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Week of October 16, 2017

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  • Witch dresses need to be brought in TOMORROW! We are dressing witches tomorrow at 1:30.
    • Here is the pattern. Page two has a double set of patterns, but you still only need one set of each thing. New Witch Dress
  • This week is a short week so we will not have spelling words!
    • For math, we are starting subtraction across zeros
    • Library books need to be back for library time on WEDNESDAY.
    • Fall Break is coming up on the 18th and 19th of October.
    • Short day every Friday! Not a dress down day.
    Math Homework:
    Please go to prodigygame.com (or click on the link to the right, under math).  Your student’s login information is the last week’s post.  Please have your child do Prodigy for at least 15 minutes (M-Th).
    I need each student/parent to use the class code: B6F93B to add to “Miss Young’s Class-3rd Grade”. That way, if you already have an account, I can see your login and password. 

    Reading Homework:
    Please make sure your child is reading 20 minutes each night. Please fill out the Reading Log on Friday (of each week).

    Apple Witches

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    Dear Parents,

             Your third grader is in the process of making an apple witch.  For this project, your student needs to bring a few items from home.  If you have any problems providing the materials needed, please email me as soon as possible.  If we do not hear from you, we will not have extra materials available for your child.  Your student will need these materials by Tuesday, October 17th (all put together). If he/she brings them before then, great. 

    Attached is a pattern for the dress, gloves and a hat.  Please have all of these items precut and the dress sewn together, leaving a very small space open  (Just big enough for a skewer to fit through) for the neck. If you can make the hat, that would be very helpful also (just roll the hat top into a cone, and glue it in the middle of the hat brim). Place all parts in a baggie and label them with your child’s name.  Following these steps will save A LOT OF TIME!  Note: If you cannot sew the dress, please send it precut by the 13th of October and we have some fabulous moms who will help us with sewing.

    Materials

    • 1 Square foot of any material (Cut out the using the dress pattern)
    • 1 to 2 Small pieces of felt (Any color you want to match your material.  Use the glove pattern and cut out 4.  You may use the same piece, or a different color to cut out the hat.
    • 1 six inch stick or twig from a tree for a broomstick.  Please do not send a dowel. It should be about the size that was shown in class.

    I will provide your student with yarn for hair and the needed pipe cleaner for the arms.  Upon completion of this portion of the project, your student will be writing about the character they have made.  We will then send the apple witch home with a fun story about it.   This project will store for many years to come.

    We will be dressing our apple witches on Tuesday, October 17th, starting at 1:30.  If you can help us that day, please sign the note below and return to school as soon as possible.  The paper patterns are coming home with your child today.

    Thanks,
    Miss Young

    Halloween Party

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    Hello All,
    We will be having a Halloween party after the Halloween Parade on October 31st. Usually, we like to do rotations with 2 games, a food decorating/compiling, and some kind of craft. I would love if one parent/guardian would like to take charge of coordinating who is doing what. You can email me what kind of rotation you would like to do and I can coordinate or forward your email onto the parent in charge. Nothing needs to be elaborate, just something fun to do for 10-15 minutes.
    Thanks,
    Miss Young

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    • This weeks pattern is the long o sound focusing on words with -o_e ,-oa, -ow and -old.  I will post the spelling list  under the homework tab, so you can have it at home if you would like to review with your child.  
    •   This week, we will be testing on the spelling pattern:  long i (/ie/, /y/, /igh/ and /i/) along with  /ew/ and /u/.
    • For math, we are starting subtraction without regrouping, but will move into subtraction with regrouping near the end of the week.  
    • Picture re-takes tomorrow Oct. 3. Not a dress down day! 
    • Short day every Friday! Not a dress down day.
    Math Homework:
    Please go to prodigygame.com (or click on the link to the right, under math).  Your student’s login information is the last week’s post.  Please have your child do Prodigy for at least 15 minutes (M-Th).
    I need each student/parent to use the class code: B6F93B to add to “Miss Young’s Class-3rd Grade”. That way, if you already have an account, I can see your login and password. 

    Reading Homework:
    Please make sure your child is reading 20 minutes each night. Please fill out the Reading Log on Friday (of each week).

    Week of September 18, 2017

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    • The subscription service the school has been using is not working for all users. If you subscribed, but are not getting emails, don’t worry! We are trying out a few other subscription services to fix this problem. for now, try and check the blog at least once a week. 
    • Cookie Dough is due TODAY!!
    • DON’T FORGET we have early out @ 1:30 every Friday this year!!!
    Math Homework:
    Please go to prodigygame.com (or click on the link to the right, under math).  Your student’s login information is the last week’s post.  Please have your child do Prodigy for at least 15 minutes (M-Th).
    I need each student/parent to use the class code: B6F93B to add to “Miss Young’s Class-3rd Grade”. That way, if you already have an account, I can see your login and password. 

    Reading Homework:
    Please make sure your child is reading 20 minutes each night. Please fill out the Reading Log on Friday (of each week).

    Week of September 4, 2017

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    • The subscription service the school has been using is not working for all users. If you subscribed, but are not getting emails, don’t worry! We are trying out a few other subscription services to fix this problem. for now, try and check the blog at least once a week. 
    • On Thursday September 14th from 2:00-3:00 we will be carving apples for apple witches. Please send a medium-sized apple to school with your child by Wednesday September 13th (we will not be eating them). If you would like to volunteer, you may let me know on BLOOMZ, email or comment on this post please.  
      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. 
    • DON’T FORGET we have early out @ 1:30 every Friday this year!!!
    • This Friday’s dollar dress down is in support of those effected by Hurricane Harvey. All funds will be sent to their aid. 
    Math Homework:
    Please go to prodigygame.com (or click on the link to the right, under math).  Your student’s login information is the last week’s post.  Please have your child do Prodigy for at least 15 minutes (M-Th).
    I need each student/parent to use the class code: B6F93B to add to “Miss Young’s Class-3rd Grade”. That way, if you already have an account, I can see your login and password. 

    Reading Homework:
    Please make sure your child is reading 20 minutes each night. Please fill out the Reading Log on Friday (of each week).

    Next Week

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    As many of you already know I have been having some problems with my leg. For the past four weeks have been seeing the doctor to try and solve things non-surgically. Things have progressed beyond that point, and my doctor told me surgery is my only option for relief. So, I am going to have surgery tomorrow on my back. I am going to be gone Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of next week.

    Our class will be in the very capable hands of Mrs. Maxfield, Mrs. Arrington (SPED Director), Mrs. Alexander (3rd Grade teacher), our SPED rover for a few hours, and a substitute teacher. Mrs. Maxfield will be with them the whole time and will be assisted by the other teachers mentioned  I have meticulously planned out my time so that we are right on track and progressing smoothly. I will be face timing with the class on a regular basis, I will even be teaching a few lessons from home! Isn’t technology is so great?!
    I am so sad to leave our class even for a day, so this is going to be a challenge. Our class has been working hard and learning a ton these first few weeks of school. I am excited to see their progress when I return. 

    I will still be accessible through email or bloomz (if you have not signed up for bloomz, please do so) if there are any questions or concerns. Please understand that it may take me a little longer to respond. 🙂

    Week of August 21, 2017

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    • I will try and post our weekly classroom post on Sunday nights. Make sure you subscribe to the class blog, so you are emailed when I post to the blog. That will be a nice reminder for you, but you can expect to get it on Sunday evenings.
    • The Solar Eclipse is happening on Monday, August 21st, and our whole morning is going to be devoted to learning and watching it.  We have purchased solar glasses for all the third grade students that they will get to keep after we finish using them.  This will be such a cool and fun activity that happens every 100 years!! 
    • School Picture day is also on Monday, August 21st.  I sent a form home last week if you are interested in purchasing them.  You can also purchase them online later if you love them after you see the proofs.
    • We are learning Place Value in math this week, and we will be using food (saltines, pretzel sticks, and chocolate chips) for manipulatives with this skill.  Please check the blog post from last week with the food permission slip, and sill out the Google Form ASAP.  Thanks so much!
    • **DON’T FORGET we have early out @ 1:30 every Friday this year!!!

    Math Homework:
    We will start math homework next week, but let’s get our Prodigy accounts set up this week.
    I need each student/parent to use the class code: B6F93B to add to “Miss Young’s Class-3rd Grade”. That way, if you already have an account, I can see your login and password. If you are new to Prodigy, don’t stress. I will do an overview on Monday at school. Students are welcome to explore and spend some time in Prodigy this week (15 minutes a night). I will not grade the students on their Prodigy homework this week, but next week we will start with assignments. 

    Reading:
    Please make sure your child is reading 20 minutes each night. Please fill out the Reading Log on Friday (of each week).