Mrs.

Sanford
Newsletter
October 2015
Important Dates
10/21 Unity Day- Wear
Orange for No Bullying
10/26-10/30- Red Ribbon
Week
Monday- Inside Out T-Shirt Day
Tuesday-Favorite College/Professional
Team Jersey
Wednesday-Detective
Thursday-Tie-Dye/Peace
Friday- Super Hero

10/23- No School/Teacher
Workday
10/25 - Field Trip Forms Due
10/31 Halloween Party at
2:30
11/4 3rd Grade Field Trip to
Raleigh N.C. Symphony

Classroom News/Updates
We have had a great month. Your children have
been doing such a great job at showing
leadership in the classroom and in their school.
We have had a lot of testing and assessments
this past month, but I am happy to say that the
majority of October is a test-free month. Your
children have done such a great job with testing
and I know it is going to be such great
preparation for the E.O.G.s in the spring.
Remember, 3rd grade is your childs first year
with letter grades. Students need to make sure
they are putting in 110% effort on their work,
completing it, and turning it in! I am trying to put
more responsibility in their hands and we want
them to be self-disciplined, hardworking children
who take pride in their learning. I love being
your childs teacher and enjoy coming to school
to teach them every day! Thanks for sharing
your children with me.

Literacy Tip: Ask your children deeper questions about the books they are reading.
Math Tip: Review subtraction skills with students at home, counting money in grocery stores, etc.

Mrs. Sanford
Email address: csanford@harnett.k12.nc.us
Overhills Elementary
Webpage: sanfordthirdgrade@weebly.com
2626 Ray Rd. Spring Lake, NC 28390
910.261.5885 (cell) 910.436.3545 (school)

Students of the Month

Habit #1
Selah
Habit #2
Jaden
Habit #3
Danizael R.
Habit #4
Corbin
Habit #5
Autumn
Habit #6
Leana
Habit #7
Emmalyn

What Were Learning

Reading: 3. RL.9
We are reading several books in class such as
Enemy Pie, Those Shoes, Cliffhanger, Shiloh,
and more. We will analyze their text structure,
authors purpose, the central message, and
story elements (characters, setting, and plot.)

Math: 3.NBT.2, 3.OA.8, 3.OA.9. Students will

be learning the concept of multiplication,
strategies to solve problems, and also
memorizing their facts 1-12. We will also be
working on solving multi-step word problems.

Writing: 3.W.5 and 3.W.10. We will be writing

pieces for specific purposes. Students will be
crafting their own stories with the story
elements: major and minor characters, setting,
plot, dialogue, illustrations, etc.

Note to Parents
Please visit the classroom
website. I am happy to say that it
has been updated and revised to
help you more! I will be posting
links to tutorials for some
concepts learned in class as well
as important assignments
throughout the week including:
Spelling Words
Reading and Math Homework
ELA Journal
Math Journal
Reading Comprehension Story
and Vocabulary Words

Social Studies: 3.C&G.1.

We will learn
about the development, structure and function of
local and state government.

Science: We will be finishing up our unit on

plants and creating drawings about the parts of
a plant and the life cycle of a plant.

Health: 3.NPA.1. We are learning about

healthy foods and how the body is affected by
our choice to eat healthy or unhealthy.