Off to Fourth!

Parents, 
This is such a bittersweet time for me. I have enjoyed your children so much this year in my class. They have grown so much right before my eyes and I am proud of accomplishments that each and every one of them have obtained this year. I couldn't think of a better group to spend my last year at LCE with. I hope that your child reads plenty this summer. Please encourage them to continue to post on our class Edmodo wall throughout the summer to keep us in the loop with all of the great things that they will be doing, or just to say hello. Have a wonderful summer, and I look forward to hearing about all of the great things your kids will be doing in years to come!




Ms. Wilson

Last Full Week Ahead

Hi Parents,
Can you believe that we are approaching our last full week of third grade? We are finishing up our last few units in each subject and it is truly bittersweet. We are continuing to practice memorizing all of our multiplication facts to get us prepared for 4th grade. Take a look at what is coming up next week:

Curriculum
Math- Making Change, Money Review
ELA/Reading- Ownership Project: Students will become experts and research a topic of their choice to
                       present to the class.
Science- Sound Review, Nutrition
Social Studies- New Century

Tests/Quiizes*
5/26- Lemonade War
5/27- Sound Test
5/28-Money Test
5/29- Into a New Century

Important Dates


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Mom of the Day

I am so excited to be featured as Mom of the Day on WLTX this morning!

http://www.wltx.com/picture-gallery/life/moms/mom-of-the-week/2014/02/20/mom-of-the-day/5541271/

Whew!

Parents,
Your child should be almost ready for bed by now. We had a fun filled day of friendship and teamwork! Take a look at what is coming up next week:

Curriculum
Math- Counting Money, Making Change
ELA/Reading- The Lemonade War
Science-Sound
Social Studies- Into a New Century


Tests/Quizzes
*5/20- Lemonade War Chapters 7-14

Important Dates
5/21- LCE Eats Out
5/22- Last day for Reading Counts, Media Center books due
5/25- Memorial Day- No School
5/26-5/28- Media Center Book Swap Turn In
5/29-Book Swap

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Have a fantastic weekend! 

Yearbook Updates

Parents, 
Yearbooks will go on sale Monday, May 18th for students who did not pre-order a yearbook. The cost is $30 and they will be on a first come first serve basis.  We are asking parents to not send in funds with students.  If you would like a yearbook for your child please come in and purchase one from the front office.

Thank you!

Gator Games

Parents,

We are excited to have our Gator Games this Friday.  Our students have been reminded that they should be respectful and cooperative at all times.  Since we have some stations in which students will get wet, we are asking to students to bring a change of clothes.  Students may want to wear a bathing suit underneath their clothes, but they must be covered at all times. Please encourage your child to bring a towel, water bottle, sunscreen and a hat to protect them from potential heat.  Let the games begin!

Thanks for a Great Week!

Parents,
I really appreciate all of the gifts, notes, cards, and emails for Teacher Appreciation week. I told my students that I most appreciate the kindness and love that they show me and others every single day. There's no price tag for that. We are still working hard to memorize multiplication facts. PLEASE have your child practice with their flashcards each night. I am already able to tell who is improving, and its awesome! Take a look at what is coming up next week:

Curriculum
Math- Multiplication and Money
ELA/Reading- The Lemonade War
Science- Sound
Social Studies- Into the New Century


Tests and Quizzes*
5/11- The Lemonade War- Chapters 1-6 (open book, study guide in binders)
5/12- *Multiplicaton 3 digit by 1 digit
5/15- Lemonade War Spelling


Important Dates
5/8- Mother-Son Bowling
5/15- Gator Games
5/22- Last day for Reading Counts, Media Center books due
5/25- Memorial Day- No School



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Thank you again, and have a wonderful weekend and Happy Mother's Day to all of you wonderful moms!

Feeling Proud

Parents, 
Your kids rocked the ACT! They all worked tirelessly to do their personal best on the assessment. Thank you for doing your part at home to ensure that they were prepared. We are now focusing on multiplication, multiplication, and did I mention multiplication? My goal is for them to leave my class with their facts memorized. We have made flashcards found in their binders for practice at home. Take a look at what else we have ahead:


Curriculum
Math- Multiplication Facts
ELA/Reading- The Lemondade War novel study
Science- Matter
Social Studies-Reconstruction

Tests or Quizzes
5/5- Call of the Wild Spelling Test 
5/6- Reconstruction 
5/8- Matter 

Important Dates
5/1-Interims 
5/8- Mother Son Bowling
5/15- Gator Games
5/21-LCE Eats Out
5/25- Memorial Day-no school

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Have a fantastic weekend! 

ACT Pep Ralley!

We are ready for the ACT!! 

Whew!

Parents,
What a wonderful week! Our trip to the museum was a great day of learning and making connections to things we have learned in class. Thank you to our chaperones who I am sure slept well on Thrusday night. :) This was a great way to take a break from our test practice. Next week is the most important week in third grade! Make sure that you check the testing times to avoid appointments. Most of our week will be test preparation and testing. Your child has some test taking strategies in theire Reading journals so please go over these with them. I appreciate all the candy and snacks that you have donated to our room. They are all going to test preparation. I hope that you have an enjoyable weekend!



Important Dates
4/28: ACT Writing and ELA
4/29- ACT Reading
4/30- ACT Math
5/4-5/8- Teacher Appreciation Week
5/15- Gator Games


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Writer's Oath

Every surgeon took the Writer's Oath in preparation for surgery! 

Happy Friday

Happy Friday Parents,
Your child has really worked hard this week. The rain didn't stop us from learning. We really enjoyed our math review rotation. My students realized that there are some things that they need to go back and review, and next week, we will continue to do just that. MAP is now over. Please see and sign their MAP Reports that came home today in their green folders. I will send them back home on Monday. 

We are looking forward to our trip to the State Museum on Thursday. I have notified all parents whose names were randomly selected as chaperones. If you would still like to join us on the trip, you are more than welcome to meet us at the museum, though you would have to pay the admission costs. If you're interested in doing that, please let me know. 


Take a look at what's coming up next week: 


Curriculum

ELA- "Call of the Wild," Cause and Effect
Math- Module 7 Review, Test, ACT Aspire Preparation
Science- Matter
Social Studies- The Reconstruction Era


Tests/ Quizzes*
4/21- Module 7 Lessons 10-17*
4/22- Module 7 Test
4/24- Call of the Wild



Important Dates
4/20- Honor Roll Recognition
4/23- State Museum Field Trip
4/24- Half Day Dismissal
4/28-4/30- ACT Aspire Testing

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Follow Us!

Follow our class Twitter page @Thirdgators to keep up with what's going on in our amazing classroom! 

Welcome Back

Parents, 
I enjoyed hearing about all of the great things that your families did over Spring Break. We jumped back our learning this week with a lot to accomplish. Report Cards are coming home today so please sign and return the cover on Monday. Take a look at what's coming up next week:

Curriculum
Math- Module 7 Perimeter
ELA/Reading- "Call of the Wild," Text Features, Cause and Effect
Science- Heat Review, Matter
Social Studies- Reconstruction


Tests/Quizzes*
4/16- Heat

Important Dates
4/14- MAP Math
4/15- Wear Purple for Military Kids
4/23- State Museum Trip
4/28-4/30 ACT Aspire Test


PE is on Tuesday

Have a fantastic weekend! 

Take Next Week Off...

Parents, 
Your children are eager for Spring Break! We had a busy week, and they deserve a week off! If you are traveling through South Carolina over the break and come across some important physical or human features, please take a picture with Flat Wilson. I am offering 5 extra points on any assignment if your child participates. Take a peek at what's coming up when we return:


Curriculum
Math- Module 7
ELA- Poetry
Science- Heat (sources, insulators and conductors)
Social Studies- The Ending of the Civil War

Tests/Quizzes*
4/9-* Module 7 Lessons 10-17 (no 11)
4/10- Civil War, Arctic Anthem
4/13- Heat

Important Dates
3/30-4/4- Spring Break
4/9- MAP Reading (8:30am)
4/10- Spring Picture Day, Report Cards Issued
4/14- MAP Math (8:30)
4/23- Field Study to the State Museum (Money due on April 14th)

PE is on Tuesday

Have a wonderful Spring Break! 

Happy Spring!

Happy Spring Parents, I hope you have enjoyed your weekend. I am ready for warmer weather and all that spring has to offer (minus the pollen). I am so thankful for all of the birthday cards, calls, gifts, emails, etc for my birthday last week. A special thank you to Ginger Jones for covering my lunch for me as well as decorating my door. You all are the best! We are approaching the end of the third nine weeks this week. That means after Spring Break, we will be in testing mode. Until then.. see what is coming up next week: 

Curriculum
Math- Module 7: Geometry
ELA/ Reading- Figurative Language (your child has notes in their ELA journals)
Science- Heat (insulators and conductors)
Social Studies- The Civil War in South Carolina


 Tests/ Quizzes*
3/25- Insulators and Conductors*
 3/26- Figurative Language*

 Important Reminders
3/25- Fractional Autobiographies Due (can be emailed to me if digital)
3/26- 11:30 Dismissal
3/27- Student Holiday

 PE is on Monday

 Have a fantastic week!

 Ms. Wilson

Module 6 Review

Here is our Module 6 Review. I had some help from some of my gator friends.

Our Favorite Idioms

Check out some of favorite idioms!

Created with Padlet

Rollercoaster!

Parents, 

This week has definitely been a roller coaster as far as the weather. Atleast that is how Bennett described it! We really enjoyed our Author visit from Chris Grabenstein on Wednesday. Take a look at what is on the way:

Curriculum

Math- Module 6:Graphing, Module 7: Geometry

ELA/Writing: Figurative Language

Science- Heat

Social Studies- The Civil War in South Carolina

*Tests

3/17- Module 6

3/18- *Civil War North and South sort

Important Reminders

3/16- Talent Show 6:30

3/25- Fractional Autobiographies are due

3/25- End of the Third Nine Weeks

3/25- Diamond Dell money due

3/26- Half Day

3/27- Student Holiday

3/30-4/3- Spring Break

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Have a fantastic weekend!

Warmer Week Ahead

 I hope you had a chance to enjoy this lovely weather that we had over the weekend. It was wonderful I attended a conference in Atlanta this past weekend that was very informative and I can't wait to use some of the strategies that I learned with my kiddos. Take a look at what is coming up this week:

Curriculum
Math- Module 6-Graphing
ELA- Jones Family Express, sequencing
Writing- 30 Minute narrative practice
Science- Landforms and Water Features
Social Studies- The Civil War in South Carolina

Tests
3/12- Landforms and Water Features (ALERT in the morning)
3/13- Jones Family Express, Spelling Test

Important Dates
3/25- End of the Third Nine Weeks


Enjoy your week!

3/26- Half Day Dismissal

3/30-4/3- Spring Break

Have a wonderful week! 

We are working on an in class project on Landforms. Alex B. chose to do a VoiceThread. Check out his work!

Zachary is telling his Pal about Fossil Frank.

Google Pal Chat

Big Al is discussing Chromebooks with his Google Pal! The neat thing about our district is that every child in third grade has a device and we love it! 

Module 5 Review

Here is the quick review for Module 5. Happy studying!

Proud to Share

I don't usually do many personal connections, but I had to share one of my proudest personal moments this past week. My boyfriend made The State Newspaper's 20 Under 40. He has visited our classroom a couple of times and my students were excited to see him in the paper for such an accomplishment, and so was I! Check out the link above. 

Neat Technology Tool!

Check out Chloe's Voice Thread about the 3 types of soil. We have been working on developing our usage with Voice Thread to tell what we know about any given subject.

Frigid Friday

Parents, 
It has definitely been a week of cold weather outside, but our brains have been busy learning in our classroom! Make sure to take a look at your child's interim grades as they are available today. 

Curriculum
Math- Module 5- Fractions
ELA/ Reading- Civil War Passage
Science- Changes to the Earth review, Landforms
Social Studies- Antebellum Classes

Tests
2/25- Changes to the Earth Test


Important Dates 
2/20- Interims Issued
2/24- Boxes of Love Due
2/27- Pancakes for Parents

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Have a wonderful weekend! 

Feel the Love

Good Evening Parents, 
I hope that you enjoyed your Valentine's Day weekend. On Thursday, we talked about taking the time to show love to others. We did a random act of kindness by writing appreciation cards to staff in our school that show us love each and every day. This included the cafeteria staff, custodians, and even the nurse. I am looking forward to jumping back in when we return to school. This is the time of year that we are focusing on buckling down to prepare ourselves for testing. Take a look at what is coming up: 


Curriculum
Math- Module 5- Fractions on a Number Line
ELA- The Strongest One, Prefixes and Suffixes 
Science- Slow Changes to the Earth
Social Studies- Chapter 7- Antebellum Times


Tests
2/20- The Strongest One, The Strongest One Spelling Test



Important Dates
2/20- Six Flags Reading Log Due, Interims issued
2/24- Boxes of Love items due



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Let's hope for good weather! Happy President's Day! 

4 Days Ahead

Hello Parents,

I hope you enjoyed the nice weather over the weekend. We were all disappointed to see that the groundhog did not see his shadow last Monday. We are ready for warmer weather! This week,we will be celebrating Valentine's Day on Thursday. Please check your email for the class list. Make sure to send in a valentine card for everyone if your child will be participating. Here's what else is coming up: 

Curriculum

Math- Fractions

ELA/ Reading- Close reading about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln 

Science- Slow and Fast Changes to the Earth

Social Studies- Government Review

Tests

2/9- Seven Spools of Thread (open book)

2/10- * Math Lessons 1-9

2/12- Government

Important Reminders

2/12- Half Day Dismissal

2/13- Teacher Workday

2/16- President's Day no school
2/20- Six Flags Reading Log Due

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Have a wonderful week!

Ms. Wilson

100 Days of Third Grade!

Parents, 
Can you believe we have reached 100 days of school already? We have learned so much already, and are looking forward to the next 80 days of learning. Here's what is coming up this week: 

Curriculum
Math- Fractions
ELA/ Reading- "Seven Spools of Thread," Drawing Conclusions
Science- Soil, Natural Disasters
Social Studies- Branches of Government

Tests
2/4- Soil Test
2/6- *Math Lessons 1-9 ( check your child's binder to overlook skipped lessons)

Important Dates
2/4- Class Picture Day
2/12- Half Day Dismissal
2/13- Teacher Work Day
2/20- Interims Issued, Family Night at the Book Fair



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Have a great week!

Ms. Wilson

A Poet Is Among Us

                    Zachary was a winner in the J. Gordon Coogler Poetry Contest hosted by the 

                    Blythewood Historical Society. Awesome job Zachary! 

2 Down 2 More to Go

Parents, 

Our week seemed to fly by! Now that we are in the third nine weeks, my goal nine weeks is to push students to be more responsible for their learning. I want them to see the great things that will happen if they put forth their best effort. I can't wait to see their progress with this mindset! 

Curriculum

Math- Module 4, Review, Module 5

ELA- Revolutionary War on Wednesday 

Science- Types of Soil

Social Studies- The American Revolution, Government

Tests and Quizzes*

1/27- Module 4 Lessons 5-9*

1/28- Spelling Test

1/28- Revolutionary War on Wednesday  Chapters 6-10 (open book)

1/29- Module 4 Assessment
1/30- American Revolution Assessment

Important Reminders

1/23- Report Cards Issued
1/26- Third Grade Honor Roll recognition

1/27- Pet Rock Project Due

2/4- Class Picture Day

2/12- Early Dismissal

2/13- Teacher Work Day

2/20- Interims Issued

2/27- Donuts for Dads 7:40-8:10

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Have a wonderful weekend! 

Short Week

Parents, 
I hope you enjoyed your extended weekend! Our week is short, but full of things to do. Take a look at what's coming up:

Curriculum
Math- Area
ELA/Writing- Revolutionary War on Wednesday, Personal Narratives
Science- Rocks and Minerals
Social Studies- The American Revolution


Tests
1/21- Math Lessons 1-5*
1/21- Chapters 1-5 on Revolutionary War on Wednesday (open book)
1/23- Rocks and Minerals

Important Reminders
1/23- Father Daughter Dance
1/23- Report Cards Issued
1/27- Pet Rock Project Due


PE is on Thursday

Have a wonderful week!

Mathematicians at work in their houses!

We are busy filling out our writing organizers to write
our goals for 2015. Stay tuned, they will be on
our blogs soon!