February 18-22

"February is the border between winter and spring."

We are looking forward to a busy week before vacation. Students did an awesome job at our Practice Lockdown Drill today. I was very proud of them! We evacuated the classroom safely, quietly and calmly. 

We will continue working on Unit 6 in math this week. Please check your child's Home Link for the daily Learning Objective. Students will have a Home Link on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. 

No spelling this week! :)

We are so lucky to have two special presentations related to our Simple Machine and Inventions Unit this week. Tomorrow we will host the Museum of Science at LSS. The entire third grade will see an assembly on Motion, Forces and Energy. Then on Thursday, Alice's Mom will visit our class for a presentation on inventing and the engineering design process. 

We will continue to work on our PBL experience this week. We will also study influential African Americans in honor of Black History Month. 

Have a wonderful week and a relaxing vacation! :)

February 11-15

"In the coldest February, as in every other month in every other year, the best thing to hold on to in this world is each other."

We had a fantastic start to our week! Our class is really enjoying our Black History Month project. They have now learned about nine important and influential African Americans. At the end of the month, they will take home their February calendar filled with fact cards about each person. 

We began Unit 6 in math today. This unit continues to focus on Multiplication Fact Strategies, Solving Multistep Problems and the Relationship Between Multiplication and Division. Please see your child's Home Link each evening for our daily Learning Objective. Students will have a Home Link each night this week. 

Students will have a spelling assignment tonight and tomorrow. Our test will be given on Wednesday. It will be our last spelling test until after February break. :)

Students will delve deeper into our Invention PBL this week. Students will research their invention and find the information most useful to them using digital resources and books. Next week they will decide how to demonstrate their understanding and knowledge of the invention.  

Have a wonderful week! :)

February 4-8

"While it is February one can taste the full joys of anticipation. Spring stands at the gate with her finger on the latch."

This weather has been spectacular! We've enjoyed playing outside the last two days and even took a nice class walk this afternoon. :)

We will finish Unit 5 in math tomorrow. Please look for the Family Letter for Unit 6 to come home by Friday. It gives great information about our upcoming unit along with Home Link tips. We will review for the Unit 5 Assessment on Thursday and the test will be given the following day. Please check your child's Home Link each night for our Learning Objective. We will begin Unit 6 on Monday. 

We will take our Lesson 13 spelling pretest tomorrow. Students will have a spelling assignment on Wednesday and Thursday evenings. 

Scholastic book orders are due by February 18th.

Please sign and return gold report card envelopes as soon as possible. 

Have a fantastic week!

January 28-February 1

"The birds are gone, The ground is white,
The winds are wild, They chill and bite;  
The ground is thick with slush and sleet,  
And I barely feel my feet." 

We had a fabulous start to our week! Students worked on vocabulary, language arts and a text feature activity to begin the day. We also had a spelling pretest that focused on Homophones. Our spelling test will be given on Friday. Students have a spelling assignment each night this week for homework. 

We will continue with Unit 5 in math this week. Please see your child's Home Link for our daily Learning Objective. They will have homework each night. Students have really been enjoying our new station routine in math. I'm grateful for such a flexible, independent group of third graders who can handle transitions so well. 

Students are loving our Simple Machine and Invention Unit. They will continue to research topics for our Project Based Learning (PBL) experience this week. We are using a variety of books, reference materials and online databases for this project. 

Scholastic book orders went home today. Our classroom code is HB244. All orders are due by February 18th. Students who place their order online will receive a free book! 

Report cards went home this past Friday. Please sign and return the gold envelope at your earliest convenience. The report card and Star reports can stay home for your records. 

Have a lovely week! :)

December 17-21

"May you have the gladness of Christmas which is hope; 
The spirit of Christmas which is peace; 
The heart of Christmas which is love."

Happy Holidays to my wonderful third grade families! I hope you have a fantastic vacation filled with fun and love! :)

December 10-14

"How did it get so late so soon?
It's night before it's afternoon.
December is here before it's June.
My goodness how the time has flewn.
How did it get so late so soon?"
~Dr. Seuss

We began the week with the 5th grade Band and Chorus Concert. It was such a lovely morning and we enjoyed the music immensely. I hope to see my third graders performing one day. :)

We will continue with Unit 4 in math this week. Please see your child's Home Link for our daily Learning Objective. Students will have a Home Link each night for homework. 

Students have three more spelling assignments due before the test on Thursday, the 13th. This will be our last spelling test of the year. :) Students will get their next pretest when we return to school in January. 

We will finish our Native American and Biome Units over the next two weeks. We will begin our Simple Machine Unit after vacation. 

Ms. Clifford, our Guidance Counselor, will join our class on Wednesday morning for a lesson on the Zones of Regulation. Please ask your child what he or she learned from this important instruction. 

Please return After School Activities forms for students interested in participating in this fun program. 

Have a spectacular week! :)

December 3-7

"December's wintery breath is already clouding the pond, frosting the pane, obscuring summer's memory..."

We began the week by reading a folktale and discussing the moral of the story. Students have been exposed to various folktales throughout the last week. They will be comparing and contrasting them for a writing activity tomorrow. 

We will review for the Unit 3 math test this afternoon. The review packet will go home for students to study tonight. The assessment will be given tomorrow. We will begin Unit 4 on Wednesday. Please look for the daily Learning Objective on each Home Link.

Students will have their Lesson 8 spelling test tomorrow. Their last homework is due tomorrow. Please look for a new spelling pretest and list to go home on Thursday.

*Early Release on Wednesday!*

Have a fantastic week! :)