Welcome all families to third grade! I am enjoying getting to know your sweet children. They are all working so hard and diligently. We are off to a great and busy start to third grade. We have lots of important dates coming up, so please check the dates listed below on each newsletter.
Generally I will email parents of timely events and send out a newsletter every two weeks. I wanted to touch base with you and I do not have all email accounts yet, so I am sending the first newsletter in paper form. Here after, it will be emailed to you. You may contact me at [email protected].
I send my newsletters via email link to my class website. You can go there. Search "cool otters weebly" or go directly to http://coolotters.weebly.com/ You are welcome to explore this website. Check out the "Information for Cool Otters" page for school related information, our daily class schedule and the specials schedule. Also, the "Otter Parents" page has many helpful resources. All Scholastic book orders can be placed on line as well. You can go right to the "Scholastic Book Orders" tab to make your ordering easy peasy! Check out this feature and look for our first book order flyer in Monday folders soon!
I will be leaving a bit early for the next five weeks. During the next two weeks your child will join another third grade classroom to finish the last 20 minutes of their instructional day. After that, the students will be in our classroom finishing the day with Ms. Wade. If there are any transportation changes, you may email me. Please notify the office if the changes are made in the afternoon. I may not get the change in a timely manner as I do not check my email while I am teaching. If you do not get a response from me by noon, please notify the office of the change.
Homework and folders: Your student has a pocket folder which should come home daily with an agenda and any homework. Students are expected to read and record the time and book on their agenda five nights a week. Please initial nightly. There is one spiral math homework page given weekly, due on or before Friday. Also look for a bright yellow Snoopy file folder/Monday folder to come home on Mondays each week. Your child should return this empty on Tuesday.
Coming up on Tuesday, July 23 is the Beginning of Grade Test (BOG). It is imperative that your child takes this test. Please ensure your child is at school on time that day, as we start at 9:20 promptly. To help your child to do his/her best, make sure he/she gets a good night sleep, a healthy breakfast, and a calm start to the day.
Thank you for all of the extra classroom supplies. They will be put to good use!
Important Dates: Tuesday - July 23 BOG testing | What are we learning? Math: Multiplication basics: strategies and foundational facts: 1's, 2's, 5's,10's Language Arts: Establishing routines, building stamina as readers, exploring why reading is important and how we can overcome our learning struggles Writing: Writing to inform Social Studies: Learning about community, local, state, and national governments |