We’ve made spring break last a little longer than we should have on this blog! Sorry for any inconveniences! We will begin posting again starting now, so thank you for your patience! J

This week will be a short week due to there being NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY MARCH 25^th. Please plan accordingly and have a wonderful Easter weekend with your family and friends!

The homework sheet and newsletter will from now on be on ONE SHEET! J We revamped it to make it easier for you to keep up with and we hope you like it. Let us know what you think!

Progress reports will be going home this Wednesday. Please sign the envelope and return to school with your child. This is always a good indication of their progress so far this six weeks! 3 more weeks to go and we will have the end of the 6 weeks. Remember, it is your child’s responsibility to turn in their missing/absent work. J

This week we will be studying the following:

Math	Reading	Writing	Science	Spelling
Fractions and multistep problems!	Inferencing and our novel study!	Persuasive essays & how to make them!	Ecosystems & organisms!	Prefixes un- re- dis-

 

Here is the new & improved weekly page

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6bpgfFQb1j9QXkxcUpQckpkbXc/view?usp=sharing

Welcome back!

We are almost finished with our 4^th six weeks! J It will be coming to a close next Friday, February 19^th so I hope everyone is working towards meeting their AR goals! J

 

Please remember that it is part of your child’s DAILY homework to read for at least 20 minutes nightly. This builds vocabulary, comprehension, confidence, and in turn helps them build their reading skills!

Our SPRING CONFERENCE NIGHT will be Thursday, Feburary 18^th. If your child’s teacher has sent home a reminder please sign up ASAP!

 

Our Valentine’s Day party will be for 20 minutes from 2:30 – 2:50 this Friday. Please send Valentines for the class. If anything else is needed a note will come home. J

 

VAL-O-GRAMS are due tomorrow, Tuesday, Feb. 9^th! Please send those in ASAP they will not be taken after tomorrow! J

 

Homework packet

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6bpgfFQb1j9VlBzd3poYjI5QTg/view?usp=sharing

Newsletter

 

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6bpgfFQb1j9cmZGMUswQnQ1ZTg/view?usp=sharing

 

 

Val – O- Gram

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6bpgfFQb1j9Z3hUYi1uczE4XzA/view?usp=sharing

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for visiting us!

AR GOALS

This is the 4^th six weeks and it is almost time to be wrapping up their AR goals! Your child should be reading at least 20 minutes every night as a mandatory part of their homework! Please check your child’s AR progress by visiting this link. https://hosted108.renlearn.com/222196/

User name is S and your child’s lunch number. Password is your child’s network ID. J It is also very easy to set up your email alerts for your child when you sign in through this site. J

 

STAAR INFORMATION

There will be an informative meeting regarding the STAAR testing that your child will be taking this year for the very first time. This is crunch time. Your child’s teacher has worked all year to instill the skills and strategies into your child and the test will prove how well your child has grasped those skills. J No need to be nervous because we know everyone will try their best! J Please click the below link for more parent information about the meeting!

English

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6bpgfFQb1j9Z2RONVQ1bUdZajg/view?usp=sharing

Spanish

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6bpgfFQb1j9bHJFVDlHeDZqUVk/view?usp=sharing

Things going on this week…

Math – fractional parts of wholes

Reading – Summarizing & inferencing

Writing – using details with the 5 senses

Science – Earth’s natural resources & soil formation

Social Studies – Ground Hog’s Day

 

Homework packet

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6bpgfFQb1j9V1N6b0dYMW1yVm8/view?usp=sharing

Next week…

We will be having a math test covering fractions, 2X1 digit multiplication, and tables.

We will also be having a science test going over the layers of the Earth, landforms, and soil formations.

 

THANK YOU!

-The Third Grade Team

Thank you for visiting our blog for this week’s information! J

Please know that Monday, January 25^th grades will lock for progress reports. Please be aware that grades are inputted into our Skyward system and are available for you to view here.

https://skyward-gprod.iscorp.com/scripts/wsisa.dll/WService=wsedugarlandtx/seplog01.w

Please keep up with your child’s grades so there are no surprises when progress reports OR report cards come home. J These will be sent home this Wednesday, January 27^th. Please sign the gold envelope under CYCLE 4 PROGRESS REPORT and send back to your child’s teacher.

 

Tonight, Monday. January 25^th, 2016 at 7:00 we have our 2^nd grade performance! We hope everyone will come and support our second graders! We know they have worked very hard and will do an amazing job! Afterwards there will be a PTA meeting. J

 

Friday, January 29^th is the last day for TALENT SHOW TRY OUTS! Please turn in your form ASAP to Mrs. Siburt. J GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

 

In curriculum news… This week we will be studying the following.

Math – Patterns & relationships in tables and beginning FRACTIONS

Reading – Sequencing, Problem solution, & synonyms/antonyms

Writing – Details in writing.

Science – Earth & Space

Social Studies – Challenger Disaster discussion

 
Here is another link to a GREAT resource that will be given about the upcoming STAAR test. This will be the first year your child will take the STAAR test, the more informed you are about it, the better your child will understand it! :)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6bpgfFQb1j9TlVhUjR6ckxwdXM/view?usp=sharing

 

 

Here is this week’s homework packet.

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6bpgfFQb1j9TFl1eXVGRVRoZXM/view?usp=sharing

Here is this week’s newsletter.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6bpgfFQb1j9aXpUd0xZWUFtQVk/view?usp=sharing

 

Please let us know if you need anything! J

 

Much love – the Third Grade Team

Creating our steam projects!

 

 

Planning it out by utilizing our blueprints!

 

 

 

Engineering at its finest!

 

BUILD BUILD BUILD!

 

Welcome back to our blog and thank you for visiting!

 

We have a lot going on this week… Here’s the plan!

MAP testing – Ask your child when their testing will be since each teacher will be taking it at a different time. J It is 2 separate days and will cover all concepts in 3^rd grade math and reading.

AR goals – All AR goals have been set for this 4^th six weeks. Please encourage your child to read at least 20 minutes every night. Not only does reading every night help your child become an even more AWESOME reader, it also builds confidence, builds vocabulary, helps the imagination, and creates students with a thirst for learning! J

3^rd Six Weeks Awards – This will be held this Friday, January 15^th at 9:00 for 3^rd grade and 8:15 for PreK, Kinder, 1^st & 4^th.

Your child should have been notified if they are getting an award so you can attend. J

College Day – This TUESDAY is college day! Please encourage your child to wear his/her/your (haha) favorite college shirt to school with standardized dress bottoms. J

 

RANDOM REMINDERS…

COATS! – Please have your child bring a warm coat to and from school. We know it is getting cold outside and we do still continue recess unless it is below 33 degrees. Please send it to school with them! J

MLK Day – In Honor of Martin Luther King Jr. we will not have school on January 18^th.

STEAM challenge – This week we will begin creating, building, and testing our balloon powered car! Students have been asked to bring repurposed items to use for their groups creation. We sent home a sheet explaining a little more! Please look for that in your child’s PONY notebook. Please encourage your child to think outside the box and have fun with this! J We will be testing out all 3^rd grade groups on Friday.

IMPORTANT     LINKS BELOW!

Homework

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6bpgfFQb1j9TEpOOWNBWHBtamc/view?usp=sharing

Newsletter

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6bpgfFQb1j9RE5zaG0zVUlqVDQ/view?usp=sharing

STEAM information

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6bpgfFQb1j9TWRfb2xmODdmb28/view?usp=sharing

Its 2016 y’all!

        We are so happy to be back and have everyone safe! We have so much to be thankful for in 2016. We know lots and lots of our friends, neighbors, and family have lost homes, treasures, belongings etc. We have had an amazing outpour from the city of Rowlett as well as Garland Independent School district! Thank you to those who have volunteered to help clean up, and care for those in need. If you would still like to help our Pearson families affected by the tornado, we are still accepting gift cards of any kind (preferably Walmart, Target, or Visa/Mastercard/AMEX) J

        For those of you effected, our third grade team has and will continue to do anything and everything we can to help your child, and your family. All 5 of us were so ecstatic to see your child’s bright face here on Monday! We are thankful to you for entrusting us with your most prized of all. J

        If you are someone, or know of someone who was affected by the tornado over the break, and go to Pearson please click the link below to get on the GISD list of those families to help. Again, thank you for trusting us and being so gracious! Let us know if we can do anything to help.

        This week, in school news…

This week began our 4^th grading period. Report cards should come home this Friday, January 8^th. Please sign the envelope and return it to school on Monday.

*Next TUESDAY (01/12) will be college day! Please wear your favorite college shirt along with khaki or navy bottoms.

*We will be having our Cici’s family night out at the Rowlett location next Wednesday (01/13) we hope to see you there! :)

*The awards assembly will be Friday, (01/15) at 9:00 for 3^rd grade. This will also be the behavior party for last six weeks.

What is my child learning this week???

Math – Multiplying 2 digit by 1 digit number practice!

Reading – theme or message of the story!

Writing – details in writing!

Science- types of landforms and rapid changes to the earth!

Social studies – Elvis Presley & New Year’s resolutions!

We will be setting new AR goals for this 6 weeks please get a head start on this! J

 

LOTS OF LOVE!

-the third grade team