Ms. Applonie's 3rd Grade Class

I hope that everyone enjoyed their fall break! I know that I did. I also want to thank all of you that were able to attend parent teacher conferences! I loved getting to meet with you. I really am so lucky to be your children’s teacher. You have some wonderful kids!

CLASS REWARD

Your wonderful students have earned a class reward! They have decided that they would like to watch a movie in class and bring something from home. They can choose to bring a blanket, pillow, and/or a stuffed animal. However, I do request that whatever they bring fits reasonably inside their backpacks. This will be on Friday, October 25th. Please make sure your kids only bring things that are not going to cause a problem at school.

RED RIBBON WEEK

IMPORTANT DATES:

• October 22 – Cookie Dough Pick Up
• October 25 – Movie Day Class Reward & Ms. Applonie’s Birthday
• October 25 – Dollar Dress Down
• October 26 – Graveyard Gallop & Trick or Treat Trot
• October 28-31 – Red Ribbon Week
• October 31 – Halloween – Early Out
• November 1 – NO SCHOOL (Professional Development Day)

MATH – This week we will work on lesson 8. We will use grouping to make multiplication easier to solve. Please make sure that you are practicing the multiplication facts with your child at home.

ELA: This week we will be working on Unit 2 Week 3 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class. Our emphasis will be on making predictions and identifying theme.

UTAH RISE TRAINING TEST

This week during our ELA block we are going to be starting the Utah RISE Training Test. We do this as a whole class to learn how to use the RISE testing system in order to be successful during the practice tests. Making sure we are ready to review and prepare for end of year testing later on. If you have any questions about the training and/or practice tests please let me know!

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES

Every student is scheduled for a conference! I am so excited to meet with each of you to discuss your student’s growth and goals. For each appointment I have allotted 20 minutes. If it turns out that that we need more time, I will ask you to schedule additional time on another day to meet and continue our conversation. During each conference I will have the door closed. When you arrive for your appointment please knock on the door to let me know you are there.

HALLOWEEN PARTY

I am looking for a few volunteers who can help us with our Halloween Party. I have 2 brave souls already, and am hoping for a few more. Please contact me and let know if you can help! Our party time will be from 10:00ish-11:20.

IMPORTANT DATES:

• October 14-15  – Book Fair
• October 14-15 – Parent Teacher Conferences – Early Out
• October 16-18 – Fall Break – NO SCHOOL
• October 22 – Cookie Dough Pick Up
• October 25 – Dollar Dress Down
• October 26 – Graveyard Gallop & Trick or Treat Trot
• October 28-31 – Red Ribbon Week
• October 31 – Halloween – Early Out
• November 1 – NO SCHOOL (Professional Development Day)

MATH: This week we are will be reviewing lesson 6 that we covered last week. Below is the family letter explaining how I teach this lesson and it includes an activity that helps with this skill. If you would like to give your child extra practice with multiplication, this activity would be an excellent option to use.

ELA: Utah RISE Training Test. See above for more information.

HALLOWEEN PARTY – HELP NEEDED!!!

I am looking for a few brave souls who can help us with our Halloween Party. I am hoping to get at least 5 volunteers. Please contact me and let know if you can help. Our party time will be from 10:00ish-11:20 (start and end times are dependent on when the parade ends).

IMPORTANT DATES:

• October 14-15  – Book Fair
• October 14-15 – Parent Teacher Conferences – Early Out
• October 16-18 – Fall Break – NO SCHOOL
• October 22 – Cookie Dough Pick Up
• October 25 – Dollar Dress Down
• October 26 – Graveyard Gallop & Trick or Treat Trot
• October 31 – Halloween – Early Out
• November 1 – NO SCHOOL (Professional Development Day)

MATH: We will start lesson 6 which is multiplying by 3, 4, & 6. Below is the family letter explaining how I teach this lesson and it includes an activity that helps with this skill. If you would like to give your child extra practice with multiplication, this activity would be an excellent option to use.

ELA: This week we will be working on Unit 2 Week 2 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class. Our emphasis will be on rereading the text to understand and identify the author’s claim and supporting evidence.

I can’t believe that October starts this week! The time has gone by so quickly. We have some big things coming up this month, so please make sure that you check the blog often.

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES

Appointment times are going fast, make sure you sign up ASAP to get a time slot that works best for you! Please note that I have enough slots available for each student and their family. If you need additional time or separate conferences please send me an email and we can work something out. I am excited to meet with you to talk about your student’s growth and goals!
Parent Teacher Conferences

IMPORTANT DATES:

• October 14-15  – Book Fair
• October 14-15 – Parent Teacher Conferences – Early Out
• October 16-18 – Fall Break – NO SCHOOL
• October 25 – Dollar Dress Down
• October 31 – Halloween – Early Out
• November 1 – NO SCHOOL (Professional Development Day)

MATH: We will start lesson 5 which really kicks off our multiplication unit. We will be learning how to multiply by 0s, 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s. Below is the family letter explaining how I teach this lesson and it includes an activity that helps with this skill. If you would like to give your child extra practice with multiplication, this activity would be an excellent option to use.

ELA: This week we will be working on Unit 2 Week 1 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class. Our emphasis will be on rereading the text to understand and identify the author’s claim and supporting evidence.

IMPORTANT DATES:

• September 25 – Cookie Dough Fundraiser Ends
• Friday, September 27  – Dollar Dress Down
• October 10-15  – Book Fair
• October 14-15 – Parent Teacher Conferences – Early Out
• October 16-18 – Fall Break – NO SCHOOL

MATH: This week we are moving onto lesson 4 which is our introduction to MULTIPLICATION!!! Below is the family letter explaining how I teach this lesson and it includes an activity that helps with understanding the meaning of multiplication. If you would like to give your child extra practice with multiplication, this activity would be an excellent option to use.

ELA: This week we will be working on Week 5 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class. Our emphasis will be on asking and answering questions to identify the central idea and key details of a text. We will also be taking unit 1 test!! Since this is our first unit test of the year we will take it together and use it as a chance to learn some test taking strategies as well as review all we have learned so far.

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES

Parent teacher conferences are quickly approaching! They are Monday, October 14th and Tuesday the 15th. I am excited to meet with you to talk about your student’s growth and goals. Click on the link to sign up for a parent teacher conference appointment. Please note that I have enough slots available for each student and their family. If you need additional time or separate conferences please send me an email and we can work something out.
PTC Sign Up

COOKIE DOUGH FUNDRAISER:

Our annual fundraiser starts tomorrow! Your child will be sent home with their fundraising packet. Everything will be turned into the office on Wednesday, September 25th. The school offers incentives for selling cookie dough and jerky. If you would like to watch the video administration put together you may access it here link. Dr. Dave and Ms. Angleee will be passing out Spooky Speedster prizes on Tuesdays and Thursdays before school starts in front of the library.

IMPORTANT DATES:

• September 16-25 – Cookie Dough Fundraiser
• Friday, September 27  – Dollar Dress Down
• October 10-15  – Book Fair
• October 14-15 – Parent Teacher Conferences – Early Out
• October 16-18 – Fall Break – NO SCHOOL

MATH: We will start lesson 3 this week which is subtraction. Below is the family letter explaining how we subtract and it includes an activity that helps with subtraction. If you would like to give your child extra practice with subtraction, this activity would be an excellent option to use.

ELA: This week we will be working on Week 4 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class. Our emphasis will be on using visualizing the text to understand how characters impact the sequence of events.

I’m so impressed with the way my students have learned the routines of our classroom and how excited they’ve been to dive right into the important standards in third grade!

If you have not paid your $35.00 donation for school supplies you can pay it in the office or online by using this link: ONLINE PAYMENTS

IMPORTANT DATES:

• September 16-25 – Cookie Dough Fundraiser
• Friday, September 27  – Dollar Dress Down
• October 10-15  – Book Fair
• October 14-15 – Parent Teacher Conferences – Early Out
• October 16-18 – Fall Break – NO SCHOOL

MATH: We will start lesson 2 this week which is three-digit addition with regrouping. Below is the family letter explaining how we add and it includes an activity that helps with addition. If you would like to give your child extra practice with rounding, this activity would be an excellent option to use.

ELA: This week we will be working on Week 3 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class. Our emphasis will be on using visualizing the text to understand how characters impact the sequence of events.

What a great group of students! I am already seeing their fun personalities start to emerge and have enjoyed getting to know them better during these first weeks of school!

Just a reminder that if you have not paid your $35.00 donation for school supplies you can pay it in the office or online by using this link: ONLINE PAYMENTS

Also, if you haven’t filled out any of the forms for this year please do so as soon as you get a free moment!
Ms. Applonie’s Class Disclosure
Food Permission Form

IMPORTANT DATES:

• September 16-24 – Cookie Dough Fundraiser
• Friday, September 27  – Dollar Dress Down
• Tuesday, October 1  – Picture Retakes

MATH: We will start lesson 1 this week which is rounding. This concept is very hard for 3rd graders to master so we will be practicing this skill all year. Below is the family letter explaining how we round and it includes an activity that helps with rounding. If you would like to give your child extra practice with rounding, this activity would be an excellent option to use.

ELA: This week we will be working on Week 2 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class. Our emphasis will be on asking and answering questions and learning about the the text structure chronology.

We had an amazing first three days of school. Your children already have a special place in my heart and I am so excited for the school year. To help you keep on top of what we are doing in class, I will be posting what we will do every week. Here you will find what we are working on in Math, ELA, and other going ons in our class. I will also post important dates that you will need to remember.

If you haven’t yet please fill out the food permission form, sign the class disclosure agreement, and pay the $35.00 class donation to the office. If you could make sure all those things are done that would be great. 🙂
The links are all located here:
Ms. Applonie’s Class Disclosure
Food Permission Form
ONLINE PAYMENTS

IMPORTANT DATES:

• Wed. August 28th – Elementary Picture Day
• Fri. August 30th – NO SCHOOL (Professional Development Day)
• Mon. September 2nd – Labor Day-NO SCHOOL

MATH: We will be starting our math unit this week. We will be reviewing 2nd grade material and that will give me an idea of what your child knows before we jump into 3rd grade standards. We will also be taking our I-Ready math diagnostics over the course of the week.

ELA: This week we will be working on Unit 1 Week 1 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class. Our emphasis will be on asking and answering questions and learning about the the text structure chronology.