January 21-25

Ice Skating

E.P. Clarke will be going ice skating next week with their buddy classes!  3rd graders will be going with their kindergarten buddies on Friday, February 1st.  If you are able to come and help get laced up, please contact your child's teacher.  The times are as follows: 

Knuth: Arrive at rink @ 9:00am, load the bus @ 10:00am

Covert: Arrive at rink @10:00am, load the bus @ 11:00am

Deis: Arrive at rink @11:00 am, load the bus @12:00 pm

Supplies

Just a reminder that this is a great time of year to refresh some of the supplies that don't make it all year. Please talk with your child and see if it he or she could use some updating. The following should be checked:

thin tipped dry erase markers

gym shoes (many have outgrown now)

earbuds/headphones (many are broken or don't work)

February 1: Ice skating!

Next Week's Schedule:

Monday:  B Day

Tuesday: C Day

Wednesday:  D Day  

Thursday: E Day

Friday: F Day 

What we've been up to:

Reading: This week our reading groups are focusing on inferencing and making connections to text. Both of these skills are very important when it comes to the comprehension of a text. Also, as your child reads at night, encourage him/her to ask you about words that he/she does not understand or recognize. Increasing vocabulary builds strong readers. We've continued to study Trickster Tales. 

Word Study: Next week we will begin -ck, -ct, -ft, -ld, -mp, and -nd words
Math: Unit 4 Test early next week
Science: Our unit is on force
Social Studies:  Finishing up Econ & Me 

Writing: Informational Writing.  Ask your child what their planning to write about!

*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.

January 14th-18th

Week of January 14th-18th

  

         

Sarett Nature Center

Sarett Nature Center was a success! Ask your child about the different animal prints, snowflakes, and Native American tools that we learned about today. We also discussed the different types of snowshoes and what they would be best suited for. 

Supplies

Just a reminder that this is a great time of year to refresh some of the supplies that don't make it all year. Please talk with your child and see if it he or she could use some updating. The following should be checked:

thin tipped dry erase markers

gym shoes (many have outgrown now)

earbuds/headphones (many are broken or don't work)

January 21: No School (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)

January 25: 1/2 day of school (Dismissal 12:05)

Next Week's Schedule:

Monday:  No school

Tuesday: D Day

Wednesday:  E Day  

Thursday: F Day

Friday: A Day (1/2 Day)

What we've been up to:

Reading: This week our reading groups are focusing on inferencing and making connections to text. Both of these skills are very important when it comes to the comprehension of a text. Also, as your child reads at night, encourage him/her to ask you about words that he/she does not understand or recognize. Increasing vocabulary builds strong readers. We have also begun our genre study on Trickster Tales.

Word Study: This week we have been studying pl,sh,pr,and th words.
Math: We are continuing to find the area and perimeter of polygons. Our unit test will be next week. 
Science: Our new unit is on force.
Social Studies:  We have finished up our Econ and Me unit. We will be reviewing early next week for our test. If your child missed any of the videos, they can be found on our itslearning page.

Writing: We will begin our informational writing unit next week. 

*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 January 7th-11th

Week of January 7th-11th

  

Welcome Back!

Welcome back to school! It has been so nice getting back into the routines and continuing our journey through third grade. Our students seemed to have really enjoyed their break, but also seemed ready to get back to school. It sounds like many of the parents agreed! 😄

Supplies

Just a reminder that this is a great time of year to refresh some of the supplies that don't make it all year. Please talk with your child and see if it he or she could use some updating. The following should be checked:

thin tipped dry erase markers

gym shoes (many have outgrown now)

earbuds/headphones (many are broken or don't work)

NWEA

Next week we will be doing our NWEA mid-year testing. This will help us to monitor the growth that your child is making in 3rd grade. You can help us to have the most accurate data by getting your child to bed on time, making sure he or she has a good breakfast, and starting the day out in a positive way. Thanks in advance for your help!

January 14: NWEA begins

January 16: Late Start

January 17: PTO at noon

January 18: Third grade trip to Sarett

January 21: No School (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)

January 25: 1/2 day of school (Dismissal 12:05)

Next Week's Schedule:

Monday: E Day

Tuesday: F Day

Wednesday:  A Day  (late start)

Thursday: B Day

Friday: C Day

What we've been up to:

Reading: This week our reading groups are focusing on inferencing and making connections to text. Both of these skills are very important when it comes to the comprehension of a text. Also, as your child reads at night, encourage him/her to ask you about words that he/she does not understand or recognize. Increasing vocabulary builds strong readers.

Word Study: This week we have been studying oi and oy words.
Math: What an exciting week in math! We have learned about attributes of polygons and quadrilaterals AND we have learned how to find area and perimeter of quadrilaterals.
Science: Our new unit is on force.

Social Studies:  We have started our Econ & Me unit.

Writing: We will begin our informational writing unit next week. 

*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.