Weekly Update

Hello Third Grade Families,

Please save the following dates on your calendars:

Tues., Dec. 17th, Papa John's Spirit Night 

Thurs., Dec. 19th, PJ Day!  Wear your Holiday PJs to school

Thurs., Dec. 19th, Holiday Parties for K, 3rd, and 4th grades

Thurs., Dec. 1th, 12:30 pm, Early Release Day

Fri., Dec. 20th, Holiday Parties for 1st and 2nd grades

Fri., Dec. 20th, 12:30 pm, Early Release Day 

Mon., Dec. 23th-Fri., Jan. 3rd, Holiday Break, No School for Students

Mon., Jan. 6th, Students return for 2nd Semester

Here's a look at our week:

We will have our class spelling bee on Monday, Dec. 16th. The top two spellers from each 3rd grade class will compete in the 3rd grade spelling bee in January. Parents of the winners will be notified this week.

There will be NO HOMEWORK this week! Students should continue to read at least 20 minutes each night. Be on the lookout for the December reading challenge coming home this week.

Don't forget, on Thursday and Friday, dismissal begins at 12:20. Please be sure your child knows how he or she is getting home. If there is a change in his or her regular transportation, please write a note for me.

In reading, we will be enjoying some holiday classics as well as some new holiday stories. In writing, we will finish our biographies and then write a fun, holiday story. We will also wrap up our unit on prefixes and suffixes.

Science Fair packets went home last Thursday. Projects are due in January. I would love to have several students participate in this event! Talk to your child and see if he or she is interested. Go to https://www.sciencebuddies.org/ for some project ideas. If you need another information packet, let me know!

The second quarter is wrapping up this week. When report cards are complete, they will be posted online. No paper copies will be coming home as they have in previous years. You will need to login to Parent Vue to access your child's report card. Here is the link to Parent Vue https://parentvue.cobbk12.org/ If you have not registered, you will need to come in to the office to get your account set up. It takes less than 5 minutes. Report cards will be posted January 10th.

Our holiday party is this Thursday. I wanted to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who signed up to bring in supplies! The party is going to be GREAT! Feel free to send in the supplies whenever you're ready. 

I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season!

Weekly Update

Hello Everyone,

Please save the following dates on your calendars:

Mon., Dec. 9th-Fri., Dec 13th, Custodian Appreciation Week

Tues., Dec. 10th, 5-8 pm, Zaxby's Spirit Night

Fri., Dec. 13th, 7:00-7:45 am, FBI Breakfast

Thurs., Dec. 19th, PJ Day!  Wear your Holiday PJs to school

Thurs., Dec. 19th, Holiday Parties for K, 3rd, and 4th grades

Thurs., Dec. 1th, 12:30 pm, Early Release Day

Fri., Dec. 20th, Holiday Parties for 1st and 2nd grades

Fri., Dec. 20th, 12:30 pm, Early Release Day

Here's a look at our ELA learning this week:

In reading, we will be reading about how December holidays are celebrated around the world. Students will be choosing countries that interest them and learning about their traditions. Then we will compare & contrast the traditions.

In writing, we will begin a new informative piece. This time we will be writing biographies about a famous or historical person. We will start by conducting some research. 

Our grammar focus this week will be on prefixes and suffixes. We will learn how these extra letters can change the meanings of words.

As always, please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns.

Thank you!

3rd Grade Performance, Thursday, December 5th

The Addison 3rd graders will be presenting the musical “FLAKES" at the PTA/Foundation meeting THIS Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in the Addison café. Students should report to their classrooms NO EARLIER THAN 5:30 p.m. and should be dressed in their assigned costume.
Snowflake – The basic costume is a white sweat suit with a large snowflake attached to the front of the top. However, you could get as elaborate as you want as long as you stay with all white top and bottom and a snowflake attached to the front of the top.  
Snirts – The basic costume is a gray sweat suit. However, you could get as elaborate as you want as long as you stay with an all gray top and bottom. Face should be smudged with some brown makeup to look like dirt.

We will be performing for the student body at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 5th. For this performance students should wear this year's STEM t-shirt, blue jeans and comfortable shoes. If your child doesn't have this year's STEM tee, then any Addison t-shirt or a plain green t-shirt will be okay.

Weekly Update

Hello Third Grade Families,

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! It's hard to believe we have just 3 weeks until our December break. Please take a moment to save these important dates:

PTA/Foundation Meeting--3rd grade performs	December 5th, 6:00pm
Holiday Shoppe	December 7th
Early Release	December 19th and 20, 12:15 pm
Winter Holidays-School Closed	December 23rd - January 1st Students return on January 6th

As you can see, our big 3rd grade performance is this Thursday! Dr. Sampson will be giving out more information this week. If you have immediate questions, her email is michele.sampson@cobbk12.org. 

Here's a look at our ELA learning this week:

In both reading and writing, we will be focusing on compare & contrast. In reading, we will focus on finding similarities and differences in the text we read. In writing, we will write about the similarities and differences of two similar topics (like butterflies and moths, for example). We will learn that there are specific words that authors use to signal a comparison. Hopefully, the students will begin using these phrases in their own writing too.

As always, please let me or Mrs. Westbrook know if you have any questions or concerns. I can't wait to see everyone!