Happy New Year!

Oh sweet reality woke me up at 5:30 this morning! I'm not going to pretend it was easy to wake up. I consider myself a morning person if I can wake up around 7:30 or 8:00. Although I was dragging this morning and wishing I could hop back into my bed, I was eager to see the boys and girls. They look like they grew two inches over break!


So ready or not, we took off today. We had to refresh our brains on what we were learning and pushed off until tomorrow a few new things we will be diving into.


Be sure to look over our newsletter for upcoming events, test, and an overview of what we are learning this week. Check back on the blog to see our All*Star crew in action this week!

Weekly Update and Native American Presentations

Weekly Newsletter


I hope you all had a great weekend!
A few reminders for this week...
Tuesday- Election Day- No School
Wednesday- Math 4 Today Test
Thursday- SC Dailies Test


No Written Math Homework this week and No Spelling Words! :)


I am still in need of one wonderful parent volunteer for our Captain Sadler experience on Friday. If you are available, we would greatly appreciate your help!!!


Our wonderful crew worked so hard on their PowerPoint Presentations over the past couple of weeks. Below are links to each of the presentations. Enjoy.






Catawba
Catawba
Cherokee
Cherokee
Yemassee
Yemassee

Weekly Update

I hope you all had a great, long weekend!


Please refer to our Newsletter for upcoming tests, events, and an overview of what we are learning this week.


This week is Red Ribbon Week at OES!


Monday- Bulldog Spirit Day
Tuesday- Dress for Success
Wednesday- School Spirit Day
Thursday- College, University, and Military Day
Friday- Career Dream Day




Weekly Newsletter

Weekly Update

Newsletter


Good morning! I hope all had a wonderful weekend.
I have attached the newsletter and one is provided in your child's homework folder. I encourage you to review this as it contains a lot of information for the week ahead.

• Our reading test will be on Friday. The students have worked on comparing two types of texts on the same topic for 3 weeks in class.  They are doing very well! I usually do not allow them to take home their Daily 5 folders, but I will let them take their folders home this week to show you what they have been working on (the test is very similar). They need to return the folder each day.
• They will have a Number of the Day test on Thursday. Their Number of the Day paper is in their Math Journal. It is a different format from the one we have used this year.
• Thank you parents for signing-up for conferences on Volunteer Spot. We have a few more left to sign-up. Please do so soon, so you can reserve the most convenient time for you.
• Your child has written "Study Native American Vocab" and "Study Habitats Warm-Ups" in their homework planners. We will not have any tests this week, but it is a good habit for them to study new material each night. Please do not allow your child to complete any work that we have not done in class. They are to only study what is completed, unless noted otherwise.
• A Big THANK YOU to parents and students for your involvement in Kid Blog. As a note, this is a safe blog site for students; therefore, visitors to the site can only view what they students are writing and cannot interact with them through comments. I encourage the students to comment on their friends' posts. Your family and friends can access our Kid Blog site through our class blog http://sweetcarolina3rdgraders.blogspot.com
• Please be sure to read Mrs. Scott's (William's mom) email regarding the auction basket "Thank you to all that have submitted items for our class auction basket.  Please remember that all donated items for the car care kit are due this Friday, 10/17. "

As always, please email or call with any questions you have.

Weekly Update

Weekly Newsletter

What’s ahead for this week?....

• Animal Research Projects are due on Friday, October 10^th. Please be sure that you have researched an animal that lives in our great state. I sent home an example that Ms. Donald created. Please use this as a reference. Email me if you have any questions.

• We will begin our study on Native Americans. I am so excited to teach the students about the people that lived here before the settlers arrived. We will explore a new genre, Folktales, during our Social Studies time.
• Our young activists will begin building the perfect habitat for a loggerhead sea turtle. We will continue our research and begin exploring options on how we can raise money to donate to the Sea Turtle Rescue Center in Charleston, SC.  I invite you to read our blog post titled “How Can We Raise Money for Sea Turtles?” The students came up with these ideas on their own, and I was quite impressed!

• We will not have spelling words OR spelling homework this week. Please use this time to complete the family exercises for the “Walk to School” week.
• We will not have any tests this week due to most of our content being new. I know the kiddos will be excited about this!!!

Week 7

Week 7 Newsletter


Good morning! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. The newsletter is attached on the above hyperlink. Be sure to refer to the electronic copy or the hard copy in your child's STAR folder for test dates, upcoming events, and a glance at our curriculum this week.


We will begin introducing addition strategies. I will provide a link for you that will include a tutorial video on the various addition strategies. I encourage you to use this as you assist your child with math homework.


Also, be on the look out for our Daily 5 stations and how we are utilizing the blending learning approach to make our instruction more time efficient. Each child can work at their own pace using this teaching approach. I am excited to begin utilizing this in other content areas as well.


Have a wonderful week!

Week 6

Good morning! I hope you found fun and rest over the weekend! This morning I read my daily devotion, "Lord Unrush Me". How powerful are these 3 words on a Monday morning? That is my hope this week for our crew. I hope that despite the busyness, we can find time to enjoy one another's company, develop a thirst for knowledge, and live out our goals of being the best "me" that we can be.


Click on the link for our Newsletter. If you find that it is not opening, please email me and let me know. I forgot to click "share" on a few of the previous links.


Check back as we read and respond to our two inspiring texts this week. The students are eager to learn what our Project will be on... maybe I will post a hint on Friday?!?! :)


Have a fabulous, Unrushed week!

Weekly Update

 I hope you all had a fabulous weekend. We have a lot of exciting things planned this week. Be sure to check your child's homework planner and STAR Folder each night.

 

• Graded tests are in their STAR Folders today. Please review and sign the parent signature page. If you have any questions, please contact me.
• Goodies with Grands is Thursday morning at 7am.
• Please see our Newsletter  for details on our current units of study.

Upcoming Tests this week:
Tuesday- Number of the Day
Thursday- SC Dailies
Friday- Reading (Nonfiction Article/Text Features)
             Spelling

 

 Have a great week!

Weekly Update

Week 3 Newsletter

 

I hope you all enjoyed wonderful, long weekend! I am excited to begin this short week! We have so many exciting things planned.

 

• The students will begin working in their Daily 5 Stations this week. They will begin to take ownership of their learning. This is an exciting time for them. 
• We have three tests this week. Be sure to look at the newsletter and review their homework planners to help prepare your child for the test.
• Graded papers will go home today. Please be sure to sign the parent signature page and return the papers. I will keep the papers in a file for our records this year.
• As always, check our blog daily to see the exciting happenings and resources to study at home.

Have a great week!

 

 

Week 2!

 

Newsletter
 

 Math Homework:

 You will find a weekly math homework sheet in your child's STAR folder. 

Each column is required to be completed on the corresponding day. You will see that there are two long boxes at the top and middle of the page. Your child can complete those boxes on Monday. On the back, there is additional space for the student to show their work. At the bottom, there is a section for the student to reflect on their work. This will be completed in class. Please contact me if you have questions. 

We used this chart today to practice how we can describe numbers in different ways. You can review this at home with your child. You will find a completed copy in their math journal. 

Social Studies: The students are excited to begin our study of South Carolina history; I am pretty excited myself! This week we will focus on the six regions of SC. 

Your child will bring home their SS Journals to study each night. 

Be on the look out for blog posts this week to see your ALL*STAR in action! 

 Have a great week!