Ms. Beckstead's 3rd Grade Class

I hope everyone had an amazing fall break. The weather has been beautiful, so I hope you got out and enjoyed it. I know that I did!!

Two big things are happening this week. First, on Tuesday is the Cookie Dough and Jerky pick up day. Make sure your get your orders!! Then on Wednesday we have our first field trip. WAHOO!!! We will be meeting at the Roy Front Runner station that day and you will be picking your child up from there as well. Please remember that we will be back early and that you will need to pick up your child @ 2:45.

HELP NEEDED!!! – We are still looking for a few brave souls who can help us with our Halloween Party. I already have two parents who have said that can help out, but I need 3 more. Please contact me and let know if you can help. Our party time will be from 10:00ish-11:20.

Upcoming Dates:

• Tuesday, October 18: Cookie Dough and Beef Jerky pickup
• Wednesday, October 19: Field Trip to the Curiosity Museum – Meet at the Roy Front Runner Station @ 8:00. The train leaves at 8:15!!!!
• Friday, October 21: Food Drive Dress Down Day– Bring 5 canned food items
• Monday, October, 24th: Apple Witch dresses due!!!
• October 24-28: Scholastic Book Fair
• Wednesday, October 26: Say Boo to the Flu 4:00-7:00 pm in the Q1 library
• Wednesday-Thursday, October 26-27: Early Out and  Parent Teacher Conference Link
• Thursday, October 27: Food Drive Dress Down Day– Bring 5 canned food items
• Friday, October 28: NO SCHOOL
• Monday, October 31: Early Out and Halloween Parade & Party

Math – This week we are working on lesson 7. Below is the family letter explaining how I teach this lesson and it includes an activity that helps with this skill. If you would like to give your child extra practice with multiplication, this activity would be an excellent option to use.

ELA: This week we will be working on Unit 2 Week 2 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class.

We have a short week this week. Only two days, but several things are happening in these two days. The first thing that needs to be turned in this week is money for our upcoming field trip & the permission form. If volunteers have not paid by Tuesday the 11th you will not have a spot for one of our volunteers. Please make sure you pay the office or online. Field Trip Form

The second thing that is happening is our evacuation drill. This will happen on Tuesday afternoon. Please make sure that you have read the emails administration has sent home for all of the details.

Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on the 26th and 27th of this month. Please click the link to sign up for your spot. Parent Teacher Conference Link

Halloween – This year Halloween is on a Monday. We will be having a class party and I am looking for 5 amazing parents to help plan and run this day. We will be having our class party from 10:00ish-11:25. Please let me know if you can help, or if you have any fun ideas that we can do this day.

IMPORTANT DATES:

• Tuesday, Oct. 11th – Field Trip Permission Forms Due – School Wide Evacuation!!
• Oct. 12-14 – NO SCHOOL! Fall Break
• Wednesday, Oct. 19th – Curiosity Museum Field Trip
• Oct. 26th-27th – Parent Teacher Conferences – Short Days
• Friday, Oct. 28th – No School – Teacher Work Day
• Halloween -Monday Oct. 31st – Short Day

MATH & ELA – We will be reviewing what we have learned so far in all subjects.

EVACUATION DRILL INFO: You have received emails about the upcoming drill on Oct 11. Please fill out the evacuation form ASAP.Every student must have a form filled out before Oct 7th. EVACUATION FORM LINK

We are in October and I am losing my mind. The time has gone by so quickly. We have some big things coming up this month, so please make sure that you check the blog often.

We are creating apple witches this October. A huge thank you to the parents that came out and helped us carve the faces. We will be dressing our witches later in the month. On Monday, I will be sending home a pattern for the apple witch dress. It is a pretty basic dress, but it does require a little sewing, or glueing. Either works fine. I am looking for a few parent volunteers that could help us sew dresses, if needed. Please contact me if you can help sew.

Our first field trip is coming up!! We will be taking the Frontrunner to the Curiosity Museum at Thanksgiving Point. Permission forms, parent volunteer opportunities, and more information will be posted on Monday. So please check back!!

Halloween – This year Halloween is on a Monday. We will be having a class party and I am looking for some amazing parents to help us run this day. I will be emailing out a Google Form asking for volunteers. I am so excited for this day!!!!

IMPORTANT DATES:

• Monday, Oct. 3rd – Apple Witch Patterns to go home
• Wednesday, Oct. 5th – Picture Retakes – See the flyer below
• Tuesday, Oct. 11th – Field Trip Permission Forms Due – School Wide Evacuation!!
• Oct. 12-14 – NO SCHOOL! Fall Break
• Wednesday, Oct. 19th – Our first field trip!! – Check back on Monday!!!
• Oct. 26th-27th – Parent Teacher Conferences – Sign-ups will go out towards the end of next week
• Friday, Oct. 28th – No School – Teacher Work Day
• Halloween -Monday Oct. 31st – Short Day

MATH: We will start lesson 6 which is multiplying by 3, 4, & 6. Below is the family letter explaining how I teach this lesson and it includes an activity that helps with this skill. If you would like to give your child extra practice with multiplication, this activity would be an excellent option to use.

ELA: This week we will continue working on Unit 2 Week 1 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class.

Hello! I am so excited to be back. I had a wonderful trip but I missed my students like crazy. Mrs. Kearns, our sub, let me know how fabulous our class did while I was gone. She also let me know that we did great with the cookie dough fundraising. Please remember to have all orders completed by Monday.

Also, a huge thank you to the parents who volunteered to run our class store last Friday. I would love to have two permanent parents to run our store every other Friday. If you would like to help, please let me know.

IMPORTANT DATES:

• Monday, Sept. 26th – Ms. Beckstead Returns!!
• Monday, Sept 26th – End of Cookie Dough Fundraiser
• Friday, Sept. 30th – Dollar Dress Down Day
• Wednesday, Oct. 19th – Our first field trip!! – Details to come later

MATH: We will start lesson 5 which really kicks off our multiplication unit. We will be learning how to multiply by 0s, 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s. Below is the family letter explaining how I teach this lesson and it includes an activity that helps with this skill. If you would like to give your child extra practice with multiplication, this activity would be an excellent option to use.

ELA: This week we will be working on Unit 2 Week 1 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class.

Hello from Hawaii!! I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend. Below is what we are working on with Mrs. Kearns for the week. I hope everyone is safe and happy!! Please be aware that I will not be answering emails, or Bloomz until I get back on Monday!

IMPORTANT DATES:

• ALL WEEK – COOKIE DOUGH FUNDRAISER!!!
• Monday, Sept. 26th – Ms. Beckstead Returns!!
• Monday, Sept 26th – End of Cookie Dough Fundraiser
• Friday, Sept. 30th – Dollar Dress Down Day

MATH: We will start lesson 4 this week which is understand the meaning of multiplication. Below is the family letter explaining how I teach this lesson and it includes an activity that helps with understanding the meaning of multiplication. If you would like to give your child extra practice with multiplication, this activity would be an excellent option to use.

ELA: This week we will be working on Week 5 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class.

Hello Grown Ups! We are now in full swing and I am loving it!! Your kiddos have been amazing at making new friends, learning to be problem solvers, following classroom routines, and winning a special place in my heart. This is a stellar group of students and I am so excited that I get to teach and learn with them.

I want to give everyone a heads up that I will not be at school from September 15th-23rd. I will be in Hawaii with my amazing family celebrating my parents 55 wedding anniversary. I have an amazing sub that will be with our class for the 7 school days that I will be gone. Her name is Cami Kearns and she is AWESOME!!! I have told the students that I will not be here during this time to help them prep for the upcoming sub. Many students have asked to come with me and that makes my heart happy. Please know that I will not be checking school emails or Bloomz during this time. You can send me a message, but please be aware that I will not respond until I am back in the classroom on Monday, the 26th.

IMPORTANT DATES:

• Thursday, Sept 15th – Cookie Dough Fundraiser Begins
• Monday, Sept 26th – End of Cookie Dough Fundraiser
• Friday, Sept. 30th – Dollar Dress Down Day

MATH: We will start lesson 3 this week which is subtraction. Below is the family letter explaining how we subtract and it includes an activity that helps with subtraction. If you would like to give your child extra practice with subtraction, this activity would be an excellent option to use.

ELA: This week we will be working on Week 4 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class.

I hope you had a fantastic Labor Day and that you enjoyed your long weekend! I’m so impressed with the way my students have learned the routines of our classroom and how excited they’ve been to dive right into the important standards in third grade!

Just a reminder that if you have not paid your $30.00 donation for school supplies you can pay it in the office or online under “Current Families.” Choose “Online Payments” and enter “Ms. Beckstead” and the amount.

IMPORTANT DATES:

• Monday, Sept 5th – Labor Day – NO SCHOOL!
• Thursday, Sept 15th – Cookie Dough Fundraiser Begins
• Monday, Sept 26th – End of Cookie Dough Fundraiser
• Friday, Sept. 30th – Dollar Dress Down Day

MATH: We will start lesson 2 this week which is addition. Below is the family letter explaining how we add and it includes an activity that helps with addition. If you would like to give your child extra practice with rounding, this activity would be an excellent option to use.

ELA: This week we will be working on Week 3 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class.

What a great group of students! I am already seeing their fun personalities start to emerge and have enjoyed getting to know them better during these first weeks of school!

Just a reminder that if you have not paid your $30.00 donation for school supplies you can pay it in the office or online under “Current Families.” Choose “Online Payments” and enter “Ms. Beckstead” and the amount.

IMPORTANT DATES:

• Tuesday, Aug, 30th – Picture Day! Fliers went home on Thursday last week, or you can order by clicking on the flier below.
• Monday, Sept 5th – Labor Day – NO SCHOOL

MATH: We will start lesson 1 this week which is rounding. This concept is very hard for 3rd graders to master so we will be practicing this skill all year. Below is the family letter explaining how we round and it includes an activity that helps with rounding. If you would like to give your child extra practice with rounding, this activity would be an excellent option to use. I will be sending home the letter with your child on Monday.

ELA: This week we will be working on Week 2 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class.

Hello Grown-Ups!
Students beat me in a game this week and earned a free day Friday. This means that the last 30 minutes of school will be free time. Your child may bring 2 small items for home that fit in their backpack. Many students asked about bringing electronics from home. I am fine with that, but please know that myself, or the school, is not responsible for broken/lost devices. Also, students will not have access to the internet. They are welcome to use our classroom computers to use during free time, if they wish. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.
Thanks!!