Ms. Applonie's 3rd Grade Class

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Upcoming Events:

• April 4th-8th: Spring Break!

Reminders:

• Friday: Short day. Students are welcome to show their Quest pride by wearing their school spirit shirts (with uniform pants)
• To reinforce high frequency words, phonics and fluent reading, please keep reading decodable stories that are sent home each Tuesday.
• Your student needs to bring a water bottle every day.

Here’s a quick overview of new things we will learn this week:

Big Idea for Unit 8: “Where can you go that is near and far?”

Comprehension strategy: “Reread” We will read fantasy and informational texts to go along with this week’s theme “What do you see in the sky?”

New High Frequency Words: for, have, they, of, said, want, here, me, this, what (review of units 7 and 8)

Phonics: blend and segment sounds in CVC words. 

Vocabulary: distance, recognize, challenge, space, surface

Math: Lesson 30  “Count to 100 by ones” and continue working on math pathways. Students have time to work on our math power standards at their own pace during math pathways time.

Students may wear a green shirt with uniform pants to celebrate St. Patrick’s day tomorrow(March 17th, 2022). Participation is optional. Students should wear full uniform if no green shirt is worn.

Upcoming Events:

• Thursday, March 17th: St. Patrick’s day. Students may wear a green shirt with uniform pants if they choose.
• April 4th-8th: Spring Break!

Reminders:

• Tuesday: Library books are due!  Send take-home folders to school and review contents of folder when returned.
• Friday: Short day. Students are welcome to show their Quest pride by wearing their school spirit shirts (with uniform pants)
• To reinforce high frequency words, phonics and fluent reading, please keep reading decodable stories that are sent home each Tuesday.
• Your student needs to bring a water bottle every day.

Here’s a quick overview of new things we will learn this week:

Big Idea for Unit 8: “Where can you go that is near and far?”

Comprehension strategy: “Reread” We will read informational texts to go along with this week’s theme “What do you know about our country?”

New High Frequency Words: this, what

Phonics: blend and segment sounds in CVC words. New sounds/spellings: Yy, Zz

Vocabulary: country, travel, careful, connect, purpose

Math: Lesson 28  “Count to 100 by tens” and continue working on math pathways. Students have time to work on our math power standards at their own pace during math pathways time.

Upcoming Events:

• Daylight savings time starts March 13th. Please help your student adjust by putting them to bed and waking them up a few minutes earlier each day. We are learning things at a much faster pace and tired kiddos have a more difficult time in class. See previous posts for ideas to help your student adjust.

Reminders:

• Tuesday: Library books are due!  Send take-home folders to school and review contents of folder when returned.
• Friday: Short day. Students are welcome to show their Quest pride by wearing their school spirit shirts (with uniform pants)
• To reinforce high frequency words, phonics and fluent reading, please keep reading decodable stories that are sent home each Tuesday.
• Your student needs to bring a water bottle every day.

Here’s a quick overview of new things we will learn this week:

Big Idea for Unit 8: “Where can you go that is near and far?”

Comprehension strategy: “Make, confirm, and revise predictions” We will read fictional and informational texts to go along with this week’s theme”What can help you go from here to there?”

New High Frequency Words: here, me

Phonics: blend and segment sounds in CVC words. New sounds/spellings: Jj, Qq(qu)

Vocabulary: transportation, vehicle, wide, fierce, journey

Math: Lesson 28  “Make teen numbers” and continue working on math pathways. Students have time to work on our math power standards at their own pace during math pathways time.

It has been our experience that daylight savings time can be a challenging transition for our young students. The time change can really affect a child’s attention span, appetite, and overall mood.

There are several things you can do now to help:

• Gradually set bedtime a little earlier each night (15 min a night works well)
• Gradually wake them up a little earlier each morning (15 min a morning also)
• Dim lights and turn off electronics 30-60 minutes before bedtime
• In the morning, give them light (turn on lights, open blinds, enjoy breakfast outside, go for a sunrise walk)
• Stick with a bedtime routine (warm bath, read a book together, lights out)
• Be patient (Understand that time change can change their overall mood; they can be grumpy, easily frustrated, and challenging)
• Take care of yourself, get plenty of sleep. If you are tired, you will be sluggish, irritable, and cranky too.

Upcoming Events:

Friday February 25-short day schedule and $1 Dress Down Day

Reminders:

• We are learning new power words at a much quicker pace now. They need to be reinforced at home to improve fluency!! Please keep reading decodable stories that are sent home each Tuesday. You can also use a sticky notes and put power words anywhere your student will see and read them often!
• To find the unit overviews with new power words, sound spellings, and vocabulary click on the wonders tab
• Your student needs a water bottle daily

Here’s a quick overview of new things we will learn this week:

Big Idea for Unit 7: “What are different kinds of animals?”

Comprehension strategy: “Reread” We will read fictional and informational texts to go along with this week’s theme “How do you take care of different kinds of pets?”

New High Frequency Words: of, they

Phonics: blend and segment sounds in CVC words. New sounds/spellings: Gg, Ww

Vocabulary: train, compared, depend, responsibility, social

Math: Lesson 26  “Understand teen numbers” and continue working on math pathways. Students have time to work on our math power standards at their own pace during math pathways time.

Upcoming Events:

• Monday, February 14 Valentine’s Day Party-for more info see previous post
• Monday, February 21- NO SCHOOL (President’s Day)
• Tuesday, February 22- “Two’s Day” 2/22/22 (How cool is that!)
• Friday February 25- $1 Dress Down Day

Reminders:

• Tuesday: Library books are due!  Send take-home folders to school and review contents of folder when returned.
• To reinforce high frequency words, phonics and fluent reading, please keep reading decodable stories that are sent home each Tuesday.

Here’s a quick overview of new things we will learn this week:

Big Idea for Unit 7: “What are different kinds of animals?”

Comprehension strategy: “Reread” We will read informational texts to go along with this week’s theme “How are some animals alike and how are they different?”

New High Frequency Words: for, have

Phonics: blend and segment sounds in CVC words. New sounds/spellings: Uu

Vocabulary: appearance, behavior, exercise, plenty, wander

Math: Lesson 25  “Word problems with both addends unknown” and continue working on math pathways. Students have time to work on our math power standards at their own pace during math pathways time.