February 27

Happy Monday!
We are so busy this week preparing for our show this Friday! I can't wait to see the children on stage, in their costumes, and performing for all of you!
Please remember that their costume should be sent to school on Tuesday for approval. The children should then wear their costume to school on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Please be sure to send a change of clothing for the day (school uniform or spirit wear on Friday), since they will not be wearing their costume after practice.
Also, please be sure to have the state cake here before showtime on Friday. If you have questions regarding the cake, please refer to the letter sent home or contact me.

Other School News:
Field Day will take place on Friday, March 9.
Ident-a-Kid will be here on Wednesday, March 21.

Other Classroom News:
We will not have spelling or vocabulary words this week due to the program.
We are starting a new unit in math that goes further with multiplication and division.
In Science we will be learning all about Matter, and we are continuing to learn about Native American Indian groups in Social Studies.

The link listed below should take you to our Scratch projects that the children created in Computer Class. They are very creative. Enjoy!

http://baraltlab.blogspot.com/p/3rd-grade-scratch.html

Wishing you all a wonderful week!

February 21

Happy Tuesday!
I hope you all enjoyed a nice long weekend doing fun things with your family! It was so nice to have some down time especially since the next two weeks are going to be very busy here at school.

To celebrate Reading Week we started the day with a Town Meeting and were able to see all the students who dressed up as their favorite book characters. I love the picture of our class! The students were very creative with their costumes!

Tomorrow the students are asked to bring a towel and some books to read when all of Lower Division "Drops Everything and Reads" in the morning.

Friday is our Oldie Goldie book fair. There is still time to donate books if you wish.






The students enjoyed our Valentine's celebration last week. I absolutely love their creativity! The boxes they created for their Valentines were so fun to look at. Congratulations to Sole´for being selected to have the most "Romantic" box. Blake had the most creative box. Eric and Rylan tied for having the funniest boxes. The students enjoyed voting on their favorites!

This week we will have a spelling test on Friday as well as a math test and a vocabulary quiz over Wordly Wise words. We will take a practice math test on Thursday.

Our program is next Friday at 8:30 a.m. I know you are going to love it! Please remember that your child will need to have their costume by March 1st for our dress rehearsal.

Wishing you all a fantastic week!

February 13th

Hello Everyone!
First, some School News...
*Tomorrow, February 14, students may wear red or pink in celebration of Valentine's Day!


*Wednesday, February 15, is the Relay for Life Cookout. Students may wear purple shirts on this day. Please be aware that there will be no Sage Dining offered on this day.

*Reading Week is coming soon...Students are encouraged to dress as their favorite literary character on Tuesday, February 21. We will have a special Town Meeting on that day!

*The Oldie Goldie Book Fair will take place on Friday, February 24. We have a box outside of our door for book donations. What a great way to clear off the bookshelves of books no longer wanted and make way for some others!

*Class Picture Day will take place on the morning of Wednesday, February 29.

*The Third Grade Program will take place on Friday, March 2 at 8:30 a.m. Please join us for a great show!

*Field Day will take place on Friday, March 9.

*Ident-a-kid will be here on Wednesday, March 21.

Now, for some Classroom News...
We will have our spelling test this Thursday since there is no school on Friday. Please remember that there is no school next Monday as well.
Also, we are only having Wordly Wise vocabulary words for the next two weeks due to extra time practicing for our program. The words are:
cable, cathedral, convey, device, freight, landmark, method, rod, shaft, structure
We will have a mid-year math test this week. I will send their math journals home for review. The next math chapter test will take place next week.

The parts for our third grade program were given today. Please take time to help your child learn their line(s), and to understand that all parts are important to our show. Also, the state templates went home along with a letter of explanation regarding the state cake. It is very rewarding to see how everyone's contribution helps to make such an impressive display...not to mention...tasty display!

Thank you all for attending our parent/teacher conferences last week. It is truly wonderful to work with all of you!

Wishing you all a great week!

February 6th

Happy Monday!

This week is a four day week for school due to Conference Day on Thursday. Thank you all for scheduling conferences. I look forward to speaking with you all about the progress your child has made this school year.

Our reading workshop is going along very well! The students are all working in reading partnerships. They have the opportunity each day to read independently and then join their reading partner to discuss the book. When you think about it, we do the same type of reading as adults. I know that I love to discuss books with my friends and share my thoughts and questions. If you do the same, please share that with your child. You might even consider have a reading partnership with your child at home!

We are beginning to publish again in writer's workshop. The children are selecting one piece of realistic fiction to publish. We are continuing to work on measurement in math. This week we will focus on quadrangles, naming polygons, drawing angles, and measuring angles.

Wishing you all a wonderful week! See you soon!