Merry Christmas from The Zelmer's

Merry Christmas Everyone!
Hope you have a VERY, MERRY CHRISTMAS and a Blessed 2009!!!

Christmas Party

Thank you to all of the parents who provided food for our party!! Everything was fabulous! Also, thank you to everyone who came early to help setup! You guys are the best. Here are some pictures from the day.

Cupcake Cottages

News From the Zelmer Zoo

Third Grade News
December 15, 2008
Important Info:

• Tomorrow is the last day to send in money to purchase Make Up pictures.
• Student Council has kicked off our annual White Christmas food drive. As with our tradition, students will be bringing in can goods or nonperishable items. Please be sure to mark these items in permanent marker with your child’s grade level on them. Students may also bring in change. We will be taking donations until Tuesday, December 16th. Thank you for all of your help!
• Don’t forget to send in your snacks for the party on Friday!!
• Our party will begin at 2:00pm on Friday. If you would like to come in about 30 minutes early to help me set up that would be great!
• If you haven’t returned the Blue Information Sheet that was sent home by the office last week, please do so as soon as possible.
• Just A Reminder: Field Trip Money is due tomorrow…$10 per person needs to be sent in as your first installment. Thanks!!


Upcoming Dates:
December 18th- White Christmas Program
December 22nd –January 4th- Christmas Break
January 19th –Student Holiday
January 21st – Report Cards Come Home

Units of Study:
Language Arts: Reading Strategies to Enhance our reading: Questioning, Visualizing, Making Connections

Math: Multiplication Shortcuts, Multiplication Stories, and Building Arrays

Science/Social Studies: SC Symbols

This week in math we have been learning multiplication strategies. Here we are making arrays with gingerbread men cookies. I am so impressed with how well they are catching on to multiplication. They are doing an awesome job!!! Be sure they are practicing their facts at home each night!

Nine's Trick

Today in math we learned a trick to help us remember our 9's times tables. To multiply by nine on your fingers, hold up ten fingers - if the problem is 9 × 8 you just tuck under your 8th finger. The fingers to the left of the 8th finger are tens. The fingers to the right are ones. 7 fingers to the left=70. 2 fingers to the right= 2. 9 × 8=72. If the problem is 9 × 7 just put down your 7th finger: 6 fingers to the left = 60 3 fingers to the right= 3. 9 × 7= 63.

Thanks For Giving

News from the Zelmer Zoo

Important Info:

• Money will be collected thru December 15 for makeup pictures.
• Student Council has kicked off our annual White Christmas food drive. As with our tradition, students will be bringing in can goods or nonperishable items. Please be sure to mark these items in permanent marker with your child’s grade level on them. Students may also bring in change. We will be taking donations until Tuesday, December 16th. Thank you for all of your help!
• Information about our classroom Christmas Parties will be coming home this week. Thanks for your help in supplying goodies!
• An information sheet will be coming home in your child’s Take Home Folder today. Please make sure to complete the information and turn it in as soon as possible. This will help us keep our student records updated in the main office. Thanks!


Upcoming Dates:
December 18th- White Christmas Program
December 22nd –January 4th- Christmas Break
January 19th –Student Holiday
January 21st – Report Cards Come Home

Units of Study:
Language Arts: Reading Strategies: Making Connections, Visualizing, Inferring, Questioning, Summarizing, Evaulating

Math: Multiplication Shortcuts, Multiplication

Science/Social Studies: Native Americans and South Carolina