Classroom Photos
Throughout the year, I’ll be taking hundreds of pictures of the students. Whether it is during the students playing a new game, exploring a new concept, or during the highlights of a class party or a field trip, it will all be captured! I will upload all of the pictures to our classroom photo website. From this website, you can simply click the pictures you like and purchase them from...
Read MoreCan’t I Skip Reading 15 Minutes Each Night?
Why Do I Have to Read 15 Minutes Each Night? Let’s do some math… Student A reads for 15 minutes a night Student B reads for 5 minutes a night Step One: Multiply 15 minutes a night times 4 nights a week. Student A is reading for 60 minutes a week (and hopefully more!) Student B is reading 20 minutes a week. Step Two: Multiply minutes a week times 4 weeks each month. Student A is...
Read MoreMultiplication & Division
In class, we have been studying multiplication and division. Starting this week (first week in January), students will be required to practice one times table per week. It will be assigned Monday and the timed test will be given on Friday. Students are expected to study throughout the week. Parents, I encourage you to make this fun and enjoyable for your child. Some ideas to practice...
Read More3rd Grade Science Units
Our 3rd Grade Science Units Habitats: From going on a nature walk to dissecting owl pellets, children are asked to think about how organisms (plants, animals, fungi, and microscopic living things) survive in the places they live, and how they interact with other living things. Light: Whether watching light “bend” a pencil in water or building a periscope, the combination of hands-on,...
Read MoreWish List!
Here are a few items that we always need more of in our clssroom. Please feel no obligation to purchase any of these items, but if you do, the students and I will be thankful! Thank you in advance! Tissues! Box Tops (Box Tops logos are on products like Cheerios®, Hamburger Helper® and Kleenex®, in almost every aisle of the store. All you need to do is clip and send them to your...
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