Dear Third Grade Families,
I hope everyone is well. Here’s a look at what’s coming up this week, 10/07-10/11. Please make sure to read all important information to avoid questions that are clearly stated on all emails. I would greatly appreciate it! If you missed my email last week, you can check out my school blog; http://www.stanthonygardena.org/third-grade/
Deadlines:
- Oct 7th -Nonfiction Cereal Box Project (Templates & Instructions sent Friday 9/6/24)
- Nov 4th -1st trimester Mass reflection (5 reflections for the 1st trimester)
Mass Journal
Students must complete 5 Sunday Mass Reflections for the first trimester. Mass Reflections will only be counted if you have completed the reflection from a Catholic Mass you have attended. Non-Catholic services and Reconciliation Prayer are not a Mass.
Non-Catholics are still required to complete the Gospel Reflection. They can use the website attached in Google Classroom to complete the form.
10/7-10/11 NOON DISMISSAL (PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE
This week will be noon dismissal, daycare is offered from 12-6pm. Last week, I sent reminder cards, please arrive on time. Each family is given 15 mins time slot, if you arrive 10 mins late, you will be rescheduled to the next available schedule. I will be discussing your child’s STAR test results and progress report. With that being said, any missing/incomplete homework will reflect on your child’s grades.
Please check Gradelink if your child is missing any homework and reach out to me directly if you have any concerns or questions. Please keep in mind that the progress report is just a snapshot of where your child is at right now. Final Grades will be given at the end of the 1st trimester.
Third Grade Trunk or Treat
Our 3rd-grade class is excited to participate in the Trunk or Treat, and we need your help! Our room parents are working hard to create a fantastic trunk for the third-grade students, but they can’t do it alone.
If you’d like to volunteer your time, talents, or resources, please reach out to our room parents through Band. Every bit of help is greatly appreciated and will make this event even more special for the kids.
Focus of the Week
- Math: Multiplication Properties as Strategies, Multiplications Facts of 2, 3 & 4
- Reading: Sequence of Events; Bat Loves the Night
- Word Study: Words with VCV pattern (long or short vowel)
- Grammar: Nouns (Possessive, Collective)
- Religion: Lesson 5 & Faith fact (Study guide provided)
- Social Studies: Landforms
Tests
Thursday
- Spelling Test (Phonics & Vocabulary)
- Religion- lesson 5
- Grammar- Nouns
Friday (Multiple Choice test)
- Reading Comprehension
- Vocabulary
- Phonics
- Language
Halloween costumes
To ensure that all costumes follow our School’s Halloween costume guidelines, I would like to ask everyone what costume their child is planning to wear on October 31. Please be sure costumes meet all these guidelines. They must be appropriate and pre-approved, or a student may be sent home to change. Please let me know what your child is wearing by clicking this link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Jxdbn7g1900rCq6RwAh9yXbidNYtnOfstSD6SIGsC1c/edit?usp=sharing
- Costumes should be child-friendly. No inflatables, no gory or scary clowns, no devils, or scary costumes
- Costumes Should Not:
- Be obstructive, offensive, inappropriate for a Catholic school (skimpy or revealing), gory, evil, or violent
- Drag on the ground
- Contain sharp objects, pointed objects, or materials that may accidentally strike another person.
- Contain any weapons that resemble or could be mistaken for an actual weapon.
- Encourage cross-dressing. Boys dress up like boys, and girls dress up like girls.
Truancy Policy
A student is considered truant when he or she is absent from school without a valid excuse for three full days in one school year or is tardy or absent for more than any 30-minute period during the school day on three occasions in one school year, or any combination thereof. The school shall report the student to the local public school district’s attendance office or the public-school district’s superintendent.
In the event that a school suspects that a student is truant (absent from school without a valid excuse), the school administration should first contact the parents/guardians. If the school suspects that the student is a habitual truant (absent three times in a school year without a valid excuse) and all resources at the school level have been exhausted, the school principal should notify the local Child Welfare and Attendance authorities.
If a student has been reported once as a truant and then is absent again for one or more days without a valid excuse or tardy on one or more days without a valid excuse, the school should again report the student as truant to the local public school district’s attendance office or the public school district’s superintendent. A student who has been reported as truant three or more times is considered a habitual truant and is subject to dismissal.
If a student has been absent without excuse, and it is impossible to contact the parents/guardians or designated emergency contacts within 4 hours and after repeated attempts, the school should notify the attendance office of the local public school district, the local police department, Child Protective Services, or all of those agencies.
Amazon Wishlist
As we gear up for an exciting school year filled with learning and growth, I wanted to share a wonderful opportunity to further enhance our classroom experience. I created an Amazon Wishlist with carefully selected items that will greatly benefit our students’ education journey. You may check out the link below.
Hi! Help me build this list I created. Add your favorite items!
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/dl/invite/58pSRDY?ref_=wl_share
UPCOMING EVENTS
School calendar can be found (clicking here)
- Sept 3-October 11– Fall Chocolate Fundraiser
- Sept 23-Oct 11 – Yearbook Cover Contest
- October 7-11 – Parent Conference Week, noon dismissal all week
- October 14 – Columbus Day/Indigenous People’s DayNO SCHOOL
- October 17 – All School Talent Show in the Hall
- October 29 – Picture Makeup Day
- October 31 – Halloween Trunk or Treat (NOON DISMISSAL), Daycare till 3pm ONLY, 8th grade fundraiser at 11am (pizza sale), Daycare only from 12-3pm today (follow all Halloween dress up guidelines)
- November 1 – All Saints’ Day: 8am All School Mass and Dress up, K-8 procession before 8am Mass (in saints’ costumes)
- November 2 – All Souls’ Day
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out. I look forward to another great week of learning with your child!
Thank you & God Bless!
Warmly,
Mrs. Do
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