Happy 238th Birthday, United States Marine Corps!! You are the best of the best and I am so honored to be married to a Marine, the aunt of a Marine, and a teacher of Marine Corps dependents. Not a day goes by that I don't thank God for our lives in the Marine Corps and the freedom that it has given all of us. We are truly blessed to have such an amazing fighting force protecting our freedoms.
To my Marine Corps parents, I hope that you celebrate this birthday and all of your hard work protecting this amazing country of ours. Take this day to honor all you have done and the sacrifices of those who came before us. I am humbled that you entrust your precious children to me!
This is a reminder that Parent Conferences are tomorrow, November 4th. You should have received your confirmation paper with your chosen time on it. This was sent home with students last week.
Tomorrow's conferences are Student Led, rather than Teacher Led. This means that your child will be guiding you and answering any questions you have about their learning. I will be "popping" into your conference, but only to observe. The Parents Place table contains information that I would normally share with you during a typical parent teacher conference. I know you are going to enjoy this format, as I'm sure your child will.
Sticking with the theme of the month, I've updated the page to reflect that it's Halloween!!!! We are hard at work on our Spooky Stories this month, along with learning the Writing Process. This is a new process for many in our room, but one that will help them become much better writers. I am super excited for their finished product, which should be hot off the press by Halloween!!
Check out the new additions to our first Book Report. Today, I added two videos and a video PowerPoint. We still have more to go!! Hope everyone is having a great weekend.
Wow!!! I am so excited about our first Book Reports for the year. When students came through the door Wednesday, there was so much excitement when they saw each other's work. These projects are truly amazing. Students and families put in so much work putting these together. I have taken a few pictures of some and still have more pictures to take. I've uploaded the pictures I have taken and will add the new ones once I get them all done. Hopefully tomorrow!! Thank you, Mom and Dad, for your support and hard work. They could not have done this without you.
Parents, don't forget that Friday is school pictures! I haven't received a time yet, but hopefully they will be in the morning, before recess! :) I also begin testing students, individually, on the BAS (Benchmark Assessment System). This test gives me a better idea of where your child is in reading. Reading with them, individually, has given me great insight, but the BAS goes a step further. I am testing tomorrow, Thursday & Friday. A substitute will be in the classroom with students while I am out testing.
Wow! What an amazing way to honor September 11th! We spent this week talking about what America means to us and discussed what they knew about September 11, 2001. I was surprised how much this group of 3rd graders knew. After talking about the tragedy, we talked about how America has survived and moved forward. I was so proud having this discussion with my kiddos yesterday. Everyday they are reminded about war and separation when they watch their awesome parents put on that uniform and go off to work. Today, during our moment of silence, there was not a sound to be heard in our room. They stood proudly and then when "God Bless the USA" played they sang so loudly. Brought tears to my eyes. Wow!! Thank you to all the parents who came out and walked with us today. You made this day special for your child.
Just a reminder that if your child misplaces their weekly homework plan, you can find it here on the blog under the Calendars/Homework/Newsletter link above. You can also find the weekly spelling words and any other relevant classroom information under the Classroom Info link above. Also, if you haven't set up email notifications you can do so in the right margin of this page under the Follow Me heading. When I update or add to the blog, you will receive an email with the information. Have a great week!
What a great "first full week" we had this week!! Students continued working on learning policies and procedures, as well as Daily 5 Math and Reading Stations. I am so proud of how hard they worked to follow station expectations and complete their work on time. Below are some pictures of students working in stations. They have got this down, so next week is going to be a breeze!!
We are off and running!!! This is our first week with homework, first week learning our Daily 5 procedures, and our first week of having fun learning!! We are already on a fantastic roll and I'm so proud of each student for how hard they have been working this week. I'm a lucky teacher to have 19 amazing kiddos!
I have updated the blog with our classroom newsletter for August/September. I also included this week's homework plan, in case the one in the H.E.R.O. Binder goes missing.
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