News and Notes
October 12, 2009
Third Grade
Conferences
Parent/Teacher conference week is coming up November 2-6. This is a minimum day schedule with students being excused at 12:30. We will maintain the regular lunch schedule with conferences scheduled in the afternoon.
If I have a current email address, you will receive the calendar with times posted via email this week. Sign in for a time and you will receive confirmation and a reminder during conference week. A paper copy will also be sent home and I will add requested conference times to the schedule online. Thank you for adjusting your schedules to meet with me to discuss your child’s progress this trimester. After the next progress report, I will save samples of student work to share at conference time.
Homework
Habitat Dioramas are due this Thursday. If your child needs any paper supplies from school, please let me know. Several dioramas have been shared already, so students are aware of the necessary components. Thank you for assisting as needed to complete these projects.
Jog-a-thon
What a great effort by students! Many laps were run with enthusiasm to spare. Several students even chose to run a few more laps with the older students participating after our time! They were troopers...taking a few breaks for sips of water and to catch their breaths! On average, students ran over 20 laps...with several students running 30 laps!! Our top runner was Colton Rickard..34 laps!
As our top runner, he has earned an opportunity to attend the reward activity...an extra field trip to a local fun venue (to be announced after Oct. 19th). At that time we will tabulate the amount of funds donated and the three top fundraisers will accompany Colton and represent our class. We look forward also to purchasing new recess equipment and supplies for our classroom! Thank you for all the great support & donated fruit snacks and water!
Field Trips
Our class trip to Coleman Fish Hatchery & Duck Pond will be on Thursday, October 29th. We need a few more field trip notes and then I’ll notify parent drivers. We will also be visiting Hawes Pumpkin farm for their tour and to pick out our own pumpkins. There is no fee requested for this trip. We plan to leave at 8:15 and return by 2:30.
SNACKS & HOT CHOCOLATE SALES
Healthy snacks & hot chocolate will be on sale starting this Tuesday. 8th graders are selling hot chocolate...our class is providing healthy snacks...thank you Ellie for organizing this!! Hot chocolate 50¢...snacks 25¢.
School Box Tops & Labels for $$
Keep clipping...we have a few more weeks...until Oct. 20th.
Another confirmed field trip is March 18th. At that time we will be studying Shasta County history...and this trip will be to Old Shasta. We will dress in pioneer clothing (more info later) and experience a gold rush simulation activity directed by teachers & students from Shasta Elementary. We usually also stop by Spring Creek Diversion Dam on our way back and check out the run-off into Spring Creek from old mining operations. We also tour the Litsch General Store and Blumb Bakery. Unlike previous years, there will be a class fee for this trip due to the state situation with State Park funding. Parents always enjoy this trip...so this is an advance notice if you'd like to chaperone and plan to drive that day.
New on our class web "Links Page"...check out the last two links on our webpage for Storyline Online and Professor Garfield. These are great sites for enrichment activities for your child in Reading!
Thanks again!
Room 5
Ms. Minsart & Class
School information:
office phone: 275-5480
address: 14732 Bass Drive
Redding, CA 96003
or email: lminsart@yahoo.com
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!
Jog-a-thon - Friday, October 9th...students will be asked to gather as many sponsors as they can for the great run!!
Donations due any time after that date.
October 29th - Field Trip to Coleman Hatchery to view salmon spawning & migratory bird display. The salmon will be returning soon~Bonus stop at Hawes Pumpkin Farm after lunch.
Driver forms: If interested, the forms are available in the office and a current copy of insurance and driver's license is required. You are also always invited to drive for your own child if insurance amount is not sufficient to transport other children.