Ms. Beckstead's 3rd Grade Class

I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend and has recovered from our break. I’m not going to lie, getting back into the swing of things was rough, but we did it! Please check out what’s happening this week. You are all amazing and I am so blessed to get to spend my days with your children. THANK YOU!

Important Dates:

• Monday, 1/11 – Character Class
• Tuesday, 1/12 – Coding
• Wednesday, 1/13 – Library – Don’t forget your books!
• Friday, 1/15 – Early Out @ 1:00
• Monday, 1/18 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day – NO SCHOOL
• February 2 & 3 – Virtual Parent Teacher Conferences

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES

It’s that time of year again! Parent Teacher Conferences will be February 2nd and 3rd. I will be using Bloomz for conference sign ups. Please log on to BLOOMZ and select a time that works for you and your family. Remember spots fill up fast, so make sure you sign up now to get the spot you want! I look forward to seeing you at our conference. If you have not signed up for BLOOMZ, please do so ASAP. Our class code is: E3TQPW. PLEASE SIGN UP! We will have conferences virtually again and I will email you a link on the day of your conference.

Math – Most of us are working on multiplication and division fact families. We will finish up that lesson and then we will start one-step word problems. Below is the family letter from our math work book the explains what we are doing in class. On the second page of the letter, there is an activity to help students with multiplication. You are not required to do the activity, it is just a suggestion if you would like your child to practice at home. While we work on our multiplication facts in class, it is so important that students practice their facts at home. 3rd graders are required to pass of their 0-10 facts before they move onto 4th grade!

ELA – This week we are working on Unit 4 Week 1 in our Wonders book. Below is an outline of what we will be learning.

It’s that time of year again! I will be using Bloomz for conference sign ups. Please log on to BLOOMZ and select a time that works for you and your family. Remember spots fill up fast, so make sure you sign up now to get the spot you want! I look forward to seeing you at our conference. If you have not signed up for BLOOMZ, please do so ASAP. Our class code is: E3TQPW. PLEASE SIGN UP!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR and Welcome Back! I hope that you and your family had a wonderful break. I know I did but I am ready to get back to our routine. Below is what we will be working on this week.

Important Dates:

• Monday, 1/4 – Character Class @ 1:30
• Tuesday, 1/5 – Coding @ 2:00
• Wednesday, 1/6 – Library @ 2:30
• Friday, 1/8 – Early Out @ 1:00
• Monday, 1/18 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day – NO SCHOOL
• February 2 & 3 – Parent Teacher Conferences

Math – We are working on division and multiplication fact families. Below is the family letter from our math work book the explains what we are doing in class. On the second page of the letter, there is an activity to help students with multiplication. You are not required to do the activity, it is just a suggestion if you would like your child to practice at home. While we work on our multiplication facts in class, it is so important that students practice their facts at home. 3rd graders are required to pass of their 0-10 facts before they move onto 4th grade!

ELA – This week we are working on Unit 3 Week 5 in our Wonders book. Below is an outline of what we will be learning.

Our stars today are Kenley, Brannick, Macen, Abagail, and Jathan.

Here is our daily Elf Yourself featuring: Brady, Luke, Claire, Christian S, and Bracen.

Here is our daily Elf Yourself featuring: Luke, Rylee, Dyson, Zoey, Aiden V.

Here is our daily Elf Yourself featuring: Easton, Ali, Abagail, Sawyer & Ellie!

It’s the last week of school before Christmas break and we can make it. I have noticed that our class has become very chatty over the last few days, so I will be changing things up this week. Please see below for more details of what we will be working on.

We are still working on earning our Grinch hearts. Each student will have the chance to earn three hearts for our Grinch Party. One for Kindness, one for Respect and one for Responsibility. I will be looking for students going above and beyond the normal for them to earn their hearts. Our Grinch party will be on Friday, the 18th.

Below is what we will be working on this week.  Also, if you have not signed up for BLOOMZ, please do so ASAP. Our class code is: E3TQPW. PLEASE SIGN UP!! Please remember that if you have any questions, or concerns, to contact me. Thank you!

Important Dates:

• Monday, 12/14 – Character Class @ 1:30
• Tuesday, 12/15 – Coding @ 2:00
• Wednesday, 12/16 – Library @ 2:30
• Friday, 12/18 – Grinch Party & Early Out @ 1:00
• December 19th-January 3 – Christmas Break!

ELA – We will not be doing a Wonders Unit this week. Instead we will be working mad libs, winter writing prompts, on learning about different holiday traditions and cultures from around the world.

MATH – We started working on Lesson 10, Understanding Division, and we will finish that lesson up by Tuesday. Below is our Family Letter of what we are working on. For the rest of the week we will be reviewing our multiplication by doing a variety of activities.

Our class recently discovered the Elf Yourself App. I have taken pictures of each student and I will create a new video everyday featuring 5 members of our class. Here is our first video featuring Braedyn, Josh, Connor, Kaycee and Colton.

We will be working hard on earning our Grinch hearts for the next 2 weeks. Each student will have the chance to earn three hearts for our Grinch Party. One for Kindness, one for Respect and one for Responsibility. I will be looking for students going above and beyond the normal for them to earn their hearts.

Below is what we will be working on this week. Just a reminder that if you have not paid your $30.00 donation for school supplies you can pay it to the office. Also, if you have not signed up for BLOOMZ, please do so ASAP. Our class code is: E3TQPW. PLEASE SIGN UP!! Please remember that if you have any questions, or concerns, to contact me. Thank you!

Important Dates:

• Monday, 12/7 – Character Class @ 1:30
• Tuesday, 12/8 – Coding @ 2:00
• Wednesday, 12/9 – Library @ 2:30
• Thursday, 12/10 – Happy 1/2 Birthday Ayden L.
• Friday, 12/11 – Early Out @ 1:00
• Saturday, 12/12 – Happy Birthday Christian S.
• December 19th-January 3 – Christmas Break!

Math – We are still working on multiplication. Below is the family letter from our math work book the explains what we are doing in class. On the second page of the letter, there is an activity to help students with multiplication. You are not required to do the activity, it is just a suggestion if you would like your child to practice at home. While we work on our multiplication facts in class, it is so important that students practice their facts at home. 3rd graders are required to pass of their 0-10 facts before they move onto 4th grade!

ELA – This week we are working on Unit 3 Week 4 in our Wonders book. Below is an outline of what we will be learning

A Special Message to Students: Congratulations! You made it to the end of our blog! You are very responsible. Please tell Ms. Beckstead the phrase – The Grinch Rocks – on Monday to earn a special prize!