Hello P3 Families!

October has been an exciting month so far! The children are enjoying learning about mammals, vertebrates vs. invertebrates, pumpkins, anatomy, and the 7 continents. All of our hands on materials make it easy and fun. It keeps them engaged and gives them a thorough understanding of our units of study.

Learning about organ function and the names of our bones:

Characteristics and Parts of a Mammal:

Using puzzle maps to learn the 7 continents:

The Primary classes have also had the exciting opportunity to enjoy a performance by the African Drummers from Senegal. Not only did we enjoy a spectacular show, but they shared many fun facts about their culture. Did you know there are over 2,000 languages spoken within the 54 countries in Africa? Drumming was a way for them to communicate with each other, and it was so cool to see how their primitive drum sets made of wood and goat skin looked exactly like Travis Barker’s drum set today!

Here are your children hard at work!

Mastering 1-10 and teen numbers with the colored bead bars and counters:

Introducing odd and even:

Mastering her tens with the tens board:

Learning place value with the Golden Bead Materials:

Four-digit addition with the Stamp Game and Golden Beads:

Practicing reading and phonetic sounds:

Spooky Practical Life Fun!

This month we celebrated Gavin’s birthday! Thank you for celebrating with us!

The children are doing an EXCELLENT job with their lines for our play, “Mother Goose’s Character Camp”. If you have been practicing with them at home, thank you! We can’t wait until they perform for you. The children have been working so hard! So mark your calendars for Thursday, November 8th, 9:00 am. See your children shine like the stars they are!

It’s getting pretty chilly out, so please label all jackets, sweaters, vests, and all other outerwear with your child’s name and class. There are sharpies available in class if you need them. Unclaimed clothing will be taken to the office and placed in Lost and Found.

Important dates:

Friday, 10/19: PTO Fall Festival 5-8pm

Wednesday, 10/24: Celebrate America Day, Primary dismissal 11:15am

Thursday, 10/25: NO SCHOOL, Teacher In-Service Day

Friday, 10/26: NO SCHOOL, Nevada Day

Thursday, 11/8: P3 Music Performance 9:00am Multipurpose Room

Monday, 11/12: NO SCHOOL, Veteran’s Day

Tuesday, 11/13: NO SCHOOL, Teacher In-Service Day

Thursday, 11/15: Picture Re-take Day; Parent-Child Night: 4:15-5:00 last names A-M & 5:00-5:45 last names N-Z

Thank you!

Primary 3 Team