Tuesday, October 17th- Level 2 students will need their pumpkin in art class to decorate for our Pumpkin Book Project. (See explanation below)
Wednesday, October 19th- Out & About! Chaperones Welcome!
Tualatin River Clean-up
We will leave school at 9:30 and meet the Tualatin Riverkeepers at Fanno Creek in Tigard. There, students will rotate through four activities to learn about river health, native wildlife, and how litter and other forms of pollution can impact the environment. At one station, they will put on gloves and help clean up litter from river banks! Students will not be entering the water. However, boots and rain gear are highly recommended.
If you are able to join us, please email: [email protected]
Friday, October 21st- NO SCHOOL for students:
Grading/Staff Development day
Monday, October 24th- All School Meeting: Puffins Present
Spirit Day: Dress as your favorite character!
Parents are welcome to attend the meeting:
Forest Grove School District building (1728 Main St.) in the Grove Room @ 9:45 am
Monday, October 24th- Puffins to Forest Grove Public Library 2pm-3pm
Chaperones Welcome! We will be visiting the children's department every three weeks and can always use parent volunteers to walk with us, encourage our kiddos to make smart choices, and to help kids find and check out books. If you would like to join us, simply meet us in the classroom at 1:55pm on library days.
Students should bring their library cards and a tote bag.
NOTE: I can keep your child's library card in our class card-holder for these trips.
Tuesday, October 25th- November School Lunch Orders Due
Thursday, October 27th - NO SCHOOL for students
Goal setting conferences
Thursday, October 28th - NO SCHOOL for students
Goal setting conferences
Homework: Weekly homework is due by Thursday morning 10/20
Reading: Spend at least 20 minutes reading (outside of school) every day.
When you finish a book, log onto your google classroom account and complete a reading log response.
Math homework: Students should log on to either Dream Box or Khan Academy (see below) and complete 30 minutes (minimum) of math practice.
I have worksheets for those who prefer a paper assignment, students just need to ask in class. If your home computer does not support Dream Box, or your kiddo prefers to use Khan Academy for math homework, create an account and add me as a coach by following these steps:
- Log in (or sign up) at khanacademy.org
- Visit khanacademy.org/coaches (the “Coaches” tab in your profile).
- In the “Add a coach” field, enter our class code: VQZX2Z
- Place Value
- Addition/Subtraction Algorithm
- Multiplication Facts 2-11
Current 3rd grade math topics:
- Telling Time to the nearest minute
- Multi-digit Addition and Subtraction
Typing Homework: This year, Level 2 students will have typing homework to develop and support important keyboarding skills.
Please practice at least 20 minutes per week on: Typing.com
Account usernames and passwords were given out during Family Visits. Contact Ginny if you have trouble logging into the typing account.
What's Happening in the Puffin Nest?
Pumpkin Book Project
In October, Level 2 students will be writing essays about some of their favorite book characters! Each student will select a special book to write about and then they will learn how to develop opinions about these stories during reading and writing workshop. Another fun aspect of this project is that they will be able to represent their beloved character on a pumpkin! We will be designing and decorating the pumpkins in the classroom and in Art. Parents are invited to see our pumpkin display during student-led conferences! After the presentation, pumpkins will be sent home with students.
Students will need their pumpkin this week (Project begins Oct. 17th).
Pumpkin donations: If you are able to donate a pumpkin (or more than one pumpkin!), please send it with your kiddo. We would appreciate small or medium-sized pumpkins or squashes that the students can carry on their own. Because we are turning the pumpkins into a variety of our favorite characters, weird-shaped pumpkins and squashes are welcomed. We also had a lot of success with foam pumpkins from the Dollar Tree and other craft stores last year!
Out & Abouts
Last week, we visited Goodwill for a tour to learn about how businesses can play a role in sustaining renewable and non-renewable resources.
On Wednesday, October 19th, we're meeting with the Tualatin Riverkeepers to learn about how litter impacts our local waterway. We'll work together to clean up trash and analyze our findings to think about how we could solve the problem.
For this Out & About, it is important that students dress appropriately for the weather because we will be outside most of the day. This means: Warm Layers, Rain Gear and Sturdy Shoes.
Remember...On our Out & Abouts, there's no such thing as poor weather, just poor clothing choices!
Students who ordered a school lunch will get a sack lunch that contains a sandwich, fresh fruit, fresh vegetable and milk.
Read Aloud
In class, we just finished reading Kate Dicamillo's: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane explores the theme of learning from one’s journey. The plot involves the trials and triumphs of a China rabbit as he is lost at sea and then must find his way home, all the while understanding and experiencing the miracles of love and compassion.
Throughout our read aloud, students have been thinking about character traits. They learned that character traits are all the aspects of a person's behavior and attitudes (both good and bad) that make up that person's personality. Using the read aloud as our guide, students considered how characters can grow and change as a result of learning from experiences.
SECOND STEP: Skills for Social, Emotional and Academic Success
This program consists of short lessons, games, songs, skits and stories that address skills for learning and getting along with others. Topics we have covered:
- Empathy
- Listening with Attention
- Being Assertive
- Respecting similarities & differences