Hello! I absolutely loved meeting with everyone who came to Parent-Teacher Conferences. Your child loved showing off their Google Site and the Pixton PTC form. I loved having the students lead this conference and explain what goals they set for themselves for the rest of the year.
Valentine’s Day Information – We will be having our Valentine’s exchange on Monday, the 14th. Students can bring valentines for everyone in our class (there are 24 students). Please DO NOT label the valentines with the other students’ names in the “to” spot. This takes forever to pass out the cards. This year students can include store-bought treats with their valentines, however, they cannot eat the treats until they get home. Your child is more than welcome to bring Valentine’s box to school on Monday if you choose, or I will have a plain white paper sack for them if they do not bring one. This day is really low key so I will not need any parent volunteer help.
Important Dates:
- Monday, Feb. 14th – Valentine’s Exchange
- Monday, Feb. 21st – President’s Day – No School
MATH – MULTIPLICATION! MULTIPLICATION! MULTIPLICATION!! – I hope that got your attention. Your child cannot learn multiplication facts without help from home. Please make sure that you are quizzing your child on these facts. You can buy cheap multiplication flashcards at many different stores, or you can create your own using index cards. Students in 3rd grade are required to have their 0-10 multiplication facts memorized before entering 4th grade. I have been quizzing students on their facts and they need to pass off 10 facts in a minute. Please take time every night to practice multiplication facts with your child.
This week we will finish up working on scaled graphs and then we will move on to fractions. Below is the family letter and on the second page, there is an activity to help students with fractions. You are not required to do the activity, it’s just a suggestion if you’d like your child to practice at home.
ELA – For ELA this week we will be working on Unit 3 Week 6. This is a review unit and we will be taking the Unit 3 test.