Third grade program!!

It's finally here!  Our third grade program will be this Wednesday, December 18th at 6:30pm at the Centennial High School Performing Arts Center.  Just to remind you of the information that came home on flyers two weeks ago, students should come dressed in their tie dye shirt with black bottoms (boys should wear black pants and girls black pants/skirt & leggings or tights).   Just to ensure that students outfits look fresh, teachers are encouraging all students not to wear their tie dye shirt to school the morning of the program, but rather change after school.  Students should arrive at Centennial Performing Arts Center at 6:00.

All students will be rehearsing Monday & Tuesday at Pioneer.  On Wednesday morning students who returned their blue permission slip will be riding the bus to Centennial for dress rehearsals.  Please send your student with a sack lunch.  If at all possible, please send the lunch in a disposable container.  We will not have lunch buckets with us, thus keeping track of lunch boxes and food containers would be difficult.

I appreciate all of your efforts to assist us as we put this wonderful program together!

T-shirts & Other Announcements

Most of you have already sent in a white t-shirt with your child so that we can tie-dye this week before going on track break, thank you! If you haven't sent a shirt in yet there's still time! Please send your child with a white shirt before this Friday. If this presents a problem, please contact me as soon as possible.

This week we will also be having our 20/20 Reading Club party! For those students who completed their reading logs for each month this trimester, they will have the option to join me this Friday for a pizza party at lunch. I am so happy to see the number of kids who participated and I hope that next trimester brings even more participation!

Harvest Party Week

This week is going to be exceptionally busy, but it is going to be great fun!  To update you on what will be happening, here is a schedule:

Tuesday we will be doing our Pumpkin Math activity from 1:00-2:00.  Thank you to those of you who are coming to volunteer.  I will see you at 12:45 for set up and instructions.

Wednesday is the day of our class plays.  Parents can begin coming in to take seats at 2:50, the show will start at 3:00 and last approximately 45 minutes.  I still haven't had anyone offer to video, if you are interested please let me know.

Thursday is our class Harvest Party.  The kids are so excited about this event and I appreciate all of you who are contributing items and planning the party. 

Regarding Maps to Homes

Yesterday I was out sick for the day and didn't catch a small typo on the homework directions.  It says that the map needs a scale showing 1/2 inch for every mile.  IT SHOULD SAY draw a map scale showing 1 inch for every mile.  I apologize for the confusion!

Upcoming Fall Plays and Other Events

This afternoon your child will be bringing home an invitation for you to attend our in-class fall plays on Wednesday, October 30th at 3pm.
Each student is aware of, and is practicing their parts in class and will be bringing their scripts home next Monday to be memorizing their lines.  Please help them to memorize their lines with expression, appropriate facial expression and body language.  More information about costuming needs will be coming home soon.  I have most props and we will be making more.  It would be wonderful if someone had a camera that would be willing to take video of the plays so that copies could be sent home for each student.  (If you are willing, let me know.)


Upcoming Events:
October 31st-  Harvest party in class
December 18th- 3rd grade program to be held at the Centennial High School Performing Arts Center in the evening (details TBA).

Book Fair!

You child will be going to the book fair this Friday morning during our normal library time and have the opportunity to create a wishlist of books they would like to read.  If you have the opportunity I would encourage you to come before or after school to look at what they have available.

Missing Coats & Other News

Hello!

It seems that students are already having articles of clothing go missing and they have not yet turned up in the lost and found or anywhere in our classroom.  It's possible that with so many coats in the cubbies a student may have taken home the wrong one.  Specifically we are looking for a boy's green Cloudveil coat and a girl's coat.  I appreciate your assistance in helping us locate these items.

In other news, our next Box Tops collection day will be October 17th.  As a class we collected a tremendous amount, and I greatly appreciate all of your contributions.  Our class would love to collect the most for October, so please be sending those to school with your student.

Scholastic Book Order Due October 11th

Hello Parents!

A scholastic book order will be coming home in your student's Friday Folder.  Encouraging reading is one of the most important things we can do to help your child succeed.  It can be difficult finding the right books to keep them interested, which is why I'm so excited that our class will be participating in Scholastic Reading Club this year. 

With Scholastic Reading Club:
* Every book you buy earns FREE books for our classroom library
*You can choose from handpicked, grade- and reading-level specific books
*You'll find the best values on a variety of books, including eBooks

Each month your student will bring home Reading Club flyers.  Together you can choose from books and then order online OR by returning your order form and payment to me. 

If this is your first time ordering online:
*Register at scholastic.com/readingclub
*Enter our class activation code (MJJWT)
*Choose your books
*Submit the order by the due date on the website

Spirit Day Friday, September 27th

This Friday, the 27th, is Spirit Day!  It is a sports theme, so students should come dressed in their favorite uniform, favorite team apparel, or their Pioneer t-shirt.  The class with the highest percentage of participation will have their door decorated in the hallway for being Spirit Day winners!

Otis Spunkmeyer Fundraiser

It is Otis Spunkmeyer time again; this is Pioneer's biggest fundraiser of the year!  Packets were sent home last Friday, September 20th.  Halfway coupons will be collected on September 27th.  All packets are due back by October 7th.  Please make sure you have collected all the money due and turn it in with the completed order forms.  Incomplete orders will not be processed.  Checks may be made payable to Pioneer PTA. 

The tentative delivery date is Wednesday, November 6th. 

Prizes for this year:

3 items sold: student receives a cookie frisbee
6 items sold: student receives a Pioneer water bottle
The top seller of each grade will get a limo ride and lunch at McDonalds with a parent/guardian.
The overall top seller in the school will win 2 Unlimited Fun Passes to Wahooz!

*New this year: The teacher with the highest percentage of class participation, including themselves, will receive a $150 Visa gift card to use for classroom supplies!

We have earned a reward day!

Due to outstanding effort and reports from our specials and in class, we have earned a reward day!  As a class we had shared ideas for what kind of reward we would like to earn as a class, took a vote and ultimately decided that the reward would be a pajama/movie day where students could bring a blanket and/or a stuffed animal. 

This coming Monday (September 16th), is our reward day!  Students may wear their pajamas to school, bring their stuffed animal (just one) and/or a blanket.  We will watch a 45 minute movie at the very end of the day.  I am very proud of them because they have definitely displayed some Positve Puma citizenship! 

Popcorn Friday September 6th

If your student would like popcorn and does not have a popcorn card, money will be due by 9:30am on Friday. 

Spirit Day Friday, August 30th!

Spirit day has gone nerdy (and don't forget your red and black too)!  A flyer will be coming home tomorrow afternoon about spirit day.   The class in each grade with the most participation will win an extra recess!

More MyOn changes

The District has now changed the MyOn passwords AGAIN.  This time to match the password as it was listed in the parent letters.  So the password should now be "123".  I apologize for the confusion!

Happy Friday!

Happy Friday everyone, I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!  This afternoon please be on the lookout for a picture day order form and September's Subway order form in your child's Friday Folder. 

Here are the dates:

Picture Day- Thursday, August 29th.
Subway orders- Payment DUE 8/26-8/28.

Please also remind your child to bring their Friday Folder back to school on Monday with your signature, it really helps us to avoid a scramble at the end of our day to get things organized. 

Thank you for all you do! 

Hello Parents!

I would just like to thank all of you who showed up for Open House/Back to School Night! If you were unable to attend I will be sending the information I discussed home in your child's Friday Folder today. If anyone is still interested in volunteering please let me know, I only have three people signed up to volunteer in the classroom and four people who are willing to bring items for class parties. Our year is going to be wonderful, and a major reason for our success will be your support! Thank you again!

This morning I e-mailed everyone with an attachment about ordering t-shirts. There are step by step directions for ordering if you are interested. If you have any questions please let me know.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Open House

Hello Parents,

Under the Announcements tab I have posted the date and time for Open House.  I look forward to seeing you all there!  At that time I will have volunteer sign up's available for anyone who is interested.  Have a great weekend!

Our First Two Days of School (by the students of Mrs. Warwick's class)

These are the fun things we did the first two days of school.  We learned about writing paragraphs and practiced by writing about our dream vacation.  Everywhere we went at school we made new friends.  Mrs. Warwick read Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, First Day Jitters, and Have You Filled a Bucket Today.  Mrs. Warwick also taught us about the Star of the Week.  We got to meet our class pet Mr. Blue the beta fish and learn how to take care of him.  Everyone in class got to earn a Caught Ya Being Great ticket to go in to a drawing at the end of the week for a prize.  In math, we learned about making bar graphs and collected information on how we all went home.  Together we decided what our class values should be, and we made a poster of them to keep on the wall.  These are some of the things we did the first two days of school.  That is why we like Mrs. Warwick and we are excited for the rest of the year!

Welcome to Third Grade!

Hello third grade students and families!  Welcome to the 2013-14 school year!  My name is Mrs. Warwick and I am so excited to be your teacher this year!

I would like to tell you a little bit about myself.  I graduated from Boise State University with a bachelor of arts degree in elementary education and completed my student teaching here in the Meridian district.  Previously I was a substitute teacher for three years in the district.  This year I have the great privilege to be a new member of the Pioneer staff and third grade team!  This last June I was married, traveled to Scotland and London, and began building a home.  During our free time my husband and I love playing with our two kitties Lilly and Lizzy.  I love to read books, exercise, and go to BSU football games to tailgate with family and watch the game.  During our first days of school I would love to get to know what fun things you did this summer and what you have fun doing.

Third grade is going to be a very special and exciting year.  I have many fun activities planned for us and can't wait to get started!  I hope to see all of you at Meet and Greet in room South 7 on August 5th from 4:00-5:30pm where you can drop off your supplies, find your desk, say hello to new friends and meet me!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Warwick