I’m always amazed at how quickly September seems to sneak up on me. We have been so busy finding our rhythm and making important connections in the classroom that time seems to be flying by!
Important Dates:
9/3: LABOR DAY- no school
9/4: 6 more days to participate in our school fundraiser
9/5:
9/6: Dibels assessment
9/7: Dibles assessment, Spirit Day, Early Release
Coming Soon:
Scholastic Book orders: Our Scholastic Book order of the year is hear. An order form will be coming home with your child on Wednesday. You may submit your order online, or you may return your order for with payment to me. The cut-off for this first order is September 25th. Our class code is TMN4M.
***If you are purchasing books as a gift, please send me an email or BLOOMZ message and I will hold the books for you. Otherwise, books will be sent home with students when they are delivered.***
VOLUNTEERS: If you are interested in volunteering in our classroom, please fill out the google form below.
Coming up this week:
This week we will dive into Ready Math Unit 1. Last week we worked on learning the 6-step problem solving method, and now we get to apply it. Also, we will begin our differentiated Math work groups and the self-paced, individualized iReady program.
Our Reading/ELA work will focus on the basics of Close Reading. We will be working on finding the genre, theme, and author’s purpose by reading and re-reading a text. Students will also be using close reading techniques to identify context clues in order to gain better comprehension.
Homework:
Math homework will begin this week! Please use the Student Links page from the Quest webpage to access Reflex. Your child has learned how to log on and use the program, and should work on Reflex AT LEAST 3 times per week. Students need to work until they have earned their ‘green light’ which should only take about 15 minutes per night.
Reading homework continues to be 20 minutes per night.
Thank you for all you do to support your child’s learning and success!
Work hard. Be kind.
Upcoming Events:
Mon 8/27: 1st day of STEM Lab, 1st full day of school (3:00 release)
Tue 8/28: Fundraiser Kickoff
Wed 8/29: Picture Day!
Thur: 8/30: 1st day of Library
Fri: 8/31: Early Release, Dollar Dress Down (if they would like, students may pay $1 to wear regular clothes, or wear a Quest Spirit shirt for free)
Family Swim Night- Clearfield Aquatic Center 7:30-9:30
Mon: 9/3: Labor Day, NO SCHOOL
The first week of school was wonderful! Thank you, everyone for all of the school supplies that were brought in, and all the help to make this first week so successful. If you haven’t yet, please subscribe to the blog and sign up for BLOOMZ. These are the two main avenues for me to deliver updates and announcements to you all. I would hate for anyone to miss important information.
Homework
Please continue reading for at least 20 minutes per night. We will begin Math fluency homework after the Labor Day weekend.
Work hard. Be kind.
What a wonderful first few days we have had! It has been a joy to get to know each and every student, and I am looking forward to making many wonderful memories with this class. Here are a few important, upcoming events.
Friday 8/24: Early Release, Spirit Friday!
Students may wear Quest spirit t-shirts, uniform bottoms are still required.
Monday 8/27: First full day of school, STEM Lab
Wednesday 8/29: School Pictures
Thursday 8/30: Library
Friday 8/31: Early Release
Spirit Friday
Quest Spirit Night @ Clearfield Aquatic Center 6:30-9:30pm
Classroom Happenings:
We have been very busy these first few days getting to know each other, learning our classroom procedures and expectations. It is so important to work very hard at establishing these at the beginning of the year. So far, this class is exceptional and they are doing such an amazing job!
We have also been reading so many wonderful books, establishing our fact fluency baseline, exploring the tools and programs we will use throughout the year.
Looking Forward:
As I said at Back-To-School night, I would like to make things as easy as possible for you all this year. I will send out one food permission form for the entire year. The 3rd grade team has not finalized all of the food-related activities for the year, so I am going to hold off on posting that permission.
I will also post a google form for any parents who are interested in volunteering in our class. At Quest, each family is required to volunteer 30 hours per school year. Joining our class is an easy way to earn volunteer hours and support your child’s education.
If you have not done so, please download the BLOOMZ app and join our class. Our class code is B4AW7S
BLOOMZ is an important part of our communication, and it is how I will send out last minute reminders for upcoming events, and notify you of any last minute changes.
Homework:
For the moment, homework will only consist of 20 minutes of reading each night. Our fact fluency homework will begin next week. Students will have practice accessing their math practice program at school so they will be pros by the time they need to do it at home.
Thank you, again, for all you’ve done to get these kids ready to start an incredible year!
Work hard. Be kind.
Welcome to 3rd Grade!
This is going to be a wonderful year full of new experiences. Be prepared to see so much growth throughout this year.
Some of the things you can expect to see are:
Growing independence
Learning through abstract concepts
Research
Growing personal responsibility
Cursive
I consider it a great honor to get to walk through this year with your child. If, for any reason, you have concerns throughout this year do not hesitate to contact me.
Work hard. Be kind.
