Friday, January 27th

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 Tuesday, 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 will also need a container to collect their Valentines during our party.  They can make something or just bring a bag. Handmade cards are encouraged.  Here is a list of student names to help with this task.  Thank you for your continued support.

Lizzie, Lily, Allen, Savannah, Cecilia, Taylor D., Keira, Zach D., Caleb, Annie, Taylor H., Hailey, Kylar, Elijah, Rileigh, Marcel, Eric, Dorian, Miles, Carter, Echo, Lyzelle, Joaquin, Beth, Jack, Zac T., Andres, Kaylee

I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Aisha Galt

January 20, 2017

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.

Important Dates:

Saturday, January 21-PTA Trivia Night

Thursday, January 26- Field Trip to Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Literacy:

Last week we took the second of three diagnostic assessments on iReady. I will analyze the results and this will help inform my instruction for the next trimester of school. I will share the results of this assessment with you in February at parent/teacher conferences.

We have been working on how to write informative pieces in writing using a text or multiple texts for evidence. Next week we will move on to our culminating unit project- Personal Research Reports. The students will choose a topic to research and write about it using text evidence. Then they will create a Google slides presentation to showcase their learning.

Don't forget to keep encouraging your child to use Reading Plus and iReady on the computer at home for part or all of their Reading Log.

Math:

We are working on Unit 4: Multi Digit Addition and Subtraction. I am impressed by the fluency in which students are adding multi digit numbers.  Rounding and estimating is one of the more challenging topics we have covered so far.  Please encourage your child to estimate sums and differences outside of school, the grocery store and restaurants provide great real world examples for estimating with money.

Science:

We are well into our Metric Measurement and Matter unit. We learned about the metric system of measurement and were able to use balance scales to measure mass in grams, syringes and graduated cylinders to measure capacity in milliliters, and meter sticks to measure distance.  We are learning about the three states of matter and how matter can change. We have learned about the properties of the three states of matter. Be sure to ask your child what they have learned so far.

Reminders:

Next Thursday (Jan. 26th) 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. We have several parent volunteers: Terrence Dunn, Karen Hunter, Jax Jaramillo, Andrea Roy, and Ann Schimschal. 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. 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. Parent volunteers should be in our classrooms that morning at 8:45. Students and chaperones will need to bring a sack lunch for the field trip. Thank you!

Have a great weekend.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Aisha Galt

January 13th, 2017

Dear Parents,

We had a fantastic time at our play “Singing in the Rain” today! It was a perfect day. Your kids were amazing! Everyone seemed to be engaged and enjoyed it. Well, are you ready for another field trip? We will be going to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science to see a Nature Max and other exhibits. There is a permission slip in your child’s Friday Folder. The suggested cost is $10.00. $5.00 for the bus and $5.00 for Nature Max. We will need parents to help out on this trip, so please mark yes if you are interested in going. Remember that you will need to have a background check to join us. Thank you!

The class did their Mid-Year I-Ready reading test this week. I will be sharing the results with you during our February conferences. I am very proud of the test results from the class. You have brilliant kids!

In math we are continuing to study place values, adding, subtracting and rounding. Please continue to review their multiplication and division facts.

The class will be able to do Reading Plus or iReady lessons for homework for the rest of the school year. Please try to have them use their assigned program at least once a week. If they would like to do more Reading Plus or i-ready that is great too. If you are still having problems using these programs from home, please let me know. Hopefully, everyone brought home their login reminder sheets this week. Check backpacks if you didn't see them.

Have a wonderful weekend and remember, no school Monday!

Enjoy,
Aisha Galt

Friday, January 6th

Dear Parents,

Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful winter break. Our first week back was a super short one with the snow day.  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.  

I am not sending home Friday folders today, but students are coming home with information about Jump Rope For Heart in their backpacks.

Next week, we will be asking students to use their assigned reading program, Reading Plus or i-Ready, at home for their reading log at least once a week.They should write this time on their reading logs as part of their 100 minutes of weekly at-home reading.  

Important upcoming dates:

Friday, January 13th-Field Trip to the Broomfield Auditorium to see Singin’ in the Rain (Students will need a sack lunch for this trip.) No parents are needed on this trip.

Monday, January 16- No School MLK Jr. Day

Thursday, January 26- Field Trip to the Museum of Nature and Science.  Permission slips will come home next week in Friday folders. We will need parent helpers for this trip. If you can go, please indicate this on the permission slip. Remember, you must have the district background check completed before you can go with us.

Saturday, January 21- PTA Trivia Night. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend this fun fundraiser. Adults only please. Check Friday folders, PTA Facebook page, or the school website for more information.

Enjoy the weekend.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Aisha Galt

December 9, 2016

Dear Parents,

Today in your child’s Friday folder you will find a permission slip for a field trip that will happen soon after winter break. Our third graders were invited to see, “Singing in the Rain”, by Backstory Theater company at the Broomfield Auditorium. The performance is free, but we are asking for $3 to help cover the cost of the bus in case the weather is bad. If we get good weather, we will walk and you will get your money back. We would love to be able to have all permission slips and money back by next Friday, so that we don’t have to worry about it when we return from break. Thanks for your help with this.

This was another busy week in third grade. We would like to congratulate our Spelling Bee participants, Annie Egy and Kylar Jaramillo. They both did a fantastic job, and we are very proud of them.

We will be finishing up our math unit on Measurement, Time and Graphing next week. I am planning on having the Unit 3 assessment on Thursday. When we return from break we will start Unit 4, Addition and Subtraction of Multidigit Numbers.

In literacy, we are working on reading and writing informational texts. So far, we have read and written about the job of a paleontologist and we are working on learning about winter life in Alaska. After break, we will start working on how to research a favorite topic and write an informational text about that topic.

Don’t forget, our winter class party is Friday MORNING from 9-10. The All-School Sing-along will be from 8:15-9:00.

Have a great weekend.

Sincerely,
Aisha Galt

Friday, December 2nd

Dear Parents,

We had a great week!  Students started writing informational writing pieces about paleontologists during our literacy block and created vocabulary posters.  We are continuing to read in small groups focusing on comprehension and answering questions using evidence from the text. I have all the kids go back and use direct texts to answer questions. This work is also supporting our work with reading and writing informational text.  Please try this at home while reading with your child. Hopefully you and your child are enjoying Reading Plus and i-Ready. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns about these programs.  Students should start using their assigned program at least once a week for homework. They should write this time on their reading logs as part of their 100 minutes of weekly at-home reading.  

We are working on telling time to the minute and solving elapsed time problems in math.  Please continue to support your child with telling time.  Elapsed time is a tricky concept and practice is extremely helpful.  Students will continue to complete multiplication and division Math Dash quizzes throughout the school year.  Regular math fact practice should continue to be part of your child’s nightly homework routine. Next week we will begin to create and use graphs to solve problems. 

In science, we started our Matter and Measurement unit.  This is an excellent hands on support to our measurement math unit.

I hope to see you at our winter party on Friday, December 16th from 9:00 to 10:00. Yes, we are trying a morning party this time!  Maybe it will help our students get out some of their winter holiday excitement earlier in the day. More details about our party will be coming from our room mom soon.  The school Sing-A-Long will be in the morning from 8:15 to 9:00.  You are welcome to join us for this activity as well.   

Have a fantastic weekend.

Sincerely,
Aisha Galt

Friday, November 18th

Dear Parents,

Thank you for sending in food for the Kohl Food Drive. It is always amazing to see how much can be accomplished when everyone does a little bit.  Kohl collected hundreds of pounds of food!

Our Kohl Spelling Bee is set for Tuesday, December 6th. I wanted to congratulate our finalists. Annie Egy and Kylar Jaramillo will represent our third grade class in the spelling bee.  Beth Schimschal is our alternate.  

Your child has their report card in their Friday folder.  Please return the signed report card envelope on Monday, November 28th.  Thank you!

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving break with your families.  I am so thankful to be part of the Kohl community!

Sincerely,

Aisha Galt