This will be my final newsletter blog of the year. We are fast approaching the final days of third grade. I hope that you and your child will have fond memories of third grade as I do every year. This has been a wonderful group of kids whom I've had the chance to know and love over the past year. It is always bittersweet saying good bye and passing them over to their fourth grade teachers. They are ready, but sometimes I am not. That's why we have summer vacations so that we teachers can adjust to seeing them as fourth graders! I hope that they will stop by the classroom as often as they like next year to say hello and check in!!
We finished Unit 10 in math last week and took the Unit 10 test. I will be correcting it and putting it into the students portfolios which will be sent home the final week of school for you to view. We have a few lessons in Unit 11 on probability and chance that we will finish up this next week. It is always good to keep as much structure to our final days as we can.
In Writing we are working on fairy tales. The students are having so much fun adapting a classic fairy tale, using their imaginations. I have read several fairy tales to them so that they are immersed in the genre and have a sense of how these stories "go" so that they then can write one. I can't wait to see the final products. We finished our persuasive essays/speeches and they are pretty impressive. They will also be included in your child's portfolio which they will be bringing home at the end of the year.
In Reading we are continuing with book clubs and your students are really having some wonderful conversations. Check out my webpage under Photos to see a video of a book club in action! We will finish out the year reading in book clubs. Your child has made fantastic progress this year. Don't let the summer "slump" happen, encourage your child to continue to read over the summer. Take them to the York Public Library or check out your own bookshelves! Or even have a book club with them. I will be sending home a list of books and book series that your child can check out this summer if they don't know where to start in picking out books. Just encourage them to read!
Speaking of Libraries, we were the first class in the school to return all of our books back to the Jane Stephenson library so thank you for taking such care in remembering where your books were etc. I am still looking for books from my own library so take a look around, under beds and on shelves to see if you have any other books out there. Thanks!
We had our last spelling test this past Friday and most children did very well. I will not be sending home any official spelling lists but we will be continuing to work on spelling skills that still need some work. Specifically suffixes and possessive tense.
In Science we are trying to squeeze in talking about some weather related disasters etc. into our final days. We have started talking about what makes the weather. Also why the weather might be different in different parts of the world. This has led to some great discussions. We are reading a realistic fiction book about a tornado that happens in Texas and the students are really interested. Keep tuned in!
Some important date changes to update you on as we have ever changing weather here in Maine! We want it to be the best experience for everyone so thanks for your cooperation and flexibility!
Wednesday, June 10th-Third grade Beach day-See the sign up genius from Jen Gear if you can help. Students need purple CRES t-shirts, sunscreen, hat, and bag lunch. We will be having ice cream sundaes back at CRES in the afternoon.
Monday, June 15th-Third Grade Field Day
We are in need of some filled water balloons for one of the stations. If you can donate, please let me know ASAP. If you'd like to join us that day, please email me. We would love to have you! Students need their purple CRES t-shirts, sunscreen and sneakers.
Thursday, June 18th-Step Up day. Final school assembly.
Friday, June 19th-Last day of school-Noon dismissal. Please make arrangements for your student for early dismissal. Send in a note regarding their plans.
Thanks again for your patience, support and your willingness to share your beautiful children this year. It has been a humbling privilege to teach such a wonderful group of individuals and I know they will go on to do great things. Have a wonderful summer.
Warm regards,
Tracy
We finished Unit 10 in math last week and took the Unit 10 test. I will be correcting it and putting it into the students portfolios which will be sent home the final week of school for you to view. We have a few lessons in Unit 11 on probability and chance that we will finish up this next week. It is always good to keep as much structure to our final days as we can.
In Writing we are working on fairy tales. The students are having so much fun adapting a classic fairy tale, using their imaginations. I have read several fairy tales to them so that they are immersed in the genre and have a sense of how these stories "go" so that they then can write one. I can't wait to see the final products. We finished our persuasive essays/speeches and they are pretty impressive. They will also be included in your child's portfolio which they will be bringing home at the end of the year.
In Reading we are continuing with book clubs and your students are really having some wonderful conversations. Check out my webpage under Photos to see a video of a book club in action! We will finish out the year reading in book clubs. Your child has made fantastic progress this year. Don't let the summer "slump" happen, encourage your child to continue to read over the summer. Take them to the York Public Library or check out your own bookshelves! Or even have a book club with them. I will be sending home a list of books and book series that your child can check out this summer if they don't know where to start in picking out books. Just encourage them to read!
Speaking of Libraries, we were the first class in the school to return all of our books back to the Jane Stephenson library so thank you for taking such care in remembering where your books were etc. I am still looking for books from my own library so take a look around, under beds and on shelves to see if you have any other books out there. Thanks!
We had our last spelling test this past Friday and most children did very well. I will not be sending home any official spelling lists but we will be continuing to work on spelling skills that still need some work. Specifically suffixes and possessive tense.
In Science we are trying to squeeze in talking about some weather related disasters etc. into our final days. We have started talking about what makes the weather. Also why the weather might be different in different parts of the world. This has led to some great discussions. We are reading a realistic fiction book about a tornado that happens in Texas and the students are really interested. Keep tuned in!
Some important date changes to update you on as we have ever changing weather here in Maine! We want it to be the best experience for everyone so thanks for your cooperation and flexibility!
Wednesday, June 10th-Third grade Beach day-See the sign up genius from Jen Gear if you can help. Students need purple CRES t-shirts, sunscreen, hat, and bag lunch. We will be having ice cream sundaes back at CRES in the afternoon.
Monday, June 15th-Third Grade Field Day
We are in need of some filled water balloons for one of the stations. If you can donate, please let me know ASAP. If you'd like to join us that day, please email me. We would love to have you! Students need their purple CRES t-shirts, sunscreen and sneakers.
Thursday, June 18th-Step Up day. Final school assembly.
Friday, June 19th-Last day of school-Noon dismissal. Please make arrangements for your student for early dismissal. Send in a note regarding their plans.
Thanks again for your patience, support and your willingness to share your beautiful children this year. It has been a humbling privilege to teach such a wonderful group of individuals and I know they will go on to do great things. Have a wonderful summer.
Warm regards,
Tracy