CAUDLE'S COWPOKE'S

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SADDLE UP FOR SUCCESS

WELCOME TO

THIRD GRADE!

2008/2009!!!

Dates to Remember :

• November 25 - School dismissal at 1:30 for South Rowan Parade
• November 27, 28 Thanksgiving break
• December 3 - Progress Reports
• December 22 - January 1
• January 2 - Teacher workday
• January 5 - Students return from break
• January 19 - Martin Luther King Jr. day - no school
  

We learned a lot about the election process during October and early November.  Everyone enjoyed making posters and listening to speeches made by our candidates.  We voted by secret ballot in the voting booths in Mrs. Caudle's room.  the winners in our mock election were the Tarheels.  We also held a mock presidential vote and the third grade voted for John McCain.  Of course, we all know that the country voted for Barak Obama to be the 44th President of the United States.

Using technology to help us learn is a big part of what we do at Bostian.  As you know from second grade we are an IMPACT school.  As much as possible, we want the students to use project based learning.  Some of the IMPACT units that we will use in third grade this year are: Historic Salisbury, The Election,  Black History, and Soil.

   AR IS IMPORTANT!!

  Although only 15 third graders made their goal this first grading period, our class is really working hard to make their next goal.  Everyone needs to go to the library often and check out at least 1 AR book.  Remember to:

 READ READ READ READ READ 

I will really stress reading at home and Accelerated Reader this year. Each child is expected to read at least 20 minutes each night on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights. I rarely assign weekend homework. Your child is enouraged to choose  what they would like to read most nights. It will help them on their test if they will read the story we are working on that week at least once at home. The more AR reading and test taking they do, the better prepared they will be for the EOG. Third graders need to become proficient silent readers. Don't have them read everything aloud to you. Question them on what they have read after they finish reading. Once we start AR, I will keep you posted on your child's progress twice a quarter.

• Tuesday -  Guidance every other week

Parents and students can email me by going to the top of this page and clicking on the email Mrs. Caudle button. I always answer my email if you will put your return email address on the message. I would appreciate it if all parents with email addresses would send them to me as it is a great way for me to stay in touch with you.


Students, read this page and see if you can find a word that makes no sense in the sentence. Come and whisper it to me and I'll give you a prize.  I will put in a new nonsense word each week. The first person to come to me with the word will win a double prize!
                         




I have added a new nonsense word, 11/18/08



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