Wednesday!

Today was another great day of behaviors for the students. I am so impressed with how well they have been doing this week! Keep up the great work third graders!

Today we learned about voiced and unvoiced /th/ sounds which the kids really enjoyed. Ask your student about these words to test their skills

• those
• they
• tooth
• think

We also continued exploring more about water with science this afternoon. We predicted which objects would be more dense or less dense than water between a cork, wooden ball, rubber stopper, and a penny. The kids were surprised to find out that the penny and rubber stopper were more dense and sunk, while the cork and wooden ball were less dense than water and floated! They then spent time experimenting with whether cold water was more or less dense than room temperature water. The cold water was dyed blue so they loved seeing the results right in front of their eyes!

Looking ahead slightly, we are collecting pictures for Veteran's Day (since that is next Wednesday already!) and making a bulletin board in the elementary wing of the building. If you have photos of any family or friends who have ever served in the armed forces for the US then please send pictures or names with your student as soon as possible. We are trying to collect as many as possible to really celebrate all of the wonderful things that are armed forces do for us. Feel free to email me with names as well if that is easier!

Also, seventh graders will start selling their raffle tickets this week for the Thanksgiving drawing. They are raffling off a turkey, ham, and several pies. The tickets are fifty cents each or three for $1.00!

Next week (the 12th) conferences start already! You will be getting notices home soon telling you about the timeline for conferences and the schedule we will be working with. I can't wait to see you (and meet some of you for the first time) and talk about your amazing students. What a great group of kids to start teaching with!

Have a great evening!