MATH – This week we will be working with comparing fractions. There is an activity attached to the family letter below. This is a good activity to do with your child if you want go give them some extra practice. 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 5 Week 2 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class. Our emphasis will be on identifying claims and finding the evidence to support them.
I hope everyone had a a relaxing long weekend! Hopefully the extra day has allowed for all the sickness to finally work its way out of our classroom. At least that’s my hope!🤞
Since we have had so many bugs running through our classroom, we have been sanitizing more frequently in class. We are now running very low on sanitizing wipes. If you are able to donate any to our classroom so we can keep up with more consistent cleaning that would be greatly appreciated. Any and all donations will be happily accepted! Thank you!!
MATH – This week we will be working with equivalent fractions. There is an activity attached to the family letter below. This is a good activity to do with your child if you want go give them some extra practice. 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 5 Week 1 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class. Our emphasis will be on identifying claims and finding the evidence to support them.
MATH – The next few weeks we will continue working on FRACTIONS. This week we will be working with equivalent fractions. There is an activity attached to the family letter below. This is a good activity to do with your child if you want go give them some extra practice. 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 5 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class. Our emphasis will be on using text evidence to identify the theme of a text.
I loved meeting with everyone at Parent Teacher Conferences, so thank you for taking the time to meet with me. You have wonderful children and I consider myself lucky to be their teacher!
Wonder Movie
Our class will be watching the movie Wonder that is based on the book by R. J. Palacio we recently read in class. We will watch the movie on Friday, February 21st. In order for your student to be allowed to participate a completed permission form must be completed due to the movie’s rating (PG). To ensure a suitable viewing experience, the movie will be screened through a filter called ClearPlay, which edits out content that may not be appropriate for all audiences. If you have specific concerns about the movie, please feel free to contact me. Movie Permission Form
MATH: This week we will work on fractions on a number line. There is an activity attached to the family letter below. This is a good activity to do with your child if you want go give them some extra practice. 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 4 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class. Our emphasis will be on comparing different informational texts.
The time has come…PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES ARE THIS WEEK!! Your student is preparing a presentation for YOU! Please sign up ASAP if you haven’t already. Please also make sure your student attends the conference with you!
MATH – We will have our first introduction to our fraction unit! 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 3 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class. Our emphasis will be on comparing different informational texts.
On Friday, February 14th, we will be celebrating Valentine’s Day. We will have the opportunity to pass out and receive Valentines. This year administration will allow candy to be placed in Valentine’s Day cards. However, students will not be allowed to eat them in class and we still need permission, so please fill out this form – Valentines Treat Permission Form We have 27 students in our class. If you child chooses to participate, please make sure they bring enough Valentines for every student. Please do NOT have your child write who the cards are to, just who they are from. It becomes very time consuming when passing them out if they are addressed to individual students. Students can decorate a Valentine’s box, or something similar, to bring in on that day. I will have bags to give to students who do not bring a box from home.
MATH – This week we continue working on two step word problems using all math operations. There is an activity attached to the family letter below. These are good activities to do with your child if you want go give them some extra practice. 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 2 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.
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!
