Fall Is in the Air

Hello!

When I stepped outside this morning to leave for church, I could feel the crispness in the air.  Fall is definitely here!  Growing up outside of Seattle, there was never really a noticeable change in the seasons.  One thing I love about the Panhandle is when it rains.  It reminds me of home!  It was six years ago this month that we moved to Pampa.  Of course, Miah was born and raised here, so it wasn't a huge change to him moving from Houston.  It took me a while to get used to the weather changes, but the thing I noticed first about this area was the people.  I have felt welcomed into this community since the first day I moved here.  Of course, there is no place that is perfect, but Pampa is a good town, with good people.  I see it in the school through my 3rd grade team of teachers and our administrators.  Everyone truly has the best interest of kids at heart, and that's an encouraging thing! 

As we head to the end of the first six weeks, I want to let you know of a couple of dates coming up this week.  Our math and science learning checks will be this week.  Math will be given on Wednesday, and Science will be given on Thursday.  The learning checks are mini-assessments that we give our students to see what concepts we have taught that might not be clear to them.  That gives the teachers a chance to clear up any misconceptions and re-teach material, if needed.  These are not used for a grade, just for information.

Mrs. Thorum and I are having parent-teacher conferences on October 14th.  We had a sign-up sheet during open house.  If you were unable to attend, but would like to meet with us, please let me know. 

This week for math, we are going to be practicing addition and subtraction with larger numbers.  We will review place value and ordering numbers from least to greatest.  Our next unit will be on data analysis, and will start October 11th.  In science this week, we will continue to work with mixtures and matter. 

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me.  Here's wishing you a productive and blessed week. 

-Mrs. Ebel

Unit 2: Addition and Subtraction

I hope everyone is having a great weekend!  I have been busy looking over our next unit for math class.  We just finished a review of 2nd grade standards, and are now moving on to our second unit, which will be on addition and subtraction.  This unit will last until October 6th, and our next unit assessment will be October 7th.  I will have Mrs. Thorum send out a Remind101 to all parents a couple of days before.   I am looking forward to this next unit.  In addition to adding and subtracting (we will eventually work up to 3 digit numbers!), we will also be working on finding the perimeter of a polygon. 

The guided math framework that we are using in our classroom allows for small group instruction and different activities for all students.  The students seem to be really enjoying it! 

Last week, I sent home logon information for Think Through Math.  If you ever have any questions or need help, please don't hesitate to contact me.  I have found it to be a very helpful program, as it is student-centered, and tailors the lessons to where they need additional help. 

For science, we are going to start our fall planting soon.  I have contacted the Gray County Extension, and they are going to partner with us to provide supplies and resources for our garden.  I wish we could do spring planting, and then harvest in the fall.  The only issue with that is that there is no one here consistently in the summer to water the plants! 

As always, please let me know if I can do anything to assist you.  I enjoy having each and every one of your wonderful kiddos, and value the unique qualities they bring to our classroom.  I wish you all a restful weekend!

Warmly,

Mrs. Ebel


Upcoming Events:

September 15: Boy Scouts, 6 p.m. in Cafeteria

September 19: Kick-Off for Booster Club Fundraiser at 2:45 in the gym.

September 22: Austin Open House 6:00

September 26: Board Meeting

September 30th: End of 1st 6 weeks