Multiplication Game!
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Have your student show you how to play our new multiplication game. It’s similar to Headbanz! This would be a great game for you to play with them at home to help them with their multiplication facts.
Happy New Year!!
I am excited to have you all back and hope you had a fantastic break and wonderful holiday. I love the new year because we get the chance to refocus and make new goals for ourselves! This week we will NOT be doing spelling. Please have your child read aloud for their 20 minutes for this week. We are preparing for DIBELS which we will be testing next week.
Tuesday: Music with Mrs. Viernew
Thursday: STEM Class
Friday: Early Out, NOT a dress down
Math:
Prodigy at least 3 times this week!
READING
Read 20 minutes each night and turn in Sort and Reading Log or the electronically http://qacblogs.org/nichol.lloyd/homework/reading/
Please continue to read every night for at least 20 minutes. Please have your child read aloud this week!
Tuesday: Music with Mrs. Viernew
Thursday: STEM Class
Friday: Early Out, NOT a dress down
Math:
Prodigy at least 3 times this week!
READING
Read 20 minutes each night and turn in Sort and Reading Log or the electronically http://qacblogs.org/nichol.lloyd/homework/reading/
Please continue to read every night for at least 20 minutes. Please have your child read aloud this week!
Multiplication
We have been teaching and passing off multiplication facts. Last week we worked on 0’s, 1’s, 2’s and 5’s. This week we will be passing off 9’s, 10’s, and 3’s. Please work on these facts at home! Thanks!
Week Before Christmas Vacation!
**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
Friday: Dollar Dress Down (Ugly Sweaters)
Early Out
Grinch Party (Dress up Grinch style if you want to)
Bring a wrapped white elephant
Service Items for Refugees Due
Math:
Math Homework
Reading:
Read every day for at least 20 minutes!
NO SPELLING THIS WEEK!!
Monday: Library, Don’t forget your books!
Tuesday: Music with Mrs. Viernew
Thursday: STEM Class
Friday: Dollar Dress Down (Ugly Sweaters)
Early Out
Grinch Party (Dress up Grinch style if you want to)
Bring a wrapped white elephant
Service Items for Refugees Due
Math:
Math Homework
Reading:
Read every day for at least 20 minutes!
NO SPELLING THIS WEEK!!
SEP’s Next Week!
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!
Please Read!! Grinch Party and Christmas Party Info!!!
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. Any child that would like to do that sure can. It will add to the fun for sure!
After the Grinch Party, our class will be doing a White Elephant gift exchange party. Please send your child with a wrapped present on or before the 16th. This can be something from around your house, a Dollar Store purchase, a toy you have lying around, something funny to make us laugh (Those are my favorite.), etc. Please DO NOT go out and spend a bunch of money on this gift. That will not be necessary. Let me know if you need me to have a gift ready for your child. Thanks so much for all you do!
After the Grinch Party, our class will be doing a White Elephant gift exchange party. Please send your child with a wrapped present on or before the 16th. This can be something from around your house, a Dollar Store purchase, a toy you have lying around, something funny to make us laugh (Those are my favorite.), etc. Please DO NOT go out and spend a bunch of money on this gift. That will not be necessary. Let me know if you need me to have a gift ready for your child. Thanks so much for all you do!
Field Trip Details
For tomorrow, we will be getting on the bus right at 8:30 so please DO NOT be late! Also, parents can meet us at the theatre. Have your child wear their uniform with their tie dye shirt OVER IT (Dr. Dave said your child must have a collar under the tie dye shirt). Dress Warm!! The address is 3605 S. State St. South Salt Lake, UT 84115. The theatre won’t allow the students to go in until all of the adults are paid for so feel free to go ahead of the bus and pay before we get there so speed up the process. Also, we will be heading to the capitol right after the play for lunch a quick self-guided tour. Thanks in advance for all of your help!
Field Trip Week!!
Reminder about our Service Project:
**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!
Remember the field trip is this Tuesday. Please have your child dress for the weather, keeping in mind that their backpack is their coatroom, lunch carrier and water bottle holder. The Children’s Theatre of Utah will be performing Aesop’s Fables, which will be perfect as these are a major part of our reading curriculum and will be a great introduction. We will then eat and have the opportunity to explore the State Capitol after we eat lunch. It should be a really fun day.
Monday: Library, Don’t forget your books!
Tuesday: Field Trip, Wear your Tie Dye Shirt with school approved pants! Don’t be late. We will be getting on the bus right at 8:30.
Wednesday: Book Orders Due
Thursday: STEM Class
Math:
Prodigy at least 3 times this week!
READING
Read 20 minutes each night and turn in Sort and Reading Log or the electronically http://qacblogs.org/nichol.lloyd/homework/reading/
Please continue to read every night for at least 20 minutes. We will be evaluating each student individually after Christmas to ensure that learning is happening and reading levels are raising. It’s OK for your child to spend some of their reading time silently, but they still need to do some reading out loud so you can talk about the story itself, how the author did things to make the story more interesting, how they create a setting and what words they chose to use and why.
SPELLING
Our class will be working on wh, ch, and sh words this week. Please print off this sort: Purple24 Sort and record your sorts on the Sort and Reading Log or electronically http://qacblogs.org/nichol.lloyd/homework/reading/ with your reading minutes.
Monday- Category Sort (sort by pattern)
Tuesday-Speed Sort (See how fast you can sort)
Wednesday-No Peeking Sort (Have an adult tell you the word and write it down without looking at the word)
Thursday- Writing Sort (Write each word in the correct category)
**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!
Remember the field trip is this Tuesday. Please have your child dress for the weather, keeping in mind that their backpack is their coatroom, lunch carrier and water bottle holder. The Children’s Theatre of Utah will be performing Aesop’s Fables, which will be perfect as these are a major part of our reading curriculum and will be a great introduction. We will then eat and have the opportunity to explore the State Capitol after we eat lunch. It should be a really fun day.
Monday: Library, Don’t forget your books!
Tuesday: Field Trip, Wear your Tie Dye Shirt with school approved pants! Don’t be late. We will be getting on the bus right at 8:30.
Wednesday: Book Orders Due
Thursday: STEM Class
Math:
Prodigy at least 3 times this week!
READING
Read 20 minutes each night and turn in Sort and Reading Log or the electronically http://qacblogs.org/nichol.lloyd/homework/reading/
Please continue to read every night for at least 20 minutes. We will be evaluating each student individually after Christmas to ensure that learning is happening and reading levels are raising. It’s OK for your child to spend some of their reading time silently, but they still need to do some reading out loud so you can talk about the story itself, how the author did things to make the story more interesting, how they create a setting and what words they chose to use and why.
SPELLING
Our class will be working on wh, ch, and sh words this week. Please print off this sort: Purple24 Sort and record your sorts on the Sort and Reading Log or electronically http://qacblogs.org/nichol.lloyd/homework/reading/ with your reading minutes.
Monday- Category Sort (sort by pattern)
Tuesday-Speed Sort (See how fast you can sort)
Wednesday-No Peeking Sort (Have an adult tell you the word and write it down without looking at the word)
Thursday- Writing Sort (Write each word in the correct category)
Multiplication Madness
We are hitting multiplication really hard in math right now. We started this past week with Multiplication Madness! Please start drilling the multiplication facts with them. 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***
Book Orders!!
I sent book order forms home with the students today. If you would like to order, please do so online at https://clubs2.scholastic.com before next Wednesday, December 7. Our classroom code is NKFMG. I love Scholastic because the books are reasonably priced and they are third grade level reading books. If you would like them for a gift, please let me know and I will just call you when your order arrives instead of sending it home with your child.
Thanks!!