3rd Grade – Mrs. Hadley

Please remember to have all orders completed by Monday.

IMPORTANT DATES:

• Monday, Sept 26th – End of Cookie Dough Fundraiser
• Friday, Sept. 30th – Dollar Dress Down Day
• Wednesday, Oct. 19th – Our first field trip!! – Details to come later

MATH: We will start lesson 5 which really kicks off our multiplication unit. We will be learning how to multiply by 0s, 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s. Below is the family letter explaining how I teach this lesson and it includes an activity that helps with this skill. If you would like to give your child extra practice with multiplication, this activity would be an excellent option to use.

ELA: This week we will be working on Unit 2 Week 1 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class.

IMPORTANT DATES:

• ALL WEEK – COOKIE DOUGH FUNDRAISER!!!
• Monday, Sept 26th – End of Cookie Dough Fundraiser
• Friday, Sept. 30th – Dollar Dress Down Day

MATH: We will start lesson 4 this week which is understand the meaning of multiplication. Below is the family letter explaining how I teach this lesson and it includes an activity that helps with understanding the meaning of multiplication. If you would like to give your child extra practice with multiplication, this activity would be an excellent option to use.

ELA: This week we will be working on Week 5 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class.

Hello Grown Ups! We are now in full swing and I am loving it!! Your kiddos have been amazing at making new friends, learning to be problem solvers, following classroom routines, and winning a special place in my heart. This is a stellar group of students and I am so excited that I get to teach and learn with them.

IMPORTANT DATES:

• Thursday, Sept 15th – Cookie Dough Fundraiser Begins
• Monday, Sept 26th – End of Cookie Dough Fundraiser
• Friday, Sept. 30th – Dollar Dress Down Day

MATH: We will start lesson 3 this week which is subtraction. Below is the family letter explaining how we subtract and it includes an activity that helps with subtraction. If you would like to give your child extra practice with subtraction, this activity would be an excellent option to use.

ELA: This week we will be working on Week 4 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class.

I hope you had a fantastic Labor Day and that you enjoyed your long weekend! I’m so impressed with the way my students have learned the routines of our classroom and how excited they’ve been to dive right into the important standards in third grade!

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.

IMPORTANT DATES:

• Monday, Sept 5th – Labor Day – NO SCHOOL!
• Thursday, Sept 15th – Cookie Dough Fundraiser Begins
• Monday, Sept 26th – End of Cookie Dough Fundraiser
• Friday, Sept. 30th – Dollar Dress Down Day

MATH: We will start lesson 2 this week which is addition. Below is the family letter explaining how we add and it includes an activity that helps with addition. If you would like to give your child extra practice with rounding, this activity would be an excellent option to use.

ELA: This week we will be working on Week 3 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class.

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 weeks 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.

IMPORTANT DATES:

• Tuesday, Aug, 30th – Picture Day! Fliers went home on Thursday last week, or you can order by clicking on the flier below.
• Monday, Sept 5th – 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.

ELA: This week we will be working on Week 2 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class.

Dear Family,

Your child should have come home with two paper flyers for Scholastic Book Orders. You can also look at and place your order online using the links below.

With a $25 order, you can pick a FREE $5 Book (use code: READS).

Class Order Due Date: 09/02/22Shop Our Class Page: https://orders.scholastic.com/Q8CVQ

Shop Digital Flyers for Our Grade with Your Child: https://clubs.scholastic.com/grade3

Please share the Class Page link to extended family and friends. All orders also earn FREE Books for our class.

Thank you for your support!

Mrs. Hadley

Class Code: Q8CVQ

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. 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 things going on in our class. I will also post important dates that you will need to remember.

IMPORTANT DATES:

If you haven’t already, please subscribe to the blog, sign the food permission form, class disclosure agreement, fill out the parent survey, and pay the $30.00 class donation to the office. 🙂

• Thursday, Aug. 25th – Short Day
• Friday, Aug. 26th – NO SCHOOL – Teacher Work Day
• Tuesday, Aug, 30th – Picture Day! More details to come soon!
• Monday, Sept 5th – Labor Day – NO SCHOOL

MATH: We will be starting our math unit this week. We will be reviewing 2nd grade material and that will give me an idea of what your child knows before we jump into 3rd grade standards. We will also be taking our I-Ready math diagnostics over the course of the week.

ELA: This week we will be working on Week 1 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class.

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 15, and then on the First Day of School, August 17! The first three days are early out days with dismissal at 1:20.

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 FormParent 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 cannot believe that I am writing our last weekly blog post. Although it is the last week, we still have a ton of stuff going on. Please check out the important dates sections below for all of our happenings this week. Along with fun stuff we are doing this week we are also finishing up some testing. Please make sure that your child is here everyday and please have them bring their backpacks. We will be cleaning out our classroom and students will be bring home a bunch of items.

Tie Dye T-Shirts – We tie dyed t-shirts on Friday morning. Please remember to wash those shirts out and have your child wear them to our field day on Wednesday. Instructions were sent home with the shirts.Ice Cream Multiplication Party – On Tuesday, the 24th, our third grade will celebrate all of their hard work learning the multiplication facts. I already have food permission forms from everyone (you filled it out at the beginning of the school year). I am looking for 4 parent volunteers to come and help us this day. Please sign up if you can!! Multiplication Ice Cream Party Volunteer Sign Up

Field Day – Field Day is on Wednesday, the 25th. 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 need all parents to drop off their students at the park between 8:00–8:30. After we are done at the park, we will walk back to Quest @ 12:00 and have lunch there. Many grown ups have not signed the permission form. Here is the link: https://forms.gle/bBtkm7tdRe24gLCb8 We are also looking for a few more parents to help us with this activity. Here is is the sign up form to help us out: Field Day Volunteer Sign Up I will be posting more information on what students will need to bring this day, so please check back.

Important Dates

• May 24th – Multiplication Ice Cream Party
• May 25th – 3rd Grade Field Day Trip – Space is limited at Quest, so 3rd grade will be having our field day at Stonefield Park in West Haven. Please click here for the permission form. We have spots for only a few parents to volunteer for this activity. Please see above to sign up.
• May 26th & 27th – Short Days and the 27th is the last day of school

Hello Grown Ups! Next week we will have have a few different opportunities to volunteer with our class.

The first opportunity will be our Multiplication Ice Cream Party on Tuesday, the 24th from 2:00-3:00. Our class needs 4 volunteers to help set up, serve and clean up after our party.

The second opportunity to volunteer will be on Wednesday, the 25th for our field day from 8:00 – 12:00. Our class will need 5 parent volunteers for this activity. Because our space is limited on both activities, please just sign up for ONE activity. Below are the links for each activity. If you have any questions, or concerns, feel free to contact me.

Multiplication Ice Cream Party Sign Up

Field Day Volunteer Sign Up