August 2020

Dear Third Grader,

Welcome to third grade!  I hope you are enjoying your summer, and I especially hope that you are just as excited to meet me as I am to meet you! I cannot believe that the summer is almost over and it is time to start school again.  I am really looking forward to this school year and I hope that you are too.  I cannot wait to meet all of you!

              I am looking forward to a fun and exciting year.  This year we will be exploring the world of engineering, forces and motion, and animal/plant adaptations in science.  We will also be learning many different types of writing pieces like the persuasive essay and the personal narrative.  We will even be learning how to multiply and divide.  This year will be filled with hard work and fun activities.  I hope that you have gotten a lot of rest over the summer because we will be working hard this year.

The following is a list of supplies that you will need for virtual learning:

• 1 box of 24 crayons

• 1 large glue stick

• 24 #2 pencils (no mechanical pencils)

• 1 4-pack black dry erase markers

• 1 sock or white board eraser

• one deck of playing cards

• a pair of dice

• scissors

• 1 box of colored pencils

• 2 block erasers

• 2 highlighters

• 1 pencil sharpener

• 1 set of earbuds/headphones

The following is a list of supplies that  you will need for in-person learning:

• 2 box of tissues

• 2 notebooks (spiral bound)

• 1 large pencil/supply box

• 1 red and 1 orange plastic folder with 3 holes punched

• 1 plastic homework folder (of your own choice) 3 holes punched

• 2 packs of post-it notes (3x3)

• hand sanitizer

• 1 art smock with name

• 1 - 2 inch 3 ring binder*

• a favorite book

I hope you are as excited as I am to start the school year and begin many new friendships!  I look forward to meeting you and getting to know all about you!  If you or anyone at home has any questions, tell them to email me at escheckenbach@pvsd.org.   Enjoy the rest of your summer! 

Sincerely,

Mr. Scheckenbach