Happy New Year!!!

Posted on January 2, 2017 by leigh.beckstead

HAPPY NEW YEAR!  I hope everyone had a great holiday break, I know I did!. I am excited for the new year to start new projects and work on new goals.  Please continue to check the blog for the different activities we have going on in the classroom. 
 Announcements
Tuesday – Music with Mrs. Viernew
Thursday – STEM Class
Friday  – Early out at 1:00 (Not a Dress Down Day)

Homework for the week
MATH – Prodigy 3 nights a week for 15 minutes – Please remind your child that I see what they have completed each night.

Spelling Words
Spelling Words #9

  • Please type your words into Google Classroom. I am able to see what each child submits and I am also able to make comments on the form.  I have returned all of the spelling homework with a grade.  If your child did not turn in the homework assignment, I did not grade it.  I will not grade it until it has been turned in to me, so please get is submitted ASAP.  Remember, I will not take late homework after Tuesday.
  • The sorts are listed below and I have listed them under the homework e-submission form.  Starting next week I will not list them on this front page.
    • Tuesday– Category Sort
    • Wednesday – ABC Sort
    • Thursday– Speed Sort
  • If you cannot access your computer, or have issues with typing the words, your child can write them on a piece of paper and then hand them in. 
  • If typing the words every night is a pain, please feel free to have your child write them instead. I do not want this to be a stressful thing each night.


READING – Please have your child read every night for 20 minutes.  You can keep track of your reading minutes on this reading log, or, you can submit your child’s reading minutes under the homework tab, e-submission, reading minutes link.  Make sure that the reading minutes are turned in on Friday, in the folder, or online.  Make sure you also submit your reading minutes under the Library Challenge button.

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Multiplication Madness Party

Posted on January 2, 2017 by leigh.beckstead
Multiplication Madness Pic
We are hitting multiplication really hard in math right now.  We started the beginning of December with Multiplication Madness! Please start drilling  the multiplication facts with your child. The students are expected to drill their math facts at home also. The students have to pass off their 0′s to 10′s for a required grade. Every student will be given 10 problems to pass off in one minute. Multiplication facts are a huge part of the third grade math core curriculum. The students will have to spend time at home working on these facts in order to pass them off in the time table we have set. The students will have the opportunity to pass off their multiplication facts as many times as they can before the celebration. Our Multiplication Madness Banana Split Celebration will take place on Tuesday,February 14th from 2:00-3:00.

**Students will need to spend time studying multiplication facts so they are prepared. Weekends are a great time to work on multiplication facts (since there is no homework).**

Each part of the Banana Split is one of the multiplication facts that needs to be passed off. You will get that part of the Banana Split ONLY if you pass off that actual fact.
0′s – Placemat
1′s- Napkin
2′s – Bowl
3′s – Spoon
4′s – Banana
5′s – Scoop of Strawberry Ice Cream
6′s – Scoop of Chocolate Ice Cream
7′s – Caramel Topping
8′s – Strawberry topping
9′s – Scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream
10′s – Chocolate Fudge topping
11′s – Whipped Cream
12′s – Cherry on Top!
***sprinkles will be given to those who pass everything off***
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Grinch Party!!!

Posted on December 12, 2016 by leigh.beckstead
Next Friday morning on December 16th, the third grade will be having a Grinch Party.  We will be watching the movie, How The Grinch Stole Christmas as a grade.  We will be serving “Grinch Popcorn” (sugared popcorn colored green) “Grinch Pills” (green Sixlets) during the party.  Please let us know if you have a problem with your child eating either of these things.  Since this day is a Dollar Dress Down day, we thought it would be fun for the students to dress up like the Grinch or a Who from the story/movie.  It will add to the fun for sure!
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Week Before Christmas Break!!

Posted on December 12, 2016 by leigh.beckstead
**Third Grade Service Learning Project: We have the opportunity to help some Refuges with school supplies. We are collecting: 1-1 1/2 inch binders, spiral notebooks, composition notebooks, fine tip Expo markers, pencils, lined paper, highlighters, personal pencil sharpeners, gently used books, glue sticks, and 1 centimeter graph paper.  Anything will help! These are due December 16!

Monday: Library, Don’t forget your books!

Tuesday: Music with Mrs. Viernew

Thursday: STEM Class
SEP Conferences from 3:30-4:30 – We will be having SEP meetings next Thursday, December 15th from 3:30-4:30.  Please let me know if you’d like to meet with me about your child.  I’d like to meet with every parent, so if we haven’t met yet, please make an appointment if the time works for you.  Thanks!

Friday: Dollar Dress Down (Ugly Sweaters or Dress like a Grinch or Who for our Grinch Party)
Early Out
Grinch Party
Service Items for Refugees Due

Math:
Math Page – Please work on this throughout the week!

Reading:
Read every day for at least 20 minutes!

NO SPELLING THIS WEEK!!
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Field Trip Info!!

Posted on December 6, 2016 by leigh.beckstead
We are so excited for our first field trip of the year! We will be going to the Children’s Theatre and State Capitol in SLC for the day. It will be such a great time. Just a few reminders: *Please make sure your child is at school promptly by 8:25 because the buses will leave right at 8:30. *Your child needs to bring a backpack. It will hold their lunches, a water bottle and their jacket (please dress for the weather). Whether your child brings their lunch from home or gets a school lunch, they will be carrying it. *Students can bring books and/or games to play on the bus ride, but they will be responsible for it.  *The students need to wear comfortable shoes they can walk in for most of the day. *Students must wear full uniform on the field trip.  They will wear their tie-dyed t-shirts over their uniform shirts for the whole day. They will come home with your child on that day. We will ask your child to wear their shirts on all field trips. There will be other times we ask your child to wear it. I will always post on the blog when those times may be. *All parents that are coming with us need to carpool together. Please pay your $5.00 admission at the door of the Children’s Theatre as soon as you arrive. They won’t let the students enter until all parents have paid. Thanks so much for your willingness to come with us!
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Homework for the Week of Dec. 5th!

Posted on December 4, 2016 by leigh.beckstead
ANNOUNCEMENTS
  • Library on Monday – Make sure library books come back to school!
  •  FIELD TRIP DAY!!!! Wa-hoo!! – Please do not be late.  We will get on the bus right after the bell rings!  Remember to wear your tie-dyed T-shirt with uniform pants.
  • STEM LAB – Thursday at 10:30
  • Friday – Short Day (out at 1:00)
Math
  • Prodigy – 4 nights for 15 minutes a night
Spelling Words
Spelling Words #8
  • Thank you so much for helping to make the change to Google Classroom for typing spelling words.  I am able to see what each child submits and I am also able to make comments on the form.  I have returned all of the spelling homework with a grade.  If your child did not turn in the homework assignment, I did not grade it.  I will not grade it until it has been turned in to me, so please get is submitted ASAP.  Remember, I will not take late homework after Tuesday. 
  • The sorts are listed below and I have listed them under the homework e-submission form.  Starting next week I will not list them on this front page.
    • Monday – Category Sort
    • Tuesday – ABC Sort
    • Wednesday – Speed Sort
    • Thursday – 7 – Up Sentences
  • If you cannot access your computer, or have issues with typing the words, your child can write them on a piece of paper and then hand them in. 
  • If typing the words every night is a pain, please feel free to have your child write them instead. I do not want this to be a stressful thing each night. 
Reading
  • Please have your child read every night for 20 minutes.  You can keep track of your reading minutes on this reading log, or, you can submit your child’s reading minutes under the homework tab, e-submission, reading minutes link.  Make sure that the reading minutes are turned in on Friday, in the folder, or online.  Make sure you also submit your reading minutes under the Library Challenge button.
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Homework for the Week of Nov. 28th!

Posted on November 27, 2016 by leigh.beckstead
ANNOUNCEMENTS
  • Library on Monday – Make sure library books come back to school!
  • Music – Tuesday at 2:00
  • STEM LAB – Thursday at 10:30
  • Friday – Short Day (out at 1:00)
Math
Spelling Words
Spelling Words #7
  • Thank you so much for helping to make the change to Google Classroom for typing spelling words.  I am able to see what each child submits and I am also able to make comments on the form.  I have returned all of the spelling homework with a grade.  If your child did not turn in the homework assignment, I did not grade it.  I will not grade it until it has been turned in to me, so please get is submitted ASAP.  Remember, I will not take late homework after Tuesday. 
  • The sorts are listed below and I have listed them under the homework e-submission form.  Starting next week I will not list them on this front page.
    • Monday – Category Sort
    • Tuesday – ABC Sort
    • Wednesday – Speed Sort
    • Thursday – 7 – Up Sentences
  • If you cannot access your computer, or have issues with typing the words, your child can write them on a piece of paper and then hand them in. 
  • If typing the words every night is a pain, please feel free to have your child write them instead. I do not want this to be a stressful thing each night. 
Reading
  • Please have your child read every night for 20 minutes.  You can keep track of your reading minutes on this reading log, or, you can submit your child’s reading minutes under the homework tab, e-submission, reading minutes link.  Make sure that the reading minutes are turned in on Friday, in the folder, or online.  Make sure you also submit your reading minutes under the Library Challenge button.
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Tie Dyeing Help

Posted on November 14, 2016 by leigh.beckstead
On Wednesday, the 16th, we will be tie dyeing t-shirts for part of our STEM project.  I would like 3 parents to come in and help from 1:30-2:30.  If you can help, please let me know. 

Thanks,
Ms. Beckstead
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Children’s Theatre Field Trip

Posted on November 14, 2016 by leigh.beckstead

Dear Parents,
        We are currently planning a fun and adventurous fieldtrip that will take place Tuesday, December 6th. We have the opportunity to visit the Children’s Theatre in Salt Lake for the production Aesop’s Fables. The cost of this production is $5.00 per student for the production and a $1 to help offset the cost of the buses to get there. We are asking each student pay their $6.00 to the front office, and then give their receipt to their teacher.     
   
      This fieldtrip is our one and only bus field trip for the year. We will be boarding the buses immediately after roll call and will need every student at school ON TIME.   We will not be able to wait for late students.   Volunteer parents will need to drive themselves or carpool with other volunteer parents. We will first go to the Children’s Theatre and then have lunch on the State Capitol grounds. We will return to Quest Academy at 2:00. Pick up will be at normal time.

       School lunch will be available this day; but MUST be ordered by November 18th. Students will also need to bring their backpack on this day. Their backpack will serve as their storage place for their coat and lunch throughout the day. There is no need to bring any money. Please make sure your child is dressed for the weather the day of the fieldtrip.
    
     If you would like to chaperone on this trip, you are more than welcome to join us. The cost of each adult is $5.00, and will need to be paid as we enter the theater. We are sharing the theatre with another school and need to let them know the exact number of parents we will have with us. If we do not have a written commitment from you, by November 18th, you will not be able to attend with us. Please indicate on the form below if you would like to go with us. Due to the nature of this trip and the need of adult supervision, PLEASE make other arrangements for ALL other brothers and sisters.

            Please return the bottom portion of this note and pay your $6.00 no later than Friday, November 18th; we will gladly take them before that.

Thank you,
The Third Grade Teachers
Field Trip Permission Form

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Homework for the week of Nov. 14th-18th!

Posted on November 13, 2016 by leigh.beckstead
ANNOUNCEMENTS
  • Library on Monday – Make sure library books come back to school!
  • Music – Tuesday at 2:00
  • STEM LAB – Thursday at 10:30
  • Thursday – Parent Teacher Conferences until 4:30 – Look for the sign up on Bloomz
  • Friday – Short Day (out at 1:00) and Dollar Dress Down Day!
Math
Spelling Words
Spelling Words #6
  • Thank you so much for helping to make the change to Google Classroom for typing spelling words.  I am able to see what each child submits and I am also able to make comments on the form.  I have returned all of the spelling homework with a grade.  If your child did not turn in the homework assignment, I did not grade it.  I will not grade it until it has been turned in to me, so please get is submitted ASAP.  Remember, I will not take late homework after Tuesday. 
  • The sorts are listed below and I have listed them under the homework e-submission form.  Starting next week I will not list them on this front page.
    • Monday – Category Sort
    • Tuesday – ABC Sort
    • Wednesday – Speed Sort
    • Thursday – 7 – Up Sentences
  • If you cannot access your computer, or have issues with typing the words, your child can write them on a piece of paper and then hand them in. 
  • If typing the words every night is a pain, please feel free to have your child write them instead. I do not want this to be a stressful thing each night. 
Reading
  • Please have your child read every night for 20 minutes.  You can keep track of your reading minutes on this reading log, or, you can submit your child’s reading minutes under the homework tab, e-submission, reading minutes link.  Make sure that the reading minutes are turned in on Friday, in the folder, or online.
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