Author Dave Pilkey Visits

Esprit has had another busy week filled with many exciting activities!  Today, we enjoyed a visit from Dav Pilkey.  Dav is the author of the Captain Underpants Series and the Ricky Ricotta Series, as well as many other books.  We all enjoyed a talk with Dav about his life, overcoming dyslexia and his experiences as an author.  It was an exciting surprise to receive capes to wear as we left Dav's presentation!  Any books your children ordered for this visit, from The Flying Pig, will be delivered on Tuesday to SCS.  You can expect them to come home on Tuesday afternoon.

This week was also the kick off for the Global Read Aloud.  We began reading The Year of Billy Miller and participated in a Google Hangout with other 3rd Graders who live in Columbus, Ohio. We spent some time asking questions of each other about our classes, schools and communities.  What can your child tell you about our new friends in Ohio? The next time we connect, we will be talking about The Year of Billy Miller and sharing our ideas and understandings about this book.

Esprit 3rd Grade has been learning about Forces and Motion during our Science Inquiry Block.  This week we did an investigation about magnets.  We learned about magnetic force and investigated if magnetic force only works when a magnet is touching another magnet/object or if the magnetic force can also work at a distance.  Using just magnets, a paper clip, string, tape, and a classroom chair, the children were able to demonstrate power of the magnetic field and make a paperclip float!  Ask your child about this experiment!

This week we also had a visit from our Technology Integrationist Teacher, Jeff Badillo. He showed us how to access Typing Club, a program to help us learn keyboarding skills. Your child can access typing club at home via the link below or through our Esprit google site.  They can login using their Google Account (their google email address and password). Just click on the button that says "Sign in with Google".
Typing Club

Lastly, please note that there is no school on Friday, October 9th and Monday, October 12th.  Next week, we will be holding parent conferences. Please check back to our Google site to check the date/time of your parent conference.  Parent Conference Schedule

Have a wonderful weekend!