Chiaramonte champs Deer valley Elementary Hoover, Alabama
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Volume 1, Issue 11 October 29, 2008
Fall (or should I say winter) has begun! Field Trip Our field trip is next Tuesday, Nov. 4th and there are quite a few students who have not turned in their permission form and $17.00. Please send this in soon or your child may not be able to attend Worldsong.
searching information about US historical landmarks. Soon you will be able to look at their scrapblogs online. It is quite impressive.
Maps and Globes I am very impressed with the students’ enthusiasm with learning about this topic. Right now we are in a deep technology project where students are re-
November 11No School-Veteran’s Day
Important Dates November 4Field Trip to Worldsong
November 17Make-up day for our Vulcan field trip.
Daylight Savings Time & Multiplication Don’t forget to turn back your clocks this weekend to gain an extra hour! YIPPEE for the extra hour this weekend, but sad that it will become darker earlier.
Tomorrow the students will be tested on the 3’s, 6’s, and 9’s facts! Please be studying because these facts are little more difficult.
Quote of the Week: It's not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what's required. - Sir Winston Churchill
Website of the Week http:// www.multiplication.com/
I have received many emails from parents saying that they LOVE this website, so I am keeping it on here to make sure everyone knows about it. You might want to save it under your “Favorites” on your computer. Math Question
There are 6 pumpkins with 45 seeds in each pumpkin. How many seeds are there all together?
What are we doing this week?
Reading Next week we will begin a unit on “Questioning.” Writing We are almost done publishing our Fictional Narratives!! Booklets will hopefully go home next week! Word Study This week we brainstormed words that are related to FALL and/or HALLOWEEN to do something a little different. Math We have begun a unit on “Subtracting.” In 3rd grade students should be able to do the following: subtract 2 and 3 digit numbers with and without regrouping, make change with money up to $5.00, solve subtraction word problems. Social Studies We have done continents, oceans, and imaginary lines. Right now we are learning specific things about our nation, including historical landmarks.