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Third Grade Polar Express Party!

Parents,

We have been hard at work as a Third Grade Team getting all the details set for the big Polar Express Party! As a reminder, the party will be next Thursday, December 19th from 9-10:30 am. 

Each classroom teacher will be able to have ten parent volunteers (40 total volunteers for the grade). We will be prioritizing parents who were not able to be a part of the Halloween party or class field trip; if we have fewer than ten interested parents who were NOT a part of either of those events, we will do a “lottery” like drawing for the remaining parents interested. Unfortunately due to how large this event is in a small space, we will not be able to have any parents except those who have been confirmed by the teacher as volunteers come to the party. Thank you for your understanding in this!

Please note that parent volunteers will need:

1) To have a background check filled out

2) To be to school by 8:30 am the day of the party

3) To have alternate plans for younger siblings (because there are already 100 students and 44 adults all in one space!) 

Please email us about interest in volunteering by the end of the school day this Friday, December 13th. Please also consider helping out by signing up to donate party supplies on the Sign Up Genius HERE, as well. This can also be found on the blog. 

Thanks so much – we are looking forward to next Thursday!

The Third Grade Team

 

 

 

POLAR EXPRESS PARTY!

We will be having our annual Polar Express Party on Thursday, December 20 from 9:00 – 10:30am.  We need donations and volunteers to make this fun event happen.  Click on the Polar Express picture to donate items and volunteer to help with a game or craft.  Please send all donated items to school by Wednesday, December 19.  If you are volunteering to be at the party, please come at 8:30am that day to get directions for your game or craft. 

Happy Holidays!!

Our holiday party turned out great! We enjoyed games, a craft, and a snack all together as a third grade. Thank you so much for donations and help. We appreciate it!!!

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Thank you for all your generous gifts. I love teaching your children.
I wish you a very happy holiday!!

 

Holiday Party and Science Test!

Just a reminder to send in $1.00 for the holiday party and also send in a gift for the gift exchange. Boys bring in a boy gift and girls bring in a girl  gift ($3-$5).

Please see this note from Ms VanderStel regarding science next week:
We are wrapping up our Animal Adaptations Unit today.  The students did very well on the quiz they took yesterday.
Next week we are going to do a short unit on Sound.  We will have a test on this unit on Friday.  I know. . .it’s just before CHRISTMAS BREAK!!!!  But it is a fun unit with a lot of experiments.  I think the students will enjoy it and do very well.  To get a jump start on the vocabulary, they can visit my blog and find, Sound, under the science tab.

 On Wednesday, we will be needing a watch that ticks.  If you have a watch that ticks and wouldn’t mind us borrowing it, please send it in to school by Wednesdaymorning.
 Thank you!

This Week in Third Grade!

Hi Parents,

We have a short, but busy week. There are a few things I want you to be aware of and to remind you of.
Students do not have school on Friday due to records day. Tomorrow (28th) is picture retakes. Please let me know (email or send a note) if your child will get picture retakes. New spelling words are going home today and the spelling test will be on Thursday. We are practicing long o and short o patterns this week. Please remember to help your child practice math facts and read throughout the week. Reading and math logs are due each Monday. We are beginning our science and social studies switch today. The students will go to Ms VanderStel for science. Our Halloween party will be Thursday from 2:30-3:30. Students may bring appropriate costumes to change into. I am sending conference times home today. I am looking forward to meeting with you next week to share your child’s progress! 

This Week…

New spelling words are coming home today. We are working on long i and short i patterns.  We will have our spelling test on Friday.

We have been studying movement in Social Studies. Today we reviewed and the review sheet went home tonight. Please take a look at this with your third grader. Tomorrow, we will have a short quiz to check understanding.

Continue practicing multiplication and division facts at home. I sent a page home today that tells about xtra math. It is an online math practice site. Please use that page for directions on how to access it. The site will have each student start out practicing addition and subtraction. When they pass, they move on to multiplication.

Our Halloween Party will be Thursday, Oct. 30 from 2:30-3:30.

 

An update

We had an awesome time on our field trip yesterday! It was a neat experience to be snowshoeing while learning about animal habitats and adaptations. Pictures to come!

Our Valentine’s Party is on Friday from 12:45-1:45. Please remind your student to decorate a box or bag at home and bring it by Friday. Students may also bring in Valentines do pass out. A class list went home last week.

New word work words are:  learn, many, continue, school, future, little, important, world

We have been practicing our typing skills and have worked really hard on our typing challenges. Encourage your child to use the home row keys when they type. I have some practice sites linked to our blog on the right side.