Week of November 18th

 One week until Thanksgiving Break, but who’s counting! 🙂 We have a week that is cram packed full of learning, so please make sure that your child is here everyday.

FIELD TRIP:

If you have not filled out the permission form for the field trip please do so now! If you have signed up to chaperone, we are planning on you coming with us and driving yourself there. Please also note that if you signed up to chaperone then you need to have the chaperone fee of $10 paid to the office by Friday, November 22nd. If you have any questions please let me know!
Field Trip to Loveland Living Planet Aquarium (Click the Field Trip Title for the link to the Permission Slip and information) 

GRINCH PARTY:

In 3rd grade we do a Grinch party as an entire grade full of games and lots of fun! However each student will have a chance to earn 3 hearts and these hearts represent RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY & KINDNESS. Students will start earning these hearts two weeks before Winter Break. We will be holding our Grinch party on Friday, Dec. 20th. We will need help from 8:25 – 10:30. If you can volunteer to help the entire time, please sign up to help! You won’t have to plan anything, just be ready to be assigned a job and get to work!

Grinch Party Sign Up

IMPORTANT DATES:

• November 22 – Dollar Dress Down
• November 25-29 – Thanksgiving Break – NO SCHOOL
• December 5th – Field Trip to Loveland Living Planet Aquarium (Click the Field Trip Title for the link to the Permission Slip and information) 
• December 6th – Dollar Dress Down
• December 20th – 3rd Grade Grinch Party
• December 20th – FREE Dress Down
• December 18th-January 3rd – Winter Break – NO SCHOOL

MATH – This week we will working on our division and multiplication facts.  Please make sure that you are practicing the multiplication facts with your child at home.

ELA: This week we will be working on Unit 3 Week 2 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class. Our emphasis will be on summarizing the text to work on identifying the central idea and key details.

Together We Can- Pay it Forward!

 

Week of November 11th

 IMPORTANT DATES:

• November 15 – Charitable Dress Down (Not included in prepaid Dress Down Days)
• November 22 – Dollar Dress Down
• November 25-29 – Thanksgiving Break – NO SCHOOL
• December 5th – Field Trip to Loveland Living Planet Aquarium (Click the Field Trip Title for the link to the Permission Slip and information) 
• December 20th – 3rd Grade Grinch Party – More info to come soon!
• December 20th – FREE Dress Down
• December 18th-January 3rd – Winter Break – NO SCHOOL

MATH – This week we will be exploring the relationship between multiplication and division in lesson 11.  Please make sure that you continue practicing the multiplication facts with your child at home.

• ELA: 

• This week we will be working on Unit 3 Week 1 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class. Our emphasis will be on summarizing the text to work on identifying the central idea and key details.

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Yearbook Cover Contest & December Field Trip

 

We are so very excited to be planning a fun and adventurous field trip that will take place on Thursday, December 5th. We have the opportunity to visit the Living Planet Aquarium, in Draper. We will be boarding the buses around 9:00, and will NOT be able to wait for late students. As of right now, we are planning on getting to the aquarium around 10:00. We can enter the aquarium at 10:15. We will leave the aquarium around 12:45 so we can arrive back at Quest around 2:00.

We are asking for help from volunteers to chaperone groups for our field trip.

Chaperones will be partnered together to watch over groups of students and should stay together to monitor their respective groups. Unfortunately, space on the buses is very limited, so we need to ask those that are able to drive to the aquarium to do so. Please read over the following list of rules, expectations, and responsibilities that we have set for those chaperoning the field trip with us.

• No extra siblings may attend the field trip with us
• Chaperones must stay with your group and pay attention to them
• Chaperones will NOT purchase anything for members of their group, including their own child, while on the field trip (this includes snacks and items from the gift shop)
• Chaperones will follow all rules set forth by the aquarium
  The cost for this field trip is $5.00 per student and needs to be paid to the front office.

For volunteers the cost for entry to the aquarium is $10.00 and this also needs to be paid to the front office. All money needs to be paid to the office by - Friday, November 22nd. If we do not have payment by this time, you will not be able to attend with us. Please indicate on the form if you would like to chaperone.

School lunch will be available to take on the field trip. Please indicate on the form below

which lunch option your student chooses for the field trip. Students will also need to bring their backpack. Their backpack will serve as their storage place for their coat and lunch throughout the day. Please make sure your child is dressed for the weather. We are not allowed to eat inside the aquarium, we will be eating outside so we want to make sure they are prepared.

Students will not be allowed to purchase anything from the gift shop so please do NOT send any money with them.

Please fill out the form and have payments made no later than Friday, November 22nd however | we will gladly accept them before that!

**AQUARIUM FIELD TRIP PERMISSION SLIP FORM**

Week of November 4

IMPORTANT DATES:

• November 15 – Charitable Dress Down (Not included in prepaid Dress Down Days)
• November 22 – Dollar Dress Down
• November 25-29 – Thanksgiving Break – NO SCHOOL

MATH – We are moving on to lesson 10 and it is our very first division lesson!!  Please make sure that you continue practicing the multiplication facts with your child at home.  We will be doing a fun division activity with Cookie Crisp cereal this week.  Please let me know if your student is unable to have this cereal.  

ELA: This week we will be working on Unit 2 Week 5 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class. Our emphasis will be on comprehending figurative language to understand poetry. We will also be working on our unit 2 assessment! We will take most of it together and part of it independently and use it as a chance to learn some testing strategies as well as review all we have learned.

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Week of October 21st

 I hope that everyone enjoyed their fall break! I know that I did. I also want to thank all of you that were able to attend parent teacher conferences! I loved getting to meet with you. I really am so lucky to be your children’s teacher. You have some wonderful kids!

RED RIBBON WEEK

IMPORTANT DATES:

• October 22 – Cookie Dough Pick Up
• October 25 – Dollar Dress Down
• October 26 – Graveyard Gallop & Trick or Treat Trot
• October 28-31 – Red Ribbon Week
• October 31 – Halloween – Early Out
• November 1 – NO SCHOOL (Professional Development Day)

MATH – This week we will work on lesson 8. We will use grouping to make multiplication easier to solve. Please make sure that you are practicing the multiplication facts with your child at home.

ELA: This week we will be working on Unit 2 Week 3 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class. Our emphasis will be on making predictions and identifying theme.

Week of October 14th

UTAH RISE TRAINING TEST

This week during our ELA block we are going to be starting the Utah RISE Training Test. We do this as a whole class to learn how to use the RISE testing system in order to be successful during the practice tests. Making sure we are ready to review and prepare for end of year testing later on. If you have any questions about the training and/or practice tests please let me know!

IMPORTANT DATES:

• October 14-15  – Book Fair- in conjunction with Parent Teacher Conferences
• October 14-15 – Fall PTC Sign Ups– Early Out
• October 16-18 – Fall Break – NO SCHOOL
• October 22 – Cookie Dough Pick Up
• October 25 – Dollar Dress Down
• October 26 – Graveyard Gallop & Trick or Treat Trot
• October 28-31 – Red Ribbon Week
• October 31 – Halloween – Early Out (*I still need help with our party if you can*)
• November 1 – NO SCHOOL (Professional Development Day)

MATH: This week we are will be reviewing lesson 6 that we covered last week. Below is the family letter explaining how I teach this lesson and it includes an activity that helps with this skill. If you would like to give your child extra practice with multiplication, this activity would be an excellent option to use.

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  ELA: Utah RISE Training Test. See above for more information.