November 25th and 26th

"When you love what you have, you have everything you need."

I am so grateful for my amazing class this year! Thank you to their fabulous parents as well. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! 

November 18-22

"November is chill, frosted mornings with a silver sun rising behind the trees, red cardinals at the feeders, and squirrels running scallops along the tops of the gray stone walls."

Students began the day by rereading Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates to themselves or in partners. Then they responded to our Essential Question about the traits of a hero. I'm so impressed with the improvement I see in students' writing over the past few weeks. Their thoughts are more organized with text evidence to support their answers. 

We'll have our spelling test on Wednesday. Students have two more assignments due before then. We won't have another pretest until after Thanksgiving break. :)

Students will have a Home Link on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Please see their homework for the Daily Learning Objective. 

Students are excited about performing a Thanksgiving play in the classroom this week. We will do some other fun holiday activities throughout the week.

Have a fabulous week! :)

November 4-8

"In November, the trees are standing all sticks and bones. Without their leaves, how lovely they are, spreading their arms like dancers. They know it is time to be still."

Students loved reading with their PEA Buddies this morning. We won't see them again until December so we savored our time with them today. We also read Pop's Bridge and practiced creating Venn Diagrams to compare and contrast characters. 

No school tomorrow due to Parent Conferences. I look forward to seeing you all!

Spelling test on Wednesday. Students should turn in two spelling assignments that day. 

We will continue working in Unit 3 of our EDM program. Students will have Home Links on Monday and Wednesday evenings. Please see the Daily Learning Objective on each Home Link to understand our most recent math goals. 

We are all very excited about our LegoLand Field Trip on Thursday. Please remember to send your child with a lunch that day unless you signed up for a meal from the Cafeteria. 

Please remember to sign and return the gold report card envelope. The report card is yours to keep.

Have a fantastic week! :)

October 28-November 1

"When witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers, 'tis near Halloween."

We began our week with a spelling pretest and a visit from our PEA Reading Buddies. Students love sharing a book with these older students each week. I'm grateful for the opportunity to watch a friendship develop between students of various ages. 

Students will take home their new spelling list tomorrow. They will have five assignments due prior to the test on Wednesday, November 6th. The Spelling Menu will go home as well with great homework and practice ideas. 

We will begin Unit 3 in math this afternoon. This unit focuses on all four mathematical operations. Students will have a Home Link each night. Please refer to it for the Daily Learning Objective.

Students are looking forward to our Fall Celebration this week. Please remember that costumes are not allowed at LSS.

Report cards go home on Friday. Please keep the report card for your records then sign and return the gold envelope as soon as possible. 

Have a spooky week! :)

October 21-25

“May you Fall in love with October
and all the beauty it brings,
May your life be as colorful as
the turning of the leaves,
On each blessed autumn day”
― Charmaine J. Forde

I missed my lovely students on Monday as I attended a Curriculum Meeting with my fellow third grade teachers at the SAU. I'm happy to report that I received wonderful feedback from Mrs. Cameron and the substitute. I truly have the best class ever! :)

Students enjoyed a visit from their Reading Buddies yesterday. We are so fortunate to have these PEA students join us each week. I love hearing the conversations within the groups and seeing the older students share their school experiences with the younger children. 

Students have one more spelling assignment due before their test tomorrow!

We will finish Unit 2 in math tomorrow. We will review for the test on Thursday and the assessment will be given the following day. Please look for Home Link assignments tonight and tomorrow. Students will have a Review packet to study with on Thursday afternoon. The Family Letter for Unit 3 will go home this week. Please take a moment to review it to learn about our upcoming unit. Remember you can find all the answers to the Unit 3 Home Links in that informational packet. :)

Sign ups for Conferences went home electronically this morning. Please contact me with any questions or concerns. 

Our Cornfield Character celebration will take place on Friday! I'm looking forward to seeing all the creativity of our third grade students. :)

Have a fantastic week! 

October 15-18

“I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”
― L. M. Montgomery

We began our week with a spelling pretest and a fire drill. Students did an excellent job at being flexible during this practice evacuation. Students also started designing their own Barefoot Islands using symbols and a map key. 

Students' new spelling lists for Lesson 3 will go home today. There will be five assignments due before the test next Wednesday, the 23rd. The spelling menu with homework ideas will go home with students today. 

We will continue with Unit 2 in math. Students will have a Home Link each evening that helps reinforce the Daily Learning Objective. Today students were asked to solve division number stories. Some of these word problems required students to use remainders. 

Reminder about our Early Release for tomorrow. Students will be dismissed at 12:45pm. 

We will begin our Nutrition Unit this week. :)

Have a wonderful week! 

October 7-11

"There is no season when such pleasant and sunny spots may be lighted on, and produce so pleasant an effect on the feelings, as now in October."

We began the week with a warm, breezy day. Students were excited to share their feelings and stories from the weekend at Morning Meeting. 

This is the second week of the spelling cycle so students have two assignments due before the test on Wednesday. Please see your child's spelling menu for homework ideas and test information. 

Students are working diligently on math standards in Unit 2. Please see your child's Home Link each night for the daily Learning Objective. I'm very impressed with my students' ability to solve multi-step number stories... especially those that involve two different operations. They love collaborating on challenging problems while using whiteboards and manipulatives. 

Information about our upcoming walking field trip went home today. The field trip permission form will be sent home later this week. Please contact me with any questions or concerns. 

Have a fantastic week! :)