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Week 6 Newsletter

  Hi Families!  We had a lot of fun this week in class. Students were challenged in all subjects and really persevered, found strengths and areas of growth as well.    I-Ready Results - We will be sending home their iReady results with them today.    Reading / Writing - Students are finishing up the second unit of our first module. This week, we discussed how people in different countries overcame learning challenges. We also learned about the geographical features of these countries, which tied in our current geography unit. Next week, students will be writing a cumulative report telling about what they learned. We will work our way through the writing process as we go.   Expedition - This week we began our geography unit. The students learned about some of the continents and what their geographical and cultural features are. We will continue to work on the same thing next week and also learn about the oceans.  All Block - This week we have been learning about root words. We will be
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Week 5 Newsletter

Hi Families! We are now well into 3rd grade and it is going great! We had an awesome week of learning. Here is what we were up to this week. As always, we encourage you to talk about this week with your student. I-ready testing- We are very close to finishing iReady! As soon as all 3rd grade students have finished iReady, we will send out scores to families.   Reading / Writing - In reading this week, our students began to travel the world to investigate how children receive books in different and unique ways. Through this, we have practiced main idea with supporting details, identifying problems and solutions and discuss the different between literal and figurative language. I highly encourage you to ask your student how children receive books around the world, it is fascinating.   Expedition - Next week, we will begin discussing the difference between continents and countries. I ask if you could please discuss with your student about the difference to give them early background knowl
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Week 4 Newsletter

Hi Families!  Kids are in full swing of 3rd grade! We first want to thank you all for the incredible support we have received to get this school year off to a great start. Here is what we are up to in 3rd grade.  Crew - We have been working in crew on how to use self talk to help yourself stay motivated and on task. We also worked on creating a flag for field day!   I-ready testing- We are almost done with our I-Ready testing! This week we have focused on finishing our reading and switching over to math. One more week and we should be complete!   Reading / Writing - We have continued our books study on Nasreen's Secret School . We looked at the lesson and moral this week and how to use details from the story to back up your thinking. The students then put all of this together to write a paragraph. Using an EL model, we learned how to peer critique and practiced using this to make improvements to our own writing  pieces.    Expedition - We spent time this week learning the 3 branch
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Week 3 Newsletter

  Hi Families!  We are well into 3rd grade now and having a ton of fun! Here is a summary of what we are up to in class next week.  Crew - We are continuing our work on building a great classroom culture. This week we have been working on what it means to be an active listener. On Wellness Wednesday we also read an article about the long term benefits to spending time outside. Feel free to use it as motivation to get them out to play!  I-ready testing- We are continuing our I-Ready testing into next week. We have been working on these tests in smaller chunks so that students can give focus on their very best work. Students will be working to finish their reading test and will be transitioning to their math test.   Reading / Writing - In class we read a powerful book called Nasreen's Secret School. We spent time rereading, discussing vocabulary, and inferring the deeper meaning in the book. We also worked on writing a summary and determining the lesson from the book. Next week, we w
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Hi Families!  We have had a great first week of school! It has been great getting to know all of the students in the class. We are off to a great start.  Here is a summary of what we are working on in each subject and some important events coming up.  Crew - In class, we are working on setting norms to create a great and safe classroom environment. Our norms are based on our school habits of character. Norms can include everything from behaviors, academics, perseverance etc. I highly encourage you to ask your student what the classroom norms are in the class and even brainstorm some new ideas.  During the day, we have our togetherness time in which students play games and activities that help build trust and friendships with one another.  Academics- We have started our year with a readiness test in math to help us understand your child as a mathematician.  We have also done some writing and reading baselines to determine next steps for your child. We are beginning to shift into our fir
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Colorado Climate Center Field Trip

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October 8, 2019 Field Trip to CSU On Tuesday, we went to Colorado State University's Climate Center. We were given a tour of their outdoor weather center that included many instruments for measuring weather. We also were shown a demonstration of how satellites track weather by a real PhD satellite scientist. Finally, we graphed a years worth of actual data from the rain gauges. Students were able to see how much rain fell each month, and discussed why some months would have more precipitation than others. THANK YOU to all the parents who drove. We would not have been able to go on this field trip without you!          
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Healthy Tuesday Crews

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  Tuesdays are healthy crew days at our school this year. This is where we use time in crew to address our health standards. Today, we had the opportunity to begin to discuss what a healthy meal looks like. Using the image above from the website  http://www.nourishinteractive.com/  we discussed the different things that should appear on your plate and why.  We then talked about our own meals we had for breakfast this morning and how we can make them healthier. A few friends shared that they didn't eat breakfast and we encouraged them to make sure they are having a healthy start to their day. Please help encourage your child to look at their plate in the mornings and discuss healthy options. Remember we don't have lunch until 12:40 and that is a long time to try to concentrate with an empty belly. 
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