Friday, February 23rd, 2018

Next week we have PE on Wednesday.

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

Dear Parents,

We had quite a week of winter weather! It looks like it is going to warm up next week, but please remind your child to dress for the weather.

Report cards are now available through Infinite Campus.

Literacy:

We are returning to the genre of informational writing.  Students will be reading informational texts and writing about topics that require them to use evidence from the text to support their thinking.  During this unit students will also be completing a state research project.  Each child will research a state and create an informational writing to teach about the state.

Math:

We are well into our Geometry unit.  This week we spent time reviewing attributes of quadrilaterals and finding the perimeter and area of geometric shapes.  

Students are learning many new geometry vocabulary terms. Please review them with your child: angle, decagon, hexagon, octagon, polygon, pentagon, right angle, parallel, parallelogram, rectangle, rhombus, square, trapezoid, perimeter and area. This will be a huge help for this unit. Please don't forget to keep up with their multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction tables! We are using all 4 operations in this unit.

Our unit assessment will be next Thursday.

Remind your child to work on their math homework packet.  It is due on Monday, March 12th.

Science/Social Studies:

Students completed their Matter and Measurement test this week, and we will begin our next Social Studies unit, Economics, next week. Our Economics unit will focus on understanding the differences between producer and consumers, different ways to earn money and how to make long and short-term financial goals.

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
• 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, March 20th- Third Grade Music Program 6pm

I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Aisha Galt

Friday, February 16th, 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 Thursday.

Dear Parents,

Thank you so much for coming to Parent/Teacher Conferences this week. I really enjoyed seeing all of you and sharing about your child’s growth and goals for the rest of the year.  Report cards will be available through Infinite Campus at the end of next week.

Thank you to our room parent, Chamisa Logemann, as well as all who helped out with the Valentine’s party. The kids had a great time and felt very loved.

Literacy:

Students are finishing up with their adapted fairy tales. Completed fairy tales will be hanging in the hall on display. The kids have done an awesome job on this project.

Math:

We started Unit 6, Geometry, this week. In this unit students will be learning about the attributes of quadrilaterals and how to find area and perimeter of geometric shapes.

Our next homework math packet was sent home on Monday, February 12th and is Due on Monday, March 12th.

Science:

We are finishing up with our Matter and Measurement unit. 

We will begin our next Social Studies unit, Economics, later in the week.

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
• 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, February 19th No School-Presidents’ Day

I hope you enjoy the long weekend.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Aisha Galt

Friday, February 2nd, 2018

Next week we have PE on Monday and Thursday

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

Dear Parents,

It is hard to believe it is already February! We have had a productive month.  

Our parent/ teacher conferences are February 13th and 15th. An email about signing up was sent out by the office last week.  Thank you to those of you who have signed up.  If you have not had a chance to sign up yet, please do so.  I look forward to meeting with each of you.

Next Thursday, February 8th, we will have a guest speaker, Mrs. Pam Kutchen, from North Metro Fire Rescue.  She will talk to our students about fire safety and the importance of practicing fire drills at home.  Your child will be coming home with a fire drill planning sheet. Please take some time to complete this activity and talk to your child about what they learned.

Our class Valentine’s Day 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

Literacy:

We are enjoying our fairy tales unit.  Students created a detailed picture plan for their fractured fairy tale and learned about the rules for writing dialogue.  Now, students are busy typing the first draft of their story!

Math:

We completed Unit 4, Addition and Subtraction of Multidigit Numbers this week and will have our chapter test on Tuesday, February 6th.

The math homework packet needs to be completed by Monday, February 5th.  I hope that your child has been working on it consistently, so it is not a major challenge over the weekend. Our next homework math packet will be sent home on Monday, February 12th.

Science:

We are well into our Science unit, Metric Measurement and Matter. This week we reviewed the metric system of measurement and explored the characteristics of the three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas.  Next week, we will begin talking about matter changing states through melting, freezing, evaporation, and condensation.

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

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 wonderful weekend.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Aisha Galt

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

Friday, December 22nd, 2017

The week of January 8th we have PE on Tuesday and Friday

Dear Parents,

I can't believe it is already winter break. This year is flying by so quickly!

Thank you to our room mother, Chamisa Logemann, and all of the other parents who made our winter party a success.  The kids had a blast!

I would like to say thank you for all of the wonderful gifts. I feel blessed to be able to spend each day teaching your children and loved by all your thoughtfulness. Thank you.

Please continue to collect Box Tops!  This is a great and easy way to support our school.  Student council will be sponsoring another Box Top contest after winter break.

Literacy:

This week students worked on publishing one of their opinion pieces.  They will be hanging in the hall for our school community to read after winter break. After break we will begin a narrative writing unit using fairy tales as the structure to write our own “fractured” fairy tales.

Math:

We started Unit 4, Addition and Subtraction of Multidigit Numbers this week and spent a few days reviewing place value.  We will continue this unit when we return from break. I know you keep hearing me say practice math facts, but memorized multiplication and division facts 1-10 and subtraction and addition facts through sums of 20 are imperative for fluent problem solving as math content gets more difficult.  The car is a great place to practice math facts, your kids can quiz you too, which can make it more fun for them. 

Social Studies:

This week we continued our unit on Regions of the United States.  We will finish up this unit shortly after we return from winter break.

Homework Ideas for Winter Break

• Encourage your child to read independently and with you.  Take some time to talk about the texts.

• ReadingPlus or iReady lessons

• Practice addition and subtraction facts sums through 20
• Practice all X and / (0-10) 5-10 minutes daily

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

Important Dates to Remember

Saturday, December 22-January 8 Winter Break

Tuesday, January 9 First day back after Winter Break

Thank you again for supporting your kids every day! Happy holidays and have a safe and restful break.  See you all in 2018!!

Students first day back  is Tuesday, January 9th.

Sincerely,
Aisha Galt