Week of 9/2/13 - 9/6/13

We made it through our first week of 3^rd grade!! I'd like to remind you all of Curriculum Night on Wednesday, 9/4, at 6:30. It will start in the Prairieview gym.   Also, on Tuesday and Friday, our class will be going to the lab to take our Maps tests.  A good breakfast, snack, and lunch will help your child do well.   Also, please make sure they get enough rest.   

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 (Lesson 2) – Pretest Tuesday, Test Friday (unless your child passes the pretest.)  Look for a sheet called “All About Spelling” in the Spelling pocket of your child's binder. It will explain how we do things here in the third grade. All homework is due on Thursday. Students that are using the “challenge” list will choose 2 activities (another sheet in the binder) and students using the "regular" words will be putting the words in ABC order. All students will practice the words using a cursive sheet they will receive on Tuesday.

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.   Most homework will be from the English workbook. 

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, next week I am sending home the reading calendar for September. The students can start marking their 20-30 minutes of reading as soon as possible.

Social Studies: We'll focus on directions and the compass rose this week.

Science: We'll briefly start our first unit on ecosystems (Chapter 4) this week.

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class: Welcome to my math class and my blog. We will meet for 2 days this week. We will start with Chapter 1, place value. We'll be focusing on expanded form, standard form, word form, and rounding. 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. They should be at home, ready to go!!

I can't wait to meet my new math students!!

Important Dates:

9/2/13 - Labor day, no school

9/3/13 - Math Maps testing

9/6/13 - Reading Maps testing

9/27/13 - School Improvement Day, early dismissal (11:00 PV)

Have a great 3-day weekend! Mrs. Klacza

First Week of School!

Welcome back students!   I am so excited to be back in room 205 with my 19 third graders!!

Families, please make sure you check my blog weekly; I will put out an email with the link every Friday.  This week, you will need to send in one of your child's t-shirts and a hangar for a fun project linked to Curriculum Night.  Don't worry, you will get it back!!

Curriculum Night for parents only is Wednesday, September 4. at 6:30.   See you then!

Let's make it a great year!!