3rd Grade Teamletter
October 02, 2008
Mrs. Dempsey
Students seemed to enjoy our community trip in Petersburg on
Tuesday. We learned a lot of interesting information at the
library, courthouse, and Edgar Lee Masters Home. At the bank we
were able to actually hold $10,000!! That was quite an experience
for all of us!!!! Everyone has a book to read for their first book
report. Information about the book report will come home at the
beginning of next week so students will have a long weekend to work
on it. It will be due Friday, October 17th. As you know,
conferences will be held on Thursday evening, Oct. 30th and Friday
morning, Oct. 31st. I will be sending home a slip today with the
time and date for your child’s conference. If your time doesn’t
work for you, please let me know ASAP and I’ll try to schedule a
different time. Since we won’t be in school on Halloween, our party
will be on Thursday, Oct. 30th at 12:30. Parents – this is your
child’s party and to make it successful, I need your help!!! I
still do not have a volunteer to coordinate the party (you will
need to call and remind those that have volunteered), or for
games/crafts (crafts and games can be simple, kids just want to
have fun!!). If you would like to be in charge of one of these,
please jot a note in your child’s Planner. Our star students this
month for responsibility were Trey Hild and Tyler Guinan. They
continue to set good examples for our class! As always thank you
for checking and signing the Planners daily. If you have any
questions or concerns, please jot a note in your child’s Planner.
Have a great weekend!
Miss Garst
Hello Parents! We have moved right into a scary month where all
Porta Central students are going to be working on good manners! I
will be looking for Star Students who exhibit good etiquette ALL
the time. Our community field trip was so nice! The students really
enjoyed all the places we visited and I encourage you to ask them
all about it! Many students were excited to know that they could
get a library card if they lived within the town—hint, hint!
Information on the first book report came home last week. Your
child has chosen a book to read and should be working on this a
little each night. Remember the final project is due October 21! We
will be working on letter writing in class, so the students should
be experts by the time they finish reading their books. Along with
daily homework, the students should also be practicing their math
facts and spelling words every night! We started ARP this week and
I am so excited to see all of the reading that is going on in my
room! It is awesome! Be sure to ask your child how they are doing!
The Halloween Party will be on October 30 in the afternoon. This
will include a parade of costumes—I will send more information home
at a later date. I sent home letters this week to parents who have
volunteered to help with classroom parties. Thank you so much and
be sure to let me know if you have questions! Have a great
weekend!
Mrs. Wilson
Your child has been bringing home his book report book to read this
week. The book is supposed to be read by Tues. Oct. 7th. This
assignment should have been written down in his planner each night
this week. We will begin working on the sloppy copy of your child's
book report on Tues Oct.7th. He will bring it home with all the
directions so you will know what needs to be done on the final
copy. The final copy is due Oct. 15th.
Continue to check planners and homework folders nightly. I have
seen a few folders which have a week or 2 of papers in them. Please
help your child go through these pages so he can stay
organized.
