Friday, January 26th, 2018

Next week we have PE onWednesday

Please remind your child to bring their recorder for music. Next week, we have music on Tuesday and Friday.

Dear Parents,

I would like to thank all of the parents who joined us for our field trip to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science yesterday. It was a great success.  We couldn’t do it without you!

Our Valentine’s Day party is right around the corner. Our class party will be on Wednesday, February 14th from 1:30-2:30. As always, parents are invited to attend the party. Please stay tuned for information from our room mother about our Valentine’s Day party.

If your child chooses to bring Valentine cards to school, they need to have one for each child in our class. Valentines should be brought to school on February 14th.   Students should also bring a container to hold their Valentines.  Handmade cards are encouraged.  Here is a list of student names to help with this task.  Thank you for your continued support.

Aaliyah, Olivia, Nathan, Sophie, Jordyn, Julian, Gavin, Ruben, Dillon, Dain, Rowan, Luke, Liam, Kierra, Quinn, Stella, Bryanna, Aiden, Eowyn, Caylin, Xander, Story, Hayden, Ingrid, Caden, Lauren

***Don’t forget to come to the Winter Masquerade Ball tonight at Kohl presented by PTA. The fun starts at 6 pm. Admission is $1 and there will be snacks for 50 cents. All students must be accompanied by an adult. No scary or full face masks allowed.

Homework Ideas for Next Week

• Complete the mystery state assignment.
• Write the weekly Dictado sentence each night in the Mystery State notebook.
• ReadingPlus or iReady lessons at least once per week.
• Practice all X and / (0-10) 5-10 minutes daily
• Practice addition and subtraction facts; sums through 20
• Complete problems in the assigned Math Homework Practice Packet Due Monday, February 5th

• Have your child use MobyMax to practice math, reading, writing, social studies, science and more!  https://www.mobymax.com/signin

Important Dates to Remember

Tuesday, February 13th and Thursday February 15th Parent Teacher Conferences (a link to sign up will be sent home soon from the office)

Wednesday, February 14th Valentine’s Day Party 1:30 to 2:30

Friday, February 16th No School for Students

Monday, February 19th No School-Presidents’ Day

I hope you have a fantastic weekend.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Aisha Galt

Friday, January 19th, 2018

Next week we have PE on Tuesday and Friday.

Please remind your child to bring their recorder for music. Next week, we have music on Monday.

Dear Parents,

We have been working very hard since we returned from winter break. Here is a recap of what we are working on in third grade.

Next Thursday, January 25th, is our field trip to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. If you have not had a chance to send in the permission slip and $10 fee, please do that as soon as possible.  Students will need to bring lunch for the field trip. We have a few parent volunteers: Stephanie Schwab and Nancy Saha. If you are planning on going and don't see your name, please let me know, or if you are not planning on going and are on the list, let me know as soon as possible. It would be great to have a few more approved chaperones join us, so please let me know if you have time.  Thank you! This is a trip that will have parents in charge of small groups for part of the time. Parent volunteers will need to bring $5 for the IMAX movie and a lunch. Parent volunteers should be in our classrooms that morning at 8:45. Thank you!

Literacy:

We are enjoying our fairy tales exploration.  We have read the classic and fractured tales for The Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks and The Three Bears, and Cinderella.  Next week, we will read Three Billy Goats Gruff and students will begin writing their own version of a well known fairy tale over the next few weeks.  Please ask your child what tale they are thinking about rewriting, have them summarize the original, and share their ideas about how they plan to create their own version of the story.  Thank you!

Math:

We are well into Unit 4, Addition and Subtraction of Multidigit Numbers. This week we continued adding three digit numbers with regrouping.  Many students have strong fluency and accuracy with this skill!  We also started subtracting three digit numbers.

Our next math homework packet was sent home on Monday.  It needs to be completed by Monday, February 5th.  It is important for your child to continue to practice with concepts already presented so that they can embed them in their learning. You and your child can make decisions about when to complete this work, but we encourage you to have them solve some of the problems each day after school so that it doesn’t become a huge burden just before it is due.

Science:

We started our new unit in Science, Metric Measurement and Matter. This unit will be about 3 weeks long. This week we reviewed the metric system of measurement. Students will use balance scales to measure mass in grams, syringes and graduated cylinders to measure capacity in milliliters, and meter sticks to measure distance in centimeters and meters.  We will also be learning about the three states of matter and how matter can change.

Homework Ideas for Next Week

• Complete the mystery state assignment.
• Write the weekly Dictado sentence each night in the Mystery State notebook.
• ReadingPlus or iReady lessons at least once per week.
• Practice all X and / (0-10) 5-10 minutes daily
• Practice addition and subtraction facts; sums through 20
• Complete problems in the assigned Math Homework Practice Packet Due Monday, February 5th
• Have your child use MobyMax to practice math, reading, writing, social studies, science and more!  https://www.mobymax.com/signin

Important Dates to Remember

Thursday, January 25- Field Trip to the Museum of Nature and Science.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Aisha Galt

Friday, January 12th, 2018

Next week we have PE on Thursday.

Please remind your child to bring their recorder for music. Next week, we have music on Wednesday.

Dear Parents,

Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful winter break. It was great to see everyone and jump back into our work.  I am always impressed by the academic, social, and emotional growth that takes place during the second half of our third grade year. Please continue to communicate with me about how I can best support your child.  

Students are coming home with information about Jump Rope For Heart in their Friday folders. They also have a permission slip for our upcoming field trip to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.  It is very helpful to have chaperones for this trip, so please join us if you have your background check completed and the day free.  Thank you!

Literacy:

We started our second narrative writing unit. We will spend time reading and analyzing traditional fairy tales, then students will be writing their own version of a well known fairy tale over the next few weeks.  This is a fun unit for everyone!

Math:

We are well into Unit 4, Addition and Subtraction of Multidigit Numbers. This week we worked on rounding numbers to the nearest hundred and ten.  Please practice rounding with your child at the store and when you are going out to eat by asking questions like: About how much money do you think we are going to spend? Students also explored strategies to add multi-digit numbers.

Our next math homework packet was sent home on Monday.  It needs to be completed by Monday, February 5th.  It is important for your child to continue to practice with concepts already presented so that they can embed them in their learning. You and your child can make decisions about when to complete this work, but we encourage you to have them solve some of the problems each day after school so that it doesn’t become a huge burden just before it is due.

Social Studies:

This week we continued our unit on Regions of the United States. We are learning key

characteristics about individual regions: landforms and bodies of water, climate, products and natural resources, culture, and landmarks.  Students will compare and contrast these characteristics for the 5 major regions of the United States and develop an understanding of how these characteristics influence the people who live in the region.  

Homework Ideas for Next Week

• Complete the mystery state assignment.

• Write the weekly Dictado sentence each night in the Homework notebook.

• ReadingPlus or iReady lessons at least once per week.

• Practice all X and / (0-10) 5-10 minutes daily
• Practice addition and subtraction facts; sums through 20
• Complete problems in the assigned Math Homework Practice Packet Due Monday, February 5th

• Have your child use MobyMax to practice math, reading, writing, social studies, science and more!  https://www.mobymax.com/signin

Important Dates to Remember

Monday, January 15- No School MLK Jr. Day

Thursday, January 25- Field Trip to the Museum of Nature and Science.

Please be sure to check the Friday Folder for some important information from our wonderful PTA about their upcoming fundraiser- Trivia Night and the Silent Auction.

Enjoy the long weekend.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Aisha Galt