Picture retakes are Tuesday, October 16.

Parent Teacher Conference forms are coming home today. Please mark your first, second and third choice and return that to school by next Wednesday.

The WOHE 5k is scheduled for Saturday, November 10. Running Club started yesterday and students are able to join for $15 if your child is still interested. It is held on Thursday after school.

We are still working on our Government unit. We've worked hard to memorize the importance of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

Next week we will have a math test on Thursday. A study guide (the Pre-formative assessment with corrections) will be sent home on Wednesday.

Second quarter begins on Monday. Please make sure your child is taking the time to read the required 60 reading minutes each week and document those minutes in their agenda.

Plan ahead to attend the 2nd/3rd grade music program, Squirm. It will be Thursday, November 8th at 7pm.

We are starting a new unit in social studies about government. This unit will last approximately 2-3 weeks.

Don't forget on Friday students will be released at 12.30. The teachers have meetings during the afternoon. If you child will have a change in transportation on Friday, please let me know.

Information will be coming home about student-led conferences. Please mark your first, second and third choice for available times. The two evenings conferences are scheduled are Tuesday, October 23rd and Thursday, October 25th.

Please make sure your child is reading 60 minutes each week. This can be 5-10 minutes each evening or a longer amount of time on another night. Please mark the amount of time your child read in his/her agenda.

No school Friday, October 26.

McTeacher Night is next Tuesday, October 2nd at the Chestnut McDonald's. Please come out to support WOHE from the hours of 4-8pm.

Volunteer training is Monday, October 1st at 10:00 a.m. in the Commons at WOHE.  Our second session will be Thursday evening at 6:00 p.m. in the WOHE media center.  These trainings are mandatory for people wanting to volunteer in the classrooms.

We are finishing our space unit. We will have a space test next Friday. A study guide will be coming home on Thursday or Friday.

Please make sure your child finds 5-10 minutes to practice reading each night. It is required for 60 reading minutes each week. We will be increasing these minutes throughout the year. Please write the minutes read each night in your child's agenda.

Information is coming home today about the WOHE 5k. It is scheduled for November 10th. Information also went home this week about a running club after school to practice for the 5k.

Next week we will begin a science unit about Space.

We are still working to build stamina for "Read to Self" and "Work on Writing". These are times during Daily 5 and our Communication block of time to become better readers and writers. It's also a great way for your student to practice at  home. Set aside a place to read or write that is quiet and free from distractions.

Please try to find at least 10 minutes each night for your child to read. Each week your child is required to read 60 minutes. While I do not take a grade on these minutes, it is to make your child a better reader. Without practicing at home, it's hard to reinforce the practice we do at school.

If you plan to order from the book order, please turn in your form and a check (no cash) by next Friday. If you plan to order online, visit www.scholastic.com/parentorders and our classroom code is GNFLV

We will be having our first classroom auction next Friday with our Schlager Bucks. If you have any small trinkets, toys or books you would like to donate for the auction, we would greatly appreciate it. If you are going by Walmart or the Dollar Store and would like to send in bubbles, sidewalk chalk, candy or little things like that we would also love those. Thank you in advance!

Order forms for school pictures were sent home last week. School pictures will be Wednesday, September 5th. If you would like to order your child's pictures, please send the order form and money back by Wednesday.

A September book order is coming home today. If you would like to order please send the order form and a check (no cash) by Friday, September 14th. You are also able to order online, www.scholastic.com/parentordering and our classroom code is GNFLV. The book order is a great way to build a home library.

Please make sure your child is reading 60 minutes a week. I will check each Friday morning for the amount of reading minutes from the previous Friday evening. If your child reads as little as 10 minutes a night, you will be able to accomplish 60 minutes by the following Friday morning.

Next Friday we will have our first social studies test over the Communities unit. A study guide will be coming home on Wednesday to study. If your child studies with a parent and brings back their study guide on the day of the test signed, he/she will receive 5 extra bonus points towards the test.

We have made it through the first full week!

Next week we will continue learning about:

Math- Greater numbers, adding and subtracting numbers

Social Studies- Communities; urban, suburban, rural and places to live, work and play

Reading- Continue practicing the routines for Daily 5 "Read to Self" and finish DRA reading assessments

Writing- ideas to help start a good story


Today we took our first spelling test, please make sure to practice these words at home. We also have dictation sentences during each test. It's a great idea to practice reading a sentence to your child so he/she can try writing the sentence correctly. Dictation sentences are graded on capitalization where appropriate, punctuation and correctly spelled spelling words.

Reading minutes will begin tonight. By next Friday morning, your child should read 60 minutes. The time read can be documented in their daily agenda folder. PLEASE take at least 10 minutes each night to read with your child or find a quiet place for them to read. This will be very beneficial for your child. Reading minutes will increase throughout the school year.

Your child is welcome to bring a healthy snack each day, but it is limited to only healthy snack choices and not a drink other then water. A water bottle is acceptable to bring each day as well. Healthy snack options are pretzels, crackers, fruits or veggies, string cheese, raisins, granola bars, popcorn (already popped) etc.

Welcome to Third Grade!

Bring Your “A” Game

Miss Schlager’s Class 2012-2013

·         Communication

o   Class newsletter updates weekly and added to our website

o   Classroom website: http://schlagerclass.weebly.com

·         Agendas- (Yellow folder with brads) Please return to school each day

o   Must be signed each night

o   Record weekly reading minutes

o   Students will record:  spelling lists, daily assignments (a star denotes homework), daily behavior

o   A great tool for communication!

·         MAP (Missouri Assessment Program)

o   State-wide test will be given in April in Math and Communication Arts

o   More information to come!

Classroom Behavior

·         Color Card Behavior System

o   The color card behavior system allows a visual reminder to students to be on task throughout the school day. Students will color code their agenda at the end of each day with a colored circle by the date.

o   Blue- On task, Great day

o   Green- Warning, 2 think laps at recess

o   Yellow- Needed redirecting to stay on task, 4 think laps at recess

o   Red- Needed redirecting multiple times to stay on task, think laps all recess, Student letter explaining behavior and self solution

o   Black- Needed redirecting multiple times to stay on task, think laps all recess, Student letter and/or phone call home, office visit

·         Token Economy

o   In addition to the color card behavior system students will be awarded one “Schlager Buck”  for each Green day at the end of the week. Students can be awarded Schlager Bucks for various good behaviors and lose them for inappropriate behaviors and unsigned agendas. Students will also be awarded Schlager Bucks for doing certain classroom jobs (which will be randomly assigned each week).

o   At the end of each quarter, starting in October, we will have a classroom auction, which students can buy items with their classroom cash.