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Week of November 11th

11/11/2019

Happy Veteran's Day to all of those who have served for our country. This week begins our second quarter of the school year. Students will now be attending drama with Ms. Metz instead of music with Mr. W. Also, this week there is no school on Wednesday due to Report Card Pick Up Day. The sign up was e-mailed out last week. Please make sure to sign up if you have not already done so. Each time slot is limited to 10 minutes. If you intend on needing more time, or will not be able to make it please let me know so we can schedule for another day. At this conference, I will go over the promotion policy for 3rd grade.

Highlights for this week:
Scholastic Book Fair - Tuesday - Friday
Report Card Pick Up Day - Wednesday (12pm - 7pm)

With the cold weather upon us, please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for outdoor recess. Students will go outside weather permitting (not raining and above 20 degrees). Students may leave gym shoes at school if necessary.

I hope you all have a great day and see you tomorrow!

Week of November 4th

11/3/2019

Happy Sunday! I hope you all enjoyed an extra hour of sleep last night with Daylight Saving Time coming to an end. Now if only babies knew they were suppose to sleep an extra hour! Ha! This week is a 4 day week with no school on Friday, due to a school improvement day. We will be busy this week continuing to work on some of the things we started a couple of weeks ago. Don't forget to check out this week's Crews News to see what we will be doing this next week. Also, a sign up for report card pick up will be coming out this week!

I am so excited to be back with my room 208 friends! I have missed them all more than I could ever express!

~Mrs. Crews

Goal Setting Survey

11/1/2019

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSejS97ZWj2pMtC1rVa9w0J890vGK-9YLVUXjIBEG--Brbqq2g/viewform

Friday, November 1st

10/31/2019

I am beyond excited to get back into the classroom tomorrow. I have missed all of my Room 208 friends and families. I look forward to seeing you all in the morning! Don't forget to bring in your spoons and interviews (if completed).

~Mrs. Crews

Week of October 14th

10/16/2019

Happy Wednesday!

We had a great time running outside this morning for our Pride Stride! It was cold, but everyone was a trooper, and showed their Cougar Pride.

We will not be doing Wordly Wise words or spelling words this week. Instead, we will be introducing students to three root words (hydr, aqua/aqu, mar/mer). Students will be working with the following words that have one of the root words: dehydrate, hydroelectric, hydrant, aquatic, aqueduct, aquarium, aquifer, marine, marina, maritime. Students will be assessed on their understanding of the different root words. The words are also listed on their homework packet.

Don't forget to send in or e-mail me a picture of your child with their toys!

Have a great day!

~Mrs. Crews

Week of October 7th

10/5/2019

Happy Saturday Everyone! Hope you are all having a nice weekend with your love ones. This week look for your child to bring home the information about their Immigration Spoons project with their homework packet. If you have questions after reading the project description, please let me know.

Weekly Reminders:
* Don't forget to check out this week's Crews News to see what we will be working on in class!

* There will be two assessments this week:
Wednesday - Topic 9 Math Test
Friday- Wordly Wise Lesson 2 test.

* Pride Stride X is this Friday, October 11th! Make sure your child is registered at funrun.com
*Socktober has begun! Send in brand new packages of Mens socks to donate for the homeless shelter.

Have a great rest of your weekend!
~Mrs. Crews

Week of September 30th

9/29/2019

Happy Sunday Everyone!

I hope you all had a nice weekend despite the weather! This past week we were busy finishing up our first chapter in our Science unit where students were able to explain, using scientific words and skills of reading data tables, which fictional island had the best weather for an orangutan reserve. Students also finished our back to school novel, A Boy Called Bat. They loved this book so much they are wanting to read the sequel!

Since we got a late start on our Wordly Wise words, I have changed the date of the test to this Wednesday, October 2nd. Students should have brought home their workbooks on Friday to study the words. These workbooks should be sent back to school on Wednesday.

I also sent an email out on Friday. If you did not receive the email please let me know, I may have the wrong address for you.

I hope you all have a wonderful week and don't forget to check out the weekly Crews News and also to register your child at funrun.com for our 10th annual Pride Stride.

~Mrs. Crews

Week of September 23rd

9/22/2019

Happy Sunday!

It was great seeing so many of you at open house this past week. I will be emailing out the powerpoint later this week, so if you have not turned in the half sheet contact form please do so! Make sure to check out the Crews News section to see what we will be doing this week in our classroom.

Don't forget Tuesday, September 24th is picture day!

Have a great week!!

Room Representatives Wanted

9/14/2019

If you are someone who likes to create sign-ups for chaperones and plan class celebrations then look no further. Room 208 is looking for TWO Room Reps to do just that!
Room Reps will be responsible for:

creating a class contact group (in the past Shutterfly was the most popular)
attaining required and CPS - approved volunteers for both field trips and also classroom celebrations
plan three classroom celebrations (Halloween, Winter, and Valentine's Day)

If you are interested please e-mail me and let me know!!

Thanks in advance!

Week of September 16th

9/14/2019

Hello Room 208 Families!
I hope you all are enjoying the beautiful weather today! We had a busy week this past week in 208. Students were busy reading our back to school novel, "A Boy Called Bat", writing paragraphs, practicing addition and subtraction facts, and also exploring social scientists. This next week will be just as busy!
Make sure to check out the Crews News to see what we will be doing!

Pictures Needed: Please send your child to school with a picture of themselves participating in an activity that can be used to generate ideas for a personal narrative.

Spelling will start this week! Students will have a pretest on Monday and a posttest on Friday. The words this week are: apple, attic, battle, candle, classic, fabric, glasses, handle, paddle, plastic, saddle, sample, taxes, traffic, vanish

I look forward to seeing you this Thursday evening at 6pm to share more about the 3rd grade curriculum and expectations.

Have a great rest of your weekend!

~Cara Crews