10/4     Fire Drill

10/6     PTA Meeting 6:30 PM

10/7     Mobil Dentist

10/10   Family Cultural Celebration 6:30 PM

10/13     Lockdown Drill

10/17     PTA Fun Run

10/19     Science Assembly

10/28     Half Day of School

               Halloween Parade

• Bennie Traffic:  Email Mr. Short if you are interested in helping out with morning drop-off or afternoon pick-up traffic.  shortz@appublicschools.com
• Halloween: Halloween will be celebrated at school on Friday, October 28.  Students are permitted to wear their costumes to school.  Please, no masks.

• Spelling: Students will take home a copy of their spelling words on Monday.  The test will be Friday.  Students will practice their words in class each day.  They should also use the list for home to practice at home.  The spelling pattern this week is long o.
• Reading:  We will read Pop’s Bridge.  The genre is Historical Fiction.  The target skills are Compare/Contrast and Story Structure.  The target strategy is Infer/Predict.  Students will take a comprehension quiz and vocabulary quiz on Friday.
• Writing:  We will write Personal Narratives.  We are focusing on indenting, capital letters, punctuation, neat handwriting, and including a colorful picture to match our writing.
• Math:  We will continue Chapter 1: Understand Multiplication and Division.
• Social Studies:  We will learn about Geography.
• Science:  We alternate units for Social Studies and Science.  Stay tuned for Science.
• Handwriting:  Students will practice printing.  Cursive to come later in the school year.

9/27     Picture Day

9/28     Jet’s Fundraiser 5-8:00 PM

             PTA Fun Run Kick-off

9/30     Walk/Bike to School Day 

10/4     Fire Drill

10/7     Mobil Dentist

10/10   Family Cultural Celebration 6:30 PM

• Bennie Traffic:  Email Mr. Short if you are interested in helping out with morning drop-off or afternoon pick-up traffic.  shortz@appublicschools.com
• PTA: Please consider joining the PTA!  You are not required to do anything, but your $7 membership fee is very helpful to the school!

• Spelling: Students will take home a copy of their spelling words on Monday.  The test will be Friday.  Students will practice their words in class each day.  They should also use the list for home to practice at home.  The spelling pattern this week is long vowels.
• Reading:  We will read Destiny’s Gift.  The genre is Realistic Fiction.  The target skills are Understanding Characters and Story Message.  The target strategy is Analyze/Evaluate.  Students will take a comprehension quiz and vocabulary quiz on Friday.
• Writing:  We will write Personal Narratives.  We are focusing on indenting, capital letters, punctuation, neat handwriting, and including a colorful picture to match our writing.
• Math:  We will continue Chapter 1: Understand Multiplication and Division.
• Social Studies:  We will learn about Geography.
• Science:  We alternate units for Social Studies and Science.  Stay tuned for Science.
• Handwriting:  Students will practice printing.  Cursive to come later in the school year.

9/5     Labor Day – NO SCHOOL

9/6     First Day of School – Full Day

9/20     NWEA Reading Assessment

2/22     NWEA Math Assessment

9/26     Walk/Bike to School Day

9/27     Picture Day

9/28     Jet’s Fundraiser 5-8:00 PM

• Chromebooks: Students should bring their Chromebooks to and from school daily.  Please charge Chromebooks each night.
• NWEA: We will take the Reading and Math assessments this week.  Fall scores will be sent home once all students have tested.
• Family Photo:  Students are encouraged to bring in a family photo to hang up in our classroom for the school year.  All photos will be returned at the end of the year.

• Spelling: Students will take home a copy of their spelling words on Monday.  The test will be Friday.  Students will practice their words in class each day.  They should also use the list for home to practice at home.  The spelling pattern this week is long vowels
• Reading:  We will read The Trial of Cardigan Jones.  The genre is Fantasy.  The target skills are Conclusions and Author’s Word Choice.  The target strategy is Infer/Predict.  Students will take a comprehension quiz and vocabulary quiz on Friday.
• Writing:  We will write Personal Narratives.  We are focusing on indenting, capital letters, punctuation, and neat handwriting.
• Math:  We will continue Chapter 1: Understand Multiplication and Division.
• Social Studies:  We will learn about Geography.
• Science:  We alternate units for Social Studies and Science.  Stay tuned for Science.
• Handwriting:  Students will practice printing.  Cursive to come later in the school year.

Welcome back to school and to third grade!  My name is Sara Siegwald and I will be your child’s teacher.  I use this website to post our weekly newsletter.  The newsletter is posted every Monday.  It will include important dates, important announcements, and what we are learning for the week.

9/5     Labor Day – NO SCHOOL

9/6     First Day of School – Full Day

9/8     PTA Meeting 6:30 PM

9/26     Walk/Bike to School Day

9/27     Picture Day

9/28     Jet’s Fundraiser 5-8:00 PM

• Third Grade Handbook:  The Third Grade Handbook was sent home on Friday.  Please review it with your child, then sign and return the front page if you have not already done so.  Thank you!
• Family Photo:  Students are encouraged to bring in a family photo to hang up in our classroom for the school year.  All photos will be returned at the end of the year.

• Spelling: Students will take home a copy of their spelling words on Monday.  The test will be Friday.  Students will practice their words in class each day.  They should also use the list for home to practice at home.  The spelling pattern this week is short vowels.
• Reading:  We will read A Fine, Fine School.  The genre is Humorous Fiction.  The target skills are Story Structure and Analyze Illustrations.  The target strategy is Summarize.  Students will take a comprehension quiz and vocabulary quiz on Friday.
• Writing:  We will write Personal Narratives.  We are focusing on indenting, capital letters, punctuation, and neat handwriting.
• Math:  We will begin Chapter 1: Understand Multiplication and Division.
• Social Studies:  We will learn about Geography.
• Science:  We alternate units for Social Studies and Science.  Stay tuned for Science.
• Handwriting:  Students will practice printing.  Cursive to come later in the school year.

Welcome to third grade!  This is the website for Mrs. Siegwald’s class.  I use this site to post our weekly newsletter each Monday.  It will list important dates for the month, announcements for the week/month, and learning objectives for the week.  The first newsletter will be posted Monday, September 5.  I am looking forward to a wonderful school year!