Upcoming Week 9/30-10/4

I cannot believe we're starting into October this week! Time is flying by and I want it to stop so I can enjoy every minute with these kiddos. We had a fun and busy week, with the highlight obviously the ice cream sundae/movie/PJ party on Wednesday. We watched Wonder and The Secret Life of Pets and enjoyed ice cream sundaes with all the fixings. Yum yum! Hopefully they keep up the amazing behavior and effort so we can fill that jar again and again! Here's what's happening this week.

Important Dates:

• Thursday - Seahawks on Thursday Night Football :) 

Curriculum Coming Up:

Reading

• Understanding Characters
• Common Vowel Pairs ai, ay, ee, ea
• Compound Sentences
• Long and Long e spellings

Writing

• Personal Narratives

Math

• Subtraction with Ungrouping
• Subtracting Across Zeros
• Relating Addition and Subtraction

Science

• Sinking and Floating Water
• Water as Ice
• Evaporation

It should be another busy and interesting week. Please reach out with any questions or concerns. Enjoy your Sunday. Go Hawks!

Full Gem Jar!

YAY!! (Thanks for modeling the full gem jar, Simone!)

Upcoming Week 9/23-9/27

I love the first few weeks of school - meeting and getting to know the students, learning routines, and settling in to daily school life. This past week was filled with learning and practicing reading routines, and I think these brilliant kids have them down. I'm looking forward to next week, when we will hopefully be able to start some quick reading groups during our literacy time. Oh, and the big news this week is that we filled the Gem Jar! This means the kids earned a class party on Wednesday! Be on the lookout for an email with more details and a food permission slip (ice cream sundaes for all!) to come home on Monday.

Important Dates This Week:

• Tuesday - Picture Day - if you'd like to order pictures, be sure to either order online or send in the form with a check
• Wednesday - Class Gem Jar Party! - More information to come home via email and in paper form on Monday

Curriculum Coming Up:

Reading

• Conclusion (reading strategy)
• Long vowel sounds a, e, i, o, u and words with the VCe pattern (phonics)
• Kinds of Sentences (grammar)
• VCe spellings (spelling)

Writing

• What is narrative writing?
• Beginning a narrative piece

Math

• Multidigit Addition Practice
• story problems
• proof drawings
• regrouping
• accuracy and efficiency

Science

• Measuring Temperature
• Building a Thermometer

It should be a busy and interesting week, with one of my favorite science lessons of the year (building a thermometer) and our class party on Wednesday. Wishing you a wonderful weekend!

Upcoming Week 9/16-9/20

Thank you to everyone who was able to attend Curriculum Night on Thursday. My Facebook post when I got home that night was as follows: "I just had the most amazing curriculum night (and it’s not very often teachers say that). I can’t wait for the rest of this year. 😍😍😍" And I meant it. I loved chatting and laughing with you, and I can see where your kids get their fabulousness (is that a word? If not, it should be...). Here's what's happening this week.

Important Dates This Week:

• Tuesday - Mrs. Verschueren, Eastgate's counselor, will be in our room introducing herself
• Thursday - General PTA Meeting - 6:30-7:30 in the Eastgate Library

Curriculum Coming Up:

Reading (Beginning our Journeys curriculum this week)

• Story Structure (Comprehension Strategy)
• Short vowels a, e, i, o, u and words with the VCCV pattern (Phonics)
• Simple Sentences (Grammar)
• Short Vowels (Spelling)

Writing

• Where I'm From Poems

Math

• Rounding to the nearest 10 and 100
• Multidigit addition

Science

• How does water move on a slope?
• How much water can a sponge soak up?

Those are the big ideas this week. We will start spelling this week, so be on the lookout for spelling lists to come home on Monday night. I will also be emailing the Curriculum Night Powerpoint home soon, in case you want the information again.

Please reach out with anything you need from me. Wishing you all a wonderful weekend. Go Dawgs (they're up 21-0 as I'm typing this)!

Upcoming Week 9/8-9/12

We had a wonderful first week back, getting to know each other and settling into some of our classroom routines. I adore these kiddos already! Each week(end), I will post an update here with what we will be doing in the week ahead. This will allow you to preview some topics with your kids if you'd like, and will also keep you in the loop about school happenings.

Important Dates This Week:

• Thursday at 9:30 - Welcome Back to School Assembly
• Thursday at 5:30 - 3rd-5th Grade Curriculum Night
• Friday 6-8 - Back to School Social

Curriculum Coming Up:

Reading

• Setting the expectations for our daily reading time
• Discussing what good readers do
• Discussing what readers think about while reading 
• Learning how to choose a just right book
• Reading independently with a goal of increasing our reading stamina

Writing

• "Islands of Personality" writing, based off the Disney movie "Inside Out." 
• Begin writing an Autobiopoem.

Math

• Review concepts from second grade
• Begin our first third grade unit, place value

Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

• Finish creating our classroom charter

Science

• What does water do on different surfaces?

Please reach out if there's anything I can do for you. As you (hopefully) read in the first newsletter, I love parent-teacher communication and strongly believe that a partnership between us is key in your student's success. I know we're going to have a fantastic year!

Cheers!

Welcome to Our Class Blog!

Hello, and welcome to our class blog! Here is where you'll find all the information you need for the duration of your third grade year. Stay tuned for more updates soon. :)