Rotation Next Monday, Dec. 3

Grade 3 will be having our rotation classes next Monday, Dec. 3. Rotation takes place twice a quarter and allows the children to have instruction from Resource teachers and allows the teachers to have time to compile assessment results and collaborate on instructional needs and strategies. Students will be having art, performing arts, PE, guidance, technology, and library classes. Please don't forget to wear shoes and bring a water bottle for PE.

First Round of HSA Testing Completed

We made it through our first round of HSA testing! Congratulations to the students for working so hard and trying their best! Many of the students passed on their first try and will be focusing on doing even better on the next two rounds. If your child did not pass yet, encourage them to try their best in school, do all their homework and classwork, work on their computer programs and read, read, read! All of that will help them gain the necessary skills to pass the test. Mahalo!

Here's a scale of the reading and math scores. Your child should have written their scores in their planner.

Reading
Exceeds     324-500
Meets        300-323
Approaching   266-299
Well Below     100-265

Math
Exceeds     343-500
Meets        300-342
Approaching   268-299
Well Below     100-267

HSA #2 will be on Feb. 26, 27, 28, and March 1.
HSA #3 will be on April 29, 30, and May 1, 2

Thank you for helping your child be prepared by being in school on time, getting a good night's rest, and eating a good breakfast.

Class Demonstrations

We were treated to many interesting demonstrations last week. The students did a great job teaching their classmates how to make and do many new things. The purpose of this assignment was to practice writing and sharing instructions on how to do or make something we could do well. We needed to clearly explain the steps in order so our classmates could follow the steps.We had fun sharing and learning so many new things!

Check out these pics of some of our demonstrations!

Quintin's Snowflake

Kaleb's Play Doh

Kaydence's Flower Pen

Sienna's Fortune Teller

Sierra's Cat Drawing

Alysha's Heart Cut-out

Kammiee's Fan

Maile's Paper Airplane

Makoa's Surfing Instruction

Christina's Mask

Malina's Owl Drawing

Kea's Bookmark

Shamren's Paper Airplane

Reece's Fortune Teller

Reilly's Paper Airplane

Marlee's Gingerbread Decorating

Xander's Ham and Cheese Sandwich

Walker's Paper Airplane

Elisa's Hello Kitty Drawing

Alohi's Mini Envelope

Jack's Fire Flower

Ceramic Glazing

The students did a wonderful job glazing their ceramic pieces last Wednesday. It was a challenging task to select colors and make sure that the pieces were completely covered with color. We are firing our pieces in the kiln today and are anxious to see what they will look like. Sorry, but you won't get to see the final products until they come home for Christmas. I'm sure that you will be pleasantly surprised!

Thank you to Mrs. Pastor, Mr. Pakjake, and Mrs. DeMello for helping us. We really appreciate your help!

Enjoy these pics of the children (taken by Mrs. Pastor) working hard on their glazing!

WE WON!

Yay! We just found out that we won the Canned Goods Competition! B23 had the most cans turned in from the whole school! The prize is a class pizza party. The whole third grade also wins a popcorn party because we were the grade level that had the most cans. Thank you so much to all of the generous families that donated canned goods! You have shown that you are Community Contributors!Your generosity helped our class become the winning class! Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!

Mahalo for your Generous Donations!

A great, big mahalo to all of the generous families who donated canned goods for our Canned Goods Drive! Our class had a total of 224 cans! The Salvation Army families will surely have a wonderful Thanksgiving thanks to your compassion and generosity! The children have shown that they are truly Community
Contributors! MAHALO!

HSA Nov. 19, 20, 27, 28

Aloha Parents! B23 will begin our HSA testing next week. We will be taking the reading test on Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 19 and 20. The math test will be taken the following Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 27 and 28.

Please help your child prepare for the test by:

• Getting a good night's rest.
• Eating a good breakfast.
• Coming to school on time (7:55 am). Students who arrive late will not be able to take the test for that day and will need to do a make up test later.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Ceramic Creations

Our big art project this quarter is ceramic making. The students made beautiful ceramic pinch pots. Starting with a ball of clay, the students pinched the clay in a circular direction to form their creative pots! You'll be pleasantly surprised when you see the finished products!

Fun With Fables

We were treated to a great performance from Ohia Productions on Monday! Four popular Aesop's Fables were enacted. We enjoyed the entertaining stories and the special lessons that they taught us.

After reading and learning about fables, we are now creating our own original fables. We'll be making little books with our fables. We're anxious to finish them and share them with you!

Enjoy the pics and video clip from the play.