SEP Thursday, the 19th

Parents and Students,
We will be having SEP’s on Thursday, the 19th.  I have the following times available:
3:30
3:50
4:10
If you would like to meet with me, please email me at lbeckstead@questac.org
Thanks!
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Homework for the Week of November 16th!

HOMEWORK – Make sure that you submit your reading minutes and sorts on Thursday night.  You can also click on the link below to print off a hard copy of the reading minutes and sorts page and then hand that in on Friday morning to me instead of submitting it online.
Sort-and-Reading-Log

Reading
– 20 minutes every night
Students may use RAZ-KIDS for reading.  Username lbeckstead0 (0=zero, not the letter)

Sorts There will not be sorts this week.  I will be testing each spelling group throughout the week to make sure that the students are understanding the spelling patterns. 

Math
15 Minutes of Prodigy Monday – Thursday
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Free Day Friday!

Parents and Students,
We will be having a free day Friday, tomorrow.  Students who have completed all of their work will be allowed to attend.  Students may bring items to play with during this time.  Thanks!
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Homework for the Week of November 9th

HOMEWORK
Reading
– 20 minutes every night
Students may use RAZ-KIDS for reading.  Username lbeckstead0 (0=zero, not the letter)

Sorts – Please print the words out and have them pick from the following categories to do nightly at home:
1. Sort your words into categories -Always do this one on Monday night and have your child explain the rule to you.  The rest of the week, your child may choose what he/she would like to do for the rest of the week.
2. Turn the word sorts face down. Time your child to see how long it takes them to sort them into the correct categories.  Do this 3x (You may only choose this sort to do once a week)
3. Write the words 3x each.
4. Write the words in ABC order
5. Give your child a practice spelling test.
6. Play ball – Have your child grab someone to play catch and let the fun begin.  The person helping your child will say the word to him/her and he/she will spell the work back to you. Every time your child throws the ball have them say one letter of the word.  Continue until your child has spelled the word.  If your child makes a mistake, correctly spell the word for them, and have them start over.
7. Glue Down Sort – Glue down your sorts and a piece of paper in the correct categories.
8.  Syllable Sort – Sorts your words according to how many syllable each word has
9. ABC Sort – Write your words in their correct categories in alphabetical order

Pink Group                                 Yellow Group                            Blue Group
Kenzie                                                Guillermo                                       Bethany
Grant                                                  Evan                                                Samantha C
Joe                                                      Cohen                                              Kadynce 
Tyler P.                                              Makeila                                           Christian
Abby C.                                                                                                        Maggie
Halle                                                                                                            Abbi H.
                                                                                                                      Nikolas
Purple Group                            Green Group
Carrie                                                 Jake
Mallorie                                             Kaydin
Samantha O.                                     Karlos
Sadie                                                   Tyler
                                                             Keylie

Math
Monday –
Multiplication with Arrays
Tuesday –  Multiplication Arrays
Wednesday 
Multiply 0 and 1
Multiply 0 and 1 key
Thursday –
Prodigy – 15 minutes
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Free Dress Down Day Tomorrow.

Parents and Students,
Third grade earned a free dress down day for winning the Box Tops competition.  We will be having our dress down day tomorrow (Friday).  Keep sending in Box Tops so we can win next terms Box Tops competition.
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STEM Service Opportunity

A part of STEM is learning to give back and being involved in the global community. For our first project, we wanted to show gratitude by sharing what we have with others who may not be as fortunate as we are. Thanksgiving is a perfect time to focus on others. Our new friends in Bottle Hollow, Utah are in need of school supplies and books. Their classrooms don’t have classroom libraries or access to any technology and they have very few school supplies.

Our third grade will be collecting new or  gently used books.  There are a lot of ways to do this.  You can donate books you no longer need from home.  You can order the $1.00 books off of the book order.  You can visit the DI and find an old favorite you would like to share.  Or, use your imagination and find a fun way to donate.

We are also collecting pencils, colored pencils, crayons, notebooks (of all kinds), lined paper, construction paper, glue, two pocket folders. and student scissors.   These items need to be new.  


We will be preparing and wrapping the gifts  on November 16. Please have all donations turned in by that day.

This is not a required activity, we just think it would be fun to show our gratitude for all we have, by sharing with others.  We totally understand if you are not in the position to donate at this time.

Thanks,

The Third Grade Teachers
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Homework for the week of November 2nd

HOMEWORK
Reading
– 20 minutes every night
Students may use RAZ-KIDS for reading.  Username lbeckstead0 (0=zero, not the letter)

Sorts – Please print the words out and have them pick from the following categories to do nightly at home:
1. Sort your words into categories -Always do this one on Monday night and have your child explain the rule to you.  The rest of the week, your child may choose what he/she would like to do for the rest of the week.
2. Turn the word sorts face down. Time your child to see how long it takes them to sort them into the correct categories.  Do this 3x (You may only choose this sort to do once a week)
3. Write the words 3x each.
4. Write the words in ABC order
5. Give your child a practice spelling test.
6. Play ball – Have your child grab someone to play catch and let the fun begin.  The person helping your child will say the word to him/her and he/she will spell the work back to you. Every time your child throws the ball have them say one letter of the word.  Continue until your child has spelled the word.  If your child makes a mistake, correctly spell the word for them, and have them start over.
7. Glue Down Sort – Glue down your sorts and a piece of paper in the correct categories.
8.  Syllable Sort – Sorts your words according to how many syllable each word has
9. ABC Sort – Write your words in their correct categories in alphabetical order

Pink Group                                Yellow Group                            Blue Group
Kenzie                                                Guillermo                                       Bethany
Grant                                                  Evan                                                Samantha C
Joe                                                      Cohen                                              Kadynce 
Tyler P.                                              Makeila                                           Christian
Abby C.                                                                                                        Maggie
Halle                                                                                                            Abbi H.
                                                                                                                      Nikolas
Purple Group                            Green Group
Carrie                                                 Jake
Mallorie                                             Kaydin
Samantha O.                                     Karlos
Sadie                                                   Tyler
                                                             Keylie

Math
Monday –
Polygon Perimeter

Tuesday –
Composite Shapes 2 –  Odds

Wednesday –
Composite Shapes 2 Evens – This is the same sheet at Tuesday night, please do the evens tonight.
Thursday –
Prodigy – 15 minutes
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Comments on the Blog!

Parents and Students,
Unfortunately, I am not seeing the comments on the blog until two to three days after they are posted.  This makes is hard for me to answer any questions that you need answered ASAP.  I had comments about Halloween Day that did not show up until Sunday, two days after our Halloween Party.  If you need have a questions, please email me, or send me a text over Remind.  This way I will see any questions, or concerns, sooner rather than too late and I can respond quickly.  Thanks!
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Halloween Party

Parents and Students,
Friday is our Halloween Party!  This party is going to be so much fun.  One of the things that we will be doing is face painting.  A parent will be doing this for us.  If you have any concerns with face painting, please email me. 
Thanks!
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October SEP’s

We will be holding SEP’s this Thursday from 3:30-5:30.  If  you would like to meet with me, please email and let me know.  These are the times that I have available:
3:30
3:50
4:10
4:30
4:50
5:10
Thanks!
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