Picnic on Friday! Go, Tattnall Trojans!

Third grade will be eating lunch outdoors on Friday as a way to celebrate the end of a great Homecoming week at  Tattnall!  Please bring a sack lunch and a drink from home (NO take out, please) and a towel or blanket.  We will have an old-fashioned picnic lunch outside during our regular lunch time.

TEST ALERT!

Language Test over Chapter 4 ~ Tomorrow 9/30/09

~Study simple and complete predicates

~Know simple and complete subject

~Be able to identify subjects and predicates(simple and complete) in sentences

~Be able to write sentences with a compound subject and predicate

~Know the state of "be" verbs

~Know the difference between a noun and verb

We've Got Spirit! Yes, we do! We've Got Spirit! How 'bout YOU?

GO, TROJANS!

Decade Day!

We are "Lookin' Good"! 

Reading Vocabulary Practice

Here is a great site for building and practicing your vocabulary words for our story this week  Balto, the Dog who Saved Nome.

http://www.quia.com/rr/125885.html

Service Project!

 

We made placemats for the Plantation Suites Assisted Living home off of Zebulon Road!  We are very excited about sharing God's love with others!

By Friday, we are a little CRAZY!

Reminders for next week!

9/ 28- 10/2  ~ Homecoming week!  We have a different theme each day!  Dress accordingly!  This should be a fun week.  If your child does not want to participate, he or she must be in a uniform.

                    Thurs., Oct. 1 ~ Pep Rally ~ 2:00

                    Fri. ,    Oct. 2 ~ Pep Rally ~ 2:00

Parents are invited to attend the Pep Rallies! 

Please sign and return the Progress Reports by Monday.  I need these back!  Thanks!

Hats for Hope!

We are having fun with hat day!  Thank you for supporting the Jay’s Hope Foundation!

TEST ALERT!

Wed., Sept. 30 ~ Language Chapter 4  ~ Predicates

Rocks and Minerals ~ Science Unit

We have started our first unit in science.  It is on rocks and minerals.  It has a lot of information and should be very fun!  Examine rocks found near your home and discuss their differences and similarities.  Also, look and try to identify evidence of natural changes that have shaped our planet such as wind, erosion, ice, and flowing water.  The flowing water should not be too hard to find with all the recent rain we have had!  By connecting what we are learning to the land around us, you can help make science come alive for your student!  Start that rock collection!

Hats for Hope Day Tomorrow!!!!

Donate a $1.00 and  wear a hat on Friday, Sept. 25, to show your support for the Jay's Hope Foundation!  You can bring your $1.00 tomorrow!

Homecoming Week ~ Sept. 28 - Oct. 2, 2009

Homecoming Dress Up Days:

Monday:  College t –shirt day

Tuesday:  Time Warp/Choose a Decade!

Wednesday:  Class Color Day/red

Thursday:  Camouflage Day

Friday:  BLUE and GOLD Day

Progress Reports

 Thanks to all that came out last night for our Open House.   We hope you enjoyed your visit!   If you were unable to make the Trojan Legion meeting last night, your child's progress report will be placed in his/her Friday Folder.  Please look over your child's progress report, sign it, and return to me as soon as you can!  Thanks! 

Turtle Bay

Our story this week is entitled  Turtle Bay.  Here is a website that may help with the story.  It also has some games for our spelling list.  Give it a try!

http://edujourney.net/Classroom/Lesson%20Plans/Spelling/Week6.htm

Reminders for week of 9/ 21-25/ 09

Sept. 22  ~ Trojan Legion/ Spaghetti Supper  ~  Progress Reports 

Sept. 23 ~ Picture Money is due.  If your child needs a retake, return the envelope and let me know.

Reading Series

We have finished our first theme, "Something Special!"  in our Harcourt reading series.  We have read about people and characters who discover that their own ideas, interests, and abilities are special.  Discovering their special qualities helps them earn the appreciation of others and gain a better understanding of themselves.  We also learned that ordinary people can make a difference, too.  God created us all differently and with different strengths.  That diversity is what makes the world go 'round.  WE ALL are something special from God!  

Thursday's Downpour!

 

"Playing" in the rain!  

Our Student Council Rep.

Congratulations,Garrett!  He  was chosen by his peers to be our class representative on the Elementary Student Council.   Garrett has shown great leadership qualities in and out of the classroom!  We know you will do a super job!

Reminders ~ Trojan Legion and Homecoming t-shirts

TROJAN LEGION/ SPAGHETTI SUPPER ~ The first Trojan Legion meeting of the year is next Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 7:00. Prior to the meeting, a spaghetti dinner will be served from 5:00 -7:00 in the TSA Cafe. All pre-sold tickets purchased by Monday, Sept. 21 will be eligible for the door prize drawing to be awarded to those present at the Trojan Legion meeting. Adult plates are $6.00 each, and a child’s plate is $3.00 (6th grade and under). The maximum cost per family is $24.00. Orders may be turned in to Mrs. Cheek’s office. Take-outs are available. Following the Trojan Legion meeting, parents will have an opportunity to go to the classroom and meet their child’s teacher(s).

HOMECOMING T-SHIRTS ~  Monday, September 21 is the deadline to order homecoming t-shirts. Shirts are $15.00 each. Order forms are available in the bookstore, the front office, or in Mrs. Cheek’s office. Shirts will be delivered to students on Wednesday, September 30.

Jay's Hope Foundation

September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. To honor this special month, the High School Student Council at Tattnall Square Academy has teamed up with Jay’s Hope Foundation to promote awareness and education about Childhood Cancer right here in our own community. On Friday, September 25, students and teachers who have donated one dollar ($1) to Jay’s Hope will be allowed to wear a hat to school. Money will be collected during Monday, September 21, through Friday, September 25. Let's join in to help this worthwhile cause! All the money that we collect will be donated in honor of Abbey Wilson, a TSA sixth grader, to show our support of  her in her battle with cancer.

Picture Orders!

Your picture proof  envelopes were sent home in your child's folder  Wednesday.  They are due to me by next Wednesday, September 23.  If you want a retake, please return the envelope and let me know.  Retake day will be Wednesday, October 7. 

Math Test Alert!

Tomorrow, Thursday, Sept. 17, is our Math Test over Chapter 2 ~ Estimations and Bar Graphs.  Remember to go to the Harcourt site if your child needs extra help. If you have forgotten your child's username and password, let me know.  Please post these in a place that you will remember.  This online book and activities will come in handy during the year!

www.eharcourtschool.com 

COMMUNITIES!

Third Graders working together to make a mural of a community!  I love the collaboration that went into these!

Patience, Please!

I am giving this a try!  Please be patient as I work through any kinks.  I am still trying to figure out a few things.  I would love to eventually do away with the "Notes to Know" sheet  that comes home in Friday Folders and use this more, but I am not ready for that!  I would like for you to check this daily and become a follower!  I will try to post updates and keep you informed of our week!  Thanks for your cooperation and patience!  

What a good looking bunch!

"A Taste of Itlay" Dinner

Tickets are now on sale for our 10th annual spaghetti dinner!  Come and enjoy food and fellowship with other families on Sept. 22nd.  This is our first Trojan Legion meeting and Open House.   A delicious spaghetti meal will be seved between 5-7 p.m. in the TSA Cafe.  Immediately following dinner, the Trojan Legion meeting will begin  at 7:00 p.m. in Trojan Hall.  Please find in your child's folder a red sheet with all the info you might need.

Pictures, Please!

We need a recent snapshot of your child for a writing activity that we are doing.  If your child has not brought one in, please help him or her find one and send it in this week.  Anything will do.  I just ask that it be a recent photo...from the summer or last spring would be great!  Thanks for your help!

Test Alert!

Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009
Social Studies ~ Chp. 1 Test/ Communities ~ study flashcards

Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009
Math ~ Chp. 2 Estimation/ Rounding/ Graphing

Picture Day 2009!

Thursday, Sept. 3, is picture day for the elementary school!  Students should be dressed in school uniforms.  Pictures will begin immediately following the morning devotion.