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Week of September 24, 2018

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Announcements
  • If you have not paid the $20 donation from the beginning of the year for your child’s classroom supplies, please do so. :)
    • If you are not sure if you did or not, I have a list.
  • Thank you for those who came to help with apple witches!!! The are going to be great!
  • Reading logs need to be turned in on Friday or Monday for full credit.
Important Dates:
Monday – STEM @ 2:00
Tuesday – Library @ 1:00 
Friday – Class store

What’s Happening in Math
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Reading Homework
Our goal is to have student’s read 20 minutes per night. 

Math Homework
Each student will need to get onto www.reflexmath.com (access under student links on the Quest website, or on the blogs sidebar under Homework Links) and complete their “green light” Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (3 sessions). Students have practiced logging in the last week but, just in case they don’t remember, the class username is “shark″ and all passwords are “rams”.  If students do not complete Reflex at home they will complete it during recess time.

Week of September 17, 2018

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Announcements
  • Students need to bring in one medium sized apple by Thursday.
  • Thank you for those who have already let me know you can come and help on Friday! We could still us a few more. 🙂
Important Dates:
Monday – Finish Dibels testing
                 STEM @ 2:00
Tuesday – Library @ 1:00 
Friday – Carving Apple Witches @ 10

What’s Happening in Math
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Reading Homework
Our goal is to have student’s read 20 minutes per night. 

Math Homework
Each student will need to get onto www.reflexmath.com (access under student links on the Quest website, or on the blogs sidebar under Homework Links) and complete their “green light” Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (3 sessions). Students have practiced logging in the last week but, just in case they don’t remember, the class username is “shark″ and all passwords are “rams”.  If students do not complete Reflex at home they will complete it during recess time.

Apple Witches

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Apple Witch Example3rd grade has a tradition of carving and dressing apple witches each fall. It is a super fun project that we will connect with a writing activity. Apple witches will be carved in September and set out dry until we dress them in October, just in time for Halloween. We will be carving our apple witches on Friday morning.  I need every student to bring one medium sized apple (we will not be eating them) by Thursday September 20th. The apple needs to be medium size, too big and it will rot, too small and the face won’t be visible.  

In order to do this, I need several parent volunteers who would be willing to come into our class on Friday, September 21st at 10:00 and help with this project for an hour or so. We will need 8 parent volunteers, 1/8 teaspoons (at least 10), and apple peelers (at least 8). If you have any of these items but cannot attend, please send them with your child, and I will make sure that they get back to you. 

Later, I will also need a few parent volunteers to sew (at home) extra witch costumes (very easy sewing).  If you would like to volunteer, you may let me know on BLOOMZ, email, or comment on this post.   

Week of September 10, 2018

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  • Cookie Dough/Beef Jerky orders are due MONDAY September 10th. This is our only fundraiser for the year, so please help out our school!
Important Dates:
Monday – STEM @ 2:00
Tuesday – Library @ 1:30
Friday – Start Dibels testing

What’s Happening in Math
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Reading Homework
Our goal is to have student’s read 20 minutes per night. 

Math Homework
Each student will need to get onto www.reflexmath.com (access under student links on the Quest website, or on the blogs sidebar under Homework Links) and complete their “green light” Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (3 sessions). Students have practiced logging in the last week but, just in case they don’t remember, the class username is “shark″ and all passwords are “rams”.  If students do not complete Reflex at home they will complete it during recess time.

Week of September 3, 2018

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  • September is here!  The last two weeks of school have flown by while we have been busy learning routines and  getting to know each other.  The school is also in full swing with our annual fundraising.  There is still time to sell cookie dough or beef jerky.  This is our only fundraiser for the year, so please help out our school.  
Important Dates:
Tuesday, the 4th – Library @ 1:30

What’s Happening in Math
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Reading Homework
Our goal is to have student’s read 20 minutes per night. 

Math Homework
Each student will need to get onto www.reflexmath.com (access under student links on the Quest website, or on the blogs sidebar under Homework Links) and complete their “green light” Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (3 sessions). Students have practiced logging in the last week but, just in case they don’t remember, the class username is “shark″ and all passwords are “rams”.  If students do not complete Reflex at home they will complete it during recess time.

Monthly Reading Log

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Hello! I sent home our monthly reading log today. It took me longer than I thought to get it out to everyone, so don’t worry about recording for the last few days in August. Here is a sample filled out for August. Our goal is to have student’s read 20 minutes per night.IMG_2831Here is how September’s log will look. Please don’t forget to fill out each night. They will be turned in the last week of the month.
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Week of Aug 27, 2018

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Our first week of third grade was SUCCESS! We were busy getting to know each other, learned our classroom procedures, and our daily routines.  Just a reminder to subscribe to the blog and sign up for BLOOMZ if you have not done so yet.  
Here are some other upcoming events this week. 

Mon. 8-27: First full day of school, STEM lab starts
Tue.  8-28: Fundraising Assembly @ 9:00 First
                   Library Day
Wed. 8-29: School Pictures
Fri.    8-31: Early Out/Dollar Dress Down Day! (Students may wear dress down clothes                     if they bring a dollar.  This is optional and students who choose not to                             participate will need to wear their school uniforms.)
                   Quest Spirit Night @ Clearfield Aquatic Center 7:30-9:30 pm
Mon. 9-3:   No School! Labor Day!

*I will send home the reading calendar for students to mark off their reading minutes. We will start testing fluency in the next week or two, so please make sure that your child is reading at home!! 
*We will start our math fluency homework after Labor Day.  


Back to School Night 2018!

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CBD5E7C8-16F3-4A9A-B607-D1A7FE7ED87EBack to school night is August 17th from 5:30-7:30. We will be meeting every 30 minutes to talk about school policies and our classroom disclosure statement. Here is the schedule for the night:

5:30
6:00
6:30
7:00
Please pick a time that works best for you and your family. I will close the doors on the half hour to get started. Please plan accordingly! Before back to school night, you can sign up for the classroom blog and for BLOOMZ. Check out the previous post for directions on how to sign up for these two amazing classroom resources. I look forward to meeting you all then!!!