Week of 9/3/12 - 9/7/12

We made it through our first week of 3^rd grade!! I'd like to thank all of you who made it to our curriculum night on Wednesday. If you ever have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to let me know.

Our coming week will be very exciting and busy! It's time to work, as you can see from the schedule below. Enjoy the 3-day Labor Day weekend.

Coming up this week:

Spelling: First lesson of the year – Pretest Tuesday, Test Friday

English: We will begin Unit 1 this week, “The Sentence.” There will be homework on days we learn a new lesson. Some students will finish in school but I encourage them to bring it home anyway and go over it again.

Reading: We'll start our reading block this year with an overview of all the different skills: predicting, inferring, visualizing, monitoring/clarifying, and decoding/phonics. Of course, each skill will be revisited in detail throughout the year. Also, I am sending home the reading calendar for September. The students can start marking their 20-30 minutes of reading as soon as possible. Don't forget, each square requires your initials or signature!

Social Studies: We'll focus on directions and the compass rose this week. A study guide is going home today; students will keep it in their social studies pockets and use as needed.

Science: We'll briefly start our first unit on ecosystems this week.

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class: Welcome to my math class and my blog. This week we start with Chapter 1, place value. We'll be focusing on points on a number line, and place value with 3 and 4 digits. There will be homework every night. Please make sure you take a look in your child's binder pocket daily. Also, if the homework is light on any particular day, use those flash cards to practice math facts.

Important Dates:

9/3/12 – Labor day, no school

9/28/12 – School Improvement Day, early dismissal (11:00 PV)

Have a great 3-day weekend! Mrs. Klacza

First Day of School!

Welcome to third grade and to the first edition of Klacza Klips!  It was great seeing you all at Open House.  We had perfect attendance!!  

I look forward to seeing all my parents on Wednesday for Curriculum Night.  It will start at 6:30 and go about an hour. 

Please have your child bring in their completed Information Sheets as soon as possible.   I still owe a couple parents a blank one and will send it home on Monday.   You know who you are :)

Last but not least, please send in a hanger and one of your child's tee-shirts for a project we are planning.  We will need them by Tuesday.  The shirts will be returned and will not be altered in any way.  You will get them back after Curriculum Night.  

Have a great weekend and I will see all of my third graders on Monday morning!  

Mrs Klacza