December 3

 

Wow! It's hard to believe that December is here already. The year is flying by at a rapid pace and we are busy preparing for the Nutcracker! Some facts to remember about the Nutcracker:

❤We will perform at the high school on Dec. 16th, 6:30 - 7:15

❤ Please be aware of costume requirements

❤Please have your student at the high school by 6:00. Our students will 

    meet in the band/orchestra room. 

❤We are in need of parent volunteers:

💚 to usher students in the right direction from hallway

💚to assist with putting on costumes

💚to assist with taking off and folding costumes  

💚please email your child's teacher if you can help!

 

❤ What We Learned This Week 💚

💚Language Arts: Students have continued small group reading this week. There was no whole group reading this week.

❤Writing: We are excited to announce that we have started our informational writing. Our students have brainstormed a topic that they believe they are an expert on, determined 3 subtopic areas, and created details about each subtopic. They have also created an introduction paragraph. Next week we will dive into the chapter writing.

💚Math: We are now focusing on rounding to the nearest multiple of 100 or 10. This new math series presents rounding in a clear and concise way and our students are really being successful with this difficult 3rd-grade strategy. We are very excited!

❤Science:  The students are thoroughly enjoying learning about how animals have changed over time. 

💚Social Studies:  We have pressed pause on social studies to complete our science unit. 

❤ IXL Practice ❤

As we complete standards through our math program, we will update you on skills that students can practice at home through IXL

Graphing Skills: 3rd Grade U.5, U.6, U.7, U.8, U.12, U.13

Multiplication Skills: 3rd Grade E.1, E.2, E.3, F.1, F.2, F.3, F.6, F.11, G.1

Area: 3rd Grade DD6, DD7, DD8, DD9, DD10, DD11, DD12, DD15

Area (more advanced):  DD.13, DD.16, DD.18

Addition:  C.1, C.2, C.3

Subtraction:  D.1, D.2, D.3

Rotation:  P.2, P.3, P.5

💚 Word Study 💚

The spelling words for next week are legal, driver, insect, chapter.

Breakfast

• Many of our students are receiving breakfast when they arrive at school. Some of our students are taking up to 25 minutes to eat their breakfast. We would love it if you could talk with your student about the following:

1. Getting your breakfast before you go to the classroom
2. Sitting down and eating while you complete the morning assignment from the board
3. Cleaning up and being ready for morning meeting by 8:35

• We understand that drop-off is a bit tricky right now but if you could help ensure that your student is entering the building by 8:25 that would be helpful to getting our day started in a timely manner.

3rd Grade Necessities...

• Pack a snack and water bottle daily. *The office has a limited amount of snacks for emergency purposes.

• Make your student's lunch choice for the week. Teachers must go in and manually make the choice for your child if you don't make it at home. 

• Set aside reading time at least 5 days a week

• Check your child's blue take-home folder daily. Look for papers being returned for home, notes from school, homework assignments, etc.

• Read the blog each Friday.