Oh my!!!  It’s fall and September is basically over y’all!!!  I can’t even believe its almost October already.  I hope everyone had a lovely weekend!

This week, we will be testing on the spelling pattern:  long o /oa/ , /oe/, and /ow/ 
For math, we are adding 3-digit numbers with regrouping with the algorithm.  
REMINDER that Thursday is always Library Day.  Please remember to bring your books back to change on this day.
Reading Homework:
Please read 20 minutes every night (M-Th) and record your minutes read on the Reading Log.  Please return the Reading Log on Friday.

Math Homework:
Please go to prodigygame.com (or click on the link to the right, under math).  Your student’s login information is the last week’s post.  Please have your child do Prodigy for at least 15 minutes (M-Th).

**Short Day every Friday at 1:30!!  This Friday is Dollar Dress Down Day!!

I hope everyone had a great weekend!  
This week, we will be testing on the spelling pattern:  long a /ai/ and /ay/ 
For math, we are starting addition properties and 3-digit addition without regrouping.

**Cookie Dough money is due Monday, Sept. 18th!!**

Reading Homework:
Please read 20 minutes every night (M-Th) and record your minutes read on the Reading Log.  Please return the Reading Log on Friday.

Math Homework:
Please go to prodigygame.com (or click on the link to the right, under math).  Your student’s login information is the last week’s post.  Please have your child do Prodigy for at least 15 minutes (M-Th).

**Short Day every Friday at 1:30!!

I hope everyone had a nice weekend!  
This week, we will be testing on the spelling pattern:  long vowel with a silent e.  
For math, we are starting addition properties and 3-digit addition without regrouping.

Apple Witches:
We are starting to collect the pieces of our Apple Witches for Halloween.  Every student needs to bring a medium-sized apple to school by Monday, September 11th.  We are carving our apples on Thursday, September 14th from 2:00-3:00 in our classroom.  I would love as many volunteers that can come and help us on this day.  Also, we will 1/8 teaspoons (at least 10), and apple peelers (at least 8). 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. 

Reading Homework:
Please read 20 minutes every night (M-Th) and record your minutes read on the Reading Log.  Please return the Reading Log on Friday.

Math Homework:
Please go to prodigygame.com (or click on the link to the right, under math).  Your student’s login information is the last week’s post.  Please have your child do Prodigy for at least 15 minutes (M-Th).

**Short Day every Friday at 1:30!!

I hope everyone had a lovely, long Labor Day weekend!  It was such a nice little break!  We are now in our second week of the new reading/spelling program.  All of the students in our class will be working with the same spelling pattern which is so nice!!!  This week, we will be testing on the spelling pattern:  short e, o, and u.  
For math, we are moving on from rounding to the nearest ten.  We will start rounding to the nearest hundred.  This skill is very abstract and hard for the students to grasp right away.  I will be using lots of hands on and fun games to help them master the skill.  

Apple Witches:
We are starting to collect the pieces of our Apple Witches for Halloween.  Every student needs to bring a medium-sized apple to school by Monday, September 11th.  We are carving our apples on Thursday, September 14th from 2:00-3:00 in our classroom.  I would love as many volunteers that can come and help us on this day.  Also, we will 1/8 teaspoons (at least 10), and apple peelers (at least 8). 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. 

Reading Homework:
Please read 20 minutes every night (M-Th) and record your minutes read on the Reading Log.  Please return the Reading Log on Friday.

Math Homework:
Please go to prodigygame.com (or click on the link to the right, under math).  Your student’s login information is the last week’s post.  Please have your child do Prodigy for at least 15 minutes (M-Th).

**Short Day every Friday at 1:30!!

I hope you all had a wonderful first week of school! We have such an adorable class! I am so excited to see what wonderful things this year will bring!!!

For your information, I will try and post our weekly classroom post on Sunday nights. Make sure you subscribe to the class blog, so you are emailed when I post to the blog. That will be a nice reminder for you, but you can expect to get it on Sunday evenings.

Math Homework:
For homework, the students need to get on www.prodigygame.com and set up their Prodigy account. I need each student/parent to use the class code:GTM29S to add to “Miss Waddell’s Class-3rd Grade”. That way, if you already have an account, I can see your login and password. If you are new to Prodigy, don’t stress. I will do an overview on Monday at school. I would love the students to explore and spend some time in Prodigy this week (15 minutes a night). I will not grade the students on their Prodigy homework this week, but next week we will start with assignments.

Reading:
Please make sure your child is reading 20 minutes each night. Please fill out the Reading Log.  Parents will need to sign the Reading Log and your child needs to turn it in on Friday (of each week).  

This Week:
*The Solar Eclipse is happening on Monday, August 21st, and our whole morning is going to be devoted to learning and watching it.  We have purchased solar glasses for all the third grade students that they will get to keep after we finish using them.  This will be such a cool and fun activity that happens every 100 years!!  
*School Picture day is also on Monday, August 21st.  I sent a form home last week if you are interested in purchasing them.  You can also purchase them online later if you love them after you see the proofs.
*We are learning Place Value in math this week, and we will be using food (saltines, pretzel sticks, and chocolate chips) for manipulatives with this skill.  Please check the blog post from last week with the food permission slip, and sill out the Google Form ASAP.  Thanks so much!
**DON’T FORGET we have early out @ 1:30 every Friday this year!!!