Ms. Applonie's 3rd Grade Class

I am so excited to meet all the students in my class this year! We’re going to have a great time together and learn a lot of fun things. I have many wonderful memories of when I was in third grade and I am excited to create more with you! I will see you at Back to School Night on August 15, and then on the First Day of School, August 17! The first three days are are early out day with dismissal at 1:20.

Here are a few things you can do now:

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Class Disclosure Statement: Please read and sign- Ms. Applonie’s Class Disclosure

Food Permission Form: This is a blanket food permission form for the entire school year.  The food items on this list are ones we have used regularly in the past for class parties and for math, science, and ELA lessons. Please check all items that your child can have. There is a box for substitution suggests if your child cannot have items on the list. Food Permission Form

Parent Survey:  The following link is a short survey to help me get to know your child better.  Please take a few moments to fill it out. Parent Survey

Supply List:  I am asking for money donations in the amount of $30.00 instead of you buying your child’s supplies. This means I do all the shopping, labeling and organizing.  Awesome, right? One less thing you have to worry about. However, this does not cover headphones. Please send those with your child on the first day of school. To see what your $30.00 will cover click on the class supply list under the Parent Information tab above, or click this link.

Payments may be made on Quest’s website by clicking “Current Families,” then “Online Payments.” Enter my name and donation amount.

One way that you can help your child over the summer is to READ!!! It is so important to have your child read every day for 20 minutes.

This has been a wonderful year. Your students have worked hard and now they are ready to play hard this summer! I am so proud of all they have achieved. I have loved teaching them and watching them grow. Each one holds has a special place in my heart and always will. I am looking forward to seeing all they accomplish in the coming years! Happy Summer!

Backpacks are optional this week. We do encourage students to bring water bottles every day (except on Thursday). Please make sure ALL permission forms are filled out for our fun filled week!

MONDAY MAY 23
   Regular schedule

TUESDAY MAY 24
Lunch in the lunchroom. Our wonderful lunch staff have invited us to have lunch in the lunchroom to learn procedures for 1st grade. Please let me know if you have any concerns.
*This is your student’s free lunch for the day.
*If your student has an allergy NOT noted in aspire please contact the office so our lunch staff is prepared to accommodate your student.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 26 
   FIELD DAY (at Quest)-please bring a water bottle. Volunteers welcome during our time on the blowups.  Volunteer Sign Up for Field Day
*Fill out the following form to give permission for your child to eat a popsicle during field day activities. Popsicle Permission Form-Field Day

THURSDAY, MAY 27- 8:30-12:00
   FIELD TRIP (at the Treehouse Museum)- please wear Quest uniform (it helps us identify our students at the Treehouse). Field Trip Permission Form
*ALL CLASSES(AM and PM) need to be at the school at 8:30am and picked up at 12:00pm

FRIDAY, MAY 30– Early Out
   Yearbook Signing   
   Free Dress Down

Friday May 20th-Kindergarten Graduation Pictures
To commemorate the end of the school year we will be taking graduation pictures outside wearing a “graduation crown” and a background. We will put your student’s pictures in their google drive folder. If you would like to take some of your own pictures you are welcome to
*PM-Please arrive early when drop off your student if you would like to take your own pictures.

Wednesday May 25th-Field Day
AM 8:30-9:30
PM 2:00-3:00
The school is providing blow ups for students to play on. There will be obstacle courses and slides. If you do NOT want your student to participate let me know.
If you would like to volunteer during field day, fill out the following form to let me know you will be there. You do not need to plan anything, just be there to help out. Volunteer Sign Up for Field Day

Thursday May 26th–Treehouse Museum Field Trip 8:30-12:00
ALL KINDERGARTEN CLASSES WILL BE GOING ON THE FIELD TRIP AT THIS TIME. Both AM and PM classes need to be at the school by 8:30 the day of the field trip. Your student needs to be picked up at the school at 12:00pm. For all other students it is a short day and school is out at 1:00pm. Field Trip Permission Form

Friday May 27th-Year book signing, last day of school
Short day schedule

Grades and Testing Scores
Your student’s end of year grades and testing scores will be sent home the beginning of next week. If you have questions please let me know.

Movies
Next week for a fun activity we will be watching some educational movies from LeapFrog. If you do not want your child to watch please let me know.

Thank you for making it to the end of this post! Have your student tell me the secret code “purple puppy” and they will get to pick a prize from the treasure chest.

We have NO SCHOOL next week, May 9th-13th. Students will be coming in for their end of year testing appointment. Please click HERE to check your appointment time. Our goal is to stay on schedule. To be able to do this please know that we can NOT stop and talk, especially after to discuss how your student did. I will send home the test results the following week, if you have questions after that please reach out to schedule an appointment with me.

There will be chairs set up for you to wait inside the Q1 doors that lead to the portable just like at during the entry KEEP test. If we have good weather, there will also be chairs outside the portable. Unlike our parent teacher conferences, please do NOT knock on the classroom door to let us know you have arrived. A portion of the testing is timed. If a student is startled or distracted even for a few seconds their test could be skewed. We will come and pick up your student.

To help your student do their best please make sure that you are reading with them every day. Practice letters and sounds with them daily. Whenever you are in the car give them a word and ask them to say all the sounds in that word. A week without school is a long time. We want to keep their brains warmed up to truly show all they can do!

We have worked all year long and WE ARE READY for this! Click HERE to watch our school’s motivational testing video with your student.

Upcoming Events:

• May 2-6: A portion of kindergarten testing begins in class. Please make sure your student comes to school EVERY DAY, well rested, and with a full belly to help them do their best!
• May 2-5– Buy 1 Get 1 FREE Scholastic Book Fair.
• May 9-13: Kindergarten End of Year Testing- No School for all half day kindergarten. We will use this week to meet with each student individually to administer kindergarten testing. Please click HERE to sign up. IF YOU HAVE NOT SIGNED UP YET PLEASE SIGN UP NOW!
• May 26: Treehouse Museum Field Trip. Click on the following link to give your student permission to come on the field trip. Please note I already have all the chaperone spaces filled. Field Trip Permission Form

Reminders:

• YOUR STUDENT NEEDS TO BE IN CLASS EVERY DAY!
• If your student has not returned their library book it needs to either be paid for or returned ASAP.
• Friday: Short day. Students are welcome to show their Quest pride by wearing their school spirit shirts (with uniform pants).
• Send your student with a water bottle every day!!!

We are looking forward to our upcoming Treehouse Museum field trip on Thursday, May 26, 8:30-12noon. 

$4.00 donations are welcome to help with our field trip expenses, including the cost of bus transportation. Donations may be paid in the Q1 office. 

Please click on the following link to complete a permission form for your child: Field Trip Permission Form

If you would like to help chaperone our field trip please indicate so on the form by Friday(4/29). In the case more people sign up that we can bring I will put everyone that said they want to come in a drawing to randomly select our chaperones. After I will reach out to notify you who was chosen.

Upcoming Events:

• May 9-13: Kindergarten End of Year Testing- No School for all half day kindergarten. We will use this week to meet with each student individually to administer kindergarten testing. Please click HERE to sign up ASAP.
• May 26: Treehouse Museum Field Trip

Reminders:

• Your student needs to be in class every day as we prepare for testing.
• The last day to check out new books from the library will be April 26th. Your student will start keep their library book in the classroom in their chair pocket to avoid lost and damaged books.
• If you have a lost or damaged library book please find, replace, or pay ASAP
• 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 10: “How can new ideas help us?”

Comprehension strategy: “Make, confirm, and revise predictions” We will read fictional texts to go along with this week’s theme “What can happen when we work together?”

New High Frequency Words: who, good

Phonics: blend and segment sounds in CVC words

Vocabulary: opinion, decide, grateful, marvel, ragged

Math: Lesson 15  “Build Shapes” 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:

• Tuesday, April 19th: Spring pictures and FREE dress down day.
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• May 9-13: Kindergarten End of Year Testing- No School for all half day kindergarten. We will use this week to meet with each student individually to administer kindergarten testing. Please click HERE to sign up ASAP.

Reminders:

• Tuesday: Library books are due!  Send take-home folders to school and review contents of folder when returned.
• The last day to check out new books from the library will be April 26th. If your student has had trouble consistently returning books they will start keeping their library book in the classroom in their chair pocket.
• Friday: Short day. Students are welcome to show their Quest pride by wearing their school spirit shirts (with uniform pants).
• 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 9: “How do things change?”

Comprehension strategy: “Reread” We will read informational and fictional texts to go along with this week’s theme “How can things in nature be used to make other things?”

New High Frequency Words: where, look

Phonics: blend and segment sounds in CVC words

Vocabulary: knowledge, designs, weave, natural resources, create

Math: Lesson 14  “Compare Shapes” and continue working on math pathways. Students have time to work on our math power standards at their own pace during math pathways time.