Please send students to school in warm attire so that they are comfortable and prepared for outdoor play. Unless it is raining at the time of our recess we will be outside, even n cold days. If it is 31° or below we will have indoor recess. If it is in the range of 32° and 34° then we will still go outside for part of the recess. It is imperative that your child dresses for the weather so that they can remain warm when we go outside each day.

Quarter 2 ended on January 17th. Report Cards will go home in Tuesday folders on Tuesday, January 28th.

Our Teacher Support Committee is in need of volunteers! This is a great way to help and we can use your assistance in many different ways. This committee is EXTREMELY helpful to your children's teachers and benefits your child's learning. There are many different ways in which you can support and not just through physically volunteering at the school or sending in donations. Though if that's how you wish to support that's an option too.

The TSC makes it really easy for you as a parent to know what help is needed and in what ways. For example, you may not be able to come into the school but you may be willing to cut out or prep materials for an upcoming classroom activity. Or perhaps we're looking for speakers from the community from a certain profession/trade and you can help form a connection.

There are many different ways that our school could use your help and the TSC is the best avenue we have to communicate those needs and organize those efforts. So please consider joining the TSC. To do so follow the link below.

3rd Grade TSC Captain: Jenny Hooks (jennywhooks@gmail.com)

Click the button below to join the TSC

ELA:

We are starting a new module. We will be exploring literary classics. We'll start in our first unit analyzing character development in Peter Pan.

Math:

We are begin learning about area and perimeter.

Social Studies:

We are learning about NC History and it's affects on communities.

SEL (Social Emotional Learning):

We will be talking about empathy and kindness.

Yearbooks for the 2024-2025 school year are on sale now!

Link: https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/Order

ID Code: 14923025

Price: $21 (cash, check, online)

Questions? Email hehorton@wcpss.net

Talking Points

​​Talking Points allows teachers to communicate with parents via text messages easily - including parents who don't speak English. Talking Points is a two-way multi-lingual platform that allows teachers and parents to communicate in over 100 languages. Teachers use a web or mobile application to send messages to parents who receive them in their home languages as text messages or through the parent mobile app. Parents can reply in their own languages because Talking Points will automatically translate it to English for teachers. The software will sync directly to parent contact information in PowerSchool. Please sign up here: Talking Points

Email

Emailing the teacher is another way to communicate. Please understand that teachers have 48 hours to respond. They do not check email, during instruction, after school hours, on the weekend, or during breaks.

Smore

Your child's teacher will send a Smore communication bi-weekly. This will include upcoming events, classroom activities, field trip details, and more.

Tuesday Folders

We will send home Tuesday Folders weekly with students. We are asking all families to return Tuesday Folders on Wednesdays or the following school day.

**Please let your teacher know what language you need materials sent home in.

In 3rd grade, the students will have a working snack. This means that the students will continue with our lessons and their work as they eat. Students may bring a snack from home to enjoy during this time. Please be aware that this should be a non-messy snack they can eat with one hand. Just so you know, students may only drink water in the classroom. We will try to have emergency snacks available for students who forget their snacks. Thank you!

Our specials will go on a two-day rotation by color. The days will rotate from Red to Orange to Yellow to Green to Blue and then back to Red with each rotation lasting two days. There will be some special days when the rotation may be broken for things like Field Day or school assemblies. These days will be listed as Purple days on the school calendar. Below you will find the schedule with your child's special rotation listed by color.

Meal Prices:

Meal prices for the 2024-25 school are noted below.

• Breakfast Cost--$1.75
• Lunch Cost--$3.50

Pre-Pay for Meals Online:

The easiest way to pay for school meals is to create an online account at www.MySchoolBucks.com. Please remember, you will need your child's student ID number to register. Once registered, parents may load money, set spending limits, and set-up auto-loading so that your child never runs out of lunch money.

Free/Reduced Price Meal Application:

If your family is in need of meal assistance, I strongly encourage you to complete and submit an application for Free/Reduced Cost Meals. Families in need of meal assistance must reapply every school year if they are interested in receiving meal benefits. Applications may be submitted online at https://www.wcpss.net/Page/1849. Paper copies are also available at the school.

Every year you are required to reregister to volunteer. To do this you must be registered as a volunteer. Register as a WCPSS volunteer https://www.wcpss.net/Page/55232

• Donate to scholarship fund, hospitality donations and or TSC- https://briarcliff.givebacks.com/

• Sign up for Memberhub Hub https://briarcliff.givebacks.com/w/get-involved

• Download RCityRocks, register for Harris Teeter VIC, etc. https://briarcliff.givebacks.com/w/fundraising

• Here is our sign up for the Spirit Rock: https://briarcliff.givebacks.com/store?limit=21&live=true

• 1/28: Report Cards Sent Home

• 1/30: 2nd-3rd Grade Chorus Performance

• 2/4: School Counselor Appreciation Day

• 2/4: WCPSS School Board meeting

• 2/11: Bus Driver Appreciation Day

• 2/11: PTA Meeting @ 7pm

• 2/12: Spirit Night – Dairy Queen @ 4-8pm (with spirit wheel!)

• 2/17: Teacher Work Day

• 2/18: WCPSS School Board meeting

• 2/25: 3rd Quarter Interims Go Home

Our schedule will be the same each day except for Wednesdays. Both of our schedules are pictured below.