Red Ribbon Week

October 27^th – 31^st, 2014

This upcoming week, we will be celebrating Drug Awareness week to show our commitment to be a drug free community. Each day this week we will be doing different activities at school to show our pledge to be drug free! J If your child participates each of the 5 days, he or she will receive a coveted SPIRIT STICK that says “Drugs are Despicable” to hang from their backpack! The schedule follows…

Monday… We will sign a banner and pledge to be drug free.

Tuesday… Discuss what things you could do instead of doing drugs! (Discussing this at home would be a great thing too!)

Wednesday… We will commit to being drug free and wear RED shirts. (Pictures will be taken this day!)

Thursday… STOMP OUT DRUGS by wearing mis-matched shoes!

Friday…We will show our understanding that drugs are used for cures by wearing PINK. (This will be when we take our annual PINK OUT picture!)

News in the rooms…

We are still taking money and forms for parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles to join our PTA! Please sign up by sending the form and $8.50 with your child to school. The class with the most participation gets a pizza party! J

This year we will continue to focus Colleges. The more this is discussed the more it helps students develop a plan for after high school. J We are planning for your child’s future! We have already celebrated Career Day this year and now one Tuesday a month, we will have a day to show our love for our favorite college! The schedule is found here... on this link below!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6bpgfFQb1j9VmpMa0hvVy1SOTg/view?usp=sharing

HOMEWORK THIS WEEK…

Please be reading with your child for 20-30 minutes nightly. If you would like to have additional comprehension questions you can print them off in this PDF (there is also information about helping your kiddo with math too!)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6bpgfFQb1j9bDRzVmdidDFGcGM/view?usp=sharing

This is this week’s homework sheet

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6bpgfFQb1j9YzBfQ0Jxdm5UcGs/view?usp=sharing

Your child would also benefit from memorizing their multiplication facts using flash cards. They can easily be found in Target, Walmart, Dollar Store, etc. You could also make them at home. J This memorization will not only benefit them now, but will stick with them throughout their lives!

Thanks again for visiting! :)
The Third Grade Team

Rounding the end of the first six weeks…

September 29, 2014 – October 3, 2014

Welcome to our Third Grade Blog!

We are more than happy to have you here! Thanks for coming! :) We will be updating our blog weekly from here on out so updates will come usually Mondays. Be sure to come back and check that out!

Last Friday our school celebrated Career Day! We had several people come and talk to us about their careers. We want to send out a very sincere thank you to those who spoke to our kiddos and answered questions! We know the kids loved it and were excited to learn more about being a lawyer, a veterinarian, and a nurse! Thank you again for coming! :) Some of the students chose to dress up as what they would like to go to college to become. We had teachers, vets, engineers, IRS workers, even a future president! We all look forward to watching you grow this year and look forward to seeing you make your impact on the world later on!

This Monday, October 6th, 2014 we will have our Fair Day! That means no school! Go eat some yummy fair food and ride some awesome rides! :) We will be seeing you bright and early Tuesday, October 7^th, 2014.

Please click below to upload our homework sheet! Just a reminder, do not work ahead and be sure to show all your work! J

Homework Sheet Week 5

Sincerely,

The 3rd Grade Team

April 7 - 11, 2014

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Thank you for coming to school on Monday! We know it was marked on the GISD calendar as a “Bad Weather Day” so we are glad you came to make it up with us! We will have April 18^th off of school.

We have 9 days left until we take the STAAR test in Math and Reading! Please remind your child of their homework nightly! They will continue having homework in math and reading to practice for the STAAR. Please go over your child’s homework with them and have them tell you the reason for their answer. Letting them teach you how to solve problems reinforces their understanding.

Please remember to check out our third grade blog here via our QR code. Scan this with your smart phone and this will take you right to the blog! J

Please be sure to continue to read with your child nightly for at least 20 minutes. This is a vital part of their education and lives! J

We will be locking down for Report Cards on April 17^th so be sure if your child missed any school that he/she turns in their work that was missed. J Be expecting your child’s report card home April 28^th.

Here is a copy of our spelling/homework sheet for this week.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4wt8zHnsTEsWTR0dlRoN1dBXzQ/edit?usp=sharing

Sincerely,

The 3rd Grade Team

March 17-21, 2014

Dear Parents/Guardians,

We hope everyone had a very restful and fun spring break! We are very happy to have everyone back and to continue our 5^th six weeks. J

Please remember to check out our third grade blog here via our QR code. Scan this with your smart phone and this will take you right to the blog! J

The 5^th grading period has begun! Be sure your child is reading at least 20 minutes a day at home to build their AR averages and boost points too! J Please be reviewing your multiplication facts too! Having these multiplication facts known will be a huge tool that your child will use next year as a successful 4^th grader.

We have begun our 200 club for math and we are counting down the days to be successful on our test coming up April 23 & 24. Please be aware that your child should have homework in math almost every night. Please encourage your child to show ALL their thinking on their page! This is a huge asset to them when they take their test! J

This is what we will be learning this week!

Math- We will begin our 200 club and countdown to STAR. J

Reading- We will be discussing personification in our story Wilbur’s Boast this week.

Spelling/LA/Writing- We will be discussing and demonstrating using our dictionary skills, glossaries, etc. In writing we will begin our strong endings to stories with practice, practice, practice!

Science- We will continue our study of the Solar System and begin learning our planets in order and their categories!

Social Studies- We will be discussing the different branches of government and their roles in our society.

Here is a link to spelling list for the week.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4wt8zHnsTEsQ1MzMHptN2c4UFE/edit?usp=sharing

Sincerely,

The 3rd Grade Team

March 3-7, 2014

Dear Parents/Guardians

Please remember to check out our third grade blog here via our QR code. Scan this with your smart phone and this will take you right to the blog! J

Since there was no school on Monday, March 3^rd due to the weather, we have postponed the talent show until further notice. Please be aware that if your child is participating in the talent show you will be notified of the new showing ASAP. J Thank you for your patience!

We will begin spring break starting Monday, March 10^th – March 14^th. We hope everyone will have a very restful, fun, and safe spring break this year! J As always parents we thank you for your support. Any further questions can be directed to your child’s teacher.

This week we will be learning about:

Math- We will be taking our math benchmark this week. This will be a review of what the students have learned this year in third grade so far.
Reading- We will be taking our reading benchmark this week. This will be a review of what the students have learned this year in third grade so far.
Spelling/LA/Writing- In writing we will be discussing showing feelings rather than telling. Spelling words we will discuss their meaning, and language we will be reviewing use of pronouns.
Science- We will be taking our science benchmark this week. This will be a review of all things learned in science this year so far.
Social Studies- We will be discussing the executive branch in our government!

Here is a link to our spelling words for this week:)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4wt8zHnsTEsT2J5RWtXbkdLcTQ/edit?usp=sharing

Sincerely,

The 3rd Grade Team

February 17 - 21, 2014

Dear Parents/Guardians,

          We would like to thank everyone who contributed to our Valentine's parties last Friday. We had a wonderful time!

          The Pearson Book Fair is in full swing this week. The book fair will be open during our PTA meeting on Monday and also during our late night conferences on Thursday.

          On Monday, February 17^th, our wonderful 1^st graders will be performing during our PTA meeting. The meeting/performance will begin at 7:00p.m.

Our late night conferences will be Thursday, February 20^th. If you have not requested a time to meet with me, please do so as soon as possible.

The 4^th grading period ends Friday, February 21^st. All student work is due to me by Friday. Please make sure to ask your child if all of their work has been turned in.

We will will be learning about:

Math- We will continue working on our measurement unit.
Reading- Our reading story for the week is Animal Houses. We will also be taking our 3^rd Reading test this week.
Spelling/LA/Writing- In Writing we will be discussing showing feelings in characters rather than telling them. Grammar we will be working on subject and object pronouns.
Science- This week we will be studying “Energy From the Sun”.
Social Studies- We will be discussing important historical monument sand building in America.

Here is a link to our spelling words for this week:)

https://drive.google.com/a/garlandisd.net/file/d/0B4wt8zHnsTEsNEVfOWtfUlY2Z1U/edit?usp=sharing

Sincerely,

The 3rd Grade Team

February 10 - 14, 2014

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Monday, February 10th, Dr. Adolph Brown, an internationally-recognized speaker, will be presenting at Rowlett High School. He will be having an open discussion about practical parenting skills. All district families are encouraged to attend one of his parent events. Doors open at 6 p.m. for a complimentary pizza dinner for the first 500 guests. Presentation begins at 7 p.m.

Please remember to return your conference note with your preferred time to meet with me about your child. We can have a face to face conference or a phone conference during the time that is listed on the conference form.

We wanted to let you know about a change in our spelling list. We are incorporating words from other subjects. The subjects include: Math, Social Studies, and Science. This is a way to reinforce new vocabulary that we are learning during the week.

Wednesday, February 12^th is Pearson Night at CiCi’s Pizza at the Rowlett location. Please join other Pearson families for fun and dinner.

Friday, February 14^th is Valentine’s Day. We will be having our parties at 2:30PM. A note went home last week requesting items for the party. Please make sure to send the requested item by Thursday.

We will will be learning about:

Math- We will continue working on our measurement unit.
Reading- Our reading story for the week is Penguin Chick. Our main skills for the week are summary and sequencing.
Spelling/LA/Writing- Our focus in Grammar will be pronouns. In Writing, we will be discussing and including problem and solution in our stories.
Science- This week we will be reviewing for our Science test.
Social Studies- We will be studying the Weddell Seals of Antarctica. We will be focusing on main idea, geography and map skills during this week.

Here is the link to our homework sheet.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4wt8zHnsTEsa3FWMGdseDdNSXM/edit?usp=sharing

Have a wonderful weekJ,

The 3rd Grade Team