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Week of 1/6/20
Welcome back! I hope that you had a restful holiday with your child. Please check out our plans below.
Math– Time
Reading– Summarizing
Writing– Students are creating their own fairy tales, I can’t wait to share these with you!
Social Studies- Ancient Greece and Rome
Looking Ahead…
- Monday, January 20- Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no school
- Friday, January 24- End of Q2
- Monday, January 27- Student Holiday
- Thursday, January 30- Reading Benchmark Part 1
- Friday, January 31- Reading Benchmark Part 2
Week of 12/16
One more week until break! Please check out our plans below.
Math– Measurement; test Tuesday
Reading– Fairy Tale Unit (Fiction Comprehension), quiz Friday
Writing– Students are creating their own fairy tales, I can’t wait to share these with you!
Science- Scientific Investigations
Important Dates:
- Friday, Dec. 20th- Tacky Sweater Day! Wear your favorite tacky holiday or winter gear!
Looking Ahead…
- December 23-January 3- Winter Break, no school
- Monday, January 20- Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no school
- Friday, January 24- End of Q2
- Monday, January 27- Student Holiday
- Thursday, January 30- Reading Benchmark Part 1
- Friday, January 31- Reading Benchmark Part 2
Week of 12/9
Please check out our plan for the upcoming week:
Math– Measurement- Capacity, Quiz Friday- Estimating Capacity
Reading– Fairy Tale Unit (Fiction Comprehension)
Science- Plant and Animal Life Cycles
Important Dates:
- Monday, December 9- Student Half Day
- Wednesday, December 11- School Spelling Bee- Good Luck Olivia!
- Tuesday, December 17- Measurement Test
Next Week is Spirit Week! Please check out these special days:
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- Mustache Monday
- Twisted Tuesday (teachers dress like students/students like teachers)
- Wicked Wednesday – Heroes and Villains (Are you a hero or a villain? You decide and dress like your favorite hero or your favorite villain)
- Throwback Thursday (Dress in your favorite decade)
- Footie Friday (Wear your favorite PJs)
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Bonus Day!!! Friday, Dec. 20th
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- Tacky Sweater Day! Wear your favorite tacky holiday or winter gear!
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Looking Ahead…
- December 23-January 3- Winter Break, no school
- Monday, January 20- Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no school
- Friday, January 24- End of Q2
- Monday, January 27- Student Holiday
- Thursday, January 30- Reading Benchmark Part 1
- Friday, January 31- Reading Benchmark Part 2
Week of 12/2
Welcome back! I hope that you were able to enjoy some extra time with your families (and maybe some shopping too!)
Math– Measurement- Area and Perimeter
Reading– Fairy Tale Unit (Fiction Comprehension)
Science- Plant and Animal Interdependence
Important Dates:
- Wednesday, December 4- Make-up Pictures
- Friday, December 6- Young Scientists
- Cubs Night In 5:45-8:30- I hope to see you there!
Looking Ahead…
- Monday, December 9- Student Half Day
- December 23-January 3- Winter Break, no school
Week of 11/25
Happy Thanksgiving week!! Here’s our plan for the short week::
Math– Measurement- Length
Reading– Questioning and Comprehension- Fiction
Writing– Prefixes and Suffixes
Social Studies– Comparing Ancient Egypt and Ancient China, Test Tuesday
Important Dates:
- November 27-29- Thanksgiving Holiday, NO SCHOOL!
Looking Ahead…
- Wednesday, December 4- Make-up Pictures
- Friday, December 6- Young Scientists
- Cubs Night In 5:45-8:30- I hope to see you there!
- Monday, December 9- Student Half Day
- December 23-January 3- Winter Break, no school
Week of 11/18
Please remember Monday is a HALF DAY! Enjoy your weekend 🙂 Here’s our plan for the week::
Math– Multiplication/Division Test Monday, Measurement- Length
Reading– Questioning- Nonfiction
Writing– Prefixes and Suffixes; Opinion writing
Social Studies– Ancient Egypt, Vocabulary Quiz 11/21
Important Dates:
- Monday, November 18th- Half Day for students!
- Wednesday, November 20- Report Cards go home
- Friday, November 22- Virginia Repertory Theater performance at CTES (in-school assembly)
Looking Ahead…
- November 27-29- Thanksgiving Holiday, no school
- Wednesday, December 4- Make-up Pictures
- Friday, December 6- Young Scientists
- Cubs Night In 5:45-8:30- I hope to see you there!
- Monday, December 9- Student Half Day
- December 23-January 3- Winter Break, no school
Week of 11/11
It was a pleasure seeing so many of you for parent teacher conferences this week; thank you for your dedication and support of your child’s success.! Here’s our plan for the week::
Math– Representations of Multiplication and Division
Reading– Questioning
Writing– Students are working on writing their own stories to illustrate theme, I can’t wait to share these with you!
Social Studies– Ancient China, Vocabulary Quiz Part 2 11/13, Quiz (All of Ancient China) 11/15
Important Dates:
- Monday, November 11th- Veteran’s Day Assembly 9:00-9:45 (3rd Grade Performance- please come and see your child honor our veterans!)
Looking Ahead…
- Wednesday, November 20- Report Cards go home
- Friday, November 22- Virginia Repertory Theater performance at CTES (in-school assembly)
- November 27-29- Thanksgiving Holiday, no school
- Wednesday, December 4- Make-up Pictures
- Friday, December 6- Young Scientists
- Cubs Night In 5:45-8:30- More information forthcoming, I hope to see you there!
- Monday, December 9- Student Half Day
- December 23-January 3- Winter Break, no school
Week of 11/4
Thank you to our wonderful chaperones for helping make this a successful first field trip, everyone had so much fun! Here’s our plan for the week::
Math– Introduction to Multiplication
Reading– Theme
Social Studies– Continents and Oceans, Quiz 11/4 (this will be open note), Ancient China, Vocabulary Quiz 11/8
Important Dates:
- Monday, November 4th- End of Q1
- Tuesday, November 5th- Student Holiday
Looking Ahead…
- Monday, November 11th- Veteran’s Day Assembly (3rd Grade Performance)
- Wednesday, November 20- Report Cards go home
- November 27-29- Thanksgiving Holiday, no school
Week of 10/28
Hello parents, it was wonderful to see so many faces at our Fall Picnic on Thursday night. Here’s the plan for the last week of Q1 (wow, it’s here already!):
Math– Equality, Pumpkin Math Day (Thursday)
Reading– Comparing and Contrasting Fictional Text
Social Studies– Continents and Oceans, Quiz 11/4
Important Dates:
- Monday, October 28th– Student ½ day
- Thursday, October 31st- Pumpkin Math Day
- Friday, November 1st- Field Trip: Tredgar River Walks- bring bagged lunch
Looking Ahead…
- Monday, November 4th- End of Q1
- Tuesday, November 5th- Student Holiday
- Monday, November 11th- Veteran’s Day Assembly (3rd Grade Performance)
- Wednesday,October 20- Report Cards go home
- November 27-29- Thanksgiving Holiday, no school
Week of 10/21
Happy Fall Weekend! Please see below what we’ll be studying this week.
Math– Patterns
Reading– Marking Predictions, Articles, Commas in a series
Science- Ecosystems, Test Wednesday
Social Studies– Continents and Oceans
Important Dates:
- Tuesday, October 22nd- Mix It Up at Lunch Day
- Thursday, October 24th– Fall Family Picnic at CTES
Looking Ahead…
- Monday, October 28th– Student ½ day
- Thursday, October 31st- Pumpkin Math!
- Friday, November 1st- Field Trip: Tredgar River Walks
- Monday, November 4th- End of Q1
- Tuesday, November 5th- Student Holiday
- Monday, November 11th- Veteran’s Day Assembly (3rd Grade Performance)
- Wednesday,October 20- Report Cards go home
- November 27-29- Thanksgiving Holiday, no school