Mrs. Slessinger's Class Blog: "Catch up" post!

Hello all,

It seems we have a bit of catching up to do! Due to the end of the marking period business, we have not had a chance to post as often as usual. Therefore, our blog writers will be updating us again beginning this Wednesday. We do, however, have a lot to get our families caught up on, so below you will see some highlights from the past week.

It has been great to see so many of you at conferences, and I look forward to speaking with even more families tomorrow. Thanks for being so supportive of your child's education. Please remember that conferences is not the only time you should come to me with questions or concerns--I am available via email and (school) phone as well.

We are taking our quiz on the continents and oceans when the students come back to school on Wednesday. Students took a practice quiz on Friday so that they could see what they will be expected to do, and many of them did very well.

There will not be word packets coming home this month. We will be reviewing missed words from past lists and focusing on patterns learned this past month. November will have a reading calendar due at the end of the month, however. Please ensure that your child is reading at home!

Last week we celebrated Fire Prevention week with some presentations from a local fire company. The students in third grade got to go through the "Smokehouse" and pick out possible fire hazards. They practiced climbing out of a window and down and escape ladder, as well as calling 911 to report a fire. They also learned about fire extinguishers. The students loved the activities and we were very fortunate to have the fire company visit! Below are some pictures from the day.

Our featured student's work from last week belongs to: Riley! Riley published her story on a Google Doc, on one of our Chromebooks (laptop). She followed all the steps of the writing process, including drafting, editing, and conferencing about her piece before publishing it. Great work, Riley!