It is hard to believe that November is almost over and the holiday season is upon us! December is one of my favourite months as a teacher. Between Christmas Concert, Winter Play Day, and other festive activities around the school, it is always a fun time with the kiddos! Stay tuned as various details are confirmed and communication is sent home regarding specific details. Here are some learning updates, information items, and important upcoming dates for our class!
📚 Learning Updates
📘 Math
We are working on our basic facts, skip counting, and number pattern skills daily! As we go higher in our basic facts, we are increasing our practice time at school. Their daily practice efforts now will be extremely beneficial when we begin focusing more on multi-digit addition and subtraction in the new year.
All Math Blasters information and resources (flashcards, schedule, etc) can be found here:
https://grade3ferguson.weebly.com/math-blasters.html
📖 Language Arts
In addition to our daily literacy routines, we will also be continuing to focus more on increasing our exposure and understanding of nonfiction text features. As a challenge at home, try to incorporate more nonfiction texts into your nightly reading routine! The Grande Prairie Public Library is an amazing place to visit every week or two to add selection to your home reading choices.
📖 November Home Reading Goals
The remaining weekly goals are as follows:
- Week 3 - Nov 18 – 24 - 80 minutes total for the week (minimum)
- Calendar Book Check on Monday Nov 25th
- Week 4 - Nov 25 – 30 - 90 minutes total for the week (minimum)
- Calendar Book Check on Monday Dec 2nd
📕 Social Studies
In Grade 3 Social Studies, we have the exciting opportunity to learn about 4 unique and interesting countries - Peru, India, Ukraine, and Tunisia! Learning about other countries is extremely beneficial for young students. They gain an understanding and acceptance of other cultures and traditions and develop their global citizenship skills! We have been busy learning all about Peru first! We have been learning all about national symbols, land forms, climate, rain forest, animals, celebrations, fashion, and food. Next week, we will be exploring Peru’s music, dance, and transportation. Ask your kiddo to tell you some fun facts about Peru!
Here’s a short travel video that we watched as a class to see some of the cool things Peru has to offer, like llamas and sand boarding!
Click Here: Let’s Go - Peru Video Link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6a9F4bcyjk&list=PL8tqWx1iNnlPtC7wg85DMYe181SJIZLqv&index=2&t=0s
🏫 Parent-Teacher Interviews (PTI)
Thank you to everyone who has already signed up for Term 1 PTI's! If you have not yet had the chance, please see below for the Sign Up Genius link that will direct you where to sign up for Parent Teacher Interviews. Simply click on the "Sign Up" button and follow the prompts from there. Please make sure you include your name(s), as well as your child's name when signing up. Interview times are first come, first serve. Please be mindful that the longer you wait to book, the less options there will be. If you have more than one child to schedule, we kindly ask that you leave a minimum of 10 minutes between interview times. Thank you! I look forward to meeting with you! 😊
Click Here: Riverstone Parent Teacher Interview Sign Up Link
🎄 Christmas Concert
Our students and staff are very much looking forward to our Christmas Concert.
Below you will find information related to a number of key details related to this special event.
Date: Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019.
Time: Doors Open @ 5:30 pm
Performance - 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Location: Grande Prairie Alliance Church (15502 102 Street)
The Grade 3 classes will be performing the song “Must Be Santa!” Students can dress up in formal concert clothes, Christmas colours, or whatever you and your child prefer! Grade 3 students are also encouraged to wear Santa hats to go along with our song! 🎅🤶
Drop Off:
All students performing will be dropped off at the Sunday School sign in desk (around the outside of the auditorium on the north side of the foyer) between 5:30 and 6:00 pm.
Pick Up:
All students in Kindergarten to Grade 2 will be picked up from the Sunday School area.
All Students in Grade 3 to Grade 5 will be picked up in the main foyer. Students will line up by home room and teachers will have signs to help identify each class after the performance is finished.
Please note, the Kindergarten students will perform first followed by short 5 minute intermission for any parents who wish to leave for the evening. We would ask that all other parents and families remain in the audience for the duration of the program.
Seating:
Our school community is large and we need to make use of all the space in the auditorium. Please begin seating in the middle of each row and fill gaps between families/groups in order to maximize seating.
Parking Contest:
Our parent council is hosting a contest for reserved parking and reserved seating at the concert. Check out this link to their sign up genius for more details: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f44a9a72ba6f49-christmas1
Concert DVDs:
Our parent council will be making DVDs of the performance. The cost for a DVD will be $10 and they will be delivered to interested families before the Christmas break.
We look forward to seeing everyone there! 😊
📅 Important Upcoming Dates
🍂 Important Dates - November 🍂
Friday 22nd - PLC Friday - No School For Students 📅
Friday 29th - Term 1 Report Cards Go Home ✉️
🎄 Important Dates - December 🎄
Monday 2nd - Munchalunch - A&W 🍔🍟
*Order Link: https://munchalunch.com/schools/Riverstone
Tuesday 3rd - Christmas Concert - Alliance Church 🎶
*Doors Open/Drop Off @ 5:30 pm.
*Performance from 6:00 - 7:00 pm.
Thursday 5th - School Spirit Day 🎉
*Wear Ravens Gear & School Colours! Hats are welcome!
-December Scholastic Book Orders Due 📚
Friday 6th - Day Off in Lieu of Parent-Teacher Interviews 📅
*No School for Students & Staff
Monday 9th - Parent-Teacher Interviews @ 5:00 - 8:00 pm 📆
*Please Sign Up via Riverstone PTI Sign Up Genius Link.
Wednesday 11th - Parent-Teacher Interviews @ 4:00 - 7:00 pm 📆
Friday 13th - PL Friday - No School for Students 📅
Monday 16th - December Home Reading Calendar Book Check 📚
-Munchalunch - Boston Pizza 🍝🍕
*Order Link: https://munchalunch.com/schools/Riverstone
Wednesday 18th - Grades 1 - 3 - Winter Play Day ⛄
-Grades 4 - 6 - Nitehawk Ski Trip 🏂
Friday 20th - Last Day of School Before Christmas Break 🎄
-Class Christmas Party & Potluck 🥳
-Christmas Hat & Sweater Day 🎅🤶
-Pancake Breakfast 🥞
🎄 Important Dates - Christmas Break 🎄
Saturday December 21st - Sunday January 5th - Christmas Break
Tuesday 24th - Christmas Eve
Wednesday 25th - Christmas Day - Merry Christmas!
Thursday 26th - Boxing Day
Tuesday 31st - New Years Eve
Wednesday January 1st - New Years Day - Happy New Year!
Monday January 6th - First Day Back After Christmas Break
💻 3F Class Website Links - Please check regularly for updates:
📆 Class Info & Important Dates - https://grade3ferguson.weebly.com/class-info.html
📝 Blog Posts (Archived Email Updates) - https://grade3ferguson.weebly.com/blog
📅 Newsletters - https://grade3ferguson.weebly.com/newsletters.html
📷 Class Photos - https://grade3ferguson.weebly.com/pictures.html
I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Thank you & take care! 😊