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September 23-27, 2019
Important Dates:
Monday Sept. 23 – Understanding Multiplication Review and Quiz
Tuesday Sept. 24 – Library @ 8:40
Wednesday Sept. 25 – STEM @ 2:15
Friday Sept. 27 – Alexa’s Birthday. CODING @ 8:40. Dollar Dress Down Day; Early Release, 1:00 dismissal
Apple Witch carving was a success and the kids had so much fun! Thanks to everyone who sent apples, tools, and volunteered their time. You all make our class so amazing!
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
***In Class: I am in need of someone to come into class, at a time that is convenient for you, and to put the Lexile levels on the books in my classroom library. This is not difficult, just takes some time. Anyone who is willing can come and spend as much or as little time as you’d like working on this.
***Next, if you’d like to earn volunteer hours but do not have the opportunity to be at the school, hours can be accumulated by making a donation to your child’s classroom or to the school. 1 hour is credited to you for each $5 donation/purchase. If you would like to help out our class, I am currently working to stock our class store. If you would like to purchase items to put into our store, I would be very appreciative. Please bring me a receipt and I will log and credit your volunteer hours.
Announcements
***If you have not paid for your student’s supply donation, you may do so at the front office or you may call the school 801-731-9859. This donation covers all of the supplies that your child is using in class, as well as maintaining a supply of pencils, lead, tissues, paper towels, hand sanitizer, art supplies, adding to the classroom library, etc…THANK YOU SO MUCH to those of you who have contributed to our class
***If you have not subscribed to BLOOMZ, please do so as soon as possible! Our class code is AEMXGR ***
Math:
In lesson 5 we will continue to develop our understanding of multiplication. Along with using our multiplication strategies, we are going to be learning about the properties of multiplying by 0, 1, 2, 5 & 10.
Reading:
This week our comprehension strategy is Asking & Answering Questions. The expository stories we are reading this week are “A Natural Beauty” and “A Mountain of History”. While reading, we are going to be identifying Main Idea and Key Details.
Phonics:
Long o: o, ow, o_e, oa, oe
Vocabulary:
carved – landmark – clues – grand – massive – monument – national – traces
In class, we learn about these vocabulary words in connection to ourselves. If you notice your child using any of these words in context, this would be a great opportunity to celebrate their efforts!
SEPTEMBER POEMS
Each month students are required to memorize at least one poem. Below are the month’s poems. We only read through these in class once, so they need to be practiced at home. Students can pass off poems on Fridays whenever they are ready to recite them.
OPTIONAL – yet HIGHLY encouraged- REVIEW
Read at least 20 minutes per day. Making sure that your child does his/her reading daily is the single most helpful thing you can do to support educational success.
The math home connection page can be used to support student learning at home!
REFLEX- at least 3 green lights per week! There is a link to Reflex on the right hand side of the blog. The username is: cstevens3 and students will use their own network password to log in.
Monday Sept. 23 – Understanding Multiplication Review and Quiz
Tuesday Sept. 24 – Library @ 8:40
Wednesday Sept. 25 – STEM @ 2:15
Friday Sept. 27 – Alexa’s Birthday. CODING @ 8:40. Dollar Dress Down Day; Early Release, 1:00 dismissal
Apple Witch carving was a success and the kids had so much fun! Thanks to everyone who sent apples, tools, and volunteered their time. You all make our class so amazing!
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
***In Class: I am in need of someone to come into class, at a time that is convenient for you, and to put the Lexile levels on the books in my classroom library. This is not difficult, just takes some time. Anyone who is willing can come and spend as much or as little time as you’d like working on this.
***Next, if you’d like to earn volunteer hours but do not have the opportunity to be at the school, hours can be accumulated by making a donation to your child’s classroom or to the school. 1 hour is credited to you for each $5 donation/purchase. If you would like to help out our class, I am currently working to stock our class store. If you would like to purchase items to put into our store, I would be very appreciative. Please bring me a receipt and I will log and credit your volunteer hours.
Announcements
***If you have not paid for your student’s supply donation, you may do so at the front office or you may call the school 801-731-9859. This donation covers all of the supplies that your child is using in class, as well as maintaining a supply of pencils, lead, tissues, paper towels, hand sanitizer, art supplies, adding to the classroom library, etc…THANK YOU SO MUCH to those of you who have contributed to our class
***If you have not subscribed to BLOOMZ, please do so as soon as possible! Our class code is AEMXGR ***
Math:
In lesson 5 we will continue to develop our understanding of multiplication. Along with using our multiplication strategies, we are going to be learning about the properties of multiplying by 0, 1, 2, 5 & 10.
Reading:
This week our comprehension strategy is Asking & Answering Questions. The expository stories we are reading this week are “A Natural Beauty” and “A Mountain of History”. While reading, we are going to be identifying Main Idea and Key Details.
Phonics:
Long o: o, ow, o_e, oa, oe
Vocabulary:
carved – landmark – clues – grand – massive – monument – national – traces
In class, we learn about these vocabulary words in connection to ourselves. If you notice your child using any of these words in context, this would be a great opportunity to celebrate their efforts!
SEPTEMBER POEMS
Each month students are required to memorize at least one poem. Below are the month’s poems. We only read through these in class once, so they need to be practiced at home. Students can pass off poems on Fridays whenever they are ready to recite them.
OPTIONAL – yet HIGHLY encouraged- REVIEW
Read at least 20 minutes per day. Making sure that your child does his/her reading daily is the single most helpful thing you can do to support educational success.
The math home connection page can be used to support student learning at home!
REFLEX- at least 3 green lights per week! There is a link to Reflex on the right hand side of the blog. The username is: cstevens3 and students will use their own network password to log in.
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September 16-20
Important Dates:
Monday Sept. 16 – DIBELS Testing continued
Tuesday Sept. 17 – Library
Wednesday Sept. 18 – STEM
Friday Sept. 20 – Coding; Spirit Day; Early Release, 1:00 dismissal. Apple Witch Carving @ 9:45-10:45
Announcements
Math
We have finished Unit 1 in Math! So far we have covered Rounding, 3-digit Addition with and without regrouping, and 3-digit Subtraction with and without regrouping. We will be reviewing this material and taking a Unit assessment this week, then moving on to Unit 2. Unit 2 starts with an Introduction to Multiplication! We’ll start off by developing an understanding of what it means to multiply and different ways to represent multiplication visually.
Reading:
This week our comprehension strategy is Asking & Answering Questions. The stories we are reading this week are “Mary Anderson’s Great Adventure” and “All Aboard! Elijah McCoy’s Steam Engine”. While reading, we are going to be paying close attention to text structure as well as cause and effect of events.
Phonics:
Long a: ay, ai, a_e, ea, eigh, ei, ey
Vocabulary:
designed – encouraged – examine – investigation – quality – solution – simple – substitute
In class, we learn about these vocabulary words in connection to ourselves. If you notice your child using any of these words in context, this would be a great opportunity to celebrate their efforts!
Optional review:
Monday Sept. 16 – DIBELS Testing continued
Tuesday Sept. 17 – Library
Wednesday Sept. 18 – STEM
Friday Sept. 20 – Coding; Spirit Day; Early Release, 1:00 dismissal. Apple Witch Carving @ 9:45-10:45
Announcements
- If you have not paid for your student’s supply donation, you may do so at the front office or you may call the school 801-731-9859
- This donation covers all of the supplies that your child is using in class, as well as maintaining a supply of pencils, lead, tissues, paper towels, hand sanitizer, art supplies, adding to the classroom library, etc…
- THANK YOU SO MUCH to those of you who have contributed to our class!
Math
We have finished Unit 1 in Math! So far we have covered Rounding, 3-digit Addition with and without regrouping, and 3-digit Subtraction with and without regrouping. We will be reviewing this material and taking a Unit assessment this week, then moving on to Unit 2. Unit 2 starts with an Introduction to Multiplication! We’ll start off by developing an understanding of what it means to multiply and different ways to represent multiplication visually.
Reading:This week our comprehension strategy is Asking & Answering Questions. The stories we are reading this week are “Mary Anderson’s Great Adventure” and “All Aboard! Elijah McCoy’s Steam Engine”. While reading, we are going to be paying close attention to text structure as well as cause and effect of events.
Phonics:
Long a: ay, ai, a_e, ea, eigh, ei, ey
Vocabulary:
designed – encouraged – examine – investigation – quality – solution – simple – substitute
In class, we learn about these vocabulary words in connection to ourselves. If you notice your child using any of these words in context, this would be a great opportunity to celebrate their efforts!
Optional review:
- Read at least 20 minutes per day. Making sure that your child does his/her reading daily is the single most helpful thing you can do to support educational success.
- REFLEX- at least 3 green lights per week!
- There is a link to Reflex on the right hand side of the blog. The username is: cstevens3 and students will use their own network password to log in.
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Apple Witches
Apple Witch Time!
3rd grade has a tradition of carving and dressing apple witches each fall. It is a super fun project that we will connect with a writing activity. Apple witches will be carved this month and set out dry until we dress them in October, just in time for Halloween. We will be carving our apple witches on Friday, September, 20th. I need every student to bring one medium sized apple (we will not be eating them) by Thursday September 19th. The apple needs to be medium size! If it is too big it will rot; too small and the face won’t be visible. In order to do this, I need several parent volunteers who would be willing to come into our class on Friday, September 20th at 9:45 and help with this project for an hour or so. We will need at least 8 parent volunteers, but the more the merrier! We also need at least 10 – 1/8 teaspoons (the metal ones work best), and 10+ apple peelers (again, metal ones are best). If anyone has a cranking apple peeler they are willing to bring, they are excellent for this project! If you have any of these items but cannot attend, please send them with your child, and I will make sure that they get back to you.
I have had a number of parents respond to my Bloomz message offering to help already! I will be creating a sign-up on BLOOMZ that will be posted on WEDNESDAY for you to sign up to volunteer to help and bring supplies.
Later, I will also need a few parent volunteers to sew extra witch costumes (very easy sewing) and a few to construct the hair. These can both be done at home. If you would like to volunteer, you may let me know on BLOOMZ or email.
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September 9-13, 2019
Important Dates:
Monday Sept. 9 – DIBELS Testing continued
Tuesday Sept. 10 – Library
Wednesday Sept. 11 – STEM
Thursday Sept. 12 – Samuel Bday
Friday Sept. 13 – Spirit Day; Coding; Early Release, 1:00 dismissal. Fundraising forms and money DUE TODAY!!!
Announcements
- If you have not paid for your student’s supply donation and plan to, you may do so at the front office or you may call the school 801-731-9859
- This donation covers all of the supplies that your child is using in class, as well as maintaining a supply of pencils, lead, tissues, paper towels, hand sanitizer, art supplies, adding to the classroom library, etc…
- THANK YOU SO MUCH to those of you who have contributed to our class!
- I am hoping to get our class store started in the next few weeks. If you signed up to volunteer for our store, I will be sending a Bloomz message soon. If you did not sign up, but would like to help send me a message or email!
This year our fundraiser is through a partnership with Denik and Schools Building Schools. We are selling a variety of notebooks, journals, sketchbooks and prints with artwork from artists around the world. Please support Quest by helping your child sell some items in the catalog.
- A few important details about this fundraiser:
- Fundraising forms are due THIS Friday, September 13th
- Cash and checks are accepted. Make Checks payable to Quest Academy
- A link is being established for online orders. I will send this out as soon as it is available.
- Watch this video for more information about the fundraiser:“https://youtu.be/TyLLDwXPOPk”>
Math
This week in Math we will be subtracting with 3-digit numbers. As we move on, we are continuing to spiral our review of 3-digit addition and rounding to the nearest 10 and 100. The Family Letter is below for information and a fun at-home activity.
Reading:
This week our comprehension strategy is Asking & Answering Questions. The stories we are reading this week are “Room to Grow” and “Gary the Dreamer”. While reading, we are going to be paying close attention to text structure and the sequencing of events in a story.
Phonics:
i_e : five, time
u_e: cube, fume
Vocabulary:
admires – classmate – community – contribute
practicing – pronounce – tumbled
In class, we learn about these vocabulary words in connection to ourselves. If you notice your child using any of these words in context, this would be a great opportunity to celebrate their efforts!
Homework:
- Read at least 20 minutes per day. Making sure that your child does his/her reading daily is the single most helpful thing you can do to support educational success.
- REFLEX- at least 3 green lights per week!
- There is a link to Reflex on the right hand side of the blog. The username is: cstevens3 and students will use their own network password to log in.
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September 2-6
Important Dates:
***If you have not subscribed to BLOOMZ, please do so as soon as possible! Our class code is AEMXGR***
QUEST ACADEMY ANNUAL FUNDRAISER:
This year our fundraiser is through a partnership with Denik and Schools Building Schools. We are selling a variety of notebooks, journals, sketchbooks and prints with artwork from artists around the world. Please support Quest by helping your child sell some items in the catalog.
We tested on rounding last week and we will continue to review on rounding. This week we will focus on adding with three-digits. The letter that is attached below explains what we are doing. There are activities outlined that you can do with your student for extra practice. These activities are not required but will give your child extra math practice at home. These activities are not considered homework.
Reading:
This week we start our Wonders reading program. Our stories are “The Dream Catcher” and “Yoon and the Jade Bracelet”. We are continuing our focus on using Visualization as a comprehension strategy. By using this strategy, we should be able to create our own image of what is happening in a story. We will also be learning about the characters, setting and plot within a story.
Phonics:
/e/ : egg, elephant
ou : out, proud
Vocabulary:
celebrate – courage – disappointment – precious
pride – remind – symbol – tradition
In class, we learn about these vocabulary words in connection to ourselves. If you notice your child using any of these words in context, this would be a great opportunity to celebrate their efforts!
SEPTEMBER POEMS
Each month students are required to memorize at least one poem. Below is the months poems. We only read through these in class once, so they need to be practiced at home. Students can pass off poems on Fridays whenever they are ready to recite them.
HOMEWORK
This week for homework I will send home the reading log, or you can download it here. There are four sections, one for each week. Cut out the section for the week and send it back to school with your child on Friday.
As for the math homework, we did not get a chance to get onto Reflex so there will not be math homework this week. We will practice getting onto Reflex this week and then math homework will start next week.
- Monday, Sept. 2nd – LABOR DAY – NO SCHOOL
- Tuesday, Sept. 3rd – Library @ 8:40
- Wednesday, Sept. 4rd – STEM Lab @ 2:40
- Friday, Sept. 6th- Coding @ 8:40
- Friday, Sept 13th – Fundraising Forms and Money Due!
***If you have not subscribed to BLOOMZ, please do so as soon as possible! Our class code is AEMXGR***
QUEST ACADEMY ANNUAL FUNDRAISER:
This year our fundraiser is through a partnership with Denik and Schools Building Schools. We are selling a variety of notebooks, journals, sketchbooks and prints with artwork from artists around the world. Please support Quest by helping your child sell some items in the catalog.
- A few important details about this fundraiser:
- Fundraising forms are due Friday, September 13th
- Cash and checks are accepted. Make Checks payable to Quest Academy
- A link is being established for online orders. I will send this out as soon as it is available.
- Watch this video for more information about the fundraiser:“https://youtu.be/TyLLDwXPOPk”>
We tested on rounding last week and we will continue to review on rounding. This week we will focus on adding with three-digits. The letter that is attached below explains what we are doing. There are activities outlined that you can do with your student for extra practice. These activities are not required but will give your child extra math practice at home. These activities are not considered homework.
Reading:
This week we start our Wonders reading program. Our stories are “The Dream Catcher” and “Yoon and the Jade Bracelet”. We are continuing our focus on using Visualization as a comprehension strategy. By using this strategy, we should be able to create our own image of what is happening in a story. We will also be learning about the characters, setting and plot within a story.
Phonics:
/e/ : egg, elephant
ou : out, proud
Vocabulary:
celebrate – courage – disappointment – precious
pride – remind – symbol – tradition
In class, we learn about these vocabulary words in connection to ourselves. If you notice your child using any of these words in context, this would be a great opportunity to celebrate their efforts!
SEPTEMBER POEMS
Each month students are required to memorize at least one poem. Below is the months poems. We only read through these in class once, so they need to be practiced at home. Students can pass off poems on Fridays whenever they are ready to recite them.
HOMEWORK
This week for homework I will send home the reading log, or you can download it here. There are four sections, one for each week. Cut out the section for the week and send it back to school with your child on Friday.
As for the math homework, we did not get a chance to get onto Reflex so there will not be math homework this week. We will practice getting onto Reflex this week and then math homework will start next week.
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August 26-30, 2019
Important Dates:
August 26 (M) – First full day of school! 3:00 dismissal
August 27 (T) – Library
August 28 (W) – Beatrix Birthday! Fundraiser assembly!!!
August 29 (Th) – School pictures for the yearbook, regular uniform required.
August 30 (F) – First Coding Class! Dollar Dress Down (POQA fundraiser). Early Release-1:00 dismissal.
September 2 (M)– Labor Day; NO SCHOOL!
Announcements
Math
We will be using what we know about place value to round numbers to the nearest Ten and Hundred. The Family Letter is below for information and a fun at-home activity.
Reading
This week we start our Wonders reading program. Our stories are “Bruno’s New Home” and “Wolf!”. The comprehension strategy that we are focusing on is Visualization. In using this strategy, we create our own image of what is happening in a story- a movie in our minds! The more descriptive the text, the more detailed our mental image can be. We will be focusing on the phonetic patterns of the short ‘a’ and ‘i’.
Ready, Set, Grow! Mrs. Stevens
August 26 (M) – First full day of school! 3:00 dismissal
August 27 (T) – Library
August 28 (W) – Beatrix Birthday! Fundraiser assembly!!!
August 29 (Th) – School pictures for the yearbook, regular uniform required.
August 30 (F) – First Coding Class! Dollar Dress Down (POQA fundraiser). Early Release-1:00 dismissal.
September 2 (M)– Labor Day; NO SCHOOL!
Announcements
- We had a excellent first week of school! Everyone did such a great job learning knew procedures and diving into Math!
- If you have not paid the voluntary $30 donation for your student’s supplies, you can still do so at the front office or you may call the school 801-731-9859.
- We will hit the ground running this week- be rested and ready!
- Make sure that your child is reading AT LEAST 20 minutes per day.
- Please subscribe to this blog. It is my primary form of communication to you!
Math
We will be using what we know about place value to round numbers to the nearest Ten and Hundred. The Family Letter is below for information and a fun at-home activity.
Reading
This week we start our Wonders reading program. Our stories are “Bruno’s New Home” and “Wolf!”. The comprehension strategy that we are focusing on is Visualization. In using this strategy, we create our own image of what is happening in a story- a movie in our minds! The more descriptive the text, the more detailed our mental image can be. We will be focusing on the phonetic patterns of the short ‘a’ and ‘i’.
Ready, Set, Grow! Mrs. Stevens
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Student reminders!
Hi 3rd graders! This goes out to all parents:
Please check your emails and sign the Computer Use form. We have a handful that still haven’t been completed. Thank you so much and have a great week!
Hello 3rd graders!
I am SOOOO excited to meet all of you and start growing our minds this year!!!! I will keep this short, so I can get to filling in my blog pages for all of you. I am a new teacher to Quest (yippee) and want to make your preparations easy, so…. see the Parent info tab for suggested school supply donations!
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