Dear Parents,
I hope that you all had an enjoyable Thanksgiving with family and friends. I had the opportunity to host my entire family for Thanksgiving dinner – I’m still cleaning up from the event!
A special thanks to Mr. Clark and Ms. Kisloff for helping out with our Expeditions this week. We couldn’t do this without you!
We closed two units this week (in math and science) and opened another in social studies (Ancient Greece). In Language Arts, we are continuing our discussion on reading strategies. In the next few weeks, we will start to create journal responses in the classroom that demonstrate our use of these strategies while reading. Shortly after, these journals will become our weekly homework. Look for more information about the journal process coming home later this month or in early January. As writers, we are coming close to the end of our mechanical/grammar review and will start putting greater emphasis on the creation as “super sentences and perfect paragraphs”. At this point, I am more heavily critiquing writing pieces and looking for correct punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and more. Neatness is important too so please encourage your child to work towards their most legible productions.
In addition to all the content focus, we also have a couple of fun projects planned for this month as well. On Tuesday December 13th members from the London Brass Rubbing Centre will be coming to Tuckahoe to teach the Third Grade about the art of brass rubbing. The children will have an opportunity to learn about this ancient craft, and create their own rubbing to take home. We will need volunteers to help with this project as well. If you would be able to assist us between 9-12 on the 13th, please let me know. In addition to the Brass Rubbing we will also celebrate the holiday season with our Healthy Food Feast on Wednesday December 21st. More about this project will be coming home with your child next week.
With a busy month in front of us, here are a few important dates to put on your calendars.
Tuesday December 13th- London Brass Rubbings (See Fri. Folder)
Wednesday December 14th- Holiday Concert
Wednesday December 21st-Healthy Food Fest/Early Release
Friday December 23rd-Friday December 30th- Winter Break
Tuesday, Jan. 3 - School Reopens
One last request, please forward me any basketball, hockey, or other schedules as you get them. I was able to visit many of the children earlier this fall but still have several that I have not seen outside of the classroom. I am still hopeful for this opportunity.
Have a great weekend and stay warm. As always, thank you for all that you do to make our learning experience so rewarding!
Sincerely,
Ms. Coffman
Beginning next week the Savanna will be sent in electronic form only on my blog. If you have not had the chance to view it, please visit the Tuckahoe website, Third Grade, and click on the link below my picture.
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