The Week of January 18th

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES – I still have lots of spaces left for PTC. Make sure that you sign up because we have lots to talk about. Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Wednesday, February 2nd and Thursday, February 3rd. Please note: These will be early out days (1:00pm) and there will be no school on Friday (February 4th). Students will be creating a presentation to share with you during this time. They will talk about their learning scores and show off what they have been working on in computer science. Please sign up by clicking the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a054fa5ac2ca0fc1-spring

Important Dates:

Monday, Jan 17th – No School – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Friday, Jan. 28th – Dollar Dress Down Day
Feb. 2nd & 3rd – Parent Teacher Conferences – See Below for details and Sign-Up.
Friday, Feb. 4th – No School – Teacher Work Day

MATH – MULTIPLICATION! MULTIPLICATION! MULTIPLICATION!! – I hope that got your attention. Your child cannot learn their multiplication facts without help from home. Please make sure that you are quizzing your child on these facts. You can buy cheap multiplication flash cards at many different stores, or you can create your own using index cards. Students in 3rd grade are required to have their 0-10 multiplication facts memorized before entering 4th grade. I have been quizzing students on their facts and they need to pass off 10 facts in a minute. Please take time every night to practice multiplication facts with your child.

This week we will start lesson 18 in math which is two step word problems. This skill requires a ton of practice, so we will be working on two step word problems for the next two weeks. Below is the family letter from our math work book. On the second page of the letter, there is an activity to help students understand area. You are not required to do the activity, it’s just a suggestion if you’d like your child to practice at home.