It was great meeting some parents last night!  If you didn't take home the handouts that were on your child's desk or you were unable to make it last night, I will be sending them home with your child today.  Please take a few minutes and read through it and it you have any questions, please let me know.

On a slightly different note, I apologize for the confusion about Orange Shirt Day.  The school is having Orange Shirt day today, Friday, not on Monday like I thought.  We will be having some discussions today in class about the reason behind Orange Shirt day.

Next week we have Picture day on Tuesday, and we will be starting our Word Study, Math homework, and the program called Global Read-Aloud.  The Word Study (coming home Monday) and the Math homework (coming home Wednesday) will be due on Friday. Mrs. Johnson also assigned some Social Studies homework which is due on Thursday.  

Global Read-Aloud:

Here is a short explanation straight from the Global Read-Aloud site:

"The project was created in 2010 with a simple goal in mind; one book to connect the world. From its humble beginnings, the GRA has grown to make a truly global connection with more than 4,000,000 students having participated.

The premise is simple; we pick a book to read aloud to our students during a set 6-week period and during that time we try to make as many global connections as possible."

We have paired with a Grade 3 class near Chicago, and we will be connecting with them using technology, over the next 6 weeks, about a book we will be reading called, A Boy called Bat.  Last year, a number of teachers from our school participated in this project and felt it was a fabulous experience - Mrs. Ford is going to assist us as she was part of it last year, too.  

What's happening in Room 300?

Reading Logs:  
All students who have Literacy with me have now received their Reading Logs and should be filling them out every day at school and at home.  Please remind your children to bring this Reading Log back and forth to school.  After we collect some data, I will be showing the students how to use this information to help reach the reading goals they will be setting.  Students should be reading at least 15 minutes every evening. 

Thank you!  
Thank you for filling out all of the forms we've been sending home!

Scholastic Book Orders:  
Somehow my book order forms didn't make it to me so I've contacted Scholastic and they said they will send me some a.s.a.p..  I will send these home as soon as I get them in case you are interested in ordering. 

  
Upcoming Important Dates:  

1. Monday, Sept. 24 - P.A. Day
2. Thursday, Sept. 27 - Terry Fox Run, Meet the Teacher Night (more details will be available over the next week)
3. Friday, Sept. 28 - Orange Shirt Day Every Child Matters  **please note date change) 
4. Tuesday, Oct. 2 - Picture Day

Hi everyone!  We had a fabulous first day of Grade Three yesterday! 

A number of forms and information sheets were sent home in your child's communication folder.  Please review these and return completed forms by Monday, the 10th.  Thank you!

Welcome!  I am very excited to be your child's teacher this year!  In this blog, I will be posting upcoming events and updates about what's going on in our classroom.  Please watch in your child's agenda and his/her Communication folder for information, as well. 

I may be contacted at jennifer.farley@yrdsb.ca or by phone at 905-841-6225 extension 300.

I look forward to working with you and your child!

Have a fabulous day,

Mrs. Jen Farley