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!
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