Coyote News

By: Justin C., Brendan S., & Jonathan L. Volume 10 Issue 2 September 10, 2010

Did You Know…?

➢ The outer planets are gas planets and they have rings.
➢ The Earth orbits around the sun.
➢ The Solar System has 8 planets. Pluto is now a dwarf planet.

What Have We Been Learning?

3rd Grade

Math:
We are practicing our multiplication tables and adding whole numbers. We are now focusing on different strategies such as: skip counting, and drawing a place value model to represent the problem. We just started our new chapter on Time. Ask your child about these strategies. Ask your child to sing our multiplication songs to you.

Language Arts:
All students are reading an independent book (a just right book) and doing journal writes on our STAR strategies. STAR strategy focus: Distinguishing from real and make believe. We are also working on folklore in shared reading: fairy tales, folktales, fables, legends and myths. We will be reviewing the concepts and then assessing this standard. Students are also reading an instructional book and working on word work in his/her guided reading group with teacher direction.

Writing:
We are working on creating a personal narrative writing that 3 paragraphs or more. We are working on producing paragraphs that explode with lots of details. We are working on weekly spelling patterns, parts of speech, and conventions.
Science: We just finished our unit on the Solar System.

Social Studies:
We are starting out our unit learning about: Where we live? Planet Earth, Continent, Country, State, County, City, & Community. Also making sure they know his/her address & phone #. Then moving on to Kumeyaay.

IMPORTANT DATES

Sept. 13 – PTA Board Meeting 5:30 pm
Sept. 18 – Walk-a-thon 8:00-10:00 am
Sept. 17 – Moon Calendars are due
Sept. 16 – 24 – Conferences
Sept. 24 – Last Day of First Quarter
Oct. 12 – Students’ First Day of Second Quarter

NOTE FROM MRS. SUMNER-LARUSSA

Thank you to all parents who are volunteering their time in our classroom. ☺ It has been wonderful. Please remember to sign your child’s planner each night and check they have completed the homework. Talk to your child about his/her day and how you can help them have a green COYOTE paw day. They are working hard to be green and independent. Schoolgrams go home on Wednesday. Please return them signed Thursday. Assessments folders go home and you have 1 week to look at the assessments with your child. Please sign the envelope and return the folder with all assessments. We keep them in our student portfolios until the end of the year.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

The wisest mind has something yet to learn -Unknown

Important Dates

August-12 Mrs.Gaudet Presentation 6:00 P.M.
August-12 Curriculum Evening with Staff 6:45 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.
August-31 Fall Picture Day
September-6 LABOR DAY HOLIDAY – NO SCHOOL
September 16-24 Parent / Teacher Conferences – Minimum Days
September-18 PTA Walk A Thon – 8:00 – 10-00 A.M.
September-24 Last Day of 1st Quarter

Items not supplied by the District

• White board markers
• Crayola 12 colored pencil sets-regular colors
• Crayola 8 marker sets-regular colors
• Hand sanitizer (i.e. Purell)
• Microwave popcorn (for compliment parties)-light butter preferred
• Lined post-its
• Index Cards (colored and white)
• Pencils
• Baby wipes
• Colored card stock paper
• Glue sticks
• Decks of cards
• Black Sharpie Markers
• Disinfecting wipes (i.e Lysol wipes)
• Chopsticks
• Coffee filters
• Craft sticks
• Modeling clay
• Composition books (20)
• Small toys or prizes for the treasure box

Thank you for any of these items that you are able to donate.

Keep checking our Coyote News and read about all the wonderful activities we will be doing in room 203 this year.
If you need to contact me please feel free. (619)656-9676 x5623
and my email is: dawn.larussa@cvesd.org

Thank You
Mrs. Sumner-LaRussa

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