Sunday, September 18, 2011

Newsletter: September 18

18 September 11
Dear Parents,
This week I will be trying my best to get in touch with most of you on the phone.  We are currently updating the parent phone list so please be patient.
Thank you for checking your child’s homework sheet daily. Please remember that sometimes there are changes to the sheet that I ask your child to make.  To confirm the changes you may visit the classroom website:  www.mscartagenasclassroom.blogspot.com I update it by 3pm daily. Please find time for both you and your child to check it daily. Also it is an expectation that your child returns the homework sheet signed as it is part of their participation and preparation for class.  I’m glad to see the homework sheet is also being used to send me messages. 

Reminder that the water bottle and lunch bag expectations outlined in last week’s Newsletter will be in effect this week.  Also students have been informed and reminded daily that recess and lunch time is to be used as their washroom break before playtime. It is a grade 3-3 expectation that your child learns to use the facilities daily to avoid an emergency right after recess or lunch.  Students know that washroom breaks are not allowed immediately following recess or lunch.
This week:
Language Arts (L.A)
Spelling words: slip, fish, pick, rocks, lunch, gift, thing, inch, truck, pond, from, jump, socks, dish, thump. If your child loses the spelling sheet they can find the all the words online. Spelling test will be on Thursday, September 22.
Reading:  continue reading “Officer Buckle and Gloria” in the yellow zebra book pages 16-35 and practice the power vocabulary on pages 14 and 15. Reading test will be on Thursday, September 22  and the vocabulary quiz will be on Wednesday, September 21.

Math
We will continue on Chapter 1.
Social StudiesWe will be working on Chapter 3 in the textbook.
Sincerely,

Ms. Cartagena
Grade 3-3 Teacher