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The Ettinger Express Monday, October 28th (D Day) Art, Library  Tuesday, October 29th (E Day) Music Wednesday, October 30th (F Day) Late Start, Junior Achievement, Music, Computer Lab Thursday, October 31st (A Day) SEL, Art, Halloween Party at 2:30pm Friday, November 1st (B Day) Maker Day in the AM Upcoming Events Half Days Nov. 7th, 8th, and 15th  Halloween Party Our Halloween party will be this Thursday from 2: 3rd Grade Swimming Swimming went great last week! We hope your child feels more confident in the pool, and can also tell you what they learned about water safety.

Ettinger's Express Monday, October 21st (E Day) Swimming 10:10, Music Tuesday, October 22nd (F Day) Swimming 10:10, Music Wednesday, October 23rd (A Day) LATE START, Art 9:30, Swimming 11:10 Thursday, October 24th (B Day) Swimming 10:10, PE  Friday, October 25th (C Day) Music, PE, Swimming 10:10 3rd Grade Swimming We will start swimming THIS WEEK!  We will be going to the high school in the morning so the students need to make sure they have their things ready to go each day.  They need a swimsuit and towel in a plastic bag or gym bag. They can also bring goggles and a swim cap if they have them.   Other Notes Picture retakes are on Friday.   Students homework page is going to continue to have reading and a choice activity on it.  Remember that it’s your students’ job to ask you to sign their paper. We are super excited to start our math unit on time this week.  Thanks so much for your continued support of ...

Ettinger Express Monday, October 14th (F Day) Music, Computer Lab Tuesday, October 15th (A Day) Art, S.E.L Wednesday, October 16th (B Day) LATE START Thursday, October 17th (C Day) Music, PE Friday, October 18th (D Day) Art 3rd Grade Swimming Swimming is a go! We have finalized our life guards. We will be swimming next week, starting on the 21st. All students are expected to swim. Please remember a swimming suit, towel, and plastic bag to put wet clothes in. Students may bring goggles and/or a swim cap. We will be swimming right before lunch. Fall Conferences I am still waiting to hear back from a few parents, but Fall conferences are underway. Please let me know if you don't remember your time, and I will let you know. Thanks for supporting your child's education by attending conferences.

Ettinger Express Monday, October 7th (A Day) Art, S.E.L Tuesday, October 8th (B Day) PE Wednesday, October 9th (C Day) Music, PE, LATE START Thursday, October 10th (D Day) Art, ½ Day Friday, October 11th (E Day) Music, ½ Day 3rd Grade Swimming Our swimming week has been postponed due to a scheduling conflict with lifeguards.  We will let you know as soon as we are rescheduled!  Laps for Lincoln Laps for Lincoln was a huge success raising over $33,000 for our school!  Thank you so much for your generous support of our amazing school and PTO! I am SO proud of our class for raising money to go towards our school! Nutcracker Date As many of you know, the Nutcracker is performed by 3rd graders each year.  Students have already been busy learning the songs for their performance! Here is a link for your student to practice at home:  https://3rdgradenutcracker.weebly.com/ .  Please mark your calendars for the performance s...

The Ettinger Express Monday, September 30th (B Day) PE, Vision and Hearing Screening Tuesday, October 1st (C Day) Music, PE Wednesday, October 2nd (D Day) Late Start, Art, Library Thursday, October 3rd (E Day) Music Friday, October 4th (F Day) Music, Computer Lab, Laps for Lincoln at Lincoln Elementary 5-7pm 3rd Grade Swimming We will be talking with all the 3rd grade students together about swimming on Monday. Swimming will be the week of October 21st-October 25th in the morning. Please read Mr. Pfahler’s letter about swimming, and return the permission slip as soon as possible. Swimming is a grade, and all students are expected to participate. We normally do our swim unit in the spring, but due to some busing issues, we are doing it earlier this year. Please let me know if you have any additional questions.  Laps for Lincoln Keep bringing in those donations! Our classes have been working super hard to earn money for our school. As their teacher, I am...

The Ettinger Express Monday, September 23rd (C Day) Music, PE Tuesday, September 24th(D Day) Art Wednesday, September 25th (E Day) Late Start, Music Thursday, September 26th (F Day) Music Friday, September 27th (A Day) S.E.L, Art, Update What a great week! We started our rotations of social studies and science this week.  Ask your student about the symbols of our state and what inventions they made to help save their paper clips.  We have a few events coming up this week. Thank you for continuing to send healthy snacks with your students.  Let’s have a great week!  Homework Remember to encourage your student to read 20 minutes every night.  The goals is 100 minutes for the week.   Laps for Lincoln Laps for Lincoln information and collection envelopes went home on Friday. This is the only PTO Fundraising event for the year.  Students are encouraged to raise at least $30. There are a variety of individual priz...

The Ettinger Express Monday, September 16th – (D Day) - Art, Library, Back to School Night 5:00 Tuesday, September 17th (E Day) – Music Wednesday, September 18th (F Day) – LATE START, Computer Lab, Music Thursday, September 19th (A Day) – Picture Day, Art Friday, September 20th (B Day) – Gym, Laps for Lincoln Assembly Upcoming Events Late Start – September 18th and 25th Laps for Lincoln - October 4 1/2 Days - October 10 and 11 Back to School Night Back to School Night for parents is this Monday night.   Third grade parents will meet all together in the media center beginning at 5:00 .  Mrs. Peek, Ms. Reimers and I will present our school year expectations, curriculum and other important information about 3rd grade.  After we talk with you, please join us in our classrooms to sign up for volunteer opportunities to help in the classroom, with parties, mystery readers, and other events.  Third Grade is a big transition ye...