Looking ahead to the week of February 3

Students have been studying rocks and minerals through our hands-on FOSS kits.  These geologists have been learning all about the properties of these earth materials.

Hello, families!  I hope you are staying safe and warm!

Looking ahead:  The children will continue their unit on division in math (lessons 8-8 through 8-9).  They will wrap up learning about multiplication and division fact families.  Please continue to encourage your child to practice his/her facts every day, as this will help him/her with division!  Students will quiz on their 12s multiplication facts Tuesday.  Students will also receive a study guide this Thursday for their math test.  It will be due Thursday, February 6.  Students will test Friday, February 7.  As historians, students will kick off a new unit in social studies.  They will be introduced to the causes of the American Revolution. In reading, students will be introduced to their American Revolution biographies. They will study adjectives and adverbs. Students will also begin preparing for the PASS writing test.
*Dates are subject to change, based on snow days.

Active Gamecock logs:  Students are encouraged to participate in our Active Gamecock program, which promotes physical activity.  Students should have started filling them out Monday, January 20.  They are due February 4.  Mr. Schirmer has set a goal:  If  165 students and 20 staff members complete their logs, then he will make healthy smoothies for everyone in our school!  Please encourage your child to enjoy some physical activity!

Valentines Day:  The school has decided classes will not pass out Valentines or treats.  If your child would like to pass out Valentines, it must be done outside of school. Thank you for helping us follow this procedure!  

BookMEN: The 100th day of school is Thursday, but we'll be celebrating it Friday, January 31.  We are aiming to have 100 BookMEN visit our school Friday!  We encourage you to come and each lunch with your third grader!

Report Cards:  Please be sure to sign and return your child's report card cover, as soon as possible!  You may keep the report card.

I hope you all have wonderful week!  Stay warm!  Thank you again for all of your support!

Looking ahead to the week of January 27

Students enjoyed spending time with their second grade Book Buddies last week!  It's always a great time to collaborate and share their favorite stories.

Hello, families!  I hope you all enjoyed your long-weekend with your sweet kids!

Looking ahead:  The children will continue their unit on division in math (lesson 8-4 through 8-7).  They will learn about multiplication and division fact families.  Please continue to encourage your child to practice his/her facts every day, as this will help him/her with division!  Students will quiz on their 11s multiplication facts Tuesday.  As scientists, students will learn about the properties of rocks through various hands-on experiences (FOSS kits).  They will review for their science test Thursday, January 30 (a study guide will be sent home Thursday, January 23).  Students will test Friday, January 31, on rocks and minerals.  In reading, students will wrap up studying point of view and working on differentiated texts in small groups.  As writers, the children will continue revisiting the parts of speech and expository writing.  They will also continue learning cursive handwriting.  Students will have their third grade high-frequency spelling word post-assessment Wednesday, January 29.

Active Gamecock logs:  Students are encouraged to participate in our Active Gamecock program, which promotes physical activity.  The logs went home in last week's communication folders and students should have started filling them out Monday, January 20.  They are due February 4.  Mr. Schirmer has set a goal:  If  165 students and 20 staff members complete their logs, then he will make healthy smoothies for everyone in our school!  Please encourage your child to enjoy some physical activity!

Valentines Day:  Students will not have school February 14.  The school has decided classes will not pass out Valentines or treats.  If your child would like to pass out Valentines, it must be done outside of school. Thank you for helping us follow this procedure!  

I hope you all have wonderful week!  Thank you again for all of your support!

Looking ahead to the week of January 20

Jacy and Wynn shared documents they made, as a part of their homework.  We learned all about Jacy's Winter Break adventures and Wynn's knowledge of rocks through a haiku.  Thank you for sharing, Jacy and Wynn!

Hello, families!  I hope you all enjoyed your rainy weekend and found time to curl up with a good book!

Looking ahead:  The children will start a new unit on division in math (lesson 8-1 through 8-3).  They will learn about multiplication and division fact families.  Please continue to encourage your child to practice his/her facts every day, as this will help him/her with division!  Students will quiz on their 10s multiplication facts Tuesday.  As scientists, students will learn about the properties of rocks through various hands-on experiences (FOSS kits).  In reading, students will also be studying point of view and working on differentiated texts in small groups.  As writers, the children will continue revisiting the parts of speech and expository writing.  They will also continue learning cursive handwriting.

I hope you all have wonderful week!  Thank you again for all of your support!

Looking ahead to the week of January 13

Check out some snapshots of our Winter Celebration!  Thank you again for all of your donations. Thanks to Ms. Hart for organizing the event, too.  The kids had a blast!

Happy New Year, families!  I hope you all had wonderful break with your kids!  It is so nice to be back at school, though!  I want to thank you again for all of your donations for our class party!  It was a great success.  Special thanks to Ms. Hart, Ms. Walker, Ms. Tucker and Ms. Kannaday for helping out!  Thank you so much for the sweet winter gifts and notes, too!  They were greatly appreciated!

Looking ahead:  The children will continue a unit on division in math (lesson 7-4 through 7-6).  They will review Wednesday, January 15 (a study guide will be sent home Wednesday, January 8), and test Friday, January 17.  Please continue to encourage your child to practice his/her facts every day, as this will help him/her with division!  Students will quiz on their 9s multiplication facts Tuesday.  As scientists, students will learn about the properties of rocks through various hands-on experiences (FOSS kits).  In reading, students will be reminded they are responsible for completing their new logs each week (They no longer have to fill out their old logs at home).  Students will also be studying point of view and working on differentiated texts in small groups.  As writers, the children will continue revisiting the parts of speech and expository writing.  They will also continue learning cursive handwriting.

A note from the third grade teachers regarding birthday/party invitations:  We've had several incidents, where students have passed out invitations on the playground or in class to select students.  Out of fairness to others, we ask that if you have birthday/party invitations, you give them to your child's teacher (they will need to be given to her well in advance of when you are asking for them to be distributed).  If you do so, please make sure there is one for every student in your child's homeroom class.  Also, if you have invitations for students in other classes (or only a few students in your child's homeroom class), we ask that you pass those along, outside of school (through the mail or by other means), to avoid hurting others' feelings.  Thank you for supporting our new procedure and for your understanding!

I hope you all have a great week!  Thank you again for all of your support!