Homework for the Week of Jan. 17, 2017

Announcements:
  • Please continue to practice and drill your multiplication facts at home.
  • We will be restructuring the spelling groups after this week. Student progress will be assessed this week and new groups will start next week.

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READING

  • Students are expected to read every night for 20 minutes.
  • Please record your reading minutes under the Library Reading Challenge tab as well as on the reading log.

Homework for the Week of Jan. 9, 2017

Announcements:
  • Please continue to practice and drill your multiplication facts at home.
  • We will be doing an activity with perimeter and area with cheezits and twizzlers this week. If you your child cannot have these items, please let me know ASAP.
  • Don’t forget that there is no school Friday the 13th for a teacher work day and Monday the 16th for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

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  • Students are expected to read every night for 20 minutes.
  • Please record your reading minutes under the Library Reading Challenge tab as well as on the reading log.

Homeework for the Week of Jan. 3, 2017

Announcements:
  • I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!  I’m super excited for 2017!  It’s going to be wonderful year!
  • Please continue to practice and drill your multiplication facts at home.
  • Friday is an early out day, but not a dress down day.

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SPELLING

We are not going to do spelling this week because I will not be there on Tuesday and we will not have enough time to practice our words for a Friday spelling test.

MATH 

  • Xtra Math (click the blue link) one session a night–it should take less than 15 minutes. 
    • teacher email:  nyoung@questac.org
    • student first name:  _____________
    • pin: 3333 (the pin is the same for every student)
    • please remind your child that I see and record their progress for this program 🙂

READING

  • Students are expected to read every night for 20 minutes.
  • Please record your reading minutes under the Library Reading Challenge tab as well as on the reading log.

Homework for the Week of Dec. 12, 2016

Announcements:
  • **Third Grade Service Learning Project: We have the opportunity to help 100+ refugees who have recently moved to Utah with school supplies. We need 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. Donations are due by December 16th.
  • Please be practicing multiplication facts at home.
  • Grinch party this Friday
  • White elephant gift exchange also on Friday. For guidelines read the previous post.

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SPELLING

No spelling this week! Merry Christmas!!

MATH 

  • Xtra Math (click the blue link) one session a night–it should take less than 15 minutes. 
    • teacher email:  nyoung@questac.org
    • student first name:  _____________
    • pin: 3333 (the pin is the same for every student)

    READING

    • Students are expected to read every night for 20 minutes.

    Please Read! Grinch Party and Christmas Party Info!!!

    Next Friday, 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 Free 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!

    Before 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!

    Homework for the Week of Dec. 5, 2016

    Announcements:
    • **Third Grade Service Learning Project: We have the opportunity to help 100+ refugees who have recently moved to Utah with school supplies. We need 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. Donations are due by December 16th.
    • Our field trip will be Tuesday, December 6th. Please make sure to not be late! Our bus will be leaving right after we take roll.
      • Please have your student wear their tie-dye shirt to school that day. 
      • For students that are in the Dance Club, we will still be meeting after the field trip that day. 
      • Parents are welcome to come, but must provide their own transportation.
        • Parents are also responsible for the $5 ticket at the door.
    • We started Multiplication Madness this past week. Please be practicing multiplication facts at home!

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    MATH 

      READING

      • Students are expected to read every night for 20 minutes.

      Multiplication Maddness

      Multiplication Madness Pic
      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 Thursday, February 14th from 1:45-3:00. It will take place of our class Valentine’s Day party.

      **We will be passing out Valentine’s Day cards on February 14th.  We have 26 students in our class.  I prefer for the students not address the student’s names on the Valentine Cards.  It takes double the time to pass them out if they are addressed to each individual student in our class.  Please have your child just sign each of their cards.  Remember not to send candy with your cards.  You can bring anything else that is not edible. **

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

      Homework for the Week of Nov. 28, 2016

      Announcements:
      • Service Projects:  We have three opportunities to help others this holiday season.
        **We are creating a class basket to that POQA will sell as a fundraiser in December.  Our class basket’s theme will be “Sports”.  Ideas: sports equipment, any kind of ball, team shirts, team swag, posters, etc.
        This basket should be catered towards the children.  Please donate items to put into our class basket by November 29th.  
        **Third Grade Service Learning Project: We have the opportunity to help 100+ refugees who have recently moved to Utah with school supplies. We need 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.
      • Our field trip will be next Tuesday, December 6th. Please make sure to not be late! Our bus will be leaving right after we take roll.
        • Please have your student wear their tie-dye shirt to school that day. 

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      ABC Sort
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      MATH 

        READING

        • Students are expected to read every night for 20 minute

        Homework for the Week of Nov. 14, 2016

        Announcements
        • Upcoming Service Projects:  We have three opportunities to help others this holiday season.
          **We are creating a class basket to that POQA will sell as a fundraiser in December.  Our class basket’s theme will be “Sports”.  Ideas: sports equipment, any kind of ball, team shirts, team swag, posters, etc.
          This basket should be catered towards the children.  Please donate items to put into our class basket by November 29th.  
          **Third Grade Service Learning Project: We have the opportunity to help 100+ refugees who have recently moved to Utah with school supplies. We need 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.

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        SPELLING

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        Yellow Group-Sort
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        Orange Group-Sort

        ABC Sort
        Speed Sort
        No Peeking Sort
        Glue Sort

        MATH 

          READING

          • Students are expected to read every night for 20 minutes