October is upon us and there is SO much going on at school! First off, I have a Room Parent!!! Yay! Thanks Heather!
Secondly, We have 2 big things coming up next Friday October 16. We are hoping for lots of participation from our classroom!
1. Multicultural Street Fair on Oct. 16th, starting around 9:20am. As long as the weather cooperates, this will be outside (if not, the Community Room). At the Street Fair, students will be presenting their end of unit final project (poems, songs, art, dances, etc). As you know, our current unit is How We Express Ourselves. Since the beginning of the year, students have been exploring the idea of "Mood and Perspective are Globally Conveyed through the Written Word". A secondary idea to this unit explores access to literacy across the globe. We are near the end of the unit and gearing up for our final project.
Final Project for How We Express Ourselves
Our Third graders are being asked to participate in our Multicultural Street Fair on Friday, October 16th at 9:15 am YOU'RE INVITED TOO!!
PROJECT REQUIREMENTS:
- Research and present basic geographical information about their country (continent, near which major bodies of water, flag, climate)
- Research and present an artistic piece based on that country. This is the tough one because it is intentionally vague. Students can choose a tradition - dance - music - sport - art - poem - holiday - food that is representative of this country. They will then either make that type of dance/poem/art/etc. or something that represents that sport. (example, a paper mache soccer ball for Brazil or a Chinese paper cutting or lyrics to a song about Greek gods or whatever you child comes up with! )
- Write and present a poem or creative paragraph about their artistic piece. This writing will include vivid verbs and figurative language.
- Reflect on how they used the learner profile and research skills to successfully complete project.
**I will provide some craft supplies, but may need extra help from you if I don't have what your child wants for their art piece**
Please see this sign up for a few ways you can help: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080c4aa4ab2da75-3rdgrades
2. Fall Festival on October 16th from 4 - 6pm. This is a school-wide classroom fundraiser. We are organizing a few booths that will raise money for our specific classrooms. We of course want to invite everybody to attend. Additionally we have quite a few things that we are in need of (both time and donations) that will help to make this a success for 3rd grade!
Here is a sign up with things that we need your help with: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080c4aa4ab2da75-3rdgrade
Finally, Parent Teacher Conferences will be on Oct. 21 and Oct. 22. A sign up form has been created on Sign Up Genius for your convenience. Please visit http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b44aba623aa8-october as soon as you can.
Also - please see the attachment below on Parent Tips for Conferences.
Have a great rest of the week!
Secondly, We have 2 big things coming up next Friday October 16. We are hoping for lots of participation from our classroom!
1. Multicultural Street Fair on Oct. 16th, starting around 9:20am. As long as the weather cooperates, this will be outside (if not, the Community Room). At the Street Fair, students will be presenting their end of unit final project (poems, songs, art, dances, etc). As you know, our current unit is How We Express Ourselves. Since the beginning of the year, students have been exploring the idea of "Mood and Perspective are Globally Conveyed through the Written Word". A secondary idea to this unit explores access to literacy across the globe. We are near the end of the unit and gearing up for our final project.
Final Project for How We Express Ourselves
Our Third graders are being asked to participate in our Multicultural Street Fair on Friday, October 16th at 9:15 am YOU'RE INVITED TOO!!
PROJECT REQUIREMENTS:
- Research and present basic geographical information about their country (continent, near which major bodies of water, flag, climate)
- Research and present an artistic piece based on that country. This is the tough one because it is intentionally vague. Students can choose a tradition - dance - music - sport - art - poem - holiday - food that is representative of this country. They will then either make that type of dance/poem/art/etc. or something that represents that sport. (example, a paper mache soccer ball for Brazil or a Chinese paper cutting or lyrics to a song about Greek gods or whatever you child comes up with! )
- Write and present a poem or creative paragraph about their artistic piece. This writing will include vivid verbs and figurative language.
- Reflect on how they used the learner profile and research skills to successfully complete project.
**I will provide some craft supplies, but may need extra help from you if I don't have what your child wants for their art piece**
Please see this sign up for a few ways you can help: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080c4aa4ab2da75-3rdgrades
2. Fall Festival on October 16th from 4 - 6pm. This is a school-wide classroom fundraiser. We are organizing a few booths that will raise money for our specific classrooms. We of course want to invite everybody to attend. Additionally we have quite a few things that we are in need of (both time and donations) that will help to make this a success for 3rd grade!
Here is a sign up with things that we need your help with: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080c4aa4ab2da75-3rdgrade
Finally, Parent Teacher Conferences will be on Oct. 21 and Oct. 22. A sign up form has been created on Sign Up Genius for your convenience. Please visit http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b44aba623aa8-october as soon as you can.
Also - please see the attachment below on Parent Tips for Conferences.
Have a great rest of the week!