Ms. Applonie's 3rd Grade Class

Tuesday: Library books are due! Please make sure your child’s library book is in their backpack. Send take-home folders to school (yellow for AM and green for PM). Please 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).

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

Big Idea for Unit 4: “What do you know about the people and places in our neighborhood?”

Comprehension strategy: “Ask and Answer Questions” . We will be reading fictional texts to go along with this week’s theme “Who are your neighbors?”

New High Frequency Word: “do”

Phonics:blend and segment sounds in CVC words. New sound/spelling: Dd

Sound Wall: /ar/ as in star and /ks/ as in box

Vocabulary: cultures, appreciate, pride, tradition, proud

Math: Lesson 16 “Add within 5” and continue working on math pathways. Students have time to work on our math power standards at their own pace during math pathways time.

$1.00 (or more) dress down– donations will benefit Quest Angel Tree. (Student participation is optional. Students are welcome to wear a Quest Spirit shirt with uniform pants or traditional uniforms)

Tuesday: Please review contents of talk home folder with you student.

Friday: Short day schedule. Students are welcome to show their Quest pride by wearing their school spirit shirts (with uniform pants).

Homework: Please read with your student for a minimum for 20 minutes every day. I strongly encourage you to use part of that time to work on letter naming fluency. Most students know all their letter names and sounds however goal for the middle of the year assessment is to name 55 random letters (upper and lower) in 1 minute. Using flashcards is one very effective way to practice and build fluency!

Here is a resource for at home learning from the Utah State Board of Education. Click HERE

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

This week we are starting unit 4 “Around the Neighborhood.” Our big idea for the next three weeks is “What do you know about the people and places in our neighborhood?”

Comprehension strategy: “Ask and Answer Questions” . We will read informational texts to go along with our theme “What do people use to do their jobs?”

New High Frequency Word: “you”

Phonics:blend and isolate sounds in CVC words. New sound/spelling: Oo

Sound Wall: /wh/ as in whale, /ou/ as in cow, and /er/ as in shirt.

Vocabulary: equipment, uniform, utensil, expect, remained

Math: Lesson 16 “Understand Addition” and continue learning the routine for math pathways. Students have time to work on our math power standards at their own pace during math pathways time.

We had so much fun making turkeys to celebrate Thanksgiving! We do not have school November 22-26, enjoy the break!

Tuesday: Library books are due! Please make sure your child’s library book is in their backpack. Send take-home folders to school (yellow for AM and green for PM). Please review contents of folder when returned.
Thursday: The school will be providing hearing tests for students. If you do NOT want your child’s hearing tested please notify me before class on Thursday. More information will be sent home on Tuesday in your child’s take-home folder.
Friday: To celebrate Thanksgiving we will be reading a book called Turkey Trouble having a pizza party! The pizza will be provided by the school from Pizza Pie Cafe. Please let me know by email at aapplonie@questac.org if you do NOT want your child to have pizza.

Please make sure you are reading with your student for at least 2o minutes every day. It makes a huge difference! Please use part of that time to keep working on letter names with your kiddos. Now that most students know all their letter names and sounds, we are working on letter naming fluency. The goal is to name 55 random letters (upper or lower) in 1 minute (that’s about 1 letter per second…that’s fast)! Using flashcards is one very effective way to practice!

There will be NO school the week of Thanksgiving(November 22-26). Enjoy the break!!

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

Comprehension strategy: “Visualize”. We will read a fictional story, a fantasy and an informational text to go along with our theme “What places do you go during the week?”

New High Frequency Word: “go”

Phonics:blend and isolate sounds in CVC words. New sound/spelling: Cc

Sound Wall: /u/ as in spoon, /w/ as in window, /j/ as in jump, and /oi/ as in boy.

Vocabulary: routine, neighborhood, local, intelligent, volunteer

Math: Lesson 11 “Make 6, 7, 8, and 9” and continue learning the routine for math pathways. Students have time to work on our math power standards at their own pace during math pathways time.

We are now in Unit 3 in Language Arts. Below are the power words, oral vocabulary words, letters, and sounds we will be mastering during the next 3 weeks. We are continuing working on syllables, rhyming, identifying the beginning and ending sounds of words, and blending sounds to read words. We have learned most of our sound wall sounds and use our sound wall to help us spell and read words. In math we are learning different ways to make 10 and comparing greater than and less than with numbers and objects. We are starting math pathways which will allow us to work on our math lessons at our own pace. And in science, we are exploring weather patterns and seasons. We are learning how we can be weather watchers as we examine the sky, consider the temperature, and watch for wind and moisture.

TUESDAY: LIBRARY BOOKS MUST BE RETURNED!!! Please make sure your child’s library book is in their backpack. Send take-home folders to school (yellow for AM and green for PM). Please review contents of folder when returned.

WEDNESDAY: This will be our first day of PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES! It will be a short day(same schedule as early out Fridays).

THURSDAY: PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES continued. There will be NO SCHOOL for HALF DAY KINDERGARTEN students. If you have other students that attend quest(either elementary or jr. high) they have a short day of school.

FRIDAY: NO SCHOOL!!! Enjoy the day off!

The book fair is running this week. Make sure to check it out with your kids!

TUESDAY: LIBRARY BOOKS MUST BE RETURNED!!! Please make sure your child’s library book is in their backpack. Send take-home folders to school (yellow for AM and green for PM). Please review contents of folder when returned. Your student’s SEP form(student education plan) will be sent home. If you have questions I would love review the information with you during Parent Teacher Conferences or you are welcome to contact me before then.

FRIDAY: We have our Halloween party this Friday, October 29th. Please see my previous blog post for information on the parades and costume guidelines.

HOMEWORK: Quest is a no homework school but you still need to be reading with your child at least 20 minutes every day. I strongly encourage you to use some of that time to practice letter names and sounds. After your student knows all their letters and sounds please focus on writing the letters and mastering the kindergarten high frequency words found in their take-home folder. Mastering those words is essential to improve reading fluency.

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES: If you have not signed up for a conference yet I sent you an email with the link to sign up! I would love to meet with you to talk about your student. you may also click HERE to view the sign up.

Our annual Halloween Parade will take place on Friday, October 29th. Please read and comply with our costume dress code as follows. Costumes should be modest and without blood or gore. Students are welcome to paint their faces and wear Halloween masks; however, those masks will only be worn when directed to do so by the classroom teacher (e.g. during the parade, when a class picture is taken, etc). Weapons and anything that depicts violence are not allowed on school property (knives, guns, swords, spears, etc.). If you have questions about costume accessories, please contact us. Just to reiterate, no blood, either depicted on the costume or in makeup, is allowed.

Morning Class:

Because the parade will start at 9:00am, we ask that students come to school already dressed in their costumes. For those who would like to watch the parade, please plan on bringing camping chairs or blankets, which you can set them up along the outside of either building (see map below – the yellow dots indicate where families can sit). Also, though Q2 students are welcome to dress up, their participation in the parade will be limited to watching the elementary students. 

Afternoon Class:

The parade will start shortly after arriving at school at 11:00 am. My guess would be that we will start around 11:10 am, but timing will be determined by how quickly we can get the kids into class and ready to go. For those who would like to watch the parade from outside the building (see map below – the yellow dots indicate where families can watch). We will enter the school through the doors marked by the blue star where the students from the rest of Q1 are invited to watch our parade. After, we will exit through the doors marked by the green star continuing the parade for all afternoon kindergarten family members that choose to stay.