Dear Parents,

Valentine’s Day is approaching and party plans are being made. This year we will share Valentine’s with each other and make a craft in class to hold these Valentines.  There is no work to do at home, except filling out the Valentine cards.  Click on this link for our class list 

We want to make this day as fun as possible yet still keeping our day consistent.  The 3rd grade team has chosen some whole group Valentine-themed activities to build classroom community.  At this time parent volunteers will not be needed.  Instead, be ready for your child to come home and share all of their Valentine’s and notes with you!

Thank you for all that you do to support our class!

It’s cold out there!  Bundle up and be safe if you have to go out, but what a great day to stay inside.  Play some games, drink hot cocoa and maybe even do a little bit of learning!  Don’t forget Mrs. Reagan’s Learning Challenge for this week (see the last blog post if you need the details).

On Wednesday’s, we’ve been doing a quick math puzzle brain break.  For a little snow day fun, I’m posting today’s puzzle below.  Once your child has the answer, have them (or you) email me (edavis2@hpseagles.net).  I’ll bring a special treat for all of the correct answers when we return to school!  Enjoy another day off!

Another day off!!!  I’m sure kids are excited for this week of snowy/cold weather.  We will plan to continue all of our learning activities when we are back in the classroom, but for today, please encourage your students to do at least 30 minutes of learning (see options below).  Our Quizizz link expired so I have reset it so that you can practice for our Social Studies quiz to be held when we return to school.   To practice on quizizz go to:

join.quizizz.com

The new code is 279392

Thanks to our AMAZING PTC (made possible by your Walk-a-thon donations), $10 Barnes and Nobles gift cards (one per grade) will be given to randomly drawn students who participate in snow day learning activities listed below.  As and EXTRA SPECIAL INCENTIVE:

Mrs. Reagan will throw a pizza party for the classroom that has the MOST PARTICIPANTS in SNOW DAY LEARNING!  She will look at who has participated over ALL the snow day (last Friday, today….and maybe other days this week) and the class with the most students who participate will get a PRINCIPAL PIZZA PARTY!

Options for learning:

1. Read a book or two or three.  ONLINE Learning record for reading minutes.
2. Learning on MOBYMAX or RAZ-KIDS through Clever.com:

• Log into https://clever.com/in/hpseagles
• Select log into other google account.
• Type in district username followed by @hpsstudents.net
• Type in password – if your child doesn’t remember the password, choose TIME TO READ instead!
• Select Elementary Apps
• Find MOBYMAX OR RAZ KIDS….get started!

Students have until 5 pm tonight to participate.

Let’s Go Fabulous 3rd graders of 201!

Happy Snow Day!  I’m sure the students are enjoying this extra day off.  Although it’s a bit chilly, at least we have snow and maybe they can enjoy a little outdoor winter fun!  This week looks to continue even colder temperatures.  Again, please make sure your child has their warmest winter gear with them at school.   In dangerous temps, we won’t go out.  However, sometimes the morning is too cold and later in the day, we can safely have recess, so they need those warm clothes!

This week we will continue our Realistic Fiction stories.  We will also have our social studies quiz scheduled for today on Monday, and then continue our studies on the fur trade.  In math, we will continue studying regrouping.  Our Book Club Series will get wrapped up and we will start our second book this week also.  Enjoy a few pictures below of us working hard as well as a little indoor recess fun!

Just a reminder that this coming Friday, February 1, will be a half day (school dismisses at 12:15).  The following Monday and Tuesday, February 4 & 5 there will be no school due to midwinter break.

Snow has returned!   This week in class we will continue working on our current units of study.

Reading- We started our book clubs and will continue meeting and discussing our stories this week.  Students are enjoying the chance to discuss their reading in small groups.

Writing- We have now started drafting our realistic fiction stories.  We are working on character development and how to make our characters come to life.  Next week we will focus on developing the heart of our stories and editing and revising.

Social Studies- This unit continues to focus on the Native Americans in Michigan.  We learned about the fur trade and how important that was in Michigan History.  I think the students are wishing for beaver pelt hats for this snow!

Math- Our unit focuses on rounding, estimating and regrouping.  Ask your child to show you a “proof drawing” of an addition problem.

The forecast for the next few weeks is snow and cold!  I know the students are excited to get some “real” winter time outdoors.  Please remember to send snow gear everyday- coats, boots, hats, mittens/gloves, scarves, etc.  We have recess every day unless the temperature is dangerously cold.  Stay warm and enjoy this snowy weekend!

We are getting back into the swing of things after returning to school this week!  We started a new unit on Place Value in math, our Realistic Fiction writing unit, and continued our social studies learning about the Native Americans. On Monday, we will be starting our Books in a Series book clubs.  We will be continuing these units the next few weeks.  As a reminder, tomorrow, January 11, will be a half day and school will be dismissed at 12:15.  Sack lunch is available if students would like to order one in the morning.

Today, we celebrated our class reward with a “Read and Feed”.  Students enjoyed making their own snack mix with the large variety of items that were brought to school.  Thank you for your donations!  This certainly was the highlight of the day.

As a reminder, tomorrow, January 11, will be a half day and school will be dismissed at 12:15.  Sack lunch is available if students would like to order one in the morning.