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Update: Week of November 6

Parents,
Here are a few things to know for this week:

  • A new homework packet will be coming home today. It is due next Monday, November 13. A spelling pre-test with a new spelling word list should come home as well. These words should be practiced for the spelling test on Friday.
  • Due to the book fair, we do not have library on Wednesday. A book fair wish list should be coming home today. Please look at this with your child and decide if purchases will be made. Our purchase day is on Thursday.
  • Multiplication Fluency Practice: You will see a practice page come home today. This was completed on Friday. Attached to this practice page will be a note saying NOT YET or GOT IT! This let’s you and your third grader know what facts will need to be practiced for this Friday. Your third grader keeps track of their own progress on a graph here at school so they will know exactly what facts they should be working on.
  • Parent/Teacher Conferences: I look forward to meeting with you tonight or Wednesday night!
  • Snack Reminder: Please make sure your child brings one snack each day. Please help them to pack a healthier snack and not candy. Thanks!

Third Grade News….

Parents,
Here are a few things to know for this week:

  • A new homework packet will be coming home today. It is due next Monday, Oct. 30. A spelling pre-test with a new spelling word list should come home as well. These words should be practiced for the spelling test on Friday.
  • We will have our Geography test on Wednesday. We have been reviewing in class and a review page will come home on Tuesday.
  • We have library on Wednesday. Please remind  your third grader to return their books so they will be able to check out new ones.
  • We have PE on Wednesday this week. Please check with your child to make sure they have gym shoes at school. Changing into clean shoes helps keep our gym floor clean and safe. Thank you!
  • Picture Retakes are this Thursday, October 26.
  • Multiplication Fluency Practice: You will see a practice page come home today. This was completed on Friday. Attached to this practice page will be a note saying NOT YET or GOT IT! This let’s you and your third grader know what facts will need to be practiced for this Friday. Your third grader keeps track of their own progress on a graph here at school so they will know exactly what facts they should be working on.
  • Parent/Teacher Conferences: Conference appointment slips (bright orange paper) should be coming home today. Please look for that in your child’s folder! I look forward to sharing all of your child’s hard work with you!

Week of October 16

Parents,
Here are a few things to know for this week:

  • Culver’s Night tonight 5-8pm!
  • A new homework packet will be coming home today. It is due next Monday, Oct. 23. A spelling pre-test with a new spelling word list should come home as well. These words should be practiced for the spelling test on Friday.
  • We will have a social studies quiz on Wednesday. We are learning about how people, goods, and ideas move. A review will come home home on Tuesday.
  • We have library on Wednesday. Please remind  your third grader to return their books so they will be able to check out new ones.
  • School Pictures were sent home today. Retakes are October 26.
  • Multiplication Fluency Practice: On Fridays (and sometimes more often) we assess multiplication fluency. This helps the students to know their own progress with learning their facts. Students will be given a multiplication fact page one fact group at a time. We have already completed the 1’s facts and the 2’s facts. Some students will be moving on to the 3’s facts. Some will keep practicing the 2’s.  Your child has a graph where they are keeping track of their progress so they know what to continue working on. Ask your child what facts they are working on for this Friday!

Thank you!
Ms Van Arkel  🙂

This Week….

  • A new homework packet will be coming home today. It is due next Monday, Oct. 16. A spelling pre-test with a new spelling word list should come home as well. These words should be practiced for the spelling test on Friday.
  • Our math test will be tomorrow (Tuesday, Oct. 10). We reviewed in class today and the review page should be coming home tonight.
  • We have library on Wednesday. Please remind  your third grader to return their books so they will be able to check out new ones.
  • Jet’s Pizza night is Thursday!
  • Friday is an early release day. Dismissal is at 12:15pm.

This Week…

  • A new homework packet went home today. It is due next Monday, Oct. 9. A spelling list should come home as well.
  • We have library on Wednesday. Please remind  your third grader to return their books so they will be able to check out new ones.
  • Just a friendly reminder about snacks: Please help your child to pack one healthy snack for our morning snack time. We do not have a lot of time so just one snack works best. Students may have another snack at our afternoon recess if they wish.
  • There will be a PTC meeting this Thursday, Oct. 5 in the library from 6:30-7:30pm.
  • This Friday is Popcorn Friday!

THANK YOU!
Ms Van Arkel   🙂

Social Studies Quiz & Homework Packet

Throughout the last week we have been learning all about the landforms and bodies of water in Michigan. Tomorrow, we will do a check-up to see how well we are learning them.
Please review these with your child. A chart will come home tonight to help your third grader study.

Landforms:
Peninsulas- upper and lower
Islands- Mackinac Island, Beaver Island
Sand Dunes- Sleeping Bear Dunes
Mountains- Porcupine Mountains, Huron Mountains

Bodies of Water:
Lakes- Great Lakes (remember HOMES)
Rivers- Grand River
Waterfalls- Tahquamenon Falls
Bays- Grand Traverse Bay, Saginaw Bay

 

A new HOMEWORK PACKET and spelling words are coming home today. The homework packet is due next Monday. We will have a spelling test on Friday.

Homework Packet

Parents,
A homework packet will be coming home tonight. Homework packets are sent home on Mondays and should be returned the following Monday. Most every packet will consist of: math pages, reading/math fact log, spelling practice.

Reading/Math Fact Log:
This is used to keep track of at-home reading and fact practice. Help your third grader make this a routine for continued progress in math and reading this year. This pink page will be returned each Monday. Flashcards or MobyMax can be used to practice math facts or any other kind of tool that works for your third grader.

Practice Spelling Words: 
A spelling word list comes home on Mondays for the test on Fridays. At-home practice will be important in helping your child learn spelling patterns. Spelling City is a great resource and is linked to the blog. Another great way to practice is to use the words in writing sentences. Help your third grader to notice beginning/ending sounds or patterns as well as the vowel sounds a word is making.

Spelling, Flashcards, Homework, and Library!

SPELLING:
Today we started a new spelling unit. Each Monday, we take a spelling pre-test and this determines if the regular list or the challenge list will go home. We have discussed that we each have different lists because we are different learners and that’s ok! You should see a spelling list come home tonight. This can stay at home and should be practiced throughout the week. We will have our spelling test on Friday.

FLASHCARD FOLDER:
Please practice the math facts at home with your third grader and then make sure the green folder goes back in the blue daily folder to come back to school.
During math today, students practiced the 5s facts with a partner. They quizzed their friend and placed the flashcards in two piles: if they didn’t know the product ‘in a snap’ then it went in the NOT YET pile. If they said the answer right away it went in the GOT IT pile. Then, just to be sure, they quizzed the GOT IT pile again.
Try this strategy at home when practicing with your third grader.  

HOMEWORK:
Today we talked about our own personal reading life and what makes reading work for us. We talked about needing a quiet, comfortable space without distractions as well as making sure we choose a good-fit book that we are interested in. To prepare for our lesson tomorrow, each student should bring in a favorite book. 

LIBRARY:
We went to the library today. Your child should come home with a few books. We will talk about reading counts in class. When a student is done reading their book, they sign up to take a test and then during reading time, we do our best to make our way through the list of students who signed up. Please check in with your third grader about what books they have chosen. 

We are off to another great week in 3rd grade!!  🙂