This week’s Spelling List – multisyllabic vc/cv

button    bottle   rabbit    soccer    tunnel    better    letter    kitten

cotton    dinner     happen    better   historian    balance   forces

Thanks to all the parents that attended conferences last week. It is important to show your children that you value their education.

REMINDER: CONFERENCES NOV. 15 AND 16 

This week’s Spelling words are:

Week 8 – brother – purple – whisper – father – teacher – grandmother

summer – mother – barber – lumber – grandfather – are – perimeter

Conference Notes have been distributed. Please make sure you  return your note to confirm your day and time. NO REPORT CARDS WILL BE MAILED.

Conference Dates: Thursday, November 9  – 3:15-6:15

Wednesday, November 15  – 3:15 – 6:15

Thursday, November 16 – 3:15 – 6:15

Wow…I can not believe October is almost over. Here are some news items for the week:

Monday – Oct. 30 Boo Bash – It was a great success…

Tuesday – Happy Halloween – Students should wear their costumes to school. It is just easier than having them change here. Our Halloween Parade will be at 2:00 on the track, near the playground. You may take your child home afterward if you desire. Also, if you want to bring in a treat for the class, please feel free to bring in candy. Please be sure it is individually wrapped.

Wednesday – Nov. 1 –  Field Trip to the Fire Station in the afternoon. Some of the third grades went today and said it is a very short trip. Please remember we will be having more field trips and I will definitely need some chaperones.

Thursday – Nov. 2 Social Studies Test – Your child has a study guide.

Friday – Nov. 3 – 1/2 Day – It is the end of the first quarter.

This week’s Spelling Words:

chop                         ship                 three               chin                  fish                 thin                    shell

bath                         shop                 shin                  history              subtraction

REMINDER – REPORT CARDS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AT CONFERENCES. NOTICES WILL BE GOING OUT THIS WEEK. PLEASE MAKE SURE IF YOU CAN NOT ATTEND YOUR SCHEDULED TIME THAT YOU ARRANGE A TIME WITH ME.—–Thanks

Week 6 Spelling Words:

black, track, stop, crab, flat, blood, slip, slid, drop, flood, stack, drab, fable, strategy, climate

Yearbook Orders are due...

Field Trip Nov. 1 – I need 3 chaperones

Boo Bash – Oct. 30 4-6 $5 includes- trick or treating, donut & juice, movie & dancing

Planners were not filled out by me Oct. 20 due to my absence.

Updated Spelling List…

Week 5

lunch     thump     bug     such     thunder     much     truck     under    rug    bunch     bump     paragraph     details     solution

Several parents have requested the Spelling Words. Here is a link for the year’s Spelling List. The content words may vary due to the fact that some units have changed, however, the basic list will remain the same. Click here to see the list….

We have one more NWEA test on Tuesday, and then I will be sending you the results. Please take time to review them. It will give you a really good indication of where your child is and how much work we need to do. I will need your support to accomplish the expectations of third grade.

I would like to remind you that third grade is a transitional year. We try to get students to be more independent. We want students to be responsible to write homework in their planner. It is hard to let them do this, but I have found students will adjust to this big step.

Spelling Words are introduced every Monday. Your child will have an activity with their words every day. Tests will be on Friday. Also, everyday, we have lessons in Language and Math. On Fridays, we have a quiz in each Language and Math. The quiz on Friday are questions that they have seen all week. Please remind your child to put their best effort into these activities.

We have been working on time. Some students are still struggling with the clock. We will be advancing to elapsed time, which most students find difficult. Asking them what time will it be in an hour, or what time was it 15 minutes ago, or if we leave at this time and arrive at this time, how long did it take to get there? This is difficult, but it is the higher level thinking skills that students are expected to have.

If you have any concerns or questions, please feel free to email or write in your child’s planner. I will get back to you as soon as I can.

Thanks…Have a good week.

We made it through our second week of school.  I would like to “Thank” all the students and parents that attended Open House. It was quite successful and I was delighted to meet so many parents.

This week we started assessing students in Reading with the NWEA. Next week, we will take the Math Assessment. Following Math, will be Language and Science. It is important students get a good night sleep and a good breakfast. These tests take a long time, so just encourage them to do their best. More importantly, is that this is a starting point. All students need to make one year’s growth, so we have a lot of work to do.

Planners will be arriving soon. You will need to sign it everyday. Please feel free to write notes to me at any time. Have a good weekend.

Welcome Back to the 2017-2018 school year. I am very excited to meet you. We have many new skills to learn, so I hope you come to third grade ready to work hard. I have made a suggested school supply list to help you be successful this year. The expectations are high but manageable. I look forward to a productive school year.

HAVE A WONDERFUL SUMMER…Please try to keep your child academically challenged this summer. They have made such strides and we don’t want them falling back. Check out MYON and MOBY MAX… Your child knows how to log on. I will be checking on this throughout the summer. Thanks for your support throughout this year. It has been a privilege working with your child this year.