Mrs.Ettinger's 3rd Grade Class 2021-2022

  3rd Grade News  Week 20 January 31 - February 4th, 2022 Monday, January 31st - PE Tuesday, February 1st - Music Wednesday, February 2nd - LATE START Thursday, February 3rd - Library/Media Center Friday, February 4th - Art Important Dates Late Starts - 9th, 16th, 23rd, and March 2nd NO SCHOOL - February 18 & 21 Mid-Winter Break End of 2nd Trimester - March 4th ½ Day   Valentine's Day at Lincoln School February 14 is quickly approaching and of course, things this year will continue to be a little different.  Our plan is to hold off on the candy and packaged Valentines, and below are details for the week. During the week of February 14 - 17, our Positivity Project (P2) activities will be focused on "Love."  Love means that you value close relationships with others and being close to people. The character strength of love represents the way we think, feel, and behave towards the people with whom we have close relationships.  The 3rd grade classes will have activities an

3rd Grade News  Week 19 January 24th - 28th Monday, January 24th - PE Tuesday, January 25th -  Music Wednesday, January 26th - PE, NO Late Start Thursday, January 27th -  Library/Media Center, 1/2 day of school Friday, January 28th - Art, 1/2 day of school Important Dates No Late Start - January 26th ½ Days - January 27th & 28th   Valentine's Day at Lincoln School February 14 is quickly approaching and of course, things this year will continue to be a little different.  Our plan is to hold off on the candy and packaged Valentines, and below are details for the week. During the week of February 14 - 17, our Positivity Project (P2) activities will be focused on "Love."  Love means that you value close relationships with others and being close to people. The character strength of love represents the way we think, feel, and behave towards the people with whom we have close relationships.  The 3rd grade classes will have activities and lessons in their morning meetings th

  3rd Grade News Week 18 January 17th - 21st Monday, January 17th - PE, Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No School Tuesday, January 18th - Music, Finish NWEA Testing Wednesday, January 19th - LATE START Thursday, January 20th - Library/Media Center Friday, January 21st - Art, Snow-shoeing Important Dates Late Start - January 19th Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, NO SCHOOL - January 17th  3rd Grade Snow-shoeing at Sarrett - January 21st ½ Days - January 27th & 28th   Snow-shoeing at Sarrett We will be traveling by bus to Sarrett Nature Center on Friday Morning this week. Please make sure your child has a winter coat, snow pants, waterproof gloves, and a hat. If any parent wants to join us, you are more than welcome. You will just need to drive yourself, and meet us there at 9:30am. You will need to pay for your own admission as well.   Wrapping up NWEA Testing This week we will be finishing up our NWEA tests in both math and reading. Many kiddos finished both tests last week, but for those

  3rd Grade News Week 17 January 10th - 14th Monday, January 10th - PE Tuesday, January 11th -  Music, NWEA Math Wednesday, January 12th - LATE START, NWEA Math Thursday, January 13th -  Library/Media Center, NWEA Reading Friday, January 14th - Art, NWEA Reading Important Dates Late Start - January 12th, 19th Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, NO SCHOOL - January 17th  3rd Grade SnowShoeing at Sarrett - January 21st ½ Days - January 27th & 28th   NWEA Testing This week we will be taking the winter NWEA tests in 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 on time in the mornings during this week.   3rd Grade Swimming With the rising number of COVID cases at this time, we will have to postpone third grade swimming. Keeping students safe and in school is our top priority. We are optimistic that we will be a

  3rd Grade News Week 16 January 3rd - 7th Monday, January 3rd - PE Tuesday, January 4th - Music Wednesday, January 5th - LATE START Thursday, January 6th - Library/Media Center Friday, January 7th - Art Important Dates Late Start - January 5th, 12th, 19th 3rd Grade Swimming - January 10th - 14th Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, NO SCHOOL - January 17th  3rd Grade Snow Shoeing at Sarrett - January 21st ½ Days - January 27th & 28th   Welcome Back! Happy New Year!  I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday break.  I enjoyed spending time with my family and had a fun time with my children.  Even though I enjoyed having time off, I'm ready and excited to get back to school.  The end of the second trimester is March 4th.  Your child should continue reading nightly as part of their homework. Like any other skill, reading proficiency comes from practice and encouragement.  Thank you for encouraging your child to read nightly!  The end of the second trimester means the year is more than half