This will begin our 5^th week of school and we have really enjoyed having your child! J Thank you for visiting! Some of the things going on this week are…

-PTA “Back to School” Pep Rally will be Monday, Sept. 21 @ 6:30

-Book Fair will be going on THROUGH Thursday, Sept. 24

-Friday, Sept. 26 is PICTURE DAY! Dress to impress and bring your SMILE :)

Please remember to check your child’s PONY notebook DAILY! This is a very important way to communicate with you daily about behavior, homework, graded papers, etc. so please ask your child about it daily. :)

AR is continuing and each class is striving to complete their goals. Please encourage your child to read 20–30 minutes nightly aloud and take a test in the morning if they are ready. :) By now, they will know their level in which they can check out AR books from the library and should be taking tests daily, if not weekly!

**FYI - We will be TESTING through MAP this week! **

We are working very hard in class and at home! Here is what to expect this week!

Math – Adding & Subtracting numbers to the thousands, subtracting numbers across 0000’s, and review rounding

Reading – Summary (BeginningMiddleEnd) of stories. **This is a great way to help your child be ready for AR**

Science – Measurement (length, width, height) & units of measurement

Writing – Personal Narratives and good strong beginnings!

Social Studies – Star Spangled Banner and the U.S. Constitution

Grammar – Correct use of “and, or, but”

Spelling – Long /i/ words

 This week we had COLLEGE DAY! Here's a picture of some 3rd grades representing their favorite college!

 

 

Here is the link to the newsletter!

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6bpgfFQb1j9Ykdlem1fZnZHdTQ/view?usp=sharing

Here is the link to the homework packet!

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6bpgfFQb1j9YkVFQzgtdC1XX2M/view?usp=sharing

 

Have a WONDERFUL WEEK! :)

                        -Third Grade Team

Hi there! Thanks for visiting our blog! A huge SHOUT OUT to those parents who came to our Meet the Teacher Night! We were so happy you came and hopefully it was informative! J

We have a lot of stuff going on and we understand a lot of papers have gone home! It can be very overwhelming! I promise that aspect will slow down soon! J

There are amazing PARENT WORKSHOPS that will be going on all year long! If you can attend one of these, please do! They are extremely helpful and it can be nice to get to know other parents in your child’s grade level too. J **If you do go, please let your child’s teacher know! There may be a reward!**

Here is a link to the information on the PARENT WORKSHOPS!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6bpgfFQb1j9UDRoVE94cnZMdjQ/view?usp=sharing

 

This week we will begin our “I-Time” this is a 50 minute block of time where students will learn to collaborate on projects and work on skills with the teacher in a small group. Our “I-Time” is

Monday – Thursday from 1:15 – 2:05.

 

Just a reminder that homework needs to be turned in the next school day. AR is homework too! Please encourage your child to read out loud! Reading OUT LOUD is the best way to build the following KEY skills of reading…

              -Fluency – how well & smoothly text is read.

              -Comprehension – how well they understand the story

              -Vocabulary – this builds context clues and helps students recognize when they don’t quite “get” a word

 

Hearing the words, Saying the words, and Seeing the words uses 3 of the 5 senses! The more they read OUT LOUD the more they remember! J

 

Here is this week’s newsletter!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6bpgfFQb1j9aW1IdFpnZjVGVm8/view?usp=sharing

 

Here is this week’s homework packet!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6bpgfFQb1j9NDl4MkdRVG9JRUE/view?usp=sharing

                     HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEK! J

Welcome to the second week of school!

The first week went by so quickly I can hardly believe it! Your child should already be bringing his/her PONY notebook to and from school daily. This is a huge responsibility! Please make sure that it is checked every night and signed. We appreciate your cooperation!

TUESDAY 9/1/2015 We will have our "Meet the Teacher Night!" This is the perfect opportunity to learn more about your child's teacher, procedures of third grade, or see  your child's classroom! We hope to see you there!

 

This week we will be discussing the following:

Math – Place value

                        *Please go over this with your child. This is one of the most important topics this year and will help us in all of math!

Reading –Cause & Effect, & Text structures

*Show your child a magazine or newspaper.

Have them describe the text structures to you!

Writing –adjectives & personal narratives

                        *Tell your child a story. Ask your child to raise his/her hand when they hear an adjective or word that describes!

Social Studies – Department of Treasury

                        *Have your child tell you where it’s located and why it’s important?

Science – Working like a scientist and fair testing

                       

 

Here is this week’s homework packet!

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6bpgfFQb1j9VW5oSW16Rm5DTXM/view?usp=sharing

 

Here is this week’s newsletter!

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6bpgfFQb1j9U09Ccnl4cVQxQkU/view?usp=sharing

 

 

Thank you for visiting our blog! J  

	Kickin’ it with third

 Here is some information about our 3rd grade teachers! We so look forward to getting to know you better this year! See you Monday!

Natalie Buckner

8^th year teaching

6^th year on the 3^rd grade team

Loves: 80’s – 90’s music, boom-boxes, and naps

 

Cortney Davison

 18^th year teaching

 11^th year on the 3^rd grade team

 Loves: Yogurtland, Old School Rap, and Groovy’s

 

Meredith Lane

 5^th year teaching

4^th year on the 3^rd grade team

Loves: Outback, Coke-a-Cola, and Eckerd’s

 

Allison Drewry

12^th year teaching

7^th year on the 3^rd grade team

Loves: Matthew McConaughey, Oklahoma State Cowboys, and Old School Rap

 

Val Spears

12^th year teaching

8^th year on the 3^rd grade team

Loves: Sonic Drinks – DR PEPPER, scary movies, and the lake

Welcome back!

I hope you have enjoyed your summer! I know all the third grade teachers here are so thrilled to start the year! We are hard at work in our classrooms and at trainings to make this third grade year the best year possible! If you are looking at this blog, we hope you are getting ready too! Before you come to school just remember that the teachers are just as nervous and excited as you are! J

If you haven’t already met your teacher, don’t worry, she is awesome! We cannot wait to get to know you and your family! Hopefully you were able to come to Parade into Pearson but if not, we can’t wait to meet you! J I have put together a list of things to remember for your first day!

Things you will need on the first day of school:

-         A SMILE J

-         Your school supplies if you have them

-         Please wear your standardized dress

-         A positive attitude

-         A 1 inch binder of your choice!

-         Any paperwork your parents may have finished filling out from Meet the teacher

Remember, we all love summer, but we also ALL love learning! J Lets have a wonderful year and we look forward to meeting you August 24^th, 2015 in your THIRD GRADE classroom! J

Love,

 The Third Grade Team

We are finally finished with our Reading and Math testing this week! J We are so proud of all the students for doing their best on the test! 200 club has really prepared them for this type of testing and we are so happy they worked so hard!

To celebrate, we are having our READINGPALOOZA day today. The students have brought pillows, blankets, flashlights, and their favorite books to read all day long today. They are so very excited to be reading and doing activities involving reading today. (I’m going to say the flashlight reading was there favorite! J)

Do not forget that we will celebrate the Life of Mr. Rice by having Mr. Rice Day tomorrow during the day! If you bought a shirt to support that family please wear it tomorrow. We will be taking a picture of the participants! J

Do not forget that tomorrow night is also Pearson Family Movie/Reading night! The reading portion of the night starts at 6:00 pm but the Movie night will begin at dusk on the lawn. Bring dinner, the family, blankets, and chairs and come hang out with your Pearson pals!

Scholastic book orders are due to Ms. Lane by Friday, May 1^st, 2015. You can order them online using the class code

                                        NDXKK

OR CLICK àhttps://orders.scholastic.com/NDXKK

 

 

 

 

Thank you parents for helping your kids be successful at home! We all appreciate your help and support!

Until next time!

The Third Grade Team

 

 

 

Thank you for visiting the 3^rd grade blog! J It has been a very crazy last couple of days with the weather here! Please be sure your child is bringing a coat to AND from school daily! We have some children who are walking home in shorts and no coat... so please bring it ASAP! J

 

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This week is CiCi’s Pizza night at the Rowlett location so come on and show your Pearson Pride by eating CiCi’s! Some of the proceeds raised this night go directly to Pearson! J

 

Awards assemblies will be this Friday 3/6. J Please be on the look out for an invitation from your child’s teacher letting you know if your child will be getting a special award. 3^rd grades award time is 9:00 so be there or be square!

Remember BOX TOPS?? They come on some really delicious GE products you can buy at any store! Cut those out and bring them to school, we get money for turning those in to PTA!

 

If you haven’t joined Pearson PTA please do! You do not have to come to every meeting just support Pearson and join! They are looking for more volunteers for some of the things we have coming up so please join! Look on the official Pearson Website for details. J

 

SPRING BREAK is coming up next week! March 9^th – 13^th. Have a wonderful and restful week then! J

 

The GISD Power Hour has been rescheduled to March 16^th and the link is below! We would love for you to join us that night and see some amazing things Garland ISD is doing to help your child be successful. J

https://drive.google.com/a/garlandisd.net/file/d/0B6bpgfFQb1j9VkFxdVpEX0dWM2s/view?usp=sharing

 

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THANK YOU FOR VISITING! Have a wonderful week! J

-The Third Grade Team