3rd Grade – Mrs. Hadley

What a great group of students! I am already seeing their fun personalities start to emerge and have enjoyed getting to know them better during these first few days of school!

Just a reminder that if you have not paid your $30.00 donation for school supplies you can pay it in the office or online under “Current Families.” Choose “Online Payments” and enter “Mrs. Hadley” and the amount.

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IMPORTANT DATES:

• Tuesday, Aug, 31st – Picture Day! More details to come soon!
• Friday, Sept. 3rd – In School Field Trip with Thanksgiving Point- Stay tuned for more details
• Monday, Sept 6th – Labor Day – NO SCHOOL
• Friday, Sept 24th – Dress Down Day

Math: This week we will continue to practice rounding, but will also move onto adding three digit numbers. Below is the family letter from our math work book that explains what we are doing in class. On the second page of the letter, there is an activity to help students with adding three digit numbers. You are not required to do the activity, it is just a suggestion if you would like your child to practice at home.

ELA: We will continue working on the same lesson in Wonders as we did last week. We are also finishing up our Reading Diagnostic in iReady.

Students will need to wear their school uniforms as this picture will be in the yearbook and on their student ID badges.

We had an amazing first three days of school. Your children already have a special place in my heart and I am so excited for the school year.

Please subscribe to my blog. To help you keep on top of what we are doing in class, I will be posting what we will do every week. Here you will find what we are working on in Math, ELA, and other going ons in our class. I will also post important dates that you will need to remember.

Just a reminder that if you have not paid your $30.00 donation for school supplies you can pay it to the office or online.

IMPORTANT DATES:

• Thursday, Aug. 26th – Short Day
• Friday, Aug. 27th – NO SCHOOL
• Tuesday, Aug, 31st – Picture Day! More details to come soon!
• Friday, Sept. 3rd – In School Field Trip with Thanksgiving Point- Stay tuned for more details
• Monday, Sept 6th – Labor Day – NO SCHOOL

MATH: We will start lesson 1 this week which is rounding. This concept is very hard for 3rd graders to master so we will be practicing this skill all year. Below is the family letter explaining how we round and it includes an activity that helps with rounding. If you would like to give your child extra practice with rounding, this activity would be an excellent option to use. I will be sending home the letter with your child on Monday. This week we will also start our i-Ready Math Diagnostic.

ELA: For the next two weeks we will be working on week 1 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class. We will also start our i-Ready Reading Diagnostic.

Where we learn like CHAMPIONS!

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. Third grade was my FAVORITE year in elementary school, and I hope it will be yours as well! I will see you at Back to School Night on August 16, and then on the First Day of School, August 18! The first three days are are early out day with dismissal at 1:00.

Here are a few things you can do now:

Class Disclosure Statement: Please read and sign- Mrs. Hadley’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. You can click on the Parent Info Tab above, to find out what your $30.00 will cover, 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.

I can’t not believe that this is our last weekly post for the year. I am blown away with how fast the year has gone by. We have survived a crazy school year and I am so amazed and proud with how each student handled this insane year. This year is definitely one for the books!

We have a fantastic and fun-filled week ahead of us. Please keep reading for all of the fun details.

Last Friday I sent home our tie dye t-shirts. If you have not washed them yet, please do so asap. Just rinse with water, cut off the rubber bands, wash and dry. Easy Peasy! I am excited to see how they all turned out. Please have your child wear their t-shirt to our field day.

Masks – The governor has lifted the mask mandate for the last week of school. Masks are now optional this week.

We have finished all of our end of level testing and the students did great. This week I will be sending home report cards, diagnostic results from i-Ready, and SEP forms. Please be on the look out for those items and let me know if you have any questions. I will also be sending home other odds and ends that students have collected throughout the year. Please make sure that they bring a backpack everyday.

FIELD DAY – Thank you for getting field day permission forms turned in. We are going to have a great day and I know that we are going to have a blast. Many parents commented that they could help bring supplies if needed. Well, it is needed. 🙂 Below is a link for items that the 3rd grade classes need in order to pull of our field day. Please sign up for whatever you can help us out with and send the items with your child on the day of our field day. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080D4DADAB2CABF58-field

Our Last Week of School

• Monday, 5/24 – V DAY
• Tuesday, 5/25 – W DAY
• Wednesday, 5/26 – X DAY – Talent Show & Early Out
• Thursday, 5/27 – Y DAY – Field Day at Stonefield Park & Early Out
• Friday, 5/28 – Z DAY – Last Day of School & Early Out

Check out the awesome job these kiddos did performing their Reader’s Theater!

The Hare and the Tortoise

The Stinky Cheese Man

A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue

Soda Pop Head

First off a huge THANK YOU to all the parents that donated supplies and/or volunteered for our Multiplication Ice Cream Party. We cannot do these fun activities without your help and contributions, so THANK YOU!!!

This week we have our math RISE test. We will be starting at 8:50 so please make sure that your child is here on time. This will help with keeping our distractions to a minimum and students won’t miss out on any important announcements made before the test.

I’ve sent home a folder with each student to be decorated secretly for another student in the classroom. We will be using these folders to carry home special work that we’ve saved throughout the year. We’ve also been working on giving compliments to each other and will use these folders to record a compliment from each student. It doesn’t need to be anything extravagant. They can use crayons, markers, colored pencils, stickers, paper, stamps, … anything to make it something your child thinks the other student will like. Please have these returned to school by this Friday, May 21,

As the year comes to an end students will be bring home items that we will no longer need in class. Please make sure that your child brings a backpack everyday to haul all their stuff home.

Field Day is on Thursday, May 27th. Space is limited at Quest, so 3rd grade will be having our field day at Stonefield Park in West Haven. The address is 4529 S 4700 W, West Haven. It is about .8 of a mile from Quest Academy. We will be meeting at the park between 8:00-8:30 and we will spend the day doing a ton of fun activities. After we end at the park we will walk back to Quest. We are also looking for parent volunteers to help us with this activity. We need to start planning for the number of students we will have attending, so this form needs to be filled out by TUESDAY, MAY 18th. We Below is a link for the permission form for your child to participate in what we have planned. https://forms.gle/FVLRcWU4yED3voYJ9

Important Dates:

• Monday, 5/17 – Q DAY
• Tuesday, 5/18 – R DAY
• Wednesday, 5/19 – S DAY
• Thursday, 5/20 – Character Education/ T DAY
• Friday, 5/21 – U DAY – Early Out
• May 17 – 21 – RISE Math Test @ 8:50
• May 26th – Quest Talent Show – An email was sent home with details about signing up. Space is limited so sign up quickly.
• May 26th – 28th – EARLY OUT DAYS!
• May 27th – Field Day – See above for details about field day
• May 28th – Last Day of School!

Field Day is on Thursday, May 27th. Space is limited at Quest, so 3rd grade will be having our field day at Stonefield Park in West Haven. The address is 4529 S 4700 W, West Haven. It is about .8 of a mile from Quest Academy. We will be meeting at the park between 8:00-8:30 and we will spend the day doing a ton of fun activities. After we end at the park we will walk back to Quest. We are also looking for parent volunteers to help us with this activity. Below is a link for the permission form for your child to participate in what we have planned. https://forms.gle/FVLRcWU4yED3voYJ9

Welcome to May! Warning: Long, but very important, weekly blog post. 😉 Last Friday we kicked off our testing season with our Daze test and this week we will have our reading test. In order to help your child do their best on every test please make sure that your child gets plenty of sleep the night before. To also help your child out, the school will provide breakfast for all students. Our wonderful lunch staff will deliver breakfast every morning to our classroom. This is something extra, and hopefully fun, for your child to participate in. Your child does not need to take breakfast if they do not want it. The school also put out our testing video to get students excited to do their best on the test. Check it out below.

This week we are on the letters G, H, I, J, and K for our ABC countdown. I will post what we are doing if it involves something that students need to prepare for at home.

On Thursday, May 13th, the third graders will be celebrating their success with learning their multiplication facts.  In order to do this we need help from you.  Please take a look at the list of items that the third grade classes will need and please sign up for anything that you can help out with.  Items will need to be dropped off at the school on the day of the activity.   We are also looking for volunteers to help serve.  We will be holding our party from 1:30-3:00. If you can volunteer please let me know. If you have any questions, or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thanks! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080D4DADAB2CABF58-multiplication1

Below is what we will be working on for the week. If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know.

Important Dates:

• Monday, 5/3 – – Coding
• Tuesday, 5/4  – Hat Day & Star Wars Shirt Day (Students may wear a Star Wars Shirt instead of uniform shirt. Uniform pants must be worn.) – Library
• Thursday, 5/6 – Character Education
• Friday, 5/7 – Early Out!
• May 3 – 7 – Dibels Testing – A great way to prepare for this end of year reading test is to make sure that your child is reading every night for 20 minutes.
• May 10 – 14 – RISE Reading Test @ 10:05
• May 13th – Multiplication Ice Cream Party @ 2:00
• May 17 – 21 – RISE Math Test @ 8:50
• May 27th – Field Day – A permission form and more information to come.
• May 28th – Last Day of School!

Math –We will be working on area & perimeter for the next couple of weeks. We will be using Twizzlers Pull and Peel for our perimeter lesson. At the beginning of the year all parents signed a food permission form and Twizzlers are on that list. I know that dietary needs change, so please let me know if you child CANNOT have the licorice. Below is the family letter from our math work book that explains what we will be working on. On the second page of the letter, there is an activity to help students with what we are working on. You are not required to do the activity, it is just a suggestion if you would like your child to practice at home. THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE ARE DONE WITH MULTIPLICATION. MANY STUDENTS ARE STILL WORKING ON MEMORIZING THEIR FACTS. While we work on our multiplication facts in class, it is so important that students practice their facts at home. 3rd graders are required to pass of their 0-10 facts before they move onto 4th grade.

ELA – We have finished up our Wonders Unit. We will now be reviewing everything that we have learned this year.