Ms. Beckstead's 3rd Grade Class

Important Dates:
 * Wednesday, Sept. 11th – Coding Lab @ 8:40 & STEM Lab @ 2:15
 * Tuesday, Sept. 10th – HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AIDEN!!
 * Friday, Sept. 13th- Library @ 8:40 &  READING LOGS ARE DUE!!
 * Friday, Sept 13th – Fundraising Forms and Money Due!
****If you haven’t paid your $30.00 donation for your child’s school supplies, you may do so at the front office or call the school 801-731-9859 and pay over the phone. ****
***If you have not subscribed to BLOOMZ, please do so as soon as possible! Our class code is BUJ8TP***

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”> 

MATH
We tested on three digit addition last week and the students did amazing.  This week we will be focusing on subtracting three digit numbers.  


LANGUAGE ARTS
The form below explains our Language Arts curriculum for the week.  It outlines what we will be talking about, the stories we will be reading, our vocabulary words, and our phonics patterns for the week.  We will be doing a weekly spelling test, however I will not be putting in a score for these spelling tests.  I will use the words off of the list outlined, but in class we will brainstorm new words to add to it.  You can review the words on this list, but it is not required.


SEPTEMBER POEMS
I have already had three students pass off a poem for the month.  The students who passed it off did a great job and the other students loved watching them perform.  Please help your child work on memorizing these poems at home.  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
**Reading Homework – Students are required to read 20 minutes a night.  Please fill out the reading log that was sent home at the beginning of the month.  You can also  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.  
**Math Homework – Reflex will start this week.  Students can access Reflex Math under the class links on the side of our class blog, or under the Student Links on the Quest website.  The Teacher Username is: Beck3 and the students password in their computer login password.  An example of student passwords is: lb123rams.  It is the students first and last initials, 3 digits and then rams.  If you have any questions on how your child logs in, feel free to contact me.    

We had an amazing first week of school and I am so excited for this new school year.  Your kids are rockstars and I am so lucky that I will get to be their teacher.  I know that a new school year can be stressful on everyone, so if you have any concerns or questions please feel free to contact me.  I am here to help in anyway that I can.  
Every Sunday night I will post information about our upcoming week.  I will have a variety of sections that will outline what we are learning, important upcoming dates, monthly poems, and homework.  Please make sure that you read through the blog and let me know if you have any questions. 
This week we start Dibels testing on Monday and Thursday, so please make sure that your child has had a good nights sleep and has eaten breakfast.  We also have picture day on Thursday.  Picture forms went home on Friday with all students who were in class.  If you would like to purchase pictures please follow the directions on the form. 
****If you haven’t paid your $30.00 donation for your child’s school supplies, you may do so at the front office or call the school 801-731-9859 and pay over the phone. ****
***If you have not subscribed to BLOOMZ, please do so as soon as possible! Our class code is BUJ8TP***
Important Dates:
 * Monday, August 26th – Dibels Testing
 * Wednesday, August 28th – Coding Lab @ 8:40 & STEM Lab @ 2:40
 * Thursday, August 29th – Dibels Testing & PICTURE DAY
 * Friday, August  30th – Library @ 8:40 – DOLLAR DRESS DOWN DAY!
 * Monday, Sept. 2nd – LABOR DAY – NO SCHOOL

MATH
This week in math we will start rounding to the nearest 10 and 100.  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.


LANGUAGE ARTS
The form below explains our Language Arts curriculum for the week.  It outlines what we will be talking about, the stories we will be reading, our vocabulary words, and our phonics patterns for the week.  We will be doing a weekly spelling test, however I will not be putting in a score for these spelling tests.  I will use the words off of the list outlined, but in class we will brainstorm new words to add to it.  You can review the words on this list, but it is not required.


HOMEWORK
This week in class we will be working on logging into REFLEX so there will not be any math homework.  As for reading now would be a great week to start getting your child into the habit of reading 20 minutes a night.  I will send home a reading log next Friday so you can have it for the following week.  

Back to School Night is Friday, August 16th, from 5:30 – 7:30!
I am excited to share information about our school policies, classroom disclosure and procedures. I will begin each information session on the half hour and you are welcome to attend at any of the following times.

5:30
6:00
6:30
7:00
If the door has been closed, the session has begun and I ask that you join us  at the next session, so you do not miss any important information. 
**You can pay your $30.00 donation to the front office during this time!**

  Thank you!
Miss Beckstead

  
Welcome to 3rd Grade!  I am super excited to meet everyone and I hope that everyone has had a fan”cactus” summer so far. 😉

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This year I am doing our classroom supplies differently.  Instead of you doing the shopping, I will do the shopping for you. 😉  All you need to do is pay the office a $30.00 donation.  You can click here, or head over to the “Parent Info” tab, and see what your $30.00 donation will cover.  The office will start collecting money on Back To School Night, or you can pay on the first day of school. 

Our first week of school will be August 19-23.  These will all be short days.  Short days will now be dismissed at 1 pm.

I look forward to meeting everyone at Back to School Night on Friday, August 16th from 5:30 – 7:30.  Have a wonderful rest of your summer vacation and I will see you in August!!