September 12

This week, our focus was on learning and carrying out routines. We've introduced the homework routine and we are reinforcing group routines such as waiting for turns, etc. The children have been great about working together as a team! Many students have been able to take on the routines with independence. Great job, everyone!

Please check your child's homework folder for comments this week. Each Friday, a short comment will be entered onto the bottom of the assignment sheet. This is intended to give you a sense of how your child's week was and what your child did well with or might need help with.

Here's some of what we can expect for next week:

• We will have Curriculum Conferences this year at 6:00pm on Tuesday in our school cafeteria. The third grade teachers will give a 30 minute presentation of the curriculum before we break for Open Classroom. During Open Classroom, you will get a chance to visit your child's classroom and speak to me about the routines in our specific classroom. 
• Photos for Writer's Notebooks are due on Monday. On Friday, we will take the photos to decorate our books. If you would like to join us, you are welcome to come to our class room at 8:35am. We will cut and paste photos to the covers of the book and use contact paper to help secure it onto the cover. 

Have a restful weekend!