Mrs. Burland's Bulletin

October 7th - October 11th

I really enjoyed meeting your children today and look forward to a wonderful school year!

Halloween: 

The Halloween party and parade will be on October 31st. Please keep in mind the following guidelines when helping your child pick out a Halloween costume:

1. We only have 15 minutes for costume changes. Please make sure your child can change into his/her costume easily and by themselves. If the costume can be worn over their clothes, then both the time to change and the chances of losing any clothes is minimized.

2. If the costume involves make up, please apply it before your child comes to school. If you send your child in with makeup, then your child has to be able to apply it themselves. 

3. Please do not send any weapons (guns, swords, etc.) as part of the costume. Save those for trick-or-treating. Also, costumes should not include fake blood.

4. We will not have time to change back into our clothes for dismissal. Your child will wear their costume home.

We are halfway through the 1st trimester of third grade! Time sure flies! Feel free to check your child's grades online. If you are having problems doing so, please call the office.

There will be a soccer test in P.E. class on Tuesday, October 8th. Students have already received a study guide. 

The Upcoming Week at School:

Social Science: We will begin the study of the history of Downers Grove.

Math: We will begin our study of unit 2 on multi-digit multiplication and early division. We will start the unit by building multiplication arrays.  Students will also take a multiplication by 5 test on Thursday.  They will have two minutes to complete 26 problems.    

Spelling: We will continue our Words Their Way program. Students received spelling words this past Monday. Students will choose 3 activities, one from each column, on the Spelling Homework Menu. This will help them master their spelling words. All 3 activities should be stapled to the Spelling Homework Menu and the square initialed by a parent. It should be turned in by Friday, October 11, which is the day of the test. The test will include 15 words from the student's list (teacher's choice) and 2 sentences, using any of their 2 words.

English Language Arts: This week we will be working on identifying the theme of a story. We will also discuss story elements and compare and contrast different stories. While reading we will look for characters with a growth mindset. 

Please make sure your child is reading! October logs are due by November 1st.

Important Dates & Announcement
10-8 (Tuesday): Soccer Test in P.E. Class

10-10 (Thursday): Math Times 5 Test (Mrs. Burland's Math Class)

10-11 (Friday): Spelling Test & Spelling Menu Due

10-14 (Monday): Columbus Day - No School