Chanukah Recital - Thursday!

We are so excited to perform for all our parents this Thursday at our School Chanukah Party!

On Thursday your daughter should come dressed with:

• A white shirt
• Black or blue skirt
• Solid color tights

Thanks so much!

Happy Chanukah!

Middah of the Week: Emes - Truth and Honesty

We Discussed:

• We show respect to Hashem and acknowledge His presence and ability to see everything by not lying...
• Emes is telling the truth and being honest even when it might cause us problems,
• Not copying others work, and
• Not touching anything that doesn't belong to us.

Upcoming Mini-Trip: Perform at Adult Senior Center

Following the success of our last trip to the Adult Senior Center, we have been invited again...This time to perform chanukah songs!

The performance will be on Tuesday 7th December at 11:30 am.

We will be getting there and back by school bus. If your child has any relatives that would like to come and see please let them know!

Middah of the Week: Sholom- Keeping peace

Sholom means:

• Trying not to argue and fight,


• Compromising and


• Being quick to forgive and forget.

Fact Power

Playing with Multiplication/Division Fact Triangles

A habit is an automatic behavior that comes from doing something over and over again!

Developing basic number- fact reflexes is developing a good habit!

In Everyday Mathematics, fact habits are referred to as Fact Power!

We are encouraging our third graders to learn the multiplication and division facts so that they can solve multi digit multiplication and division problems!

When you have opportunity please review over the multiplication facts (times table) with your child. In your child's homework folder you will see a bright-green Fact Power sheet - to record the times tables that they know. On the back is also a Fact Table up to 12x12 to assist them in learning the facts. In addition each child has received an extra set of fact triangles to cut out and play and practice at home. I will be testing them in school on each times table when they are ready.

Thanks so much for your support!

Our New Writing Unit - Non-Fiction Author Study - Gail Gibbons

We have a "New Teacher" in our classroom now - Gail Gibbons! We will be studying her books and learning writing strategies and illustration styles from her.


By the end of this unit we will all have produced our own Non-Fiction writing!


Please check out the letter sent home about this new writing unit. Included is a list of the Gail Gibbons books we will be using throughout this unit. Should you have the opportunity to visit the library, you may want to get some books that will help your child learn more about their topic.

Have fun learning about Gail Gibbons together!

Publishing Party...

• We shared our writing with the readers in our class...


• We received feedback from the readers in our class...


• We got a certificate for our published writing with feedback about our writing on...


• We found a quiet spot in the classroom to reflect on our writing from the beginning of the process until the end. We noticed how our writing has changed and how we have improved. We also set ourselves a goal for our next piece of writing. Good Authors always reflect on their pieces and make their next ones even better!


• We all got a special 'Star Student' pencil with an erasor for working so hard!!!!!