Friday, August 30th

Next week we have PE on Tuesday and Friday.  Please make sure your child has gym shoes on these days.  Thank you!

QUICK REMINDERS:

1. NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd - LABOR DAY

2. Individual Picture Day-Friday, September 6th  Don’t forget to turn in your order form or pay online and return your receipt to school, if you would like pictures

3. Friday, September 13th- Assessment Day- Please use Help At School to sign-up for an assessment time.

Dear Parents,

We completed our second full week of third grade! Your children worked hard and did a great job keeping up with the new expectations. Here is a recap of our week and a look at what is coming up in our classroom.

Students will need headphones in order to fully access many of the computer programs that we use here at school. We have some headphones, but please send your child with a pair of their own headphones or earbuds as soon as possible.  This way students can use one pair of headphones that fits them best for the school year.  The headphones will be returned home at the end of the school year. This is an item we are not allowed to purchase for your child with the classroom funds. Thank you.

Literacy:

We finished our Interactive Read Aloud text set about The Importance of Kindness.  Students discussed how the characters in the texts showed kindness and how kindness impacts their lives.  Next week, we will start a text set about Connecting Across Generations: Family.  

We started our Word Study lessons and investigated consonant clusters at the beginning and ends of words.  Students also completed their first iReady Diagnostic assessment this week. I will be sharing the results of this assessment with you during our first parent-teacher conference in October.

Math:

We are a handful of lessons into our first math unit on Multiplication and Division. Please review multiplication/division of 5s (0-10) with your child and talk with your child about when you use multiplication in your daily life. For example, at the store you might talk about calculating the cost buying multiples of one item: buying 4 boxes of cereal that each cost $5. We will have a multiplication 5s quiz next week.

Homework: 

We started homework this week.  Students will continue to get a mystery state at the beginning of the week, which is due at the end of the week.  They will also get short math assignments Monday through Thursday. These assignments are due the next day.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. You can contact me by email aisha.galt-theis@bvsd.org or by phone 720-561-8616.

Enjoy the long weekend!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Aisha Galt

Friday, August 23rd

Next week we have PE on Wednesday.  Please make sure your child has gym shoes on these days.  Thank you!

Dear Parents,

Thank you for joining us on Tuesday night for our Back to School night presentation. It was great to meet so many of you. If you were not able to attend, your child has our back to school letter and survey in their Friday folder today.  Please look it over and let me know if you have any questions. Return the blue student information sheet as soon as possible. Also, please pay your school supply fee if you have not had a chance to do this yet. Thank you!

Volunteers: Thank you to those of you who were able to sign up to 

volunteer for our classroom.

Room Parents: Nancy Hedberg, Regan Kalish, Andrea Minnich, and Cortney Kraham

Friday Folders: Kim Dahl

Reading in the classroom- M-Th from 12:30-1:00.

(Start the week of September 9th if you have completed your background check)

          Monday: Kim Dahl and Andrea Minnich

          Tuesday: Deyanna Lambert

          Wednesday: Cortney Kraham

          Thursday: Open

Clerical help: Deyanna Lambert (Tuesdays)

Homework: We will begin sending homework home next week.  Students will get a mystery state on Monday, which is due on Friday.  They will also get short math assignments Monday through Thursday. These assignments are due the next day.

Math: This week we were able to get all the math screeners completed. 

This information gives me a snapshot of where your child is in math.  We also started our first math unit, Multiplication and Division 0-5, 9 and 10.

Literacy: This week we worked on writing “seeds/small moment ideas” for personal 

narratives. We are getting those writing muscles warmed up and in shape for a lot of

writing this year! We also started reading some books that help students investigate the importance of kindness. Next week, students will complete a reading assessment 

using i-Ready. We started using this reading assessment a few years ago Kohl, so 

your child should be familiar with the format. After the testing is complete I will have an

 assessment report, which shows me how your child is reading, their strengths, and areas to work on. I will share this information with you at Parent Teacher Conferences in October.

Social Studies: As we get ready to begin our first unit on Communities, we have been

working to build our classroom community. This week we continued to get to know each

other better and to understand the expectations in third grade. 

We are also working on building our stamina for third grade and beyond by talking about Growth Mindset. This is the idea that anyone can learn anything with the right frame of mind. We have talked this week about thinking positively and about what to do when we get frustrated when something is hard. Ask your child how they think having a growth mindset can help them in school and in daily life. 

Reminders:

Snacks:

Students can have snack each day in the morning, and they can have another snack in the afternoon if they would like. I do not provide snack so please be sure to send a healthy snack with your child. Water bottles are encouraged.  Please label bottles with your child’s name. Thank you!

Birthday Treats:

Your child is welcome to bring birthday treats to share with classmates if they would like.  It is helpful to know when they are bringing treats, so please email me with a date if possible.  We have 26 kids in our class. Please keep the following allergies in mind when you are selecting a treat: nuts, dairy, and eggs.  

Important Dates for Your Calendar:

Monday, September 2nd - NO SCHOOL- Labor Day

Friday, September 6th - Picture Day

Friday, September 13th- Assessment Day- details to follow later 

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. You can contact me by email aisha.galt-theis@bvsd.org or by phone 720-561-8616.

Have a fantastic weekend.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Aisha Galt

Friday, August 9th

Welcome to a new school year at Kohl Elementary!  I am looking forward to our year together.  Please join us for the Kohl Teacher Meet and Greet on Tuesday, August 13th from 3:00 to 3:30. PTA is hosting a popsicle party after the meet and greet.   Our first day of school is Wednesday, August 14th.    Back to School Night is scheduled for Tuesday, August 20th from 6:00 to 6:30.

Go Colts!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Aisha