What a wonderfully full week we have had! In addition to getting several curricular routines off the ground, we had many special activities this week.
PEACE DAY
On Tuesday, September 21st, the whole Lower Division put aside our regular schedule to celebrate International Peace Day. After sharing our Peace Pledge with the other classes, we headed outside to form a peace symbol with the rest of the school. It was amazing to see all our bodies come together to represent such an important concept! Then, we went to the side field and flew the kites that we had constructed earlier in the week.
Our class pledge involves assisting Haitian students with attending L'Ecole Soleil. This is the same school we learned about last year. Stay tuned for more information on how you can help your child with this pledge.
ROPES COURSE
We spent Monday and Wednesday mornings out on the Ropes course participating in group challenges and cooperative games with the entire 3rd Grade. I was so proud of how well the groups worked together to be successful at the tasks at hand. These mornings helped us to understand the importance of good, respectful, and positive communication.
SALLY BORDEN ALL SCHOOL MEETING
On Monday, all of the SBS grades came together to connect as a community at our first weekly SBS All School Meeting! Each grade has its own responsibility as part of running the meeting. Our 3rd grade responsibility is to lead the group in a movement activity. This week we had everybody huffing and puffing as we sang and moved to the song "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean." Ask your child to describe this activity!
CURRICULAR NEWS
This week we spent a good deal of time talking and learning about choosing "Just Right" books for independent reading. I began conferencing with students and establishing the importance of this routine. We also continued adding ideas to our "writing ideas" section of our writing journals, as well as writing about people in our lives. In Math, students reviewed place value and comparing numbers, using tools for computation such as a hundreds board, and learning some math games.
DATES TO REMEMBER
Tuesday 9/28: PIZZA DAY
Wednesday 9/29: PHOTO DAY
Saturday 10/2: BICENTENNIAL FESTIVAL
Finally, THANK YOU to all of you who were able to attend Parents' Night! I loved seeing you all and discussing our curriculum, as well as your wonderful children!
Fondly,
Lee
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