Welcome to Wave 10!

We have been waiting for this week for a long time! We are so excited to have full classes, in-person!

While it won't be completely "normal", we are happy to be returning to full rosters, regular Encore schedules, and less remote learning. Students will continue to be screened upon arrival at SDE. We will do our best to stay as socially distanced as possible while in the classrooms, even though we have filled our spaces with desks again. Facemasks will still be worn at all times. (Breaks will be given for drinks and fresh air.) Small groups are limited to 3 students and must be under 15 minutes. We will continue eating lunch in the classrooms and will continue to wipe down surfaces several times a day. PE classes will return to the Gym, while other Encores will come to our classroom for the time being.

Thank you to all of the 3rd grade grown-ups who worked so hard last week to help their students complete any missing remote work and get it turned in early! We appreciate your flexibility and quick response when the PowerSchool locking date changed.

** If you have not paid the $36 school fees yet, please pay on-line, as soon as possible! If you need a fee waiver form, just ask your child's teacher!

During Wave 9 we learned about inferencing , creative Narrative Writing, Multiplication and Division Facts, and Human Body - Bones.

Thank you all again for all of your support during this crazy time of learning in a new way. We are looking forward to a return to "normal"!

~ Miss Hastings, Mrs. Ross, Mrs. Wright, and Ms. Clarke

We will return to our traditional Wave schedule for Encore classes! This week:

Monday - Day D

Tuesday - Day A

Thursday - Day B

Friday - Day C

Ross - Mon. - Friday ---- Music, Art, Computer, PE

Hastings - Mon. - Friday --- PE, Music, Art, Computer

Wright - Mon. - Friday ---

Clarke - Mon. - Friday ---

ELA -

- Reading - Non-Fiction Text Features- We will learn about many of the text features authors of nonfiction text use to help us gather information.

Read to Achieve (RtA) - We will continue working on RtA passages to our in-class learning. These state released assessment items will be used as a 3rd grade gateway as a student portfolio for students who have not passed the BOG, EOG, or iReady cut score. All students will participate in the Instructional passages lessons to practice comprehension and test-taking skills.

- Writing - Narratives - We will continue to create imaginative narratives with an eerie feel. Writing will be fun as we write more Halloween Roll-a--Stories!

-Word Work (Spelling) - or, ore, oar - We will take a review test on Monday on our R-controlled A, E, and I words. New words will be given on Monday and tested on Thursday! We will practice in class and during centers, and encourage you to practice spelling and sorting at home as well!

Math - Lesson 7 - Understand Multiplication Patterns- We will use hundreds boards and multiplication tables to model and explain multiplication patterns. We will use knowledge of even and odd numbers to find and explain patterns.

Science - We will continue our study of the human body. We will focus on muscles this week!

Please sign and return the envelope ASAP. The report card is yours to keep!

Please use the link below to pay this year's school fees! The total this year is $36.

($25 - Laptop use; $5 - Leadership; $1 Art; $5 - Instructional)

You can also use this link to add money to your school lunch account!

Thank you to everyone who has already signed up for Class Dojo to help with our classroom communications! If you have not signed up or need a code, please contact your child's teacher. This tool has been incredibly beneficial! Especially when students are not in school! Encore teachers are also connected on our Class Dojo accounts should you ever need to reach out to Mr. Sligh (PE), Miss Smith (Art), Mrs. Sumner (Music), or Mrs. Evans (computer).

For Mrs. Ross's class: https://www.classdojo.com/invite/?c=CQTD56G

Please complete applications for free and reduced lunches as soon as possible. This funding helps our Title One school in so many ways!!

Even though breakfast and lunch are free until January, you can fill out the forms now, to ensure a smooth transition when fees are reinstated.

Just in case you missed the Virtual Open House information, here is a copy of the 3rd grade powerpoint filled with information!

Please complete the form on the Silverdale website link below for your temporary car window tags.

If something should happen to a student device, or it stops working properly, students simply need to complete a Work Order to have the device repaired.

Go to:

https://www.onslow.k12.nc.us/silverdalees

Choose: Our School.

Look for: 1:1 Tech Support.

Select the Student 1:1 Repair Form.

(scroll down to complete your form)

There are 9 questions. Then click Submit.

Devices will be picked up by a Technology team member or the Librarian when your child returns to school.

This is a work in progress, but you are welcome to check out what we have been able to prepare so far.... This document is designed to help family members supporting students at home with step-by-step directions with lots of visuals! We hope it is helpful!

Click below for step-by-step directions to access PowerSchool from your student device.