We are just one week into our year, and we are beginning to settle into their new classroom procedures. I forget how tiring the first week of school can be for everyone! There are so many new expectations and exciting changes when you are starting 3rd grade!
I’m looking forward to meeting with you at our Back-to-School Night on Monday. I will be sharing a lot of class information. We will begin the evening in the music room at 5:30.
Assignment books need to come back and forth between school and home every day. There is a place for parents to initial each evening. There is a calendar for each month in the front part of the assignment book. We will use these calendars to keep track of the minutes read each day. There is also a place at the bottom of the page each week where minutes can be recorded.
Thursday Envelopes
There should be a large manila envelope coming home with your child on Thursdays. It will contain graded work from the week as well as important information or forms from the school. Please return these envelopes each Monday morning. Processing all of the envelopes together saves a lot of time and helps to keep information from getting lost. Also, please mark the church/Sunday school page on the front of the envelope each week.
Lunch, Snack, and Water Bottles
Our class will eat lunch in the cafeteria most days this year. There is a microwave available to reheat lunches in the cafeteria. Please do not send food that needs to be “cooked” rather than just warmed, as we all have to share one microwave and have limited time for lunch. We will eat outside at the picnic tables on Friday, weather permitting. (Keep in mind that we do not have a microwave outside for use on Fridays.)
I would like to emphasize the importance of students keeping a water bottle in the classroom. With the high temperatures outside these days, staying hydrated is even more important. Water bottles should not be more than 24 oz. size, or they will not fit in their bottle holders. We can refill them throughout the day. Many of the kids like to bring them in the morning with ice to keep them cold.
Weekly Assignments
Memory work is recited each Wednesday. Your child needs to know the assigned memory selection before he/she arrives at school in the morning. The class did well memorizing our theme verse this week, but other memory will not be displayed so prominently everywhere around the building so it is important for the kids to review them daily.
Memory for August 27:
The First Commandment and its meaning:
You shall have no other gods.
What does this mean?
We should fear and love and trust in God above all things.
Spelling words for next Friday: Inflected endings
| inches | pitches | dishes | glasses | spies |
| fries | cities | pennies | families | faxes |
Sentence: There are one hundred pennies in a dollar.
I believe your child’s education should be a team effort. Please feel free to contact me if you have concerns or praise. You can often reach me at school until fairly late so you may try to reach me there, or you may e-mail me at krzesinski@hopelutheran.org.
Thank you for the opportunity to share the love of Jesus with your precious children.
Important Upcoming Dates:
8/22 – 5/6 Grade Preseason Volleyball Tournament at Hope
8/25 – Back to School Night
8/27 – Early Dismissal – Teacher In-Service Day
9/1 – Labor Day (no school)
9/4 – Chick-fil-A Night (Shawnee Mission Parkway site)
9/5 – All Pro Dad’s Breakfast
9/6 – Fall Carnival & Pie Auction
9/18 – Parent/Teacher Conferences (early dismissal)
9/19 – Parent/Teacher Conferences (no school)
