Friday, March 9th

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 and Thursday.

Dear Parents,

We had another busy, fun filled week.  On Tuesday, we had two members from our local Rotary Club visit our classes to give each student a dictionary.  The students are excited about this gift and are already using them as a resource. Unlike a typical dictionary, they have many others sections of information about states, presidents, countries, etc!  We hope our students will continue to use their dictionary throughout their school career and beyond! We also had a musical science assembly on Wednesday, which was provided by the City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks Department (OSMP).  Please ask your child about what they learned through this unique experience. There is an activity booklet from OSMP in your child’s Friday folder that they can complete.

Thank you to everyone who has sent their fee in for the upcoming in school field trip!   On March 20th, a teacher from the Science Discovery Program is coming to our class to share the Mineral Madness program.  This will be a great supplement to our next science unit, which is Rocks and Minerals. The cost of this program is $4 per child. Please use the envelope  that was provided in your child’s Friday folder last week to return the $4 fee as soon as possible.  You can pay in cash or write a check to Kohl Elementary or BVSD. Thank you!  

Literacy:

We are working in the genre of informational writing.  Students are reading informational texts and writing about topics that require them to use evidence from the text to support their thinking.  Students also started their state research project this week. Each child will research a state and create an informational writing project to teach others about the state. We look forward to sharing these projects at our Kohl Inspiration Exhibition on April 19th.

Math:

This week we started Unit 7 in our math books- Fractions. By the end of this unit, students will understand:

• How to write a fraction and a unit fraction for a part of a whole and for a number on a number line
• Write equivalent fractions including fractions that are equivalent to whole numbers
• Compare two fractions with the same denominator OR the same numerator
• Solve real world problems involving fractions

Remind your child to work on their math homework packet.  It is due on Monday, March 12th. We will give students their new math homework packet on Monday, March 19th.  

Science/Social Studies:

We are well into our Social Studies unit, Economics. 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. Our students are excited about our simulated class economy!  They are earning RIDE dollars and also spending them in different ways.  They are keeping track of their deposits and withdrawals using their “bank account” register. Finally, all the third grade classes are saving for a “vacation” day, just as families save for a vacation at home. Each child will contribute to the class fund to meet a long term savings goal. If we meet the goal, we will have a movie day for our “vacation” from school. We will keep you updated as the fund grows and our vacation gets closer.

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

Monday, March 26-Friday, March 30- Spring Break- NO SCHOOL

I hope you have a fantastic weekend.

Sincerely,

Aisha Galt

Friday, March 2nd

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,

We had a good full week!  

Your child is coming home with some information about an upcoming in school field trip. On March 20th, a teacher from the Science Discovery Program is coming to our class to share the Mineral Madness program.  This will be a great supplement to our next science unit, which is Rocks and Minerals. The cost of this program is $4 per child. Please use the envelope provided in your child’s Friday folder to return the $4 fee as soon as possible.  You can pay in cash or write a check to Kohl Elementary or BVSD. Thank you!

Literacy:

We are working in the genre of informational writing.  Students are 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 project to teach others about the state.

Math:

We completed our Geometry unit this week and took our chapter test.  We will begin our next unit on Fractions on Monday.
Remind your child to work on their math homework packet.  It is due on Monday, March 12th.

Science/Social Studies:

We also started our Social Studies unit, Economics this 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. Our students are excited about our simulated class economy!  They are earning RIDE dollars and also spending them in different ways.  They will keep track of their deposits and withdrawals using their  “bank account” register.

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 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