When Mr. Howard puts out fire pits, we make s'mores!
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Friday, December 11, 2020
12/11/2020 Third Grade
12/11/2020
Dear Families,
We hope you are enjoying the start of winter! Students have been enjoying playing and learning in the snow. Our school skating rink will be coming soon which should add to the winter excitement! Here’s an update:
Reading: Students are working on their independent reading books and completing online reading responses. We are working on our inference skills by using clues from the text, and background knowledge, to solve the missing words in passages. We have been doing a lot of read alouds from the various countries we’ve been studying!
Writing: Students have completed their personal narratives! We worked on adding precise verbs and color words to our writing. Be on the lookout for these final drafts coming home!
Social Studies: We are learning about celebrations taking place around the world! Students have learned about St. Lucia Day, Sinterklaas Day, Celebrations in Australia, Las Posadas Day and more to come!
Upcoming Dates:
12/23-1/1 Winter Vacation
1/18 No School
Snapshots of Our Third Grade Learners:
Monday, October 19, 2020
10/19/2020 Update!
Dear Families,
We are so excited to welcome students from Mr. Maloney’s homeroom this morning! This transition should be an easy one as all three homerooms were following the same schedule and expectations. This change will allow for more targeted interventions to occur as well as longer literacy instructional blocks. Here is what we have been up to:
Reading: Students are working on character traits and using the text to infer what characters are doing and thinking. They are also working hard responding to and analyzing their independent reading books.
Writing: We are working on gathering ideas and writing entries in our writer’s notebooks. Students are analyzing other authors to see how well they use precise verbs and are trying to incorporate precise words into their own writing.
Headphones: Some students are struggling with the headphones provided by the school. Students can bring in headphones from home that are more comfortable for them! They can keep them in their backpacks or in their supply kits in their desks.
Library Books: Please continue to return library books as you find them or finish with them!
Upcoming Events:
11/11 No School, Veteran’s Day
Third Grade Learners
Friday, September 25, 2020
9/25/2020 Update
9/25/2020
Dear Families,
We hope you are enjoying this beautiful fall weather! Here is an update on what we have been doing:
Reading: Students are learning about choosing ‘Just Right’ books. They are working on building their reading stamina. For read aloud we are sampling various series from our library.
Writing: We have started our Writer’s Workshop! Students learned about writer’s notebooks and started adding items to their heart maps. We also started reading stories and adding connections to our idea banks. We will spend a lot of time gathering ideas for our writing.
Science: Starting Monday there will be change to the science classes. Mrs. White will move from Mrs. Thompson’s class to Mr. Maloney’s class. Ms. Jesmonth will move from Mr. Maloney to Mrs. Thompson’s class. This was a necessary switch to alleviate scheduling issues. Please contact Mr. Howard with any questions. (dhoward@cvsu.org)
Specials: On Monday, we will rotate to new specials! Here’s the change:
Mrs. Franklin: Music
Mrs. Thompson: PE**
Mr. Maloney: Art
**PE takes place outside at 8:30am. The grass is still very wet! We are recommending students bring boots to wear or extra shoes and socks to change into after.
Chromebooks: This week students began bringing chromebooks home each night. We are so proud of how responsible they are with returning them the next day. Please make sure that your child is charging them at home so they are ready to go in class!
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Welcome!
Dear Families,
It is hard to believe that we have been in school for almost two weeks! We are simply AMAZED by how well students are adapting to new rules and expectations. As parents, we understand how difficult the decision to allow your child to attend in-person instruction was and we appreciate your support. Here is our classroom update:
Humanities: Our humanities block has been spent getting to know students, back to school read alouds, and learning classroom routines. This week we also began learning technology skills we will need if we need to begin virtual learning. These are skills we will also use in the classroom. Students have learned how to log on to their google accounts, how to send email, how to work their email account, and how to use the reading program Lexia.
Specials: Specials will be done on a rotation this year. Each class will have the same special, everyday, for three weeks.
This rotation is:
Franklin: PE
Thompson: Library
Maloney: Music
Lunch: ALL students are able to receive FREE lunch and breakfast daily! This program has been extended from the summer to December. We hope you will take advantage of this awesome opportunity! Even if kids eat breakfast at home, they can order breakfast to have as a snack!
Headphones: We provided students today with a set of earbuds. A lot of students found them uncomfortable. If they have headphones at home that they want to bring in we encourage them to do so!
Please feel free to email us with any questions or concerns.
Ms. Franklin
Mrs Thompson
Mr. Maloney
Third graders hard at work :)
Thursday, March 26, 2020
3/27/2020 Third Grade
Dear Families,
So much has changed in such a short time. As you have probably heard by now, Governor Scott has dismissed schools for the remainder of the year. While we realize the importance, we are devastated. We want to be at school with our students enjoying all the learning and adventures that spring brings. We will be changing our approach to be able to provide new learning, not just skill maintenance, virtually. Administration is meeting today and we should have a plan for you soon.
Students should be about half way through the work that was sent home. If you need more things to do during academic time there are websites and suggestions on the schedule. Also, please feel free to use this time to do other home learning activities you don't always have time for, but are equally as important, like playing board games, cooking, and crafts.
We are here for you, please reach out!
High/Low
Ivy: High- She finished a Lexia Level, Low- not seeing Ms. Franklin or Mrs. T.
Lexi: High- My dad and I did an outdoor scavenger hunt
Boston: High- having dad home to help with PE and her work, Low- Not being able to see her friends
Riley V.: High- playing video games at recess and snack, Low- not seeing his friends
Bryleigh: High- I get to spend more time with my dogs, Low- I don't get to see everyone at school
Keegan: High- misses his school, teachers and friends, Low- can't be at school
Riley L: High- the fun science experiment on taste buds especially the lemon juice and watching mom say, 'Ew' after tasting the salt, Low- missing her friends
Kyleigh: High- mom's art class and doing her self portrait, Low- having to do the multiplication worksheets
Harrison: High- being home, Low- having to do work at home
Alexis: High- hiking through the woods with her dad and brother, Low- missing school
Taylon: High- sleeping in later than usual, Low- the work seems harder with out a teacher to teach it
Logan: Pass :)
Raiden: High- it's spirit week, Low: he doesn't have any Blue Devil Blue
Pictures
Links from Mr. Smoller
This can be a stressful time for everyone. Mr. Smoller wanted to send along this mindfulness links for students to use at home.
A fantastic and fun way to move and stretch (cosmic yoga for kids)
Some may be on YouTube.
‘GoNoodle’ is awesome fun and mindful.
Some may be on YouTube
Annika Harris shares fantastic mindful breathing, seeing, and hearing activities.
Kids Health.org is an excellent place to view info on Feelings and Emotions
A great visual chart for children all ages to use to identify their feelings- here and now
https://pawsitiveschoolcounselor.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/mindful-resources.pdf- Mindfulness websites and activities for calm for kids
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