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

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. 20^th- 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

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:

1. 1. 1. • 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)

Bonus Day!!! Friday, Dec. 20^th

1. 1. 1. • 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

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

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

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

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

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

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 28^th– 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

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 24^th– Fall Family Picnic at CTES

Looking Ahead…

• Monday, October 28^th– 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