Week of September 30th

 I can’t believe that October starts this week! The time has gone by so quickly. We have some big things coming up this month, so please make sure that you check the blog often.

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES

Appointment times are completely filled up and every student has an appointment time with me scheduled.  Please note that I have enough slots available for each student and their family. I am excited to meet with you to talk about your student’s growth and goals!
Fall PTC Sign Ups

IMPORTANT DATES:

• October 14-15  – Book Fair
• October 14-15 –Here is the link to check your scheduled appointment time in Bloomz. 
  Fall PTC Sign Ups – Early Out on both days 
• October 16-18 – Fall Break – NO SCHOOL
• October 25 – Dollar Dress Down
• October 31 – Halloween – Early Out
• November 1 – NO SCHOOL (Professional Development Day)

MATH: We will start lesson 5 which really kicks off our multiplication unit. We will be learning how to multiply by 0s, 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s. 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: This week we will be working on Unit 2 Week 1 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class. Our emphasis will be on rereading the text to understand and identify the author’s claim and supporting evidence.

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Week of September 23rd

 IMPORTANT DATES:

• September 25 – Cookie Dough Fundraiser Ends
• Friday, September 27  – Dollar Dress Down
• October 10-15  – Book Fair
• October 14-15 – Fall PTC Sign Ups – Early Out
• October 16-18 – Fall Break – NO SCHOOL

 PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES

Parent teacher conferences are quickly approaching! They are Monday, October 14th and Tuesday the 15th. I am excited to meet with you to talk about your student’s growth and goals. Click on the link to sign up for a parent teacher conference appointment. Please note that I have enough slots available for each student and their family. 

Please accept the Bloomz invitation and sign up for an appointment.  I would ask that you please list your student's name when you sign up for your appointment.  I look forward to meeting with each of you to discuss your students' progress and goals. 

Here is the link to schedule an appointment in Bloomz. 

 The class code is:   JNF9XJ

Fall PTC Sign Ups

MATH: This week we are moving onto lesson 4 which is our introduction to MULTIPLICATION!!! Below is the family letter explaining how I teach this lesson and it includes an activity that helps with understanding the meaning of multiplication. 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: This week we will be working on Week 5 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class. Our emphasis will be on asking and answering questions to identify the central idea and key details of a text. We will also be taking unit 1 test!! Since this is our first unit test of the year we will take it together and use it as a chance to learn some test taking strategies as well as review all we have learned so far.

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Happy Birthday, Will!

Week of September 16th

 PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES

Parent teacher conferences are quickly approaching! They are Monday, October 14th and Tuesday the 15th. I am excited to meet with you to talk about your student’s growth and goals. Click on the link to sign up for a parent teacher conference appointment. Please note that I have enough slots available for each student and their family. 

Please accept the Bloomz invitation and sign up for an appointment.  I would ask that you please list your student's name when you sign up for your appointment.  I look forward to meeting with each of you to discuss your students' progress and goals. 

Here is the link to schedule an appointment in Bloomz. 

 The class code is:   JNF9XJ

Fall PTC Sign Ups

COOKIE DOUGH FUNDRAISER:

Our annual fundraiser starts tomorrow! Your child will be sent home with their fundraising packet. Everything will be turned into the office on Wednesday, September 25th. The school offers incentives for selling cookie dough and jerky. If you would like to watch the video administration put together you may access it here link. Dr. Dave and Ms. Angleee will be passing out Spooky Speedster prizes on Tuesdays and Thursdays before school starts in front of the library.

IMPORTANT DATES:

• September 16-25 – Cookie Dough Fundraiser
• September 23-27  – Book Fair
• Friday, September 27  – Dollar Dress Down
• October 14-15 – Fall PTC Sign Ups–  The class code is:   JNF9XJ.  PTC days are Early Out
• October 16-18 – Fall Break – NO SCHOOL

MATH: We will start lesson 3 this week which is subtraction. Below is the family letter explaining how we subtract and it includes an activity that helps with subtraction. If you would like to give your child extra practice with subtraction, this activity would be an excellent option to use.

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ELA: This week we will be working on Week 4 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class. Our emphasis will be on using visualizing the text to understand how characters impact the sequence of events.

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Week of September 3rd

 What a great group of students! I am already seeing their fun personalities start to emerge and have enjoyed getting to know them better during these first weeks of school!

Just a reminder that if you have not paid your $35.00 donation for school supplies you can pay it in the office or online by using this link: ONLINE PAYMENTS

Also, if you haven’t filled out any of the forms for this year please do so as soon as you get a free moment!
Food Permission Form

IMPORTANT DATES:

• September 16-24 – Cookie Dough Fundraiser
• September 23-27  – Book Fair
• Friday, September 27  – Dollar Dress Down
• Tuesday, October 1  – Picture Retakes

MATH: We will start lesson 1 this week which is rounding. This concept is very hard for 3rd graders to master so we will be practicing this skill all year. Below is the family letter explaining how we round and it includes an activity that helps with rounding. If you would like to give your child extra practice with rounding, this activity would be an excellent option to use.

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ELA: This week we will be working on Week 2 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class. Our emphasis will be on asking and answering questions and learning about the the text structure chronology.

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Happy Birthday, Preston!