December 9 – 13

December is one of my favorite months of the year! I just wish it would slow down a little bit. I only have a few precious days at school with my students and there is just so much I want to be able to do with them. Please, please make sure that your child is at school unless they are sick and that they are able to stay until the end of the day. We work hard until the very last moment of every day!
                                                              Thank you~ Mrs. Alexander                      

Monday, 12/9 – 
Tuesday, 12/10 – Coding @ 8:40
Wednesday, 12/11– STEM @ 2:15
 Thursday, 12/12 – Library @ 8:40- don’t forget your library book!
Friday, 12/13 – Spirit Day, Early Out @ 1:00

 Announcements:
The Food Permission Form for most of our 3rd grade activities is now available. Please fill out this form to indicate if your child is allowed to have the snacks that we use for various lessons and activities in 3rd grade.
3rd Grade Food Permission

The 3rd Grade Grinch Party is on Friday, December 20th from 8:45-10:30. Please fill out the google form below to let us know if you can help!
Grinch Party

***If you have not paid for your student’s supply donation, you may do so at the front office or you may call the school 801-731-9859
***This donation covers all of the supplies that your child is using in class, as well as maintaining a supply of pencils, lead, tissues, paper towels, hand sanitizer, art supplies, adding to the classroom library, etc…
***THANK YOU SO MUCH to those of you who have contributed to our class

***If you have not subscribed to BLOOMZ, please do so as soon as possible! Our class code is QMZG2***

Math:
This week we are finishing Lesson 15 and beginning Lesson 16.  We are taking our multiplication skills and putting them to the test by using a formula to solve for area. In lesson 16 we will learn how to use multiplication and addition to find the area of composite shapes.

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Reading:
In Unit 3 Week 3, our comprehension skill is identifying main idea and key details.  This week we are reading expository texts,  Earth and Its Neighbors and Earth. We are going to be practicing our skills of summarizing as well as studying suffixes.

Phonics:
r-controlled vowels and suffixes

Vocabulary:
-surface     -amount     -astronomy     -globe     -solar system     -support    -temperature     -warmth
In class, we learn about these vocabulary words in connection to ourselves. If you notice your child using any of these words in context, this would be a great opportunity to celebrate their efforts!

DECEMBER POEMS
Each month students are required to memorize at least one poem.  Below are the month’s poems.  We only read through these in class once, so they need to be practiced at home.  Students can pass off poems on Fridays whenever they are ready to recite them. 
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OPTIONAL –  yet HIGHLY encouraged by Mrs. Alexander – REVIEW
  • Read at least 20 minutes per day. Making sure that your child does his/her reading daily is the single most helpful thing you can do to support educational success.
Work hard. Be kind.
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