiving types of cans and boxes of food to help our school put together Sharing Baskets before Christmas.  
Thank you for taking the time to meet with me for your child’s conference.  I especially appreciated meeting with each family and sharing the progress your child is making and answering any question about social or academic growth. This is a warm and caring group of students who really enjoy learning and it shows in their effort and work habits!

SCIENCE
We are ending our unit study of habitats with an important part of the ecosystem... decomposition!  Mrs. Rappeport is doing experiments with germs in petri dishes with students and we are trying to grow mold on moist bread in sealed bags...with no luck so far...Hmmmmm....we wonder why????  We have also recycled our habitat soil for a future  classroom worm composting  bin.  We will add red worms in December!

Math
Our next classroom party will be building gingerbread multiplication houses in December...more info later!

Thank you for your continued support and keeping our school needs in mind over the holidays,

Ms. Minsart & Class
office phone:  275-5480
address:  14732 Bass Drive        
Redding, CA  96003

 

Featured Student

Each child will have an opportunity to be our featured student for a week this year.   They will decorate a pre-designed poster and share about themselves.  We have started alphabetically and will continue until everyone has a turn.  The posters will be returned to the child in case you choose to use photos...copies and drawings are fine, also!

Upcoming Events:

Christmas performance, Dec. 10th 7:00 PM...please arrive at school by 6:45...K-2 performs at 6:00 PM before us.

 

Field Trips:

Turtle Bay Tour and Art Docent Lesson...TBA

February 19th (Cast Party...??)

March 18th...Old Shasta in period costumes (more info about costumes in March)

Schreder Planetarium...TBA

RSA's Musical Play...TBA

Gem & Mineral Show (Anderson)... generally third Friday in May (TBA)

Redding City Hall / Sculpture Garden & Redding Library...docent tour (TBA)