We had so much fun last week!  Whitney Lab visited, Valentine’s Day, and FUN RUN!  

 

During the last 2 weeks of 3rd quarter, we will have 2 math summatives and 2 ELA summatives.  I will review everything in class that will be covered on the tests.  Your job at home is to make sure your child has adequate sleep and a POSITIVE attitude coming to school.  Let’s finish STRONG!

Please take a moment to fill out the SAC survey:  

https://surveys.stjohns.k12.fl.us/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=llMJl92K

Our next class novel will be “Cryptid Hunters” by Roland Smith.  Let me know if you would like an alternate assignment for your child!

Academics:

ELA:  narrative non-fiction; homographs

Math: comparing fractions

Science: review week

Social Studies: Influential African Americans

Thank you for being optimistic and encouraging this week!

Important Dates:

3/11 – 3/15:  Spring Break

3/18:  Teacher Planning Day

3/19:  School resumes for students

Reminders:

*PLEASE encourage your child to read nightly!

Check H.A.C weekly

WOO HOO!  Our class won the challenge to have the most new pledges last night.  We enjoyed pie-ing Officer Shipp! 🙂  Don’t forget to return your FUN RUN field trip form signed!  Students without permission slips will not be able to participate.  

Our next class novel will be “Turtle in Paradise” by Jennifer L. Holm..  Let me know if you would like an alternate assignment for your child!

Academics:

ELA:  biographies continued; suffixes

Math: fractions

Science: Space Project

Social Studies: Economics continued

Ellis

Thank you for being a problem solver and helpful this week!

Important Dates:

2/13:  In-school field trip on Living things – don’t forget to return your field trip form!

2/13:  Valentine Mailboxes due

2/14:  Valentines Day – please send in cards and any food items you signed up for

2/15:  Boosterthon Fun Run 

2/19:  No school

3/11 – 3/15:  Spring Break

3/18:  Teacher Planning Day

3/19:  School resumes for students

Reminders:

*PLEASE encourage your child to read nightly!

Check H.A.C weekly

Please send in canned food for our Souper Bowl of Caring!  Students will put the food items they bring in either the Chiefs side of the cafeteria or the 49ers side to predict who will win the SUPER BOWL!

Information regarding Boosterthon was sent home this week!  Please mark your calendars for this fun day and help us earn money for some updated playground equipment!  Our new swings from last year’s money earned are being put to good use daily as well as the much needed sod on the soccer field!

We will read “Charlotte’s Web” by E.B. White as our class novel next week.  Let me know if you would like an alternate assignment for your child!

Academics:

ELA:  biographies; VCCCV syllables

Math: multi-step word problems

Science: Space

Social Studies: Economics Project

Dylan

Thank you for being a good sport and fair this week!

Important Dates:

2/13:  In-school field trip on Living things – don’t forget to return your field trip form!

2/13:  Valentine Mailboxes due

2/14:  Valentines Day – please send in cards and any food items you signed up for

2/15:  Boosterthon Fun Run 

2/19:  No school

3/11 – 3/15:  Spring Break

3/18:  Teacher Planning Day

3/19:  School resumes for students

Reminders:

*PLEASE encourage your child to read nightly!

Check H.A.C weekly

Please make sure you are practicing multiplication facts and strategies with your child.  This skill will help make division in 4th grade much less grueling.  Flashcards, verbal practice, or multiplication games on Dreambox are a great way to practice this skill.  

Information regarding Valentine’s Day will be sent home today in red folders.  Please let me know if you have any questions. 

We are continuing to read “The BFG” by Roald Dahl next week.  Let me know if you would like an alternate assignment for your child!

Academics:

ELA:  Narrative non-fiction; r-controlled vowels

Math: Unit 8 formative, number sequences

Science: Gravity

Social Studies: Supply and Demand

Thor

Thank you for being positive and hardworking this week!

Important Dates:

2/13:  In-school field trip on Living things

2/13:  Valentine Mailboxes due

2/14:  Valentines Day – please send in cards and any food items you signed up for

2/15:  Boosterthon Fun Run 

2/19:  No school

3/11 – 3/15:  Spring Break

3/18:  Teacher Planning Day

3/19:  School resumes for students

Reminders:

*PLEASE encourage your child to read nightly!

Check H.A.C weekly

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Literacy Week 2024

Monday, January 22nd:  Wear a shirt with words

Tuesday, January 23rd:  Dress up like the Library Shelf Elf

Wednesday, January 24th:  Puppet Show

Thursday, January 25th:  Dress up as your favorite reading genre- fantasy, fiction, biography, etc.

Friday, January 26th:  Bring your favorite book to share!

Order forms to pre-purchase your yearbook were sent home this week.  Don’t forget to get yours!  There is a very limited number of additional copies made.

Our next class novel will be “The BFG” by Roald Dahl.  Let me know if you would like an alternate assignment for your child!

Academics:

ELA:  Summatives

Math: Subtraction strategies continued

Science:  Space continued

Social Studies: Economics

Hazel

Thank you for being considerate and creative this week!

Important Dates:

1/22:  Literacy Week!

2/14:  Valentines Day – More info to come soon!  

2/19:  No school

Reminders:

*PLEASE encourage your child to read nightly!

Check H.A.C weekly

 

 

This week we read “Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days” by Stephen Manes to tie in with our goal-setting for the remainder of the year.  We reached the end of this book and came to the punch line–that you cannot be perfect, and even if you could be perfect, it wouldn’t be of much use.  Was your child able to make it 24 hours with their broccoli necklace?!

Kicked off 2024 reflecting and goal-setting for the new year.  Ask your child what their focus is for the remainder of their 3rd grade school year!

Click the link below for details!

Literacy Week 2024

Monday, January 22nd:  Wear a shirt with words

Tuesday, January 23rd:  Dress up like the Library Shelf Elf

Wednesday, January 24th:  Puppet Show

Thursday, January 25th:  Dress up as your favorite reading genre- fantasy, fiction, biography, etc.

Friday, January 26th:  Bring your favorite book to share!

Order forms to pre-purchase your yearbook were sent home this week.  Don’t forget to get yours!  There is a very limited number of additional copies made.

Our most recent STAR reading test results were sent home this week.  I am so proud of the growth in our classroom!  Remember, if you don’t use it, you lose it!  Encourage your child to read books toward the upper level of their ZPD.  

Our next class novel will be “How to Eat Fried Worms” by Thomas Rockwell.  Let me know if you would like an alternate assignment for your child!

Academics:

ELA: Poetry, irregular plural nouns

Math: Subtraction strategies

Science:  Space

Social Studies: reflecting and goal setting

Zoe

Thank you for being on task and helpful this week!

Important Dates:

1/8:  School resumes – F.A.S.T math testing at 8:30 am – don’t be late!

1/15:  No school

1/17:  Report Cards on HAC (available by 3:00 pm)

1/22:  Literacy Week!

 

Reminders:

*PLEASE encourage your child to read nightly!

Check H.A.C weekly

 

 

Congratulations to Rex, Dylan, and Loyal for completing this 1,000 piece global puzzle!  Impressive!

Dec. 18- Wear your holiday head gear.

Dec. 19- Wear your holiday socks.

Dec. 20- Wear it ALL Wednesday. (Class Luncheon/book exchange)

Dec. 21- Dress for the Polar Express. Wear pajamas.

Dec. 22- Winter Break Begins!

Holiday Book Exchange

Don’t forget to send in your book for our exchange! We will open them during our class party on Wednesday!

Our next class novel will be Horrible Harry and the Holidaze by Suzy Kline.  Let me know if you would like an alternate assignment for your child!

Academics:

ELA: Biographies, vowel team sounds

Math: Summative, Review week

Science: review

Social Studies: review

Rex

Thank you for being our class geography and space EXPERT!  We learn something new from you everyday!

Important Dates:

12/15:  Book present due for class exchange

12/16:  Breakfast with Santa

12/20: Class Holiday Celebration

12/21: Polar Express Day – students wear school appropriate pajamas. Slippers are permitted if they bring a change of shoes for recess.

1/8:  School resumes – F.A.S.T math testing at 8:30 am – don’t be late!

1/15:  No school

 

Reminders:

*PLEASE encourage your child to read nightly!

Check H.A.C weekly

 

 

Thank you so much for your donations for our Christmas luncheon!  I am also collecting $3 per student to order pizza.  Please send exact amount – I won’t have change.  We will be eating lunch in the classroom on 12/20 so please do not send a lunchbox unless your child doesn’t like pizza!

Sign up genius:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0949AFA72DA5F58-46632903-holiday#/

With so many after school events during this month, there will be no more math homework sent home until the New Year.  WOO HOO!  (Dreambox is ALWAYS available though for those students that want to stay ahead of the game. )

Next week we will have our final Math Summative and ELA formative.  Please make sure your child comes prepared to school each day to do their best!

Holiday Book Exchange

Don’t forget to send in your book by the 15th!  Students have enjoyed putting them under our classroom tree while we wait for our exchange day!

We are still reading The Christmas Genie by Dan Gutman.   Ask your child what their Christmas Wish would be!  We have had some interesting responses!  

Academics:

ELA: Historical Fiction; suffixes

Math: adding and subtracting multi-digit whole numbers, unit 7 formative

Science: Anthropods continued

Social Studies: Mexico continued

Mackenzee

Thank you for being responsible and kind this week!

Important Dates:

12/15:  Book present due for class exchange

12/16:  Breakfast with Santa

12/20: Class Holiday Celebration

12/21: Polar Express Day – students wear school appropriate pajamas. Slippers are permitted if they bring a change of shoes for recess.

 

Reminders:

*PLEASE encourage your child to read nightly!

Check H.A.C weekly

 

 

We have ELA FAST testing Monday morning – December 4th.  Please make sure your child gets a good night sleep, arrives on time, and tries their best!  They got this!  

Thank you so much to everyone that had donated so far toward our Movie Theme class tree!  

Holiday Book Exchange

Your child should bring a chapter book (wrapped in fun wrapping paper!) to exchange with another student.  If you need ideas on where to find a book, check the following:  local book store, thrift store, home, etc.  

If you are exchanging a used book,  make sure it is gently used!  Please bring a wrapped book by December 15th.  Let me know if you have any questions or need help bringing in a book for the exchange.  

Our next class novel will be The Christmas Genie by Dan Gutman.   Please let me know if you would like an alternative assignment for your child.

Academics:

ELA: Historical Fiction; abbreviations

Math: adding and subtracting multi-digit whole numbers

Science: Anthropods

Social Studies: Mexico

Dalton

Thank you for the DREAM BOX MASTER and being focused this week!

Important Dates:

12/15:  Book present due for class exchange
12/20: Class Holiday Celebration (more info coming soon)
12/21: Polar Express Day – students wear school appropriate pajamas. Slippers are permitted if they bring a change of shoes for recess.

 

Reminders:

*PLEASE encourage your child to read nightly!

Check H.A.C weekly