Just wanted to congratulate the winners of the science fair, writing contest and yearbook cover submissions.
The science fair winners from our class were 1st place- Reagan Anderson, 2nd place- Ellie Nakken. All of the entries were awesome and deserve recognition!
The yearbook cover entry winners were Ericka Marchant & Millie Harrison. Millie's submission will be printed on the yearbook. Congrats girls!
The Magic of Writing contest winners were McKenna Westwood and Millie Harrison. So proud of these great writers!
We have our Spring Break coming this week. There will be no school on Wed., Thurs. & Fri.
Have a wonderful and safe break!
Monday, March 25, 2013
Monday, March 11, 2013
Newsletter 3-11 - 3/26
Hello! It was so good to meet with you this last week! This class has been so great! I would like to recognize our two spelling bee representatives this year. McKenna Westwood took 1st place in the school competition and Millie Harrison took 2nd place. These two students deserve a big hand. They studied so hard and represented our class very well!
Here is an update for the next couple of weeks:
Math- We are in the middle of learning about fractions. We will probably finish in the middle of next week. The next unit will be on Measurement (Customary & Metric). Please be watching for practice worksheets that will be coming home for homework. These pages will prepare your children for End-of-Levels which will be at the end of April.
Times Tables- If your child has times tables they would like to pass off, encourage them to let me know and I'll make sure to find a time to meet with them. At this point we are working to get everyone done with all 1-12.
Daily 5- We will be tackling another 4-Square Writing assignment in the next week. The students have become awesome writers and are actually asking to do another assignment! Have I mentioned that I love my job?!?! We will also continue the Read-to-Self, Word Work, Read-to-Someone & Listening.
Keyboarding- We finished all 20 lessons. No more keyboarding homework, but I would encourage you to look up some keyboarding games or apps for your child to practice on at home. This skill is now very crucial and should be practiced as much as possible. Thanks for your help!
Cursive- Still chugging along. We should have all letters completed in the next few weeks.
Vocabulary- I'm sorry about the inconsistency with vocabulary over the last couple of weeks. We will plan to get back on schedule and have our test this Friday along with the spelling test.
Unit Study- Hallelujah! We have a new and awesome student teacher named Mrs. Kirsten Bradford. She will be teaching our next science unit on Force, Motion & Simple Machines. The students are really looking forward to this fun science time!
Looking ahead to the Easter party which will be held Tuesday, March 26th. Here are the people that signed up to bring an item for this party:
Little Debbie Snacks: Jamie Hunt
Little Debbie Snacks: Jodi Corser
Little Debbie Snacks:
24 candy-filled plastic eggs: Rachel Hunt
24 candy-filled plastic eggs: Jennifer Edwards
24 candy-filled plastic eggs: Sydney Nakken
24 candy-filled plastic eggs:
Boxed drinks: Michelle Twitchell
Boxed drinks: Gina Cutler
Boxed drinks: Sydney Nakken
Napkins and Plates: Carrie Horton
Thank you again for your generosity!
Here is an update for the next couple of weeks:
Math- We are in the middle of learning about fractions. We will probably finish in the middle of next week. The next unit will be on Measurement (Customary & Metric). Please be watching for practice worksheets that will be coming home for homework. These pages will prepare your children for End-of-Levels which will be at the end of April.
Times Tables- If your child has times tables they would like to pass off, encourage them to let me know and I'll make sure to find a time to meet with them. At this point we are working to get everyone done with all 1-12.
Daily 5- We will be tackling another 4-Square Writing assignment in the next week. The students have become awesome writers and are actually asking to do another assignment! Have I mentioned that I love my job?!?! We will also continue the Read-to-Self, Word Work, Read-to-Someone & Listening.
Keyboarding- We finished all 20 lessons. No more keyboarding homework, but I would encourage you to look up some keyboarding games or apps for your child to practice on at home. This skill is now very crucial and should be practiced as much as possible. Thanks for your help!
Cursive- Still chugging along. We should have all letters completed in the next few weeks.
Vocabulary- I'm sorry about the inconsistency with vocabulary over the last couple of weeks. We will plan to get back on schedule and have our test this Friday along with the spelling test.
Unit Study- Hallelujah! We have a new and awesome student teacher named Mrs. Kirsten Bradford. She will be teaching our next science unit on Force, Motion & Simple Machines. The students are really looking forward to this fun science time!
Looking ahead to the Easter party which will be held Tuesday, March 26th. Here are the people that signed up to bring an item for this party:
Little Debbie Snacks: Jamie Hunt
Little Debbie Snacks: Jodi Corser
Little Debbie Snacks:
24 candy-filled plastic eggs: Rachel Hunt
24 candy-filled plastic eggs: Jennifer Edwards
24 candy-filled plastic eggs: Sydney Nakken
24 candy-filled plastic eggs:
Boxed drinks: Michelle Twitchell
Boxed drinks: Gina Cutler
Boxed drinks: Sydney Nakken
Napkins and Plates: Carrie Horton
Thank you again for your generosity!
Monday, February 4, 2013
Newsletter (2/4 - 2/15)
Here's another update for the next couple of weeks.
Math- Watch for the Chapter 9 test coming home in the next day or two. You are welcome to help your child make up the missed questions if you would like. We have just started working on our Solids and Shapes unit. In this chapter, we will be discussing lines and angles along with shapes. There are many new vocabulary words for the students to learn. Here are some of them: right angle, obtuse, acute, perpendicular, parallel, intersecting, point, and rays. Some of the terminology for solids include: polygon, parallelogram, trapezoid, rhombus, cylinder, cube, pyramid, cone, quadrilateral, vertices, and all of the names of the basic shapes.
Times Tables- We have covered all of the times tables and are working on getting all of our students passed off on their remaining times tables. Wednesdays are our usual pass-off days.
Reading/Literacy- Daily 5 continues as usual. I have also been benchmarking the students the last couple of weeks. You will be receiving a note at the end of this week updating you on your child's grades and reading levels. They have all made great progress!
Spelling & Vocabulary- Same as usual. Both tests on Friday.
Keyboarding- We just completed lesson #9. The lessons will be concluded at lesson #20. I really appreciate your help at home. This skill is crucial to this generation of students going through school!
Valentines Day Party will be held on Thursday, February 14th. The students are welcome to send in small valentines for one another. If they decide to do this, please make sure there is one for every student. It is very devastating for a child to be left out.
Here is a list of the people who signed up for the party:
Sugar Cookies (un-frosted Lin's, 1 doz. heart-shaped)- Heidi Webster
Sugar Cookies (same as above)- Jennifer Edwards
Sugar Cookies (same) - Kris Slack
1 Container Pink Frosting- Sydney Nakken
1 Container White Frosting- Jamie Hunt
Small Candy for decorating- Gina Cutler
Small Candy for decorating- Amanda Giles
One gallon milk- Jodi Corser
One gallon milk- Dawn Spencer
Napkins & plates- Sydney Nakken
Cups and plastic knives- Rachel Hunt
A million thank you's to those contributing items!!
Here is our list of students for our Valentine exchange:
Reagan
Brock
Kailee
Jaci
Eliot
Tasha
Hannah
Ashtyn
Millicent
Kash
Alexa
Noah
McKenzie
Ericka
Ellie
Rever
Abby
Drew
Hunter
Calvin
Lexie
Elijah
Olivia
McKenna
Riley
Have a wonderful week!
Math- Watch for the Chapter 9 test coming home in the next day or two. You are welcome to help your child make up the missed questions if you would like. We have just started working on our Solids and Shapes unit. In this chapter, we will be discussing lines and angles along with shapes. There are many new vocabulary words for the students to learn. Here are some of them: right angle, obtuse, acute, perpendicular, parallel, intersecting, point, and rays. Some of the terminology for solids include: polygon, parallelogram, trapezoid, rhombus, cylinder, cube, pyramid, cone, quadrilateral, vertices, and all of the names of the basic shapes.
Times Tables- We have covered all of the times tables and are working on getting all of our students passed off on their remaining times tables. Wednesdays are our usual pass-off days.
Reading/Literacy- Daily 5 continues as usual. I have also been benchmarking the students the last couple of weeks. You will be receiving a note at the end of this week updating you on your child's grades and reading levels. They have all made great progress!
Spelling & Vocabulary- Same as usual. Both tests on Friday.
Keyboarding- We just completed lesson #9. The lessons will be concluded at lesson #20. I really appreciate your help at home. This skill is crucial to this generation of students going through school!
Valentines Day Party will be held on Thursday, February 14th. The students are welcome to send in small valentines for one another. If they decide to do this, please make sure there is one for every student. It is very devastating for a child to be left out.
Here is a list of the people who signed up for the party:
Sugar Cookies (un-frosted Lin's, 1 doz. heart-shaped)- Heidi Webster
Sugar Cookies (same as above)- Jennifer Edwards
Sugar Cookies (same) - Kris Slack
1 Container Pink Frosting- Sydney Nakken
1 Container White Frosting- Jamie Hunt
Small Candy for decorating- Gina Cutler
Small Candy for decorating- Amanda Giles
One gallon milk- Jodi Corser
One gallon milk- Dawn Spencer
Napkins & plates- Sydney Nakken
Cups and plastic knives- Rachel Hunt
A million thank you's to those contributing items!!
Here is our list of students for our Valentine exchange:
Reagan
Brock
Kailee
Jaci
Eliot
Tasha
Hannah
Ashtyn
Millicent
Kash
Alexa
Noah
McKenzie
Ericka
Ellie
Rever
Abby
Drew
Hunter
Calvin
Lexie
Elijah
Olivia
McKenna
Riley
Have a wonderful week!
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Newsletter 1/22 - 2/1
Welcome back after a nice, long weekend. Here is an update of things to come over the next 2 weeks:
Keyboarding- We have scheduled the computer lab on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. There will be a keyboarding assignment sent home on these nights in addition to the regular homework. Each keyboarding homework will be worth 20 points.
Daily 5- No changes from the last 2 weeks. But I do encourage you to support your child in the South Elementary writing contest. It is not mandatory, but we have such great writers that would represent our 3rd grade very well! If you need the rules sent home or emailed, please let me know.
Vocabulary- As you probably noticed, I forgot to send the vocabulary cards home until the end of last week. The students will be tested on the 4 new words this Friday. Sorry about the mix-up!
Math- We're finishing up our chapter on Patterns and Relationships. Next chapter will be on Solids and Shapes.
Times Tables- All times tables are now being passed off. Our regular pass-off day is Wednesday. If your child is ready on another day, please send a little note to let me know they are ready. I'm pleased with the work the students are doing at home!
*Book Orders- I have sent home a couple of book orders today. They will be due on Tues., Jan. 29th. I have included my teacher code and encourage you to order online if possible.
Have a wonderful week!
Keyboarding- We have scheduled the computer lab on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. There will be a keyboarding assignment sent home on these nights in addition to the regular homework. Each keyboarding homework will be worth 20 points.
Daily 5- No changes from the last 2 weeks. But I do encourage you to support your child in the South Elementary writing contest. It is not mandatory, but we have such great writers that would represent our 3rd grade very well! If you need the rules sent home or emailed, please let me know.
Vocabulary- As you probably noticed, I forgot to send the vocabulary cards home until the end of last week. The students will be tested on the 4 new words this Friday. Sorry about the mix-up!
Math- We're finishing up our chapter on Patterns and Relationships. Next chapter will be on Solids and Shapes.
Times Tables- All times tables are now being passed off. Our regular pass-off day is Wednesday. If your child is ready on another day, please send a little note to let me know they are ready. I'm pleased with the work the students are doing at home!
*Book Orders- I have sent home a couple of book orders today. They will be due on Tues., Jan. 29th. I have included my teacher code and encourage you to order online if possible.
Have a wonderful week!
Monday, January 7, 2013
Newsletter 1/7 - 1/11
Happy New Year! I hope your holidays were wonderful! I loved spending time with my family, but am so glad to be back with my 3rd graders! This is what you can expect over the next 2 weeks:
Parent Volunteers- We will start back up on Jan. 15th and will be on our regular schedule.
Math- New math chapter on patterns and relationships. Mountain Math once a week.
Times Tables- Wednesdays will be our designated pass-off days. We are trying to finish up 4's, 6's, 7's & 8's. Flashcards will be coming home for the last couple of pass-offs.
Daily 5 Literacy- Since we have concentrated heavily on writing, we will spend more time on Read-to-Self, Read-to-Someone, Listening and Word Work. During this time, we will be working on small guided reading groups and independent reading with a teacher.
Vocabulary- Four new words will be coming each week. Test on Fridays.
Spelling- During the week we will be participating in word work activities that use our current spelling words. Test on Fridays.
Cursive- We have finished all of the lowercase letters and will begin the uppercase this week.
Keyboarding- Will take the place of our unit study for the next month. We have a whole new system for our computer lab and it will take a week or so to work out the glitches. After the keyboarding unit, we will be studying the moon.
*Just a reminder- Please take note of the first annual writing contest at South Elementary. The details were sent home before Christmas. If you need additional instructions, let me know.
-Also remember to keep working on Battle of the Books and Spelling Bee, if your child is interested.
Thank you for everything! I appreciated every note, gift and word of kindness you and your students gave me at Christmastime.
Parent Volunteers- We will start back up on Jan. 15th and will be on our regular schedule.
Math- New math chapter on patterns and relationships. Mountain Math once a week.
Times Tables- Wednesdays will be our designated pass-off days. We are trying to finish up 4's, 6's, 7's & 8's. Flashcards will be coming home for the last couple of pass-offs.
Daily 5 Literacy- Since we have concentrated heavily on writing, we will spend more time on Read-to-Self, Read-to-Someone, Listening and Word Work. During this time, we will be working on small guided reading groups and independent reading with a teacher.
Vocabulary- Four new words will be coming each week. Test on Fridays.
Spelling- During the week we will be participating in word work activities that use our current spelling words. Test on Fridays.
Cursive- We have finished all of the lowercase letters and will begin the uppercase this week.
Keyboarding- Will take the place of our unit study for the next month. We have a whole new system for our computer lab and it will take a week or so to work out the glitches. After the keyboarding unit, we will be studying the moon.
*Just a reminder- Please take note of the first annual writing contest at South Elementary. The details were sent home before Christmas. If you need additional instructions, let me know.
-Also remember to keep working on Battle of the Books and Spelling Bee, if your child is interested.
Thank you for everything! I appreciated every note, gift and word of kindness you and your students gave me at Christmastime.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Newsletter 12/10 - 12/21
This will be the last newsletter of the year! It's really hard to believe that time is moving so fast!
Along with the regular academics listed from last week, we will be having some fun holiday activities that the students should really enjoy.
Sing-Around-the-Tree:
Monday, December 17th @ 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, December 18th @ 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 19th @ 1:00 p.m.
Special Holiday Performances:
Thursday, December 20th @ 11:00- CHS Madrigals
Friday, December 21st @ 10:00- South Orchestra & Choir
Class Party- Friday, December 21st @ 2:30
Christmas Party Sign-ups-
One dozen cookies- Becky DeMille
One dozen cookies- Rachel Hunt
One dozen cookies- Denise Purvis
One dozen cookies- Trisha Anderson
Boxed Drinks- Heidi Webster
Boxed Drinks- Carrie Horton
Boxed Drinks- Merritt Harrison
Napkins- Jodi Corser
Holiday Candies- Michelle Nielson
Holiday Candies- Carrie Horton
If you able to donate to the class party, let me know. Also, if you have signed up and are unable to bring your item, send me a message. Thank you all for your generosity!
Along with the regular academics listed from last week, we will be having some fun holiday activities that the students should really enjoy.
Sing-Around-the-Tree:
Monday, December 17th @ 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, December 18th @ 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 19th @ 1:00 p.m.
Special Holiday Performances:
Thursday, December 20th @ 11:00- CHS Madrigals
Friday, December 21st @ 10:00- South Orchestra & Choir
Class Party- Friday, December 21st @ 2:30
Christmas Party Sign-ups-
One dozen cookies- Becky DeMille
One dozen cookies- Rachel Hunt
One dozen cookies- Denise Purvis
One dozen cookies- Trisha Anderson
Boxed Drinks- Heidi Webster
Boxed Drinks- Carrie Horton
Boxed Drinks- Merritt Harrison
Napkins- Jodi Corser
Holiday Candies- Michelle Nielson
Holiday Candies- Carrie Horton
If you able to donate to the class party, let me know. Also, if you have signed up and are unable to bring your item, send me a message. Thank you all for your generosity!
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Newsletter 12/3- 12/7
Hello!
Only three more weeks until Christmas vacation! We have a lot of work to accomplish before then!
Here is the plan:
Math- Working on Chapters 7 & 8 (Division) I would like to finish these chapters up in the next 2 weeks. Before the break, I would like to give a solid introduction to Chapter 9, which deals with patterns and relationships.
Times Tables- We will finish passing off our 3's on Wednesday and start on 4's for next week.
Spelling & Vocabulary- We will continue with both lists clear through until the break.
Daily 5- Regular Read-to-Self, Word Work, Read-to-Someone & Listening *We have started a new Daily 5 Narrative writing piece.
Interventions- Regular schedule: Mondays- Guided Reading, Tuesdays- Mountain Language, Wednesdays- Dictionary, Thursdays- Dictation & Phonics, Fridays- Mountain Math
Unit Study- Traditions from around the World.
*Looking ahead: When we get back from the holidays, we will be working on Keyboarding in the computer lab. During this period of time, there will be an added half-page of typing for homework.
Have a wonderful week!
Only three more weeks until Christmas vacation! We have a lot of work to accomplish before then!
Here is the plan:
Math- Working on Chapters 7 & 8 (Division) I would like to finish these chapters up in the next 2 weeks. Before the break, I would like to give a solid introduction to Chapter 9, which deals with patterns and relationships.
Times Tables- We will finish passing off our 3's on Wednesday and start on 4's for next week.
Spelling & Vocabulary- We will continue with both lists clear through until the break.
Daily 5- Regular Read-to-Self, Word Work, Read-to-Someone & Listening *We have started a new Daily 5 Narrative writing piece.
Interventions- Regular schedule: Mondays- Guided Reading, Tuesdays- Mountain Language, Wednesdays- Dictionary, Thursdays- Dictation & Phonics, Fridays- Mountain Math
Unit Study- Traditions from around the World.
*Looking ahead: When we get back from the holidays, we will be working on Keyboarding in the computer lab. During this period of time, there will be an added half-page of typing for homework.
Have a wonderful week!
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