This week is Red Ribbon Week! 

In grade 3, we celebrate making positive and healthy life choices! The schedule for the week is as follows: 

Monday- Wear red
Tuesday- "Follow Your Dreams" PJ day
Wednesday- "Team Up Against Drugs" wear team jersey or gear
Thursday- "Put a Cap on Drugs" hat day for $1 donation to the Resource Center
Friday- Wear your community color or superhero gear

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On Tuesday October 24, our class will be going on our field trip to Acadia National Park. The bus will be leaving AT 8:00 sharp! and returning at approximately 1:30. 

Please do not be late for school Tuesday, or you run the risk of missing this fun educational experience.

Some important reminders: 
- Unless you have already made arrangements with me to have the kitchen pack your child a lunch, be sure to send your child with a snack, a lunch and plenty of water in a resealable container. Please do not send juice boxes or pouches for this trip.  
- On Tuesday, students should dress in a few warm layers with sturdy closed toe shoes on. No sandals please.
- Students also should be prepared for a little rain, and need to have a full change of clothes in their backpacks in case they get wet.  

Some photos from this week:

Our hand washing experiment was a success, there are billions of bacteria growing on this bread from being handled with hands that had not been washed.  YUCK!  Our class is a lot more motivated to wash their hands and use hand sanitizer! 

In science we are studying life cycles and how/why animals live in social groups.  These pictures are from an experiment we did that demonstrated the benefits and pitfalls of being in a group! Students found that while sharing resources was at times not a benefit, sharing responsibilities and safety in numbers was! 

Every week we have a guest reader!  Jake practiced and did a great job reading to our class.