Thank you Marc D'Urso

Thank you Marc D'Urso for coming in to talk with us about how the government and you helps keep us safe!

Lawler and Fadoul assembly

Our district was awarded a grant for a musical residency this year.  Zara Lawler, flutist, and Paul Fadoul, marimbist, will be leading workshops at all Union #38 schools.  I am in the process of working out a schedule for SES.

Core Groups

Today our class learned about Core Groups. Core Groups are groups of 6 or 7 students who work together to complete various tasks. There are 6 jobs in each group, Speaker, who presents the groups thoughts to the class as a whole, Scribe, who writes down the groups thoughts for the Speaker to read, Materials person, who collects and returns any materials the group will need, Coach, who helps the group to stay on task , Timekeeper, who keeps track of the time and Substitute, who will fill in if anyone is out.

Core Groups

Cheryl - Materials

Sadie - Speaker

Corby - Timekeeper

Ronnie - Coach

Blenda - Scribe

Clemence - Substitute

Madelyn - Coach

Gus - Materials

Sage - Scribe

Briar - Speaker

Rushitha - Timekeeper

Johan

Michael - Substitute

Iris - Coach

Oliver - Scribe

Anika - Materials

Adriana - Speaker

Chloe - Substitute

Bj - Timekeeper

Homework. Homework? Homework!

Homework in 3rd grade is going online to Dreambox and Reading Eggspress for 15 minutes at least 3 times a week for each program. Your student can access these programs through the Sunderland Elementary School web site (http://www.frsu38.org/ses ). The need to go to Library Media Center (http://www.frsu38.org/olc/teacher.aspx?s=4) and scroll down to find 3rd Grade projects (http://www.frsu38.org/olc/page.aspx?id=654&s=4) on the left side of the page. From there, they can click on the program and sign in using the usernames and passwords I sent home previously.If you do not have access to the internet at home there are computers at the Sunderland Public Library. Also I will give students time  on the computers first thing in the morning.

You may also see some specific paper homework come home randomly. This will be make up work or work missed during regular school time.

If you have any questions don’t hesitate to make contact with me!

                Thanks, Lisa Zadworny

Making Scarecrows

A visit from Brian Lapis and Jennifer Pagliei

A visit from Mr. Thomas Fydenkevez

The class is participating in a poster contest about local government. We began reading about local government in our text book Massachusetts Our Home.Today Mr Thomas Fydenkevez came in and talked to the class about Sunderland's government. We began planning our posters. Each child had to pick one of the following statements

Local government is smart

Local government is clean

Local government is fun

Local government is helpful

Local government issafe

They are now going to create a poster illustrating the statement they choose. You will be getting a permission slip which you will need to sign allowing your student's poster to be submitted.

We are looking forward to a visit from meteorologist Brian Lapis next week. On Fridays we have been leaning about weather, clouds, and storms. He will help to enrich our current curriculum. I will then be introducing the possibility of another poster contest. This contest is to depict weather in New England. The winners will be printed in the Daily Hampshire Gazette.

Do you ever wish you were a fly on the wall at school?

Math facts to10

math-lines 10

The link above is a fun math game for your student to work on their math facts.