Week of November 26-30

Week of November 26-30

The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker performance will be on December 19th at 6pm.  Please arrive at 5:30 and meet in your child's classroom.  If you arrive any earlier for seating, please keep your child with you until 5:30.  All information, including costume information, is on Mrs. Richard's Nutcracker website which you can access here.  

If you are able to help with costumes and make-up before the performance, please e-mail both Mrs. Richards and your child's teacher.  We will also need help with costumes for the performance during school hours, at 1pm.  Please reach out if you are able to help during the day!

Holiday Shoppe

Our Holiday Shoppe will be the week of December 10th.  Information regarding this will be sent home today.  Your child's shopping day/time will be listed.  It is optional.

The Giving Tree

Starting this Friday, Nov. 16th, there will be a "giving tree" in the entryway of the school. If you are interested, simply pick a gift tag from the tree which will include the age, gender and gift idea for an individual and return it UNWRAPPED to the school anytime between Nov. 26th and Dec. 7th. There will also be an opportunity to bring in non-perishable food items, toiletries, gas/gift cards, etc.  Thanks to the PTO for organizing this awesome program!

December 6: Polar Express Family Fun Night (6-8pm)

December 6: Bring a dollar to wear your jammies to school!December 10: Holiday Shoppe Begins

December 12: Late Start

December 19: Holiday Program
December 21: Holiday Concert @ HS/Holiday Class Parties!

Next Week's Schedule:

Monday: C Day

Tuesday: D Day

Wednesday:  E Day (late start)

Thursday: F Day

Friday: A Day

3rd Grade Star Students

Graham (Knuth), Kyle (Covert), and Isaac (Deis)

Next week: Kaiden(Knuth), Lily(Covert), and Mattie (Deis)

Reading: We have been studying Historical Fiction in our genre study this week.  We've discussed how this genre differs from nonfiction and fiction.  In this discussion, we've talked about main idea and sequence of events.  

Word Study: This week we are studying /oar/, /ore/, /air/, /are/, and /ure/ words.  Students will not be required to sort these, just spell them correctly. 

Math: We've focused our WINN time (What I Need Now) on elapsed time.  WINN time is when students split into different classroom to work on strategies they need to master a skill.  Unit 3 has focused on a variety of skills - multi-digit addition, subtraction, multiplication, and graphing.  We've ended our week with Math Explorations, which allows students to travel to different teachers to complete different activities! 

Science: We will be starting our Invisible Forces Unit next week!

Social Studies:  We are finishing Chapter 2, which discusses the first people to arrive in Michigan.  We will be reviewing next week.  We've also begun reading Little House in the Big Woods which explores the childhood of a pioneer's life.   

Writing: We are currently working on writing our personal narratives. We have focused on a strong emotion and writing through our senses. We are working on ending our stories with a strong image.

*As always, please continue to check out our classroom resources on itslearning. Students can go there often to practice skills and learn about content that we are covering in class.

All teachers welcome questions that you have. A true partnership between home and school is important for the success of each child.

Week of November 12-16

Week of November 12-16

Winter Is Here!

Please be sure to send your child with a coat, snow pants, gloves, a hat, and boots.  We have 3 recesses outdoors and we want our students to be comfortable and dry! In order to play in the fields, students must have boots and snow pants. 

Fact Practice

Please don't forget to contact us if you are able to volunteer to help with math fact practice. This could be 1/2 hour to an hour one day a week. 

Also, math center is moving along now. Students should spend some time outside of class each week practicing. The goal is improvement each week--not passing. Emphasis on passing causes stress and anxiety in kids over math fact memorization. There are fun games on our itslearning pages to help practice. Quizlet (located at the bottom of our itslearning page) has games to play for each math center level. Games may include Match and Gravity.

The Giving Tree

Starting this Friday, Nov. 16th, there will be a "giving tree" in the entryway of the school. If you are interested, simply pick a gift tag from the tree which will include the age, gender and gift idea for an individual and return it UNWRAPPED to the school anytime between Nov. 26th and Dec. 7th. There will also be an opportunity to bring in non-perishable food items, toiletries, gas/gift cards, etc.  Thanks to the PTO for organizing this awesome program!

November 21st: Half Day
November 22nd and 23rd: No School (Thanksgiving Break)
November 28: Late Start

Next Week's Schedule:

Monday: A Day

Tuesday: B Day

Wednesday:  C (1/2 Day)

Thursday: No school

Friday: No school

3rd Grade Star Students

Beckon (Knuth), Mitchell (Covert), and Trenyse (Deis)

Next week: Graham (Knuth), Kyle (Covert), and Isaac (Deis)

Reading: We have been studying the sequence of events using nonfiction examples. We have also read The Mitten during Daily 5 and practiced putting events in order and determining the important story elements.  

Word Study: Our next unit focuses on words ending with -ur and -ir words.  Students should be practicing their word list throughout the week.

Math: Unit 3 mostly focuses on addition and subtraction strategies for adding 3-digit numbers within 1000. We have reviewed partial sums, column addition, counting up to find the difference, and expand and trade. We learn lots of strategies so students can pick the ones that work best for their learning! 

Science: We have taken a short break from science after finishing our plant unit.

Social Studies:  We are working on Chapter 2 which focuses on the first people to arrive here in Michigan. We are learning about the "People of the 3 Fires" and how they lived their lives.  

Writing: We are currently working on writing our personal narratives. We have focused on a strong emotion and writing through our senses. We have finished the introduction and are working on the body of our story.  

*As always, please continue to check out our classroom resources on itslearning. Students can go there often to practice skills and learn about content that we are covering in class.

All teachers welcome questions that you have. A true partnership between home and school is important for the success of each child.

Week of November 5 - 9

Parent-Teacher Conferences

The third grade teachers want to thank you very much for attending parent-teacher conferences. Educating our children requires a true partnership. We always want to make sure that we are doing our part. The partnership does not stop after conferences. If you ever have questions, concerns, or comments, please reach out to us immediately. We welcome the communication and feel it is essential for student growth. Two-way communication helps us as teachers, you as parents or guardians, and each child.

Stuff-A-Truck

This is a wonderful opportunity for our students to give back to our community. Please consider helping. We never know when we may be in need ourselves.

Thanksgiving Luncheon

We are all looking forward to our special Thanksgiving lunch on the 16th. It is always nice to enjoy a family style meal together. Thank you to parents that will be serving us! Please encourage your child to eat hot lunch that day. If your child does not enjoy turkey, he or she may certainly bring cold lunch that day and eat with the class.

Fact Practice

Please don't forget to contact us if you are able to volunteer to help with math fact practice. This could be 1/2 hour to an hour one day a week. 

Also, math center is moving along now. Students should spend some time outside of class each week practicing. The goal is improvement each week--not passing. Emphasis on passing causes stress and anxiety in kids over math fact memorization. There are fun games on our itslearning pages to help practice. Quizlet (located at the bottom of our itslearning page) has games to play for each math center level. Games may include Match and Gravity.

November 16th--Thanksgiving Luncheon
November 21st-Half Day
November 22nd and 23rd No School (Thanksgiving Break)

Next Week's Schedule:

Monday: B Day

Tuesday: C Day

Wednesday: C Day 

Thursday: E Day

Friday: F Day 

3rd Grade Star Students

Liam (Knuth), Hunter (Covert), and Isaiah W. (Deis)

Next week: Beckon (Knuth), Mitchell (Covert), and Trenyse (Deis)

Reading: Reader's theater is finished and our students enjoyed performing for other classes. They are doing a great job working on fluent reading with expression. 

Word Study: Our next unit focuses on words ending with -or and -er. The lists are coming home today and the assessment will be next Friday.

Math: We have started unit 3. The unit will mostly focus on addition and subtraction strategies for adding 3-digit numbers within 1000. The students have some good strategies for this, but we will begin to focus on accuracy and efficiency. 

Science: We have taken a short break from science after finishing our plant unit.

Social Studies:  We are working on Chapter 2 which focuses on the first people to arrive here in Michigan. 

Writing: We are currently working on writing our personal narratives. We have focused on a strong emotion and writing through our senses. 

*As always, please continue to check out our classroom resources on itslearning. Students can go there often to practice skills and learn about content that we are covering in class.

All teachers welcome questions that you have. A true partnership between home and school is important for the success of each child.

3rd Grade Week of October 20th-November 2nd

Fact Practice

We are looking for volunteers to help with math fact practice. This would preferably be first thing in the morning and would only require about 30 minutes. We can certainly be flexible with the days and times! Please let us know if you have any questions. 

November 1st--Stuff-A-Truck Begins

November 2nd--Half Day

November 5th--hearing & Vision Screening Begins

November 6th--Picture Retakes

November 8th & 9th--Half Days (Conferences)
November 16th--Thanksgiving Luncheon
November 21st-Half Day
November 22nd and 23rd No School (Thanksgiving Break)

It's Book Fair Time!

The book fair begins on November 1st and continues through November 9th
Students are able to shop at recess

*Please don't forget that the last conferences are coming up. We are required to meet with EVERY parent. If you need a special conference time because of your schedule, please email the teacher as we are all glad to make accommodations for family schedules.

Next Week's Schedule:

Monday: C Day

Tuesday: D Day

Wednesday: E Day 

Thursday: F Day (Half Day-Dismissal at 12:05)

Friday: A Day (Half Day--Dismissal at 12:05)

3rd Grade Star Students

Eric (Knuth), Starla (Covert), and Kayla (Deis)

Next week: Liam (Knuth), Hunter (Covert), and Isaiah W. (Deis)

Reading: We will be starting Reader's Theater next week! 

Word Study: Our next Word Study Assessment will be on Thursday. We are currently listening for the short i,o and u patterns in words. Please don't forget that your child is also responsible for practicing the high-frequency words and the dictation sentence throughout the week. Practice activities are available on MobyMax spelling. 

Math: We finished up Unit 2 this week and tests will be coming home by early next week. Our next unit will focus on estimating and using strategies to add and subtract multi-digit numbers.  

Science: We have taken a short break from science after finishing our plant unit.

Social Studies:  We will begin Chapter 2 which focuses on the first people to arrive here in Michigan. 

Writing: We will continue to work on our Personal Narratives by creating a catchy lead and beginning our introductory paragraph. 

*As always, please continue to check out our classroom resources on itslearning. Students can go there often to practice skills and learn about content that we are covering in class.

All teachers welcome questions that you have. A true partnership between home and school is important for the success of each child.