We are in need of shoeboxes for a project we are doing with our Kindergarten Reading Buddies.  If you have any at home please send them in!

Congratulations to Nuala and Sutton for trying out for Battle of the Books!  We are SO proud of you!

Nuala (3 MILLION WORD CLUB!), Cade, Sutton, and Peter have made it into the MILLION WORD CLUB!  Way to go!

Academics:

ELA:  Drama

Math:  comparing fractions

Science:  Earth and Stars

Social Studies: review

Zach

Thank you for being engaged and focused this week!

Important Dates:

3/10:  Teacher planning day – no school for students

3/13 -3/17:  Spring Break

3/28:  Report cards go out

Reminders:

Don’t forget to send in your child’s Valentine box along with Valentine cards for each student in the class by Monday, February 13th.  If you signed up to send in an item, please turn them in Monday as well.  Thank you so much! 

Thank you so much for your support!  Students will run Thursday, February 16th.  Please make sure they wear comfortable pants or shorts, running shoes, and a shirt they can change out of independently.  I will have them change into their Boosterthon shirt Thursday morning.  We are looking forward to a super fun day!

Academics:

ELA:  Author’s Point of View

Math:  Fraction parts and fractions on a number line

Science:  review week

Social Studies: Influential African Americans

Peter

Thank you for being honest and inclusive!

Important Dates:

2/16:  Boosterthon FUN RUN!

2/20:  No school

3/10:  Teacher planning day – no school for students

3/13 -3/17:  Spring Break

3/28:  Report cards go out

 

Reminders:

Academics:

ELA:  Biographies

Math:  multi-step word problems

Science:  living vs. non-living

Social Studies: Economic continued

Alayna

Thank you for being respectful and kind this week!

Important Dates:

2/6:  Hurricane make-up day – School in session for teachers and students!

2/16:  Boosterthon FUN RUN!

2/20:  No school

 

Reminders:

Information regarding Valentine’s Day was sent home Thursday.  Please email me with any questions.  🙂

Thank you for your generous donations of puzzles and prizes for our class!  We are SO grateful!

Academics:

ELA:  Historical Nonfiction

Math:  Number patterns, balanced equations, algebra

Science:  How living things get energy

Social Studies: Supply and Demand

Alice

Thank you for being sincere and respectful this week!

Important Dates:

2/2:  Interims issued

2/6:  Hurricane make-up day – School in session for teachers and students!

2/20:  No school

 

Reminders:

Next week is Literacy Week! Hooray!  Make sure your child has a good book(s) to read!  

Literacy Week
Jan. 23– Wear a shirt with
words
Jan. 24– Dress up like you
are going to the beach. No
swimsuits.
Jan. 25– Dress up like a
fairy tale character.
Jan. 26– Dress like a pirate
or sailor. 

Jan. 27 – Wear a fishing hat and red shirt

Academics:

ELA:  Writing process and presentations

Math:  Subtraction with regrouping using partial sums and compatible numbers, review and test

Science:  How living things change

Social Studies: Economics

Ophelia

Thank you for being helpful and thoughtful this week!

Important Dates:

1/26:  PTAO meeting at 8:45 

1/23 – 1/27:  Literacy Week! Please check email from Mrs. Saxon!

Jan.23-27 Dive into
Literacy Week
Jan. 23– Wear a shirt with
words
Jan. 24– Dress up like you
are going to the beach. No
swimsuits.
Jan. 25– Dress up like a
fairy tale character.
Jan. 26– Dress like a pirate
or sailor. 

Jan. 27 – Wear a fishing hat and red shirt

2/2:  Interims issued

2/6:  Hurricane make-up day – School in session for teachers and students!

2/20:  No school

 

Reminders:

Please do not send lunch boxes on Tuesday, 12/20.  We will be eating lunch in class.  Wednesday, 12/21 is Polar Express Day.  Students are welcome to wear their pajamas and school appropriate shoes.  We will still have recess that afternoon.

 

I will be sending home an optional reading challenge to complete over break.  If your child finishes, they will receive a prize when they return to school in 2023!

 

Academics:

ELA:   Biographies/testing

Math:  Testing week

Science:  Invertebrates

Social Studies: Traditions around the World

N/A – short week

Important Dates:

12/15:  $3 cash due for pizza

12/17:  Breakfast with Santa 

12/20:  Holiday crafts and luncheon

12/21:  Polar Express Day!  Don’t forget to wear your jammies! 🙂

12/21:  Last day of school before break – early release @1:50

1/5:  Students return to school

1/9-1/11:  F.A.S.T ELA testing – make sure your child gets a good nights rest and encourage them to try their best!

Reminders:

We have a lot of testing going on next week as we wrap up 2nd quarter.  I can’t believe we are halfway through the year!  Please make sure your child comes to school well rested and prepared for school.  We are going to work hard before we play hard the following week!

Thank you so much to families for making our “Saxon’s Sweets” tree a success!  Between the adorable ornaments, sparkly lights, and tempting gift cards to YUMMY spots all over town, I would say it was a HUGE success!  A super shout-out to our room parent, Amber Halcrow for going above and beyond.  

$3 is due on or before December 15th so I can order pizza for our class luncheon on the 20th.    

 

Academics:

ELA:   THEME

Math:  Mental math strategies using place value

Science:  Vertebrates

Social Studies: Traditions around the World

Caden

Thank you for being goal-driven and thoughtful this week!

Important Dates:

12/15:  $3 cash due for pizza

12/17:  Breakfast with Santa 

12/20:  Holiday crafts and luncheon

12/21:  Polar Express Day!  Don’t forget to wear your jammies! 🙂

12/21:  Last day of school before break – early release @1:50

1/5:  Students return to school

1/9-1/11:  F.A.S.T ELA testing – make sure your child gets a good nights rest and encourage them to try their best!

 

 

Reminders:

A Sign-up Genius was sent out on Monday for our Holiday Luncheon.  I am also requesting $3 from each student by 12/15 (Venmo or cash) to purchase pizza for lunch on the afternoon of December 20th.  Thank you so much for making this a special time for your child!

Feeling crafty?  I am looking for 2 or 3 parent volunteers that would be interested in providing a holiday craft to work on with students during our craft rotation on December 20th. I plan to have an ornament making station for my block.  Crafts would need to be completed in 30 minutes to get through all rotations and volunteers would need to provide all materials.  Let me know if you are interested!  I appreciate your help BIG time!

Our class voted on the theme of “Saxon Sweet Treats” for our tree in the Festival of Trees PTAO event.  Please help make this happen!  We have a mini tree we need to decorate.  Here are a few ideas to help make our class tree a success:

• small battery-powered lights
• mini candy or ice cream ornaments
• gift card to Rita’s, MayDay, Coneheads,  Kilwin’s, Savannah Sweets, Whetstone, etc. ($5 or $10)

Thank you for your help! All items are due by Monday, 12/12. Fingers crossed one of our students will be a winner of one of these awesome trees!

Academics:

ELA:   Historical Fiction continued

Math:  Mental math strategies using place value

Science:  Classifying plants

Social Studies: Traditions around the World

Hayden

Thank you for being honest and sincere this week!

Important Dates:

12/7:  F.A.S.T math testing – make sure your child gets a good nights rest and encourage them to try their best!

12/15:  $3 cash due for pizza

12/17:  Breakfast with Santa 

12/20:  Holiday crafts and luncheon

12/21:  Polar Express Day!  Don’t forget to wear your jammies! 🙂

12/21:  Last day of school before break – early release @1:50

1/5:  Students return to school

1/9-1/11:  F.A.S.T ELA testing – make sure your child gets a good nights rest and encourage them to try their best!

 

 

Reminders:

Only 2 days of school next week.  If I don’t see you before then, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!  I am so grateful for all eighteen of my 3rd graders.  I love coming to school each day to work and learn beside them.  Enjoy your break!  I can’t wait to see you on the 28th!

 

Academics:

ELA:   Historical Fiction

Math:  Composing and decomposing numbers, standard form, expanded form, word form

Science:  Plants

Social Studies:  Celebrating Diversity

Parker

Thank you for optimistic and thoughtful this week!

Important Dates:

November 17th: Interims issued

November 23 – 25th:  Thanksgiving Break

 

Reminders: