Mrs. Light’s and Mrs. White’s 3rd Grade Class September 30, 2019
Dates to Remember: Other Important News
Book orders are due this Wed., 10/2. Parents, please help your child to remember to read daily, bring
Next Wed., Oct. 9, is Picture Day. Please dress accordingly. his/her home-reading book to and from school daily in the Ziploc
Next Fri., Oct. 11, is the TL Dance-a-thon. Remember to baggie provided, and record his/her reading each day. We look
wear your special t-shirts forward to seeing what your child is reading at home when the reading
logs come to class to be checked each Friday. Thanks.
Parent conferences are the week of 10/14. Noonish
CALLING ALL SERVICE PERSONNEL: If you are military, law
dismissal each day. Enclosed is a reminder note with your
enforcement, fire fighter, EMT or if you have a family member/friend
conference time. Friday, 10/18, is a minimum day for
who is a member of the service personnel community, we need your
students and teachers.
presence at our upcoming Red Ribbon Week, 10/28- 10/31. Please
Thurs., 10/31, will be our annual TL Halloween parade in the email us with our midday availability that week:
morning. More info to follow. alight@pleasantvalleysd.org and cwhite@pleasantvalleysd.org and
Fri., Nov. 1, is NO SCHOOL due to a staff development day. we’ll pass it along to the TL Red Ribbon committee. Thanks for your
Mon., 11/11 is the Veteran’s Day holiday. participation!
Curriculum News
Language Arts: This week we will complete the final lessons in Unit 1, Government for the
People. Most of the week will focus on review lessons using extended reads: Winning the Right to
Vote and One Nation from Many. On Friday students will be assessed on the skills presented
over the last three weeks. Language Arts homework (different format than Word Work) this week
is enclosed and due Thursday. In our Writer's Workshop we will continue with our personal
narratives as well as some descriptive writing as the students enjoy some special Halloween-
related writing assignments including a piece that allows students to compare and contrast two
Halloween characters.
Math: Please review the Module #1 Math Test on Lessons # 7-13 with your child and return it
to school by Wednesday. We will continue working on lessons 14-17 as we focus on the
distributive property and problem solving using multiplication and division.
Social Studies: We will continue to discuss influential leaders who worked for important causes
including Rosa Parks, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Alice Paul, and Cesar Chavez.
Art: We are continuing with our unit on Pablo Picasso and the corresponding activities.
How Can Parents Help Their Children Develop into Ravenous Readers?
Research indicates that reading has the most positively profound impact on a child’s future than most any
other academic activity. Children who read independently, just over an hour a day, consistently score in
the 99th percentile of standardized tests as they consume nearly 4.5 million words a year.