Upcoming Dates
- "Soup"er Bowl - Second Graders at TCE is partnering with Metrocrest Services to collect canned soup in honor of the "Soup"er Bowl. Learners may bring in canned soup or goods Monday, January 30th-Friday, February 10th. Collection bins will be located in each hallway and at the front of the school.
- Valentine's Party - The party will be Tuesday, February 14th from 2:00-3:00! Parents are welcome! Please have your child address a valentine to everyone in their class. You may choose to include a treat or candy if you would like to, but it is not required. We will be making their bags at school. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to your child's teacher.
- Family Lunch Fridays - Our campus is open each Friday for lunch visitors! When you arrive you will sign in at the front office and receive a visitor badge that must be worn at all times. You will need a photo ID (license or passport). You will be able to eat lunch with your child at the designated tables for lunch visitors. You may only eat with your child. No other learners may be invited to eat with you. You may purchase lunch in the cafeteria or bring a lunch with you. Parents will be dismissed from the cafeteria. You will need to go back through the front office to sign out at the end of lunchtime. Please see Ms. Martin's Principal Newsletter for details on who may eat with your child and a form to fill out for non-parent lunch visitors. No lunch visitors on early release days.
- Background Checks - If you have not had a chance to fill out a background check please fill one out for yourself or update last year's! Click here to register as a new volunteer or confirm your information from last year. This must be completed every school year for you to volunteer at the school. The district will send you an email when your background check has cleared. Any opportunities for volunteering at the school, including holiday parties, will require a cleared background check. Once completed it lasts for the remainder of the school year. When you create your account, make sure to click on the add new application button. (see picture below)
- Background Checks - If you have not had a chance to fill out a background check please fill one out for yourself or update last year's! Click here to register as a new volunteer or confirm your information from last year. This must be completed every school year for you to volunteer at the school. The district will send you an email when your background check has cleared. Any opportunities for volunteering at the school, including holiday parties, will require a cleared background check. Once completed it lasts for the remainder of the school year. When you create your account, make sure to click on the add new application button. (see picture below)
Math
Area covers, people! We will be learning all about area and words that mean area, or objects that cover. Grass, blankets, carpet, paint, wallpaper: all of these cover a space and imply that we need to find the area. What’s new for 3rd graders is that instead of counting squares inside the shape to find the area, we will use the formula for area, which is
length x width. A formula is a rule in math that we use to find the solution; there are many formulas to memorize (Pythagorean theorem, anyone?), so in 3rd, we’ll only find the area for rectangles and squares. Therefore, the only formula they have to learn this year is area = l x w. FYI, it doesn’t really matter which side they label L and W…there are differing opinions as to which is which, and due to the commutative property, we can multiply in any order anyway - IYKYK and YOLO. Area RULES!!
Science
In Science we are going To Infinity and Beyond as we begin our Patterns in the Sky unit! We will start with taking a closer look at OUR Star…the Sun.
Reading/Writing
We will be analyzing the plot of our latest read aloud, Because of Winn Dixie. We will compare the sequence of events to a mountain, with the peak representing the climax of the story. We will discuss and explore what our characters learned and what big issues were resolved. In Reader’s Workshop, we will continue to compare themes or lessons in our own reading. We will continue to explore common themes in fiction texts. In writing, we will continue to follow the writing process to produce our persuasive pieces. We will plan and organize our persuasive pieces with graphic organizers, while adding strong details to develop and support our ideas.
Social Studies
This week we will work on identifying reasons budgets are created. We will highlight needs in areas of saving and spending through creative role play and games. We will explore different ways of earning, spending, saving and donating money. We have an exciting digital journal to continue working on and we will dive into the digital “Game of Life”.
