Parent Teacher Conferences are coming up the end of this month! Conferences will be held in our classroom on January 29th and 30th. I look forward to meeting with you again to discuss your student’s progress and goals for the rest of the year! Click on the link to sign up for an appointment. Please note that I have enough slots available for each student and their family. If you need additional time or separate conferences for the same student please send me an email! PTC Sign Up
MATH – We will be working on scaled graphs, see below for more information on what we are learning! Please continue to work on multiplication facts with your child at home. In class students will be showing what they know by passing off timed tests.
ELA: This week we will be working on Unit 4 Week 1 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class. Our emphasis will be on describing characters and how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! I am so excited for our return tomorrow and I hope you had an enjoyable break. I know that the children are excited about the gifts they received, but I am requesting that all toys and gifts remain at home.
Please note that if students’ personal electronic devices are brought to school they must kept in backpacks and turned off during the day. This includes cell phones, watches, etc.
Parent Teacher Conferences
Parent Teacher Conferences are coming up the end of this month! Conferences will be held in our classroom on January 29th and 30th. I look forward to meeting with you again to discuss your student’s progress and goals for the rest of the year! Click on the link to sign up for an appointment. Please note that I have enough slots available for each student and their family. If you need additional time or separate conferences for the same student please send me an email! PTC Sign Up
Important Dates:
January 20th – NO SCHOOL – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
MATH – This week we will be working on one-step multiplication and division word problems. There is an activity attached to the family letter below. These are good activities to do with your child if you want to give them some extra practice. Please make sure that you are practicing the multiplication facts with your child at home.
ELA: This week we will be working on Unit 3 Week 5 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class. Our emphasis will be on summarizing non fiction texts to be able to identify cause effect in relation to the sequence of events in a passage. We will also be working on our unit 3 assessment! It will be be done half as a class and half independently. We use this as a chance to learn some testing strategies as well as review all we have learned.
Our wonderful students are working hard to earn their hearts for our Grinch party. Remember, each student has been working to earn 3 hearts and these hearts represent RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY & KINDNESS. We will be holding our Grinch party on Friday, Dec. 20th.
GRINCH PARTY VOLUNTEERS:
For those of you planning to help with our Third Grade Grinch Party this Friday, please know that we wouldn’t be able to pull this off without you! Set up and instructions for running your activity will begin at 8:25 in the cafeteria, and we should be done cleaning up by about 10:15. If your plans have changed and you won’t be able to be there, please let me know. Otherwise, we’ll see you in the gym Friday morning! Grinch Party Sign Up
IMPORTANT DATES:
December 19th – Pajama Day
December 20th – 3rd Grade Grinch Party
December 20th – FREE Dress Down (We encourage students to wear ugly Christmas sweaters)
December 23rd-January 3rd – Winter Break – NO SCHOOL
MATH – This week we will be wrapping up learning to use the area formula to find area of composite shapes. Please make sure that you are practicing the multiplication facts with your child at home. In class students will be showing what they know by passing off timed tests.
ELA: This week during our ELA block we are going to be finishing going through 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!
Our field trip to the aquarium was a roaring success! Thank you to all the wonderful chaperones that made the day possible!! If you were a chaperone and took any pictures of your group please email them to me. Thank you!
IMPORTANT DATES:
December 19th – Pajama Day
December 20th – 3rd Grade Grinch Party
December 20th – FREE Dress Down (We encourage students to wear ugly Christmas sweaters)
December 23rd-January 3rd – Winter Break – NO SCHOOL
GRINCH PARTY:
This week students will start earning their way into the Grinch Party. They will work to earn 3 hearts that represent RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, & KINDNESS. We will be holding our Grinch party on Friday, Dec. 20th. We will need help from 8:25 – 10:30. If you can volunteer to help the entire time, please sign up to help! You won’t have to plan anything, just be ready to be assigned a job and get to work! Grinch Party Sign Up
MATH – This week we are continuing learning about area. If your student does not have ALL OF THEIR MULTIPLICATION FACTS MEMORIZED it is going to be much more challenging for them to be successful. Please make sure you practice multiplication facts with your students for at least 5 minutes every day!
ELA: This week we will be working on Unit 3 Week 4 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class. Our emphasis will be on describing characters and how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
I hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break! As I have thought about the things I am thankful for, my amazing students were always at the top of my thankful list. Thank you for the amazing school year so far!!
Aquarium Field Trip This Week!
Make sure your child is at school on time (once the buses arrive we will NOT be able to wait for late students)
Make sure your child is dressed for the weather (we will be eating lunch outside)
All students need to be in their normal uniform attire
Make sure your child has a backpack (they will be carrying their own lunch, coat, etc.)
If you stated your student is going to have home lunch make sure it is in their backpack
If you selected school lunch for you child, it has been ordered and will be given to them the morning of the field trip
Do NOT send your child with any money (they will not be allowed to purchase anything)
If you have not already, please pay the $5 student donation for the field trip (paid to the office)
GRINCH PARTY:
In 3rd grade we do a Grinch party as an entire grade full of games and lots of fun! However each student has to earn their way to the party! They will work to earn 3 hearts that represent RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY & KINDNESS. Students will start earning these hearts two weeks before Winter Break. We will be holding our Grinch party on Friday, Dec. 20th. We will need help from 8:25 – 10:30. If you can volunteer to help the entire time, please sign up to help! You won’t have to plan anything, just be ready to be assigned a job and get to work! Grinch Party Sign Up
December 23rd-January 3rd – Winter Break – NO SCHOOL
MATH: This week we will start area! This is a fun skill that students continue to use their multiplication facts for. Please make sure that you are practicing the multiplication facts with your child at home. In class students will be showing what they know by passing off timed tests.
ELA: This week we will be working on Unit 3 Week 3 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class. Our emphasis will be on describing characters and how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
One week until Thanksgiving Break, but who’s counting! 🙂 We have a week that is cram packed full of learning, so please make sure that your child is here everyday.
FIELD TRIP:
If you have not filled out the permission form for the field trip please do so now! If you have signed up to chaperone, we are planning on you coming with us and driving yourself there. Please also note that if you signed up to chaperone then you need to have the chaperone fee of $10 paid to the office by Friday, November 22nd. If you have any questions please let me know! Field Trip to Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
GRINCH PARTY:
In 3rd grade we do a Grinch party as an entire grade full of games and lots of fun! However each student will have a chance to earn 3 hearts and these hearts represent RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY & KINDNESS. Students will start earning these hearts two weeks before Winter Break. We will be holding our Grinch party on Friday, Dec. 20th. We will need help from 8:25 – 10:30. If you can volunteer to help the entire time, please sign up to help! You won’t have to plan anything, just be ready to be assigned a job and get to work! Grinch Party Sign Up
December 23rd-January 3rd – Winter Break – NO SCHOOL
MATH – This week we will working on our division and multiplication facts. Please make sure that you are practicing the multiplication facts with your child at home.
ELA: This week we will be working on Unit 3 Week 2 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class. Our emphasis will be on summarizing the text to work on identifying the central idea and key details.
December 20th – 3rd Grade Grinch Party – More info to come soon!
December 20th – FREE Dress Down
December 23rd-January 3rd – Winter Break – NO SCHOOL
MATH – This week we will be exploring the relationship between multiplication and division in lesson 11. Please make sure that you continue practicing the multiplication facts with your child at home.
ELA: This week we will be working on Unit 3 Week 1 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class. Our emphasis will be on summarizing the text to work on identifying the central idea and key details.
