Penguins sighted at CCLS

The 3rd grade at CCLS reported unusual sightings of Mama and Papa penguins working hard to feed their babies today. Video of the Penguins was taken but not suitable for publishing. After the sighting, a number of penguin eggs were found to be left behind. Scientists have carefully observed them and recorded their findings. Below are some photos journaling the scientists work:

Please contact your 3rd grade scientist for more details on the penguin findings. 

Week of September 28th

Reading: 

We will be spending one more week exploring the world of Antarctica and penguins. We are working very hard on finding the main idea of what we read and applying that to our writing. 

Math:

We will be learning how to round numbers to the nearest 10 and 100. We will also be adding 3 digit numbers this week. Wednesday will be our 2nd math test of the year. A great skill to work on at home is getting speedy at math facts. 

Religion:

Our class has been asked to write notes to children who will be receiving donated coats from Lutheran Church of Webster Gardens. This ties in perfectly with the 5th commandment and the story of the Good  Samaritan we discussed last week. Our families are all very blessed and this is a great opportunity to talk with the kiddos about serving our neighbors. 

Science:

We have begun our animal unit and are posting the things we learn on the walls outside of the bathroom. You will be receiving more info in a couple of days. 

Important Dates:

• Tuesday Oct. 6 - Zoo Field Trip 

We will leave school at 9am. Please pack a sack lunch and water. We will return to school by 2pm for PE. 

•Friday Oct. 9 - Casual For Cause Day

Bring in $2 or medicine for Uganda and wear your Cardinals gear or appropriate casual for cause clothes. 

•Oct. 16-17 - CCLS Carnival

•Oct. 28 - October Book Orders Due 

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Week of September 21st

Reading:
We are reading a story called Penguin Chick that takes readers through the life cycle of a penguin and shows Antarctica as a habitat.  We will be working on sequencing the events in a story this week.  We will be acting out a lot of the story and this week there will be a short quiz on the story on Friday.  This is the first time the kids will have seen this so I will walk them through it a little bit more.  It would be wise to have your kids review the story at home once on Wednesday or Thursday.

Math: 
We will be spending 2 days on adding 2 digit numbers and then another 2 days on subtracting 2 digit numbers.  This means that you will see homework that looks a little different than the regular worksheets for a couple days.

Religion: 
This week we are covering the 5th commandment and will be reviewing prayer a little bit more.

Social Studies: 
Your kiddos have been working hard on their projects at school.  Mr. Fishburn and I want them to see the importance of completing things in a quality manner instead of rushing them so we will be giving them a little bit of time to put finishing touches on things on Monday.  We will also be reviewing any vocabulary they should know and some basic questions that will be on their quiz on Wednesday.  A review guide will go home on Monday and we will present projects on Tuesday.

Science: 
Next week we will be starting our first science unit on Animals.  You will receive another calendar for this unit next week.  Our zoo field trip falls toward the end of the unit and the kids will be doing research while they are at the zoo.  I have a handful of parents signed up to join us but there is always room for more.

Important Dates:   

• Monday 9/21 - School pictures for individuals (wear school uniform)
• Tuesday 9/22 - Class and group pictures (wear school uniform)
• Saturday 9/26 -  CCLS Parent Social at Llywellens Pub in Webster @ 7 pm.  RSVP on the school website 
• Tuesday 10/6 - 3rd grade Zoo Field Trip 
• Friday and Saturday 10/16-10/17 - CCLS Carnival (see school website for more info)

Week of September 14th

Dear parents,
Thank you for being patient with me last week while I was gone.  I heard that Mrs. Klug and Mrs. Headrick did a great job with the kids.  Here's what you can look forward to this week:

Reading: We will be reading a news article on different types of animal habitats.  While reading this article we will be working on finding the main idea and details of what we read.  This will tie into doing our research for the Rural vs. Urban projects we are doing in Social Studies.

Math:  Today we took our first math test of the year.  This covered all of the topics taught in Lessons 1-10.  Testing days we do not have homework in math, so your kids are telling the truth if they tell you they don't have any.  The rest of the week we will be looking at pictographs and place value.  Place value can be a difficult concept to wrap their little minds around so conversations about it at home may help.

Social Studies:  We are doing research for our Rural vs. Urban projects right now.  We started teaching the kids how to pull important facts from books and websites and transfer them to a notecard.  Tomorrow we will finish up the research and possibly even begin building their models.  The models will be done at school with their partners.  The only reason it will need to come home is if they aren't finished by the end of the day on Thursday.  These projects will be presented on Monday and then they will receive a short review guide.  The test will be next Wednesday.

Religion:  We are learning about the 4th commandment.  This is always a lovely one to talk about at home!

Important Dates:

• Friday 9/18 - No School 
• Tuesday Oct. 6th - Zoo Field Trip ( I posted it wrong last time)  We still need a lot of parents to come with us on this trip.  We will be leaving at 1:30 to return to school by 2:00pm.  Please let me know if you can help.  

Book Orders: 

I sent home the first round of book orders last week.  You may return them to school on my desk or order online using our class activation code.  Just go to Scholastic Reading Club  and click on the parents section.  It will ask you for our class activation code.  

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Social Studies Unit

I did not post earlier because this week an extension of last week due to Labor Day.  We finished up a lot of what we started last week.

Today I sent home your kiddos Social Studies/Science Binders.  In them you will find 2 things:
A calendar for our Rural vs. Urban Unit and a page of directions to guide them through the unit.  Below I have attached a copy of both documents (just in case).

Please make sure this calendar stays in your child's binder.  Please also note that this specifies what will be done at school and what should be done at home.  We want to have the kids complete the majority of this project at school !

This is the first project we will do this year that is technically considered Project Based Learning.  It starts with a driving question that challenges students to think critically, do research, and use problem solving skills with a partner to create a solution.  We know this may be a challenge at first, but as we guide them through this process they will become better and better at it as the year goes on.  Thanks for your support and for asking your kiddos questions about it at home.  

Working on our spelling words!