Hello! This week a Theme 1-Spelling Review packet will be sent home with the reading log and multiplication facts page. This will be due Friday. Students will not have math homework the night of Halloween. They'll be happy about that! Our Halloween parade will begin at 8:15 in the upper grade playground. We will have our class party from 9:55-11:05. (Thank goodness for the short day!). If you would like to volunteer please let me know. We will have several "centers" going on; art, cookie decorating, spooky musical chairs, and one more activity. Students are allowed to wear their costumes to school. They are not allowed to bring anything that is inappropriate.
On October 22, our school began RTI. Things are going well so far and it's great having a smaller class during the reading block. Please be sure your child comes to school on time. Students come into the class at 7:55 and we begin right away until 9:00. Kids who have come in late seem a bit disoriented as we have already begun working.
Thank you to those who sent in wipes and pencils. With flu season approaching, it's nice to wipe down the desks on a regular basis. Lice is also going around again, so be sure to take precautions when play dates are scheduled.
Have a wonderful Halloween!
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Oct. 22-26, 2012
This week RTI will begin Monday promptly at 8:00. If your child is late to school, please send them directly to their RTI class. Teachers will pass out tardy slips to give to the office. We are beginning with the story Anthony Reynoso, Born to Rope, so a spelling packet will be sent home and due on Friday the 26th.
I know many kids are excited for multiplication, and we will begin that on Monday as well. The spelling packets will soon have multiplication practice attached. Please work with your child at home on all facts from 2's through 10's. It's essential that students learn these facts in 3rd grade because they build up in the upper grades.
We will be having a Halloween party next Wednesday, October 31st in our class from 9:55-11:05. Please let me know if you'd like to help out. Kianna's mom and Jack's mom are getting this together for the class.
Wish list: pencils and hand wipes: flu season is on it's way:(
Have a great weekend!
I know many kids are excited for multiplication, and we will begin that on Monday as well. The spelling packets will soon have multiplication practice attached. Please work with your child at home on all facts from 2's through 10's. It's essential that students learn these facts in 3rd grade because they build up in the upper grades.
We will be having a Halloween party next Wednesday, October 31st in our class from 9:55-11:05. Please let me know if you'd like to help out. Kianna's mom and Jack's mom are getting this together for the class.
Wish list: pencils and hand wipes: flu season is on it's way:(
Have a great weekend!
Friday, October 12, 2012
October 15-19, 2012
It was nice having the chance to speak to you about your children this past week. Thanks to all who were able to conference either in person or on the phone:)
This week, a packet for The Keeping Quilt will be due on Friday. We will have a spelling test on Friday. We will also continue to practice subtracting larger numbers. The kids are beginning to get it. We'll keep plugging away. We are also starting choir on Thursday. This will be every Thursday for 50 minutes. I'm excited to see what song choices the students will learn this year.
Our field trip to the Museum of Natural is coming up on Friday, October 19. I'm short on drivers and need about 3 more to come along. Please let me know if you are available. We will leave school at approximately 9:30 and arrive back around 11:30. Also, driver paperwork needs to be turned in if you haven't done so already.
Have a great weekend!
This week, a packet for The Keeping Quilt will be due on Friday. We will have a spelling test on Friday. We will also continue to practice subtracting larger numbers. The kids are beginning to get it. We'll keep plugging away. We are also starting choir on Thursday. This will be every Thursday for 50 minutes. I'm excited to see what song choices the students will learn this year.
Our field trip to the Museum of Natural is coming up on Friday, October 19. I'm short on drivers and need about 3 more to come along. Please let me know if you are available. We will leave school at approximately 9:30 and arrive back around 11:30. Also, driver paperwork needs to be turned in if you haven't done so already.
Have a great weekend!
Friday, October 5, 2012
Conference Week Oct 8-12
Hello Families,
Due to parent/teacher conferences, students will be dismissed at 12:20 all week. Homework club will resume on October 15 as well. Since we are having short days, the homework packet will include a Social Studies (Government) study guide, math facts practice and reading log. There will be no spelling test Friday, instead there will be a 10 point Government quiz. We are also beginning Chapter 4 in math, subtraction with regrouping. This skill can be especially challenging for 3rd graders, so please spend some time checking your child's math homework. They may need support with this.
Our field trip to the Museum of Natural History is coming up on Friday, October 19. Please be sure to turn in the permission form and $1.00 for your child. The 19th is also the Harvest Festival. A note was send home the other day asking for volunteers. Please turn the form into me or the office.
I look forward to meeting with you all again during conferences. Again, if the time scheduled doesn't work, let me know ASAP. I have only 20 minutes per conference and many are back to back.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Due to parent/teacher conferences, students will be dismissed at 12:20 all week. Homework club will resume on October 15 as well. Since we are having short days, the homework packet will include a Social Studies (Government) study guide, math facts practice and reading log. There will be no spelling test Friday, instead there will be a 10 point Government quiz. We are also beginning Chapter 4 in math, subtraction with regrouping. This skill can be especially challenging for 3rd graders, so please spend some time checking your child's math homework. They may need support with this.
Our field trip to the Museum of Natural History is coming up on Friday, October 19. Please be sure to turn in the permission form and $1.00 for your child. The 19th is also the Harvest Festival. A note was send home the other day asking for volunteers. Please turn the form into me or the office.
I look forward to meeting with you all again during conferences. Again, if the time scheduled doesn't work, let me know ASAP. I have only 20 minutes per conference and many are back to back.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Oct 1-5, 2012
Hello! The kids did a wonderful job memorizing the poems assigned to them last week. I was really impressed by how well they did. This week we are back to our normal spelling packet for The Waterfall. Students will have a spelling test for these words on Friday.
I'm sending a conference reminder sheet home with your child on Monday. It shows the day and time I have you scheduled. If the time doesn't work, please let me know ASAP so we can reschedule.
We have a field trip scheduled on October 19th to the Museum of Natural History near Seabright Beach. Please send in $1.00 to cover the cost of this trip. It is $30 per class, chaperones are free.
Have a great, sunny weekend! See you at conferences!
I'm sending a conference reminder sheet home with your child on Monday. It shows the day and time I have you scheduled. If the time doesn't work, please let me know ASAP so we can reschedule.
We have a field trip scheduled on October 19th to the Museum of Natural History near Seabright Beach. Please send in $1.00 to cover the cost of this trip. It is $30 per class, chaperones are free.
Have a great, sunny weekend! See you at conferences!
Friday, September 21, 2012
September 24-28, 2012
Hello! In lieu of a spelling packet this week, the homework packet will consist of 3 poems, a math page and a reading log. We are asking for all students to memorize 2 short poems by Friday. This is good practice for public speaking and memory. Students will then be asked to recite the poems to the class by Friday. Please help your child practice this week.
In math, we are finishing up chapter 2 (ordering and rounding numbers) and will move on to chapter 3, addition. There may be a short quiz this week on chapter 2.
If you haven't signed up for a conference yet, please do so. I sent home a few reminders last week. I will also send home a confirmation next week or the week after with our scheduled time. Hope to see you all the week of Oct. 8-12.
Have a great weekend!
In math, we are finishing up chapter 2 (ordering and rounding numbers) and will move on to chapter 3, addition. There may be a short quiz this week on chapter 2.
If you haven't signed up for a conference yet, please do so. I sent home a few reminders last week. I will also send home a confirmation next week or the week after with our scheduled time. Hope to see you all the week of Oct. 8-12.
Have a great weekend!
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Sept. 17-21, 2012
Hello! It was great seeing you all at Back to School Night. I hope my presentation was clear and informative. If you were unable to make it, I put a packet in your child's cubby for your review. Feel free to email me if you have any questions. I will also send home a copy of the conference list to everyone who signed up. If you did not sign up, I will send home a list of available times, so please pick your top 2 choices so I can fit you in. If you signed up for a time that has a conflict, let me know so we can reschedule. Conferences are October 8-12. That whole week students will be dismissed at 12:20.
On Monday a new spelling homework packet will go home for The Ballad of Mulan. This will be due on Friday. We are also beginning a new chapter in math (Chapter 2-Ordering numbers). On Friday, students were tested on Chapter 1 for place value, so this test will go home early in the week for your review. A reminder that Tuesday is library day for our class. 3rd graders are able to check out 2 books at a time. Students are free to renew their books, but need to return them when they are finished. Students who have a hard time remembering will only get to check one book out at a time.
A big thank you to the driver/chaperones who came to the fair on Thursday. It was an eventful, yet tiring field trip. That's all for now. Hope you are having a fabulous, sunny weekend!
On Monday a new spelling homework packet will go home for The Ballad of Mulan. This will be due on Friday. We are also beginning a new chapter in math (Chapter 2-Ordering numbers). On Friday, students were tested on Chapter 1 for place value, so this test will go home early in the week for your review. A reminder that Tuesday is library day for our class. 3rd graders are able to check out 2 books at a time. Students are free to renew their books, but need to return them when they are finished. Students who have a hard time remembering will only get to check one book out at a time.
A big thank you to the driver/chaperones who came to the fair on Thursday. It was an eventful, yet tiring field trip. That's all for now. Hope you are having a fabulous, sunny weekend!
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