• Classroom Updates and Announcements

    Hello room 13 families,

    Happy Mother's Day to all of our amazing moms! We hope you enjoyed a wonderful day with your families.

    We want to thank you all for all the gestures of kindness and love we received last week during Teacher Appreciation Week! We are grateful to be at Acacia and to be teachers to your amazing children! We are thankful and grateful for you.

    Open House is this Thursday, May 15, from 6:00-7:00 PM in our classroom. We hope you are able to come celebrate all the wonderful work your child has done this year!

    Thank you to Mrs. Gredowske, who made 1/2 of our art portfolios!  We are still in need of ONE MORE VOLUNTEER to make the other 16 portfolios.  The kids really enjoy decorating and signing these at the end of the year, and they're a nice storage container for your child's 3rd grade artwork. Please let us know if you are able to help make the rest of the portfolios at home. We will send home the supplies.  Thank you.

    We will finish up state testing this week. Tomorrow (Monday, 5/12) we will set aside time for kids to finish up any testing they didn't complete last week. We will give the last test, the math performance task, on Thursday and Friday of this week. Please help your child to remember to bring his or her fully charged iPad and headphones/earbuds to class each day. The kids are invited to bring a "testing snack" to munch on during testing if they'd like. We find that this eases testing anxiety a bit, and makes the process just a bit more enjoyable.  Healthy snacks are preferred, and please avoid any nut products. We have kids who are severely allergic.  Please remember that students will not be permitted into class if they are tardy past 8:30. Students may not be pulled out of class for appointments during testing time (8:30-10:00 AM).

    Please mark your calendars for Tuesday, May 27 to come see our class play "Munchkin Mediation: Conflict Resolution in Oz." The play will be held in our classroom and will begin at 10:30 AM. The kids will bring home their scripts each day, and should be practicing and memorizing their play parts and song charts at home. *The kids are so excited about the play! All kids will need to dress for their part. We have costumes for most of the kids, but they may need to supplement their outfit with things from home. We will send out a slip noting your child's part and what he or she might need from home to complete their costume. **It is helpful for us if a parent volunteer or two are available on the morning of the play to come in early and help get the kids in costume, do face paint, etc. Please let us know if you would be able to come on the morning of Tuesday, 5/27 at about 9:45 AM to help out. (You get first dibs at seating if you do!) Thank you!

    Yearbooks are on sale! Please see the flyer attached to this week's Sunday email for details.

    Click HERE for some fun pictures of recent happenings in the classroom!

    Looking Ahead:

    Third Grade Awards Ceremony: Thursday, May 22 at 1:30 in the MPR. All students will receive an award. *Give yourself plenty of time to find parking. It can be very busy around the school during award ceremonies.

    3rd Grade Field Day and Pizza Lunch: Wednesday, May 28. Field Day will begin at 8:30 AM. Lunch will be at 11:30. More details coming soon!

    Last Day of School:  Friday, May 30  *Report Cards Go Home

    Daily Homework and Announcements

    Have a great week!

     

    Kindest Regards,

    Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Valenzuela

  • Welcome to 3rd Grade GATE!

  • Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Valenzuela

    Your teachers!  Mrs. Valenzuela and Mrs. Lewis

     

  • Learning Highlights

    English Language Arts: We will continue our informational reading workshop, and will move into opinion writing this trimester.  The kids are looking forward to typing their informational pieces into Book Creator. We'll share the final products with you when we finish@!

    Math:  We are studying area and perimeter in chapter 11. .The children should be working at home to master their multiplication tables to ten.  10-15 minutes of practice daily is recommended.

    Science: We will continue our earth science unit and study weather

    Social Emotional Learning:  We are working in Unit 4:  Problem Solving

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