Last week flew by, and before I realized it we were already finishing the week! On Monday, after loosing three classmates over a few weeks, we ended up with one returning and a new boy as an addition. The current number for third grade is at 15 students. We also celebrated another birthday, adding the fifth one since school started.
There are some important dates coming up to keep in mind. This Friday, the S.T.A.R.S. pod rotation choices for next quarter are due to be turned in. Only half the class has returned the letter that went home early last week with the options for the second quarter. If you need another copy, please let me know. The new rotation will start the week of October 22. Also next Monday, October 15, there will be an early release at 2:15pm for Parent/Teacher conference. Please see the additional letter attached to the weekly parent letter with your conference time. That same week, there will not be any school on Friday October 19 for a teacher workday. We will be getting more training on some of the new programs introduced this year.
Speaking of some of the new programs, the class is getting used to our rotations in math and reading with progress showing in the digital resources we are using. On Friday, one of the rotations in reading was using the phonics board games that addressed some of the phonics rules we have been learning in the spelling program over the last few weeks. The students had a variety to choose from, and cooperated well together. There was small class that day though, with a number of students in Fairbanks with their families.
Kind Regards,
Julie Brown
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