Report Cards and Halloween

We have quite a busy week ahead of us.  Report cards, high school volleyball and football games, and Halloween!  Sounds like a highly energetic week!  Yikes!

If you have not scheduled a parent teacher conference time, please do so as soon as possible.  If you are unable to schedule online, please call the elementary office and set up a time that works for you.  If something does not work, please let me know so I can rearrange/reschedule a time that best fits your schedule as conferences are next week.  Your child's report card is going to be sent home on Wednesday, October 30th.  If you have any questions regarding your child’s grades, we can discuss the questions at conferences time.  Thanks!


Your child’s October reading calendar is due on Friday (or Monday if your child forgets to bring it on Friday).  I will be sending home your child’s November reading calendar on Friday.  The calendar includes a reading goal of 250 minutes that your child will be asked to complete by the end of the month.  If your child reads 20 minutes or more a night, he/she is to color in the icon for that night.  If he/she brings the calendar back at the end of the month and read the amount of minutes his/her goal requires, he/she will get a pizza certificate to Pizza Hut.  If your child brings back all the calendars through April, he/she will get rewarded for a school year of reading! J  This is an OPTIONAL program for students.  Each student will get a calendar every month, but I am not requiring him or her to complete it if they choose not to.  However, if they do not complete the calendars, they will not get the opportunity to eat and celebrate with those who complete it.  If you have any questions about the program, please ask!

We have been talking about author's purpose, or the reason an author writes, in literacy.  I have been reading different picture books to the students to see if they can decide whether the author's purpose is to entertain, inform, or persuade.  I read a book called The Man Who Walked Between the Towers written by Mordicai Gerstein.  We decided that the book was written to inform because it is a true story of Philippe Petit walking on a wire between the World Trade Centers, but also to entertain as it wrote the story of his journey.  I found a "You Tube" video that included pictures of the actual event taking place.  Ask your 3C child about it and enjoy!

Lastly, picture retakes will take place on Tuesday, October 29th.  If your child is planning on retakes, please plan for this accordingly.  Thank you!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.  Have a wonderful week!
Mrs. McCarville