Thursday, February 14th

Next week we have PE on Tuesday and Friday.

Dear Parents,

Happy Valentine's Day!

Thank you for coming to conferences! These meetings allow us to partner in your child’s growth and provide them with a maximum amount of support. Thank you for all your support.
I talked to many of you about the importance of practicing basic math facts consistently.  The MobyMax Math Facts folder is a great resource for practice. Time in the car also provides a good opportunity to orally practice and memorize facts.

As most of you know, third graders will be taking the CMAS tests this year.  This is a state standardized test. The tests have been scheduled for April 16th, 17th, and 18th.  If you are planning appointments or a trip, please plan outside of the CMAS testing dates if possible. It would be so helpful to have all the students complete the tests during our scheduled testing weeks. Thank you!

We are looking forward to our field trip on Thursday, February 28th to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.  Thank you to those of you who have returned your permission slip and fee. This is my current list of chaperones for the trip: Amber Gray, Dana Harris, Karen Hunter, Becky Jones, and Heidi Siguaw.  Erin Pilger will be meeting us at the zoo. If you do not see your name and hope to join us, please let me know.

We have been working hard in third grade. Here is a recap of this week and what to look forward to next week.

Literacy:

Students read The Real Story of Paul Revere and then started writing an informational piece using this text to support their explanation of what parts of the legend of Paul Revere are not true.  

We also started an author study about Patricia Polacco.  We will be reading many of her books and discussing the characteristics of her writing.  

Math:
We started Unit 6- Geometry. This unit focuses mainly on understanding the different attributes of quadrilaterals, names of quadrilaterals (parallelogram, rectangle, square, rhombus, and trapezoid), understanding area and perimeter of quadrilaterals, and calculating area and perimeter of quadrilaterals.

Social Studies:

We continue to work on our Regions of the United States unit in Social Studies. Next week, we will work on map skills.  We will practice reading maps and find locations using latitude and longitude.

Homework for next week:

• ReadingPlus or iReady lessons at least once per week.
• Read at least 20 min nightly.

• Check in with your child about their Mystery State assignment.  
• Practice math X and / facts 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and subtraction and addition facts through sums of 20 daily.

Important Dates to Remember

Friday, February 15th-Teacher Inservice Day-No School for Students

Monday, February 18th-Presidents’ Day-No School

Enjoy the long weekend!
Sincerely,

Aisha Galt