• We are starting earlier than the last 2 weeks!  Check the schedule below!
• For security reasons, I am no longer allowed to post the Zoom link on Google Classroom.  This will be emailed to you and your student, it will stay the same for all Zoom meetings.  Also, your student will be in the waiting room until I admit them to the Zoom meeting.  
• Attendance will be taken daily.  I will take attendance at our Zoom meetings.  If you and your child watch the videos and do the work later that day, please email me so I can change your child’s attendance in the school’s system.
• Students should be logged on with all materials, ready to work NO LATER than the scheduled class.
• Students need to be dressed, sitting up, in a well-lit area with as few distractions as possible.
• Breakfast should be finished! If anyone needs a snack, we have a break at 10:00.
• While I am teaching on Zoom, it is not the time for questions or to talk about issues unrelated to what I am teaching that day.  Please email me if you have a question or need to talk about something.

Parents,

After many meetings, lots of Ibuprofen and Diet Dr. Pepper, we have come up with a plan for how school will be running over the next two weeks. Administration has emailed information to all families with details about when student work and devices can be picked up.

Student Work Packets: There are 2 separate bundles in the envelope, one for this week and one for next week. In the Student Packet, you will find all of our classwork which is organized by day and outlined on the Daily Agenda. The agenda specifies the time that students should log on to Google Classroom and Google Meet for live instruction, as well as a list of the work that should be completed daily. An instructional video on how to do this can be found by following this link:
http://qactube.org/index.php?action=play&media_key=1bbb26dd3e3fd7f2
A link to access Google Classroom can also be found on the blog. 

Live Instruction: We will be using the Google Meet’s App for live Math and ELA instruction each day.  All students are welcome to join our discussion.  If students are unable to log on during the live stream, a video of the instruction will be posted to the Google Classroom Stream later that day. This will also be linked in the Google Classroom assignment for the day. We will give it a try this Wednesday and Thursday and see how it goes. 
Student Login Cards: Each packet includes a student login card that includes all of the information that they will need for any of the online programs.

Please be open to changes as we figure out a routine that works for all of us.  We will miss seeing all of your kids, but hope everyone stays healthy and safe.  As always, please reach out if you have any questions.

 Don’t lose your minds (or login cards),

The 3^rd Grade Teachers

Math:
Multiplication Facts:
We are going to be working very diligently at mastering our multiplication facts. Students have been learning to skip count as a strategy to learn our facts. The more they practice at home, the more efficient they become at recalling their facts!

This week we are beginning to study Measurement.   We will be using the skills we learned studying fractions to measure length to the fourth and half inch. We will also be learning how to represent this data by creating line plots.
  

• Remember to read at least 20 minutes per day. Making sure that your child does his/her reading daily is the single most helpful thing you can do to support educational success.
• I have been trying to make time for students to work on REFLEX during the day, but some days it just isn’t possible. Please check with your child to see if they got their green light during the day. If not, doing it at home would be a big help to your child!

Announcements:
Monday, 3/2:  Library; Lydya’s Half Birthday!!
                           Dr. Seuss Day!! – See Flyer Below
Wednesday, 3/4:  STEM; Addalee’s Half Birthday!!
Thursday, 3/5: Coding
Friday, 3/6:  Early Release @1:00; Abigail’s Half Birthday!!

Important Dates:
*Monday, 3/16 – Aquarium Field Trip – See Below For Details
*Monday, 3/30 – 4/3: Spring Break
*Tuesday, April 14th – Curiosity Museum at Thanksgiving Point Field Trip – More Details to come later  

Aquarium Field Trip:
On Monday, March 16th, third grade will be going on a field trip to the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium.  The cost of this field trip is $6.50 for students and $10.00 for chaperons.  Payment is due on Wednesday, March 11th and can be paid to the office.  All of the details are attached in the permission form.  Please read over the form and if you have any questions feel free to email me.  
Aquarium Permission Form

Jr. Cheer Clinic









Math:
Multiplication Facts:
We are going to be working very diligently at mastering our multiplication facts. Students have been learning to skip count as a strategy to learn our facts. The more they practice at home, the more efficient they become at recalling their facts!

This week we continue our unit on Fractions.   We will spend the next few weeks working on naming fractions, fractions on a number line, comparing fractions, and fractions as a whole.  We will be using food during our faction unit.  
  

• Remember to read at least 20 minutes per day. Making sure that your child does his/her reading daily is the single most helpful thing you can do to support educational success.
• I have been trying to make time for students to work on REFLEX during the day, but some days it just isn’t possible. Please check with your child to see if they got their green light during the day. If not, doing it at home would be a big help to your child!