Week of Sept. 13th-17th

3rd Grade News

Week 2

September 13th - 17th, 2021


Monday, September 13th - PE

Tuesday, September 14th - Music

Wednesday, September 15th - LATE START

Thursday, September 16th - Library/Media

Friday, September 17th - Art


Important Dates

Back to School Night - Monday, September 20th

Late Starts - September 22, 29

Laps for Lincoln Kickoff - September 17th

Picture Day - September 23rd


We had a fabulous first week in 3rd grade! We spent time getting to know each other and learning how to be safe while we’re back at school. This week we will continue to get to know each other and work on team building activities. 


NWEA

This week we will be taking our NWEA test for both math and reading. We will be testing in the morning on Tuesday-Friday. We are giving two days for each test, this way kids will have plenty of time to finish, and not get too overwhelmed. Thank you for having your child here in the mornings during this week. 


Emails

I have sent a "Test Email" to all of the currently parent emails that I have from our Power School system. Unfortunately, when we look at Power School from our end, it only supplies us with one parent email. So, if you didn't receive the "Test Email" from me, then please send me an email to aettinger@stjoebears.com letting me know that you would like to be in my parent group email list. Thank you for understanding and helping keep our communication great this year!


Weekly Specials Schedule

Our specials are on a Monday-Friday schedule and the same time each day.  No more letter days! 3rd grade specials begin right at 8:35 every day, so it is very important that your child arrive to school on time at 8:25.  Wednesdays will be used as make-up days for missed specials, extra computer lessons, music practice days, etc.

Monday

PE

Tuesday

Music

Wednesday

Make-Up Day

Thursday

Library/Media

Friday

Art


Safety Information That You Might Like to Know

  • All students are required to wear a face mask in the building.

  • Students will be hand sanitizing anytime they enter and exit the classroom. 

  • We will be teaching students the proper way to hand wash.

  • No masks are required outside at recess. 

 

In Case you missed Ice Cream Social:

  • Meet us at door 14 for Ettinger, and door 7 for Peek and Koenig

  • Make sure you communicate with your child their plan after school

  • Bring a snack and water bottle

  • Remember your paper bag homework (If you weren’t here, you will get it on Tuesday)

 

Positivity Project Character Strength:  Curiosity

This week we are learning about   curiosity. Curiosity means you like exploration and discovery. You ask lots of questions because you want to learn more about anything and everything. 

 

What we are learning this week!

Math- Exploring Data and Graphs

Reading- We will continue to learn about our Daily Five Reading Rounds

Social Studies- Learning about Social Scientists

Writing- Simple sentences

 


Technology Support Site for Students and Parents

Our media team has created a resource site for students and families to help them navigate district technology.

Click on the link below to access this resource:

SPS Student/Parent Digital Handbook

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