PEEK AT THE WEEK ~ Sept. 26-30

We have a very busy week ahead of us! Monday is Johnny Appleseed's birthday. We will celebrate with apples, apples, apples! Please send in an apple for Monday's fun!

Thursday we will watch the band demonstration in the gym. (Next year we will have the opportunity to join band.)

I want to remind parents that we go outside first thing in the morning and it can be very chilly. A sweatshirt or light jacket is appropriate for this time of the year.

We have completed three whole weeks. If you have any concerns. If you have any questions for either Mrs. Hedberg or myself please call me or e-mail.

Please note that I have highlighted some instructions on the homework sheet for this week. We had lots of do overs last week due to messy work or not following my directions.

MONDAY
Happy Birthday Johnny Appleseed!!! Please send in apples for some fun today.
We will create an interview with Johnny Appleseed.
Music with Ms. Sullivan this afternoon.

TUESDAY
We will be doing some problem-solving in Math.
Our story this week is The Tree House.
We are focusing on verbs in Language.

WEDNESDAY
We are beginning cursive writing this week.
Mr. Elliot will be here for Phys. Ed. today. Don't forget sneakers.

THURSDAY
We will listen to the band demonstration today.

FRIDAY
Ms. Kelley will be here for Art.
Spelling test today.
Reading Assessment this morning.

Can you believe we are coming back to October on Monday? Wow! Next week will be a very important week for your child. We will begin NECAP testing. These are tests required by the state of Maine. They are used to show how schools are progressing. Each morning the children have been doing practice items with Mrs. Hedberg. What can you do? First and for most have your child here each day. Make sure your child is well rested. We will start our testing on Tuesday.

Peek at the Week ~ September 19 – 23

It is amazing how quickly we have settled into a routine. I am very pleased with the progress we are making.

The Homework Notebook will be coming home each Monday and due back each Thursday. At times there may be other assignments due back the next day. The students will know what they are. Again I want to ask that you not have your child do all three assignments in one night. The purpose of the notebook is to provide them with a study time each night.

Our website is up and has pictures loaded on it. It is listed as a Kindergarten website on the district website – but I have made it our Third Grade site. The students have been on my portaportal and visited some of the sites for games and information. If you wish to contact me there is a link for e-mail also.

MONDAY
Our story this week is Angel Child, Dragon Child.
We will be working with numbers in the thousands this week. We really struggled with rounding to the hundreds and tens place.

TUESDAY
In Language we are working with pronouns.

WEDNESDAY
We will be doing comparisons of 4-digit numbers in Math.
Mr. Elliot will be here for Phys. Ed. Don't forget your sneakers.

THURSDAY
I will be out of the room today due to a county meeting. Mrs. Merritt will be subbing.
We may be having a Social Studies test today with Mrs. Hedberg.

FRIDAY
We will have Art with Ms. Kelley.
Reading Assessment and Spelling test today.

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PEEK AT THE WEEK OF SEPT. 12-16

We begin the week with our Open House tonight. You are invited to come in and see your child's room and meet our faculty and staff.

I am in hopes you have returned your child's media release form. I have been busy getting our website up. You can easily log in from the district's website - go to Harrington Elementary School and you will see my website listed.

I have completed our beginning assignments. These were not graded for the purpose of going in the rank book, but to give me a good idea of what we need to review and target as we work this year.

Please keep a “look-out” for your child's homework folder.

MONDAY
Open house 6:00 tonight. Hope to see you there.
Very exciting news! We have a music/band teacher! We will have Music today with Ms. Sullivan.
Our story this week is Gloria Who Might Be My Best Friend.
We will review numbers 0-999. Rounding to the nearest ten and hundreds today.

TUESDAY
Have you practiced your spelling words?
We are reviewing common and Proper nouns in Language.

WEDNESDAY
Mr. Elliot will be here for Phys. Ed. Remember sneakers are a must.
Is your child reading each night? It is important he/she read at least 15 minutes a day.

THURSDAY
In Math we will work with numbers in the thousands.
We have been learning about rocks in Science and communities in Social Studies with Mrs. Hedberg.

FRIDAY
Art this morning with Ms. Kelley.
Spelling test today.
Reading assessment today.

Peek at the week of September 5 - 9

Welcome back!!! Can you believe we are beginning our Third Grade year already? There are lots of papers coming home – please take the time to go through them. Especially take the time to go throught the Handbook with your child. Please fill out all the forms and return them to the school. This year I will be stressing the importance of being in school every day and on time To have a fully productive year it is important your child be here everyday (barring illness) and on time. Attendance is also key to our school maintaining AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress). This is based not only on our NECAP scores, but the attendance percentage for our school.

This will be a busy week – we have lots of assessments to complete.

As I have explained before my time will be split between the classroom and the office. I will be in classroom from 8:30 to 1:00. I will be responsible for teaching Reading, Writing, Math, and Spelling. We have hired Mrs. Jodi (Burgess) Hedburg to teach Social Studies and Science. She will be working as a Title 1 Ed. Tech the other part of the day.

MONDAY
No school – Labor Day

TUESDAY
We will be creating our classroom rules, looking at our books, sharing a story (or two), and reviewing our addition facts.

WEDNESDAY
Wednesday is Gym Day. Students need sneakers for Gym class – sandals are not acceptable.
We will begin our Math and Reading assessments.

THURSDAY
We will finish up on our assessments.
Your child should have brought home some decodable books. Take the time to have them read these with you. It will help with their fluency.

FRIDAY
We begin our Firdays with Art with Ms. Kelley.
Hopefully your child has had a great week and is ready to return Monday. We will settle into our routine next week.