Supplies

Supply List for September 2015

Individual Supplies

o   6 composition notebooks (writing, reading, word study, math, inquiry, homework)

o   5 plastic (durable) folders

o   12 inch ruler

Community Supplies

(Please, do not label these supplies with your child's name.)

o   100 pencils

o   1 pack of index cards 3 x 5

o   1 pack index cards 4 x 6

o   1 pack of crayons (24 count)

o   1 pack of markers (8 count)

o   1 bottle of Elmer's glue

o   2 glue sticks

o   2 boxes of tissues

o   1 roll of paper towels

Welcome Back!

Dear  Class 3-211 Families,

Welcome to the 2015-2016 school year at PS 142.  I am delighted to have your child  in my classroom this year.    The children are going to have a full and exciting academic year ,  full of new learning experiences.

Essential to your child’s progress in school is your support and involvement. Therefore, I would like to briefly share with you the academic expectations and behavior standards for the new school year.

Our academic work will start at 8:20 AM  each day. Therefore, I will pick students up from the cafeteria slightly before that time. It is extremely important that your child come ready to learn at that time. If your child would like to eat breakfast in school he/she must be in school between 7:45AM and 8:10 AM.

There will be a weekly homework sheet sent home on Mondays with your child’s work. There will be homework assigned Monday through Friday.

Throughout the week each child is expected to read books and practice math facts. I believe the best method for continuing progress in reading is to read. For this reason, I feel it is very important that you designate a special quiet place for your child to read each night. Students will typically have 4 homework assignments each night to reinforce the work done in class.

The students will be expected to follow a set of school/classroom rules. The rules will be discussed and reviewed the first month of school . Rewards  are given to the students when they follow the rules (ClassDojo Points).  Consequences will be enforced if a student chooses to break a rule. We will use ClassDojo.com to record our behavior and share that information with you.

All of these topics will be discussed in detail at our first Open School Night, Thursday, September 17, 2015, 5P.M. to 8PM Should you have any questions or concerns about the classroom standards or any future development, please send a note or email any time. I am a looking forward to the new school year.

Sincerely,

Mrs. L. Esperon

3.211thirdgrade@gmail.com

We are getting rid of our Test Monsters!

What are some things we can do to help us on Test Day? 

Say a Mantra!

Class 3.211 Mantras:

I'm happy!

Think Positive!

Try your best! 

You can do it!

Work Hard!

Don't Give Up!

Never give up! 

Class 3.211 Song with Broadway Playhouse

P.S 142 

 Jiji is a really fun game to do 

 Mr Pizza likes to do experiments 

 we write a sentence 

,in our red notebooks Tuesday 

 library is fun , we play in the sun 

 142 makes us all say HOORAY                                  

 COPYright 3-211 2015   

We created our own school song based on Hooray for Hollywood

We are Grateful

I am grateful for marbles because when I am bored my marbles will be there all the time. So i can play with them. -Vivian

I am grateful because I can take care of my sister.
-Adrian

I am grateful for my mom and sister because my mom cooks dishes of food and my sisters get to play with me. - Unsigned

I am grateful for my sister. -Jose

I am thankful for my family because they're always there for me and love me a lot. -Pamela

I am grateful for my IPad. -Elvis

I am thankful for my mom because she always buys me stuff I need. -Jenise

I am thankful for my school because if we never had a school people would not learn and they would be dumb. -Cassidy

I am thankful for caring about people. -Khyah

One thing I am grateful for is a werewolf toy so I can hug it when I am so sad. - Savannah

I am grateful for my mom because she makes food for us. Shutha

One thing I'm grateful for my Minnie Mouse because when I'm scared or sad it's always there for me. She has a  special  smell like strawberry and she makes me smile. -Emily R.

I am grateful for my mom and dad because they make me lots of food. -Nailin

I am thankful for my teachers and friends because they are nice to me. -Unsigned

I am thankful for my teachers in 3rd grade because they teach me a lot of cool stuffl. -Gaby

I am grateful for food. -Unsigned

Thank You for the Snack Donations!

November 4th, 2014                         

Dear 3-211 Families,

For the last 2 years our school received a Snack Grant. Everyday students were given a fruit or vegetable and it was amazing! With that snack we noticed that the class was able to sustain their focus for their morning’s academic work. This year, the grant was discontinued and the school no longer provides these great snacks.

Many students have asked about snacks. We are asking for your help to provide snacks to the class.

Some suggested snacks are:

• baby carrots
• pears
• bananas
• grapes
• graham crackers
• goldfish crackers
• wheat pretzels

We are sending home a calendar.  With 29 students and 2 teachers, if every family picks one day a month, we could have a snack every day.  If you can participate, please fill your child’s name on one day of the calendar. We would greatly appreciate your help and if you have any questions, please feel free to ask!  

                                                   

Respectfully yours,

                                            Mrs. Esperon and Ms. Voigt

Telling Stories Through Music

We were fortunate enough to go to an assembly where musicians used three instruments  to tell a story entitled The  Little Ant that got Hurt. The musicians played a cello, a bass, and a clarinet. 

Vivian said she could feel the vibrations from her seat. 

The students were asked by the composer which parts of the music went with sections of the story. 

It was exciting to hear the art of storytelling combined with musical instruments.