Dear families,
It has been a very different week of learning in our class community this week. We have had a very small class all week due to student illness. I appreciate your support keeping students at home until they have been symptom free for 24 hours! Mrs. Duffy and I will work our hardest to help students catch up on work they missed in class as well as send home assignments that we feel they can complete independently.
We had an exciting end to our day! Mr. Pattie, Mr. Weldon, and Miss Brown got the 2-5 grades pumped up for our benchmark testing for the end of the semester with a rowdy (and loud) assembly. Please talk to your child about the importance of always trying their best on tests, taking their time, showing their thinking, and checking back over their work. In third grade semester benchmarks are given over two days to reflect how the students will take SOL tests in the spring.

Next week in reading we will be reviewing for our reading benchmark with the students will take on Thursday and Friday. The test is cumulative which means it covers all the reading concepts that the students have been taught in third grade. Moby Max is a great resource for reading comprehension practice at home! The students can read passages and practice answering questions about what they read. In writing we will learn about homophones and continue to work on our animal research papers. In Math we will practice multiplication and division facts for 0,1,2,5, and 10. We will also continue to practice elapsed time to support our students who missed the unit this week. In science we will complete our unit on matter. The students will have a test on matter on Tuesday, January 28.
Upcoming events:
Saturday, January 18-PTO Spirit Night at Ashland Skateland 5:30-7:30 pm. Come out and support our Tigers!
Monday, January 20-NO School-Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
Thurs. and Friday, January 23-24-Reading benchmark
January 24-end of second nine weeks
Monday, January 27-no school for students
Thurs. and Friday, Feb. 6-7-Math benchmark

Dear Families,
It was wonderful to be back at school again with the students! We had a full week of learning how to make a “plot mountain” in reading, tell time, and explore life cycles of plants and animals in science. Ask your child which animal they chose to research for their writing, and what reference source they use to locate information!
Next week in reading we will be identifying main idea and details in nonfiction text, and summarizing information. In writing we will review prefixes and suffixes, and work on our animal research writing. In math we will continue to learn about time, focusing on elapsed time, how much time has passed for different real life activities. The students have a quiz on Friday on time. Please help them prepare at home by going over the time study guides in their math notebooks. These will come home with them Tuesday-Thursday to help them prepare. In science we will investigate matter.

A note from the school clinic: Parents– as a reminder, the following is the Henrico County Public Schools ill student policy. These measures are in place and must be followed to ensure a healthy learning environment for ALL students.
Students should not be in the school if they have the following:
· A fever of 100.4 degrees or greater before taking a fever-reducing medication.
· Vomiting or diarrhea because of illness
· An unknown rash or possible contagious condition (requires MD note before return)
· Are unable to focus due to: pain, chronic health condition and/ or acute illness
· Flu-like illness (with or without fever)- headache, fatigue, cough, aches, weakness, and sore throat.
A child should be free of symptoms of contagious disease (fever, vomiting, diarrhea, suspicious rash, etc.) for at least 24 hours before returning to school. If your child has been vomiting or having diarrhea, they should also be able to eat a full meal without any GI symptoms.
Pro tip: if your young child does not want to eat a meal- there’s a good chance they are sick. Pay attention to clues such as not eating, sleeping more than usual, or changes in mood/ behavior as these are usually signs that your child is ill.
Thank you for your support making sure we keep our classroom and school a healthy place to be.
Upcoming events:
Friday, January 17-Math quiz, time
Monday, January 20-Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday
Friday, January 24-end of second nine weeks

Dear families
I hope that 2020 finds you happy, healthy, and full of good cheer for the new year! I am excited to see our children tomorrow and begin a new month, and year of learning together! If you haven’t already, take a moment to have your student clean out their backpacks, lunchboxes, and remember to bring all library books back to school so they can check out something new!
This week in reading we will be learning about plot, theme, and summarizing fiction. The students will explore literature from around the world, especially fables from long ago. We will be writing summaries and learning about spelling endings and homographs in word study. I math we will learn about equivalent periods of time, review telling time to the five minutes, and time to the minute. If you have an analog clock at home you can help practice this skill by saying “time check” at random times and telling tie together. In science we will review life cycles of plants and animals.
Upcoming Events:
Thursday, January 9-Library, Art, Music, PE Night at 6 pm
Monday, January 20-NO school, Martin Luther King, JR holiday
Friday, January 24-end of second nine weeks
Monday, January 27-semester benchmark testing: schedule to follow

Dear families,
We have had a wonderful last week of school for 2019! Thank you for your gifts, positive thoughts, and time that made this such a great week for us all.
In your child’s daily folder there is a list of literacy activities that students can complete over winter break. Please take the time to sleep in, relax, and celebrate the season, but don’t forget to keep those reading and math skills sharp. Moby Max is always a great resource at home for students to practice their fact fluency.
On Thursday, January 9, 2020 Trevvett will host a literacy night from 6-7:30 pm. Please plan to join us for the first PTO event of the year.
Happy Holidays and New Year!

Dear families,
STEAM day was a success! Third and first grade classes collaborated to create gifts that will be exchanged Thursday, December 19 during Trevvett’s Giving Market. Please look for a flyer about our Spirit Week activities next week in your child’s daily communication folder.
Next week is an exiting one and the last week of school for 2019! Mrs. Duffy and I will still be teaching new material and the students are expected to be engaged and focused on their learning. We will pause instruction on Friday to celebrate with winter themed activities. I have attached the letter that was sent home Thursday here for your reference.
In reading next week we will be learning about plot, theme, main idea and summarizing. In writing the students will complete their personal narrative and continue to practice prefixes and suffixes. In math we will practice perimeter and area, and learn to find temperature in celcius and farenheit to the nearest degree. In social studies we will continue our unit on the contributions of ancient Greece.
Upcoming events:
Friday, December 20-pajama day, bring a toy to school, measurement Olympics, winter party 1 pm
Monday, December 23-Friday, January 3, 2020-Winter Break

Dear families,
What an exciting week of learning we have had in third grade! The students are making excellent progress measuring length and capacity. We have read lots of fiction and nonfiction text and practiced asking and answering questions. The students enjoyed learning about interdependency in science using The Lorax and Wump World. In addition to learning we “wowed” the entire school with our winter performance on Thursday. Thank you so much to all of the families who attended in the evening as well! The students looked amazing in their festive holiday attire.

Today’s trip to the Science Museum of Virginia went very well. Please check class dojo to see pictures of your child learning science by doing!
Testing next week: the students will have their 4.5 quarter two summative tests in reading and math next week. On Tuesday they will take reading and on Friday they will take math. These tests are cumulative and cover all material taught so far this year. Look for student notebooks to come home to help them prepare for these important tests next week!
Monday, December 9 is a half day. We will be collaborating with first graders to make our designs for the Giving Market that will be held on Thursday, December 19. As a reminder dismissal begins at 10:50.
Winter Break is quickly approaching. Trevvett’s fabulous PTO has provided a sign up for families who wish to contribute to our Winter Party on December 20 at 1 pm. Since our class eats lunch at 12:15 the students do not need a lot of food for the party but we would love to play fun games! Please email me if you have any questions or concerns!
Next week in reading we will complete our unit on asking and answering questions. The students will study prefixes and suffixes in writing. We will begin a personal narrative as well. In math we will learn about area and perimeter. In social studies we will begin a unit of study on ancient Greece and Rome.
Have a wonderful weekend!

Dear families,
We had a wonderful week of learning in third grade! On Monday we collaborated with first grader to brainstorm and design items to make and give away at our Maker’s Market in December. On Wednesday the students participated in Henrico County’s Fire Safety lessons. If you haven’t already, ask your student to share their fire safety booklet!

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday I will not be sending home PAW checks or graded work next week. The students do not have homework next week.
Next week in Reading we will use Thanksgiving stories to practice theme and different levels of questions. In writing we will complete our opinion paragraphs. In math we will continue our unit on measurement. With Thanksgiving baking this is a great time to get your child involved in real life measurement at home! At Trevvett on Tuesday, November 26 we will be having a “Measurement Mania” activity in the cafe. The students will rotate through five stations from 8-8:55 am. We would love some extra hands to keep the students on task! Please let me know if you would like to volunteer to help at a station on Tuesday!
On Thursday, December 5 the third grade will be performing for our PTO Waffle Supper. They will also perform at 8 am for the students. I am attaching the lyrics to the songs so that the students can practice at home, if possible. We have had a short amount of time to prepare for our performance and I want my Tigers to shine! Please consider staying for the waffle supper after our performance! The revenue benefits our PTO!
On Friday, December 6 the students will have a field trip to The Science Museum of Virginia. We will depart school at 9:30 am and return by 1:15 pm. Students will need to pack their lunch or get a lunch from the cafeteria.
I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving Break!

Dear families,
Mrs. Duffy and I enjoyed a five day week of learning in third grade! The students’ showed great growth on their 9 weeks’ reading assessment on Tuesday. The first graders did a great job at our Veteran’s Day assembly on Thursday!

Next week will be a busy one! On Monday we will have a school wide STEAM day activity. At 7:45 am we will have an awards assembly in our classrooms and then work with the first grade to plan our school wide great giving challenge. Students will eat lunch at 10:15 and dismissal starts at 10:55 am. Please look out for your child’s first nine weeks’ report card in their backpack on Monday. Sign and return the envelope only. Please keep the report card at home for your reference.
Next week in Reading we will complete our novel studies unit of Crenshaw and begin learning about questioning as a comprehension strategy. In writing we will continue to practice persuasive writing and explore r controlled vowels. In math we will complete our unit on multiplication and division concepts and begin learning about linear measurement. In social studies we will complete the unit on ancient Egypt. We will begin a unit of study on human and natural influences on ecosystems (interdependency).
The deadline for payment for our Science Museum of Virginia field trip is rapidly approaching! Please return your child’s permission slip and payment no later than Wednesday, November 20. If you would like to pay online the link is attached here.
As a reminder, toys are not permitted at school! If your child has a toy in class we will take it from them. Please remind your child not to share food or lip gloss/chapstick. It is cold and flu season and we need to protect each other with healthful habits.
Upcoming Events:
Monday, November 18: STEAM DAy: Awards Assmeblies in the classroom/10:55 dismissal
Wednesday, November 20-last day to pay or field trip
Tuesday, November 26-grade 3 measurement mania
Wednesday, November 27-Friday, November 29-Thanksgiving holiday
Friday, December 6-field trip Science Museum of Virginia
Have a great weekend!

Dear families,
We have had a fabulous week of learning in third grade! The students were so excited to begin our units of study in math on multiplication and division, and in social studies on ancient China. On Thursday our VCU practicum student Miss Andre reviewed ancient Chinese inventions and had the students make paper lanterns.

Thank you to all the families who came to our first student-led conferences on Tuesday. I appreciate your patience as these conferences took a little more time for the children to demonstrate how they are taking ownership of their learning.
On Wednesday a permission slip came home for our field trip to the Science Museum of Virginia on December 6. The cost of this trip is $14.00. Please send payment and the completed form to Trevvett no later than November 20. You may also pay the fee online. The cost to chaperone is also $14.00. If you wish to chaperone you need to have a volunteer application on file for the 2019/2020 school year.
We are collecting socks, gloves, and hats for families in need all next week. We will not be participating in the canned food drive for the Christmas Mother program. Please bring in new winter hats, gloves, and plain white tube socks in any size next week to support our community service giving project!
Next week Mrs. Duffy and I are looking forward to a full five day week of learning. In in reading the students will complete their novel study of Crenshaw. We will have a nine weeks’ assessment in reading on Tuesday, November 12. The students will have their reading notebook Monday night to review vowel patterns, nonfiction text features, and character analysis.
In writing the students will learn about sound of or, ore as well as write a persuasive essay that states an opinion. In math we will continue to learn the meaning of multiplication and division, focusing on word problems. The students will have a nine weeks assessment in math on Friday, November 15. I will send home their notebooks on Wednesday and Thursday to prepare for this cumulative assessment. Please review all the study guides that have been provided to the students to prepare for this assessment.
In social studies we will continue to learn about ancient China. We will honor Veteran’s Day on Monday and again on Thursday with a school wide assembly beginning at 8 am. We would love to see families and veterans join us on Thursday when the first and fifth graders perform!
Upcoming Events:
Tuesday, November 12-reading 9 weeks assessment
Thursday, November 14-Veteran’s Day assembly
Friday, November 15-math nine weeks assessment
Monday, November 18-1/2 day; awards assemblies in the classrooms, report cards come home
Wednesday, November 20-last day to pay for Science Museum field trip
Wednesday, November 27-Friday, November 29-Thanksgiving holiday
Have a great weekend!

Dear families,
We have had an action packet PAW pride week at Trevvett! The students enjoyed an awesome STEAM Day finding clues to the pirate treasure.

On Tuesday we decorated our door like a Dojo monster for Book or Treat. Thank you to all of the families that supported Book or Treat! It was so fun to see the students in their costumes and see parents and siblings as well!

On Wednesday we had a blast at the Big Blast celebration! A huge thank you to Mrs. Broudy who made sure every child celebrated our successful fall fundraiser.

Next week will be another busy one. On Monday, November 4 we will have our first nine weeks PAW achievement celebration. Your child should have brought home their T-shirt today. Please make sure they wear it to school on Monday. We will be going to Glover Park to participate in a kickball tournament against Greenwood Elementary School. Students should have on layers and atheletic shoes. In keeping with our PAW values all students are expected to participate in a positive manner during our stay at the park.
On Monday we will have our first student led parent/teacher conferences! The students are so excited to share with you the goals that they have set for themselves and their academic development during third grade. There are still many slots available. Please sign up for a conference here if you haven’t already done so!
The Book Fair is here!! The book fair will be open during conferences on Monday, November 4. Students wish lists came home today in their yellow folders. If you wish for your child to purchase any items from the book fair please have them bring the list and their money to school in the morning. I will send it to Mrs. Cline in the library to fill their order and she will return the items, plus any change to me by dismissal of that day.
In Reading we will continue our novel studies of the book Crenshaw. The students will investigate the idea of theme in a story. In writing we will continue to learn about r controlled vowels, contractions, commas in a series, and opinion writing. In math we will begin our unit on multiplication. The students need to understand the concept of multiplication as repeated addition. During the second nine weeks we do not emphasize memorization of facts. Please continue to practice fact fluency at home using Moby Max at home. I have also assigned extra lessons in language and math to support learning in previously taught areas. In social studies the students will use their geography skills to locate China on a map. We will earn about the contributions of ancient China and the adaptations that people used in their environment.
Upcoming Events:
Monday November 4-Friday, November 8-Scholastic Book Fair!
Monday, November 4-End of first nine weeks/PAW Achievement/Conferences 3-8 pm
Tuesday, November 5-No School/Election Day
Monday, November 18-1/2 Day/Report cards come home/Awards Assemblies in the classrooms
Have a great weekend!