Mrs. Matlosz’s class is selling Candy Canes this Friday, December 14th!
We have blueberry, cherry, and peppermint and they are only $.25 each!!!
*Part of the proceeds will be added to the Make a Wish Foundation collection being done by the student council.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Monday, December 3, 2012
Secret Santa Shopping
Just a reminder that we go shopping tomorrow from 10-11! Remember to send money with your child if you would like them to shop:)
Friday, November 30, 2012
Remembering
Today I was blown away by the community support and was extremely proud to be from and teach in Rockford, Michigan. Our entire school walked down to Pederson Funeral home and paid our respects to the family of Zachary Shanafelt. I was impressed with how well all of the students behaved and followed directions. What a touching and meaningful day!
Holiday Music Program
Wow, what an amazing Holiday program! Mrs. Good helped our students prepare and get ready for a fantastic musical performance. I love seeing the kids shine on stage and as you can see in the pictures they also love hamming it up backstage as well. Great job everyone!
Friday, November 9, 2012
Report Cards and Conferences
This month we have many fun and exciting things going on. We have report cards, conferences, and Thanksgiving! Thank you for returning conference confirmation slips. Please let me know if you didn’t receive a slip. If your time will not work please feel free to contact me and we will change it. I look forward to seeing all of you!
Language Arts: The children are enjoying the anthology “Chicken Little”. We also have been learning different strategies for writing during our writing workshop. This week we learned about writing using our senses to create more detail and paint a picture in the readers mind.
Math: We are now in unit 4. The children are doing a tremendous amount of solving number stories, beginning division, multiplication, and exploring on the Everyday Math website.
Science: We finished up our science unit with our plant projects. What an amazing, talented and creative group of students! I love all of the unique ideas
Social Studies: We have started learning about Michigan starting with the symbols and discussing the Ottawa, Chippewa, and Potawatomi Native American tribes. We have also been discussing map skills.
Computer Lab: We enjoyed making our top ten lists of to tell about ourselves just like in “Because of Winn-Dixie”. You can see them on the bulletin board in our room.
Dates to Remember:
November 2012
12 Report Cards go home
14/15 P/T Conferences 5-8 pm. School in session all day
*The book fair will be going on in the library all week.
Our class will be attending Monday the 12th.
19 DOGS FOR DOLLARS at The Corner Bar
21-23 NO SCHOOL:
Thanksgiving Vacation
29 Valley View Concert Gr.2-5 at the High
School Auditorium
December 2012
4 Our class goes to Secret Santa shopping
13 K and 1st CONCERT
20 Christmas Parties
21 Last day of school before Christmas vacation
24 Christmas vacation begins
January 2013
7 School resumes
Have a wonderful weekend and I’ll see you all next week!
Language Arts: The children are enjoying the anthology “Chicken Little”. We also have been learning different strategies for writing during our writing workshop. This week we learned about writing using our senses to create more detail and paint a picture in the readers mind.
Math: We are now in unit 4. The children are doing a tremendous amount of solving number stories, beginning division, multiplication, and exploring on the Everyday Math website.
Science: We finished up our science unit with our plant projects. What an amazing, talented and creative group of students! I love all of the unique ideas
Social Studies: We have started learning about Michigan starting with the symbols and discussing the Ottawa, Chippewa, and Potawatomi Native American tribes. We have also been discussing map skills.
Computer Lab: We enjoyed making our top ten lists of to tell about ourselves just like in “Because of Winn-Dixie”. You can see them on the bulletin board in our room.
Dates to Remember:
November 2012
12 Report Cards go home
14/15 P/T Conferences 5-8 pm. School in session all day
*The book fair will be going on in the library all week.
Our class will be attending Monday the 12th.
19 DOGS FOR DOLLARS at The Corner Bar
21-23 NO SCHOOL:
Thanksgiving Vacation
29 Valley View Concert Gr.2-5 at the High
School Auditorium
December 2012
4 Our class goes to Secret Santa shopping
13 K and 1st CONCERT
20 Christmas Parties
21 Last day of school before Christmas vacation
24 Christmas vacation begins
January 2013
7 School resumes
Have a wonderful weekend and I’ll see you all next week!
Monday, October 15, 2012
Happy October
I hope everyone had a great weekend! There is so much happening here in third grade and we’re loving it! We have been busy taking our MEAP tests and have one more day to go. We will be taking the math portion of the MEAP on Tuesday and then we will be done! I hope your child has enjoyed having no homework during the weeks of testing. We will start back into our usual routine next week. I know the kids are looking forward to our Halloween festivities. A huge thank you to our room mom, Mrs. Klein for planning our party. If you didn’t see a note about the party, please let me know.
Language Arts: The children are continuing daily with read to self, read with someone, and small reading groups designed to provide specific interventions for each child. The kids have also gotten to do Versa Tiles in small groups with some of our parent volunteers. We will soon be doing literature circles incorporating non-fiction. During our writing time we have been talking about different ways to write stories to add more detail. We brainstormed lists, drew sketches, made webs, and worked on creating very detailed sentences starting from what we call a “blah sentence”.
Math: We continue to review many concepts but are building on previous things that the children have learned. Everyday Math likes to explore several different ways to find answers and encourages kids to choose the one that works best for them
Social Studies: We will begin learning about the history of Michigan and creating some crafts to go along with what we are studying. We learn about the first settlers, Native Americans, fur trading, mining, farming, etc…
Upcoming events:
October
19 NOON DISMISSAL for all students and staff (Secondary PT Conf.)
24 & 25 Picture retakes
31 Halloween Parties
November
8 PTO meeting in MC at 7 pm
14 & 15 Parent Teacher Conferences 5-8 pm. School in session all day
19 Domino’s Pizza Night
21-23 NO SCHOOL. Thanksgiving Vacation
As always, feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Have a wonderful week!
Language Arts: The children are continuing daily with read to self, read with someone, and small reading groups designed to provide specific interventions for each child. The kids have also gotten to do Versa Tiles in small groups with some of our parent volunteers. We will soon be doing literature circles incorporating non-fiction. During our writing time we have been talking about different ways to write stories to add more detail. We brainstormed lists, drew sketches, made webs, and worked on creating very detailed sentences starting from what we call a “blah sentence”.
Math: We continue to review many concepts but are building on previous things that the children have learned. Everyday Math likes to explore several different ways to find answers and encourages kids to choose the one that works best for them
Social Studies: We will begin learning about the history of Michigan and creating some crafts to go along with what we are studying. We learn about the first settlers, Native Americans, fur trading, mining, farming, etc…
Upcoming events:
October
19 NOON DISMISSAL for all students and staff (Secondary PT Conf.)
24 & 25 Picture retakes
31 Halloween Parties
November
8 PTO meeting in MC at 7 pm
14 & 15 Parent Teacher Conferences 5-8 pm. School in session all day
19 Domino’s Pizza Night
21-23 NO SCHOOL. Thanksgiving Vacation
As always, feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Have a wonderful week!
Friday, September 28, 2012
Valley View Voyage
Thank you again for making this year's Valley View Voyage such a huge success! We not only raised a large amount of money but also had a great time walking. What a perfect day to get our bodies moving and have fun! I also want to thank everyone who came and walked with us. I know that the children love to see you!
Monday, September 24, 2012
Early Dismissal
Just a reminder that Tuesday, September 25th is early dismissal. All students will be excused at 1:30. Havse a lovely day!
Friday, September 21, 2012
Working Hard!
We have enjoyed another fun and exciting week here in third grade. We ended the week meeting with our book buddies from Mrs. Fowle’s second grade class and our book buddies in Mrs. Auzin’s Kindergarten class.
Did I mention it’s almost October? It’s hard to believe that fall is here. Time flies when you’re having fun!
Language Arts: We have read aloud many books, including some of my favorites such as…”Skippy Jon Jones”, “We had a Picnic this Sunday Past”, “Do Unto Otters”, “Molly Lou Melon”, and many more. We have mostly focused on books that remind us of friendship and also using manners. We also take time to read and discuss our Weekly Readers.
Spelling: This was our first week doing a real spelling test. The children all did a marvelous job! Look for new words to come home on Monday. If for any reason, your child forgets their words, remember they are always on the blog!
Math: We are still doing many review activities in our math program. We have done number boxes, pictographs, calculator review, place value, and more addition and subtraction.
Technology: The children have been extremely busy taking new computerized testing. Wednesday we took a reading test and today the children did a math test. When I asked if they liked it they said it was kind of fun, but exhausting. We are doing this testing to help guide our teaching and also get our children ready for the future of standardized testing since it will be using technology.
Science: I’m sure your child has already told you that we have some crayfish that have joined our room for our living things unit. We have been looking at plants and now will be learning all about animals. We have a terrarium full of plants and will be adding worms next week to watch them work under the soil. Science is so fun and exciting!
You will soon receive a letter telling you about the upcoming MEAP testing. I just want to stress that if you need to pull your child out for any appointments to try to do it at another time. Our MEAP testing dates are Tuesday, October 9th, Wednesday, October 10th, Tuesday, October 16th.
Please feel free to contact me at any time with questions, comments, or concerns.
Have a fabulous weekend!
Did I mention it’s almost October? It’s hard to believe that fall is here. Time flies when you’re having fun!
Language Arts: We have read aloud many books, including some of my favorites such as…”Skippy Jon Jones”, “We had a Picnic this Sunday Past”, “Do Unto Otters”, “Molly Lou Melon”, and many more. We have mostly focused on books that remind us of friendship and also using manners. We also take time to read and discuss our Weekly Readers.
Spelling: This was our first week doing a real spelling test. The children all did a marvelous job! Look for new words to come home on Monday. If for any reason, your child forgets their words, remember they are always on the blog!
Math: We are still doing many review activities in our math program. We have done number boxes, pictographs, calculator review, place value, and more addition and subtraction.
Technology: The children have been extremely busy taking new computerized testing. Wednesday we took a reading test and today the children did a math test. When I asked if they liked it they said it was kind of fun, but exhausting. We are doing this testing to help guide our teaching and also get our children ready for the future of standardized testing since it will be using technology.
Science: I’m sure your child has already told you that we have some crayfish that have joined our room for our living things unit. We have been looking at plants and now will be learning all about animals. We have a terrarium full of plants and will be adding worms next week to watch them work under the soil. Science is so fun and exciting!
You will soon receive a letter telling you about the upcoming MEAP testing. I just want to stress that if you need to pull your child out for any appointments to try to do it at another time. Our MEAP testing dates are Tuesday, October 9th, Wednesday, October 10th, Tuesday, October 16th.
Please feel free to contact me at any time with questions, comments, or concerns.
Have a fabulous weekend!
Friday, September 7, 2012
What a Wonderful First Week!
I HAVE HAD A GREAT TIME GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CHILDREN AND MANY OF YOU. IT WAS NICE SEEING SO MANY OF YOU AT OUR CURRICULUM NIGHT. I LOOK FORWARD TO A FANTASTIC YEAR!
TODAY YOUR CHILD WILL BRING HOME A WEEKLY REPORT. PLEASE LOOK IT OVER, SIGN AND RETURN. THIS IS MEANT TO HELP INFORM YOU OF YOUR CHILD’S WEEKLY BEHAVIOR AND ACADEMIC PROGRESS. I HOPE THAT YOU FIND THIS HELPFUL.
MATH:
WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED UNIT 1 IN MATH. WE ARE REVIEWING SUBTRACTION, NUMBER GRIDS, FINDING NUMBERS AROUND US, AND PLACE VALUE. NEXT WEEK WE WILL BE WORKING ON TELLING TIME, GRAPHING, AND NAME COLLECTION BOXES.
LANGUAGE ARTS:
WE DISCUSSED SEVERAL READ ALOUDS THAT INVOLVE THE THEME OF FRIENDS, AND REALLY LOOKING AT IMPORTANT QUALITIES THAT WE BELIEVE GOOD FRIENDS POSSESS. THE CHILDREN ALSO WROTE ABOUT A SUMMER STORY THAT MADE THEM SMILE. IF YOU HAVE TIME TO LOOK, THEY ARE HANGING IN THE HALL OUTSIDE OF OUR CLASSROOM. WE STARTED NOTEBOOKS, WHICH WE DO EVERY MORNING WHEN WE ARRIVE. THE CHILDREN HAVE MANY FUN AND INTERESTING THINGS TO WRITE ABOUT, I LOVE READING THEIR STORIES!
COMPUTER LAB:
WE STARTED COMPUTER LAB TODAY AND EXPLORED MATH ARENA AND KIDSPIRATION.
SPELLING:
NEXT WEEK THE KIDS WILL START SPELLING. THE KIDS WILL BE COMING HOME WITH
IF YOU DIDN’T TURN IN A SUMMER READING NOTE SAYING YOUR CHILD READ FOR AT LEAST 10 HOURS THIS SUMMER, PLEASE TRY TO SEND IT MONDAY. THE KIDS GET TO GO ON THE FIELD BEFORE THE GAME NEXT WEEK FRIDAY AND GET INTO THE GAME FOR FREE IF THEY TURN IN THE NOTE. I WOULD HATE FOR YOUR CHILD TO MISS IT! I ALSO AM SENDING HOME SLIPS ABOUT RAISING MONEY FOR OUR VALLEY VIEW VOYAGE. PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO LOOK IT OVER. I LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER GREAT WEEK WITH YOUR CHILD. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT ANY TIME WITH ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR CONCERNS.
TODAY YOUR CHILD WILL BRING HOME A WEEKLY REPORT. PLEASE LOOK IT OVER, SIGN AND RETURN. THIS IS MEANT TO HELP INFORM YOU OF YOUR CHILD’S WEEKLY BEHAVIOR AND ACADEMIC PROGRESS. I HOPE THAT YOU FIND THIS HELPFUL.
MATH:
WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED UNIT 1 IN MATH. WE ARE REVIEWING SUBTRACTION, NUMBER GRIDS, FINDING NUMBERS AROUND US, AND PLACE VALUE. NEXT WEEK WE WILL BE WORKING ON TELLING TIME, GRAPHING, AND NAME COLLECTION BOXES.
LANGUAGE ARTS:
WE DISCUSSED SEVERAL READ ALOUDS THAT INVOLVE THE THEME OF FRIENDS, AND REALLY LOOKING AT IMPORTANT QUALITIES THAT WE BELIEVE GOOD FRIENDS POSSESS. THE CHILDREN ALSO WROTE ABOUT A SUMMER STORY THAT MADE THEM SMILE. IF YOU HAVE TIME TO LOOK, THEY ARE HANGING IN THE HALL OUTSIDE OF OUR CLASSROOM. WE STARTED NOTEBOOKS, WHICH WE DO EVERY MORNING WHEN WE ARRIVE. THE CHILDREN HAVE MANY FUN AND INTERESTING THINGS TO WRITE ABOUT, I LOVE READING THEIR STORIES!
COMPUTER LAB:
WE STARTED COMPUTER LAB TODAY AND EXPLORED MATH ARENA AND KIDSPIRATION.
SPELLING:
NEXT WEEK THE KIDS WILL START SPELLING. THE KIDS WILL BE COMING HOME WITH
IF YOU DIDN’T TURN IN A SUMMER READING NOTE SAYING YOUR CHILD READ FOR AT LEAST 10 HOURS THIS SUMMER, PLEASE TRY TO SEND IT MONDAY. THE KIDS GET TO GO ON THE FIELD BEFORE THE GAME NEXT WEEK FRIDAY AND GET INTO THE GAME FOR FREE IF THEY TURN IN THE NOTE. I WOULD HATE FOR YOUR CHILD TO MISS IT! I ALSO AM SENDING HOME SLIPS ABOUT RAISING MONEY FOR OUR VALLEY VIEW VOYAGE. PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO LOOK IT OVER. I LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER GREAT WEEK WITH YOUR CHILD. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT ANY TIME WITH ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR CONCERNS.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Great First Day!
Wow, what a fabulous first day back! I loved getting to know all of the children and I am looking forward to a fun and exciting year. We enjoyed listening to some of our friends share their summer adventures and we also wrote about a summer story that made use smile. What a wonderful group!
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Welcome!!!
Tonight is our open house and curriculum night for Valley View. Feel free to stop in and meet me and check out our room. I can't wait to meet you!
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Summer
I hope that everyone is enjoying a nice and relaxing summer! I have many pictures that I meant to send before school was out, but better late than never. If you would like to save any pictures off the blog, you can do so by right clicking and save as. Thanks again for a wonderful year!!!
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