Week of January 6th - 10th

 


Upcoming Events:

Monday, January 6th- Reading Log/Homework Sheets due

Wednesday, January 8th - Late Start

Friday, December 20th- Popcorn Friday

Welcome in 2025!

We are excited to welcome our students back tomorrow! We hope you all enjoyed your time away with family and friends. As we begin this new calendar year, we look forward to all the fun and learning planned for the remainder of the year. The end of the 2nd trimester is February 28th.  Your child should continue reading nightly as part of their homework.  Like any other skill, reading proficiency comes from practice and encouragement.  Thank you for encouraging your child to read nightly!  Please make sure to read our blog each week so that you are up-to-date on what's going on in our classrooms. 

New Year! New Goals!

We are so excited to be starting 2025 with your child! This week we will be talking about some goals for this new year. Chat with your child about some academic goals, and some at home goals that they may have for this year!


Mid-Year NWEA Testing

Our students will be taking the mid-year NWEA reading and math tests this week and next week. These are the same tests given in the fall and spring and are used as a measure to check growth. There is no need to prepare at home other than to discuss the importance of good test taking skills: taking your time, doing your best, staying focused, eating a good breakfast, drinking water, etc. Please look for an email from your child's teacher for specific dates and times for testing.

Pizza Multiplication

We have been working very hard at learning many different strategies for solving multiplication problems. We are continuing to work on memorizing multiplication 1-10 facts.  This week we will be starting a fun incentive to learn our multiplication facts. Students will be  working to earn a pizza party. For each multiplication level they pass, students will add another piece to make a whole pizza.  Our pizza party will on February 14th, the same day as our Kindness Party.  Please have your child continue working on their facts at home.  Learning their multiplication facts will be key to their success in math. 

Math Update - Unit 4

Relating Multiplication to Division

In this next unit, students make sense of division and learn to multiply and divide whole numbers within 100. They also use the four operations to represent and solve two-step word problems. Students will work toward these end-of-year goals:
  • fluently multiply and divide within 100
  • know from memory all products of two one-digit numbers
There are four sections in this unit. To learn more about what we will cover in each section, click here.
Watch the Family Support Video here to learn more.


Interested in Volunteering?

If you want to help in our classrooms in anyway throughout this year, you must

complete the background form. Click Here

3rd Grade Volunteer Sign Up Sheet (If you signed up during Back to School Night, you do not need to sign up again.)

This module uses literature and informational text to introduce students to the power of literacy and how people around the world overcome learning challenges. It is intentionally designed to encourage students to embrace a love of literacy and reading. 

Weekly Specials Schedule:


Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Mrs. Clark

10:30-11:20

Media Center

9:35-10:25

Art

9:35-10:25

Gym

No Special

9:35-10:25

Music

Mrs. Ettinger

9:35-10:25

Gym

10:30-11:20

Music

No Special

9:35-10:25

Media Center

10:30-11:20

Art

Mrs. Nowicki

9:35-10:25

Media Center

9:35-10:25

Music

10:30-11:20

Gym

No Special

9:35-10:25

Art

Mrs. Peek

9:35-10:25

Art

9:35-10:25

Gym

No Special

9:35-10:25

Music

9:35-10:25

Media Center


What we are learning this week!

Reading - EL Reading Module 2, Unit 1: Adaptations and the Wide World of Frogs

Math - Unit 4 - Division: Represent and solve "how many groups?" and "how many in each group?" problems.

Writing - Vocabulary, Grammar, Pourquoi Tale Writing

Science- Fates of Traits

 

Contact Us:

Mrs. Clark:  nclark@sjschools.org

Mrs. Ettinger:  aettinger@sjschools.org

Mrs. Nowicki: cnowicki@sjschools.org

Mrs. Peek:  gpeek@sjschools.org

 MUSIC ROOM WEBPAGE:  https://sites.google.com/sjschools.org/mrsrichardsmusicpage/home


Technology Support Site for Students and Parents

Our media team has created a resource site for students and families to help them navigate district technology.

Click on the link below to access this resource:

SPS Student/Parent Digital Handbook


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