Let me start by saying…

 we have the best Moms EVER!!

 Thanks so much for planning such a fabulous party! The kids loved it!

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We had a box decorating contest and got some really fantastic boxes!

Way to go Can Do Kids!

Our wonderful moms helped with a Valentine craft,

chop-stick candy grab, puzzle contest, & balloon race! 

What a Fabulous Party!!

Just wanted to show you my sweeties posing for the camera on Valentines! See u tomorrow!

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Dear Can Do Kids,

Just a SHOUT out to the most amazing class ever! I was extrememly proud of you today in Reader’s Workshop!  You were fabulous!  I was so impressed with all of your learning!  Your schema is growing every day and I love being part of that! 

Mrs. Peterson and I just LOVE being your teacher!

Thanks for being you!  Can’t wait to see what you do next week in R.W.!!!

 Love,

Your Teacher

 

 

A HUGE thank you to Jayden for getting our sweet class,  a MAGIC BELL! 

It was so magical today in class!  It worked wonders! 

We appreciate your sweet gift!  It means so much to all of us! 

You and your sweet mom are the best!  Thanks from the bottom of my heart!

We started talking about my other favorite trait “Word Choice” this week!   We read an amazing story in Read Aloud that portrayed great WORD CHOICE…the can do kids felt like they were on the RAFT the whole time!  The author wrote so well, that I did not even show them the pics…and they created VIVID mental images!  I really recommend this book!

Can Do Kids:

Here is a great link to use while looking up BORING words and wanting to come up with WOW words… there is a Thesaurus ready for you to use!!!

http://wordcentral.com/

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Just a quick note to our Can Do Kids!  I am so proud of you!  You have started Multiplication Madness off with a bang!  Way to go! It is a nice feeling to see that most of you already have two scoops of icecream on your cones 🙂  Thanks for working so hard on your facts!  I am so excited to watch you learn all your facts this month!  You truly are FaBulOUs Can Do Kids and we love being your teacher!!!

Keep up the good work!  Happy Multiplying!

P.S. I added all our vids on the X Resources Page!  Check them out!

Love, Mrs. Slaugh

Yes, it is our favorite time of year in THIRD grade!  Your children should be SUPER at skip counting as of now!  THE Upcoming event in our class is memorizing Multiplication Facts!  Below is our schedule of what facts the kids are going to learn each day!  It is a very fast pace month!  But, the kids truly love it and by the end of February, they will be fabulous with their facts.  ***It is going to require some practice at home!  SO, parents we hope you are up to the challenge!  Each kid will be bringing home Flashcards of the Fact of the Day, along with a sheet that teaches them the “HINT or the Trick” for the day!  This will help them with the memorization!  The children will be giving “FACT” timings!  They are to pass of 2 quizes or timings 100% in one minute, before they can move to the next FACT. I have added some quick vids of the Can Do Kids singing our “Count By” songs and some other fun vids to help them remember their “Count By’s” under the MATH page- X Resources.  In case you have not went there, if you click on the HEART it will take you to a link that has a variety of different Multiplication Games to aide in helping your children practice their facts! Class Goal: is to pass off each of the facts by March   ! So that they can attend the ICE CREAM Party! After that, the kids will start working on the MiXed fact sheets.  These are the sheets that we will be giving one minute timings on and their goal by the end of 3rd Quarter is 50 DPM!!! Just like Addition was!  We really believe in our CAN DO KIDS and know that they can do it!  Why? Because they can do anything!!!

Happy Multiplying!

 

We just wanted to thank all the parents who came to Parent Teacher Conference last night!! We are so proud of our students and their fabulous Power Point presentations!  We just loving being a part of the CAN DO KID family!