I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving Break!!

IMPORTANT DATES:
December 1st- Candy Gram sale starts
December 4th- Daddy Daughter Dance
December 9th- Elementary Music Concert
December 17th- End of the 2nd 9 Weeks (50% of Aleks)
December 20th-January 3rd Winter Break

Focus Skills:
Reading: Expository Text, Sequence, Suffixes, and Combining Sentences with Verbs
Math- Chapter 7 Review (Tuesday) and Chapter 7 Test (Wednesday)
Social Studies: Holidays Around The World
Science: Forms of Energy

Study Island: Setting, Verbs, and Forms of Energy

AR: 3 points for the week and a total of 18 by Friday

IMPORTANT DATES:
November 16th- Progress Reports
November 17th- Fall Festival (12:45-2:00) Volunteers are welcome!
November 17th- Last day to donate for the Thanksgiving Food Drive!
November 19th- Last day before Thanksgiving Break
November 20th- K-3 Movie Night from 3-5 PM

Focus Skills:
Reading: Folktale, Problem & Solution, Visualize, Suffixes, Past Tense Verbs, and R Controlled Vowels.
Math- Chapter 7
Social Studies: Turkey Writing
Science: Turkey Writing

Study Island: Context Clues, Two-Step Real World Problems, and Graphs and Charts

AR: 3 points for the week and a total of 15 by Friday

No School Thursday(11th)- Veteran's Day

AR Hip Hip Hoorays to :
Michael, Annabelle, Logan .D., Reagan, Owen, Jayden, Wyatt, Morgan, Carli, Luke, Jayden, Addison, . They have earned at least 9 points with an 85% average! Everyone keep up that wonderful reading :)

Aleks- Congratulations to Owen, Wyatt, Michael, Logan. D., Annabelle, Reagan, Allie, Noah, Carli, Jaxson, Sienna, Jayden, Addison for completing 50% or higher of 3rd grade Aleks. Yay!

Focus Skills:
Reading: Main Idea & Key Details, Summarize, Suffixes, Expository (Informational) Text, Verbs/Subject-Verb Agreement. We will spend sometime this week focusing on UNWRAP.
Math- Chapter Review (Monday), Chapter Test (Tuesday), and starting Chapter 7 on Wednesday.
Social Studies: American Indians
Science: Sun and stars

Study Island: Ask and Answer questions, Maps, Real World Problems, and Forces and Energy i the Solar System.

AR: 3 points for the week and a total of 12 by Friday

SPIRIT WEEK...SPIRIT WEEK...SPIRIT WEEK...SPIRIT WEEK...

Join in the Belmont Spirit by dressing up every day!
MONDAY: Mismatch Mayhem
TUESDAY: Dress as Twins or as the Opposite of Yourself
WEDNESDAY: Walt Disney Wear
THURSDAY: Dress like your favorite time period
FRIDAY: House Spirit Day!!

FOCUS SKILLS:
Reading : Poetry, Point of View, Simile, Singular and Plural Nouns
Math: Chapter 6 Division and practicing multiplication facts daily
Science: Animal Research Project
Social Studies: State Research Project

STUDY ISLAND:
Possessives
Distinguishing Figurative Language
Properties of Multiplication and Division

AR: 3 points for the week and a total of 6 for the nine weeks by Friday

Reminder: The practice cold read is due on Friday morning. UNWRAP is to be used with proof of answers marked in the text and by the question.

"Education begins at home. I applaud the families that recognize solid characteristics of honesty, hard work, and kindness are a result of home learning." EIstook

Thank you for your hard work in keeping your child on track with AR, Study Island, homework, and multiplication fact practice. It will all be worth it!

Week of October 11th

The first nine weeks is in the book...literally. Grades are finalized and posted:)

A huge fanfare and well deserved congratulations to our A and A/B Honor Roll students:
All A's - Logan .D, Annabelle, Carli!!!!
A/B- Owen, Wyatt, Michael, Morgan, Addison, Sienna

Kudos, Ta-dah, and Hip Hip Hooray for earning your AR goal (25pts and 85% average) through perseverance, reading every day, and putting forth great effort:
Owen, Wyatt, Michael, Logan.D,, Annabelle, Reagan, Morgan, Addison, Carli, Luke, Sienna, Jaidyn,

Whaaaaaatttttt?????? 25 or more Study Island blue ribbons:
Owen, Wyatt, Michael, Logan.D., Logan.H., Annabelle, Reagan, Ally, Morgan, Gemma, Carli, Harper, Luke, Sienna, Jaidyn, Addison

Heading into the 2nd nine weeks, homework will look a bit differently. As normal, Math homework will be sent home daily and due the next day. The spelling and vocabulary lists and a practice cold read will be sent home on Monday; due on Friday. Refer to last weeks post about UNWRAP.

It is absolutely necessary that your child is:
*Reading EVERY day at home; testing the next day at school- 3 points weekly WITH a test average of 85% or higher
*Practicing spelling and vocabulary EVERY day at home
*Achieving the 3 assigned Study Island topics every week-70% or higher

Thank you for making your child's academic learning a success by encouraging, holding a high standard of expectation, and following up at home.

DMridha-- "True education instills life skills that will be the basis for your life's success. School is not just about academics but about work ethic, goals, and high expectations."

Early Release on Wednesday, September 29th

AR Kudos and Hoorays to :
100%-Annabelle, Reagan, Michael, Sienna, Logan, Carli
75%- Owen, Morgan, Jaidyn, Luke, Addison
50%-Gemma, Wyatt
25%-Ally
Please remember reaching the AR is POINTS + TEST AVERAGE of 85% or higher! By Friday, October 1st, everyone should have at least 24 points.

Aleks:
100%-Logan
75%- Annabelle, Jaiydn, Morgan
50%- Owen, Wyatt, Sienna, Michael, Carli
25%- Harper, Reagan, Ally, Addison
Please remember the goal is to be at 25% of ALEKS by the end of the first 9 weeks.

Assigned for this week :
Point of View, Punctuation, and Number Sentences
Study Island practice is directly linked to success in the 3rd grade in all areas. Those students who persevere and conquer the topics independently build their confidence and ability to master all assessments.

Focus for this week:
Reading- Authors Point of View, Prefixes, Expository Text, Long E, Singular and Plural Nouns
VOCAB & COMPREHENSION TEST TUESDAY!
Math- Starting Chapter 4 Multiplication
Social Studies- Voting process and Structure of Government
Science- Classification of Plants

Thank you for reading every day with your child, checking their homework, and keeping them on track with Study Island. We have to work as a team , student, myself, and family, to insure that skills are mastered and that any deficits in learning are covered and conquered.

You are appreciated!

“A child must know that they are a miracle, that since the beginning of the world there hasn’t been, and until the end of the world there will not be, another child like them.” ~ Pablo Casals

WEL COME TO THIRD GRADE!

 

This week:

We will spend a lot of time getting to know each other. :)

 

Last Post for 3rd grade !
It is difficult and heart rendering to comprehend but, this is the last post for our 3rd grade year together. We are not officially finished until Friday, May 28th. I will complete posting grades by June 2nd. We are still working "It's not over until it's over" :)
Upcoming Events:
Monday, May 24th...AR Party for all those students that made their AR goals every quarter!
Tuesday, May 25th...Study Island "Camp Out" for those students that earned all their 3rd grade blue ribbons
Wednesday, May 26th...CAMP KULAQUA ...if you are not attending as a chaperone then I will be assigning each child to a chaperone. I am not leaving anything to chance!
Thursday, May 27th...3rd grade awards at Christian Church Fellowship, 9:15 a.m. ; pizza luncheon for all the students that met their 4th quarter AR goals
Friday, May 28th ...last day of school...we will be sending home A LOT of items so please make sure that your child comes with an empty book bag! Also, we will be eating lunch in the room.

We have faced and overcome a difficult and transitional year. From start dates, covid19, quarantines and the like, these students have proven that they have resilience and the intelligence to face and conquer challenges that are thrown at them! 

Week of May 10th