General Announcements
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- NO SCHOOL: Thanksgiving Break is Thursday and Friday 11/28 and 11/29.
- We celebrated World Kindness Day on the 13th. We learned about Mr. Roger's and watched one of his episodes.
- This week, again, our class raised about another $20 for the first week of Pennies for Patients. This will run until November 27th.
- School pictures went home this week. Please look in the backpacks if you did not get them. Make up day is scheduled for Tuesday, November 26th at 9 AM. I will give you more information when I get it.
- The next popcorn Tuesday will be on November 19th.
- Three Square Meals Food Drive ended this week. We collected a lot of needed food as a school. Thank you for you participation.
- Pie and Cookie Fundraiser can be picked up in the front foyer on November 25th.
- Gentleman's Choice: November 22nd. Invites went home last week. Please let us know if you need another one.
- Piezoni's Fundraiser Night: Dine in and part of the bill will be given to the school. Treat yourself to some dinner on November 25th and 26th.
- Pajama Drive: Pj's will be collected from November 8th until December. They will be donated to the Pajama Program.
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- We read "Roberto Clemente" www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR3eTMiEhoc&t=4s from our Journeys story.
- We worked on vocabulary strategies and reviewed Long I: i, ie and igh.
- Since it was Kindness Day on the 13th, we connected it to the good deeds Roberto did off the ball field.
- Finding text evidence is a concept important to the third grade curriculum. We practiced planning our answers to comprehension questions using direct quotes from the story.
- We read about Mr. Rogers, answered some questions, and watched an episode of Mr. Rogers, to celebrate World Kindness Day.
- The whole class has been working on their thankful writing and each piece is thoughtful and wonderfully written.
- "Waiting for the Magic" by Patricia MacLachlan
- "Randy Riley's Really Big Bat" by Chris Van Dusen www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANLQbYNwSb8
- "I am Jackie Robinson" by Brad Meltzer www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibWCmC23ERQ&t=3s&disable_polymer=true
- "Kindness is Cooler,Mrs.Ruler" by Margery Cuhler www.youtube.com/watch?v=et4KluESo0o
- "The Very Stuffed Turkey" by Katherine Kenah www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdeAdPzCRfA
- "Turkey Trouble" by Wendi Silvano www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjz3--KCqkA&disable_polymer=true