3M Update

Hello 3M families,

I hope you are all doing well through this rainy week.  It's hard to believe that October is coming to an end, and that November is just around the corner!

We are all looking forward to the fun Halloween party that will be this Friday from 1:10 to 2:10.  The Halloween parade will take place at 2:10, and then the students will go home.  Please remember that students can bring their costumes to school on Friday for the fun events.  No violent costumes or pretend weapons are allowed.

A lot of families have already signed up for a conference time for next week ... THANK YOU!  I would love to meet with all families during the conference times next week.  If you haven't had a chance to sign up yet, please do so using the following link:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4aa4af22a5f85-fall17333

A few more things to keep in mind ....
-  The kids are working on their Haunted House pieces right now.  We are doing them in class, but many of the kids will need to work on typing their pieces at home.  We are trying to have them all done by Friday so the kids can share them.
-  Please start talking about the latest Book Menu with your student.  We've been working on them for about two weeks so far.  Ask your student what book they are reading and how their activities are coming along.
-  Reading Logs for October are due by Monday, November 2.  A lot of students have already turned them in, and some kids are really close to being done.  If your student hasn't read 20 times yet, they can still work on it through the weekend!  And remember, they can do two or more in one day!
-  We are considering re-evaluating some students for their spelling sorts.  This is  a new program for 3rd grade this year, and the first evaluation placed students into their current sorts.  However, we feel like some students might need more of a challenge.  Please talk to us at conferences if you feel that your student could benefit from being re-evaluated for spelling.  
-  In math, we are continuing to work on multiplication strategies and word problems.  We have also explored making pictographs and bar graphs this week.  We are continuing our measurement practice with liters and milliliters.  Also, the students have been practicing geometry and terms like quadrilateral, right angle, parallel, and congruent.  We will start reviewing for a test in class, and the students will take the test on Friday, October 30th.  A review will go home today.  Thanks for all of the help you provide at home with homework!

One last thing .... next week is my last week at Prairieview.  Mrs. Mandru will return full time in the classroom on Tuesday, November 10th.  I have really enjoyed starting the year with your students, and I feel so fortunate to have been here with them.  Thank you for being such a great community of families!

Have a good week,
Jen Ikens