Your child is officially half way through with third grade. The days may be long sometimes, but the years are absolutely short.
Students will turn in the final drafts of their persuasive essays next week. On February 7 and 8 at 10AM we will host a live stream where the kids will read their essays live. Links and further information will be forthcoming. If you're interested in organizing a Valentine's Day party for our class, please contact me ASAP!! Just some kind reminders of how to help your child grow in their reading skills:
And of course the absolute BEST way to ensure your child's academic & social success is with good attendance. However, you should not send your child to school sick, either. Deciding whether or not to keep your child home from school can be difficult. This article might be helpful. Upcoming important dates to mark on your calendars:
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Your child has been working on a philanthropic project in STEM. Each classroom chose an endangered animal from Michigan to research. During art class students designed t-shirts of the animal. Proceeds from t-shirt sales will go to support the endangered animals and the Jeffers STEAM program. A t-shirt order form is coming home with your child today. But just in case yours doesn't make it home, here is an online order form. Feel free to share!!!!
Congratulations to Raegan, Adriana, and Ava! They have earned the right to be done with their daily reading log. Once a student proves (through their logs, AR scores, etc.) that they can be trusted to read at least 20 minutes of a just-right book each night, bye-bye log. Many more are SO, SO close. I hope YOUR child is next! Next week we will start timed multiplication tests. You can help your child by taking just a few minutes each night and asking them some basic facts. "Hey, Billy! What's 8X4?" It takes less than a minute and can be done anywhere and anytime! Some talking points from our week:
Some up coming dates to mark on your calendars:
It really was nice to see the kids after the long holiday break. I'm pretty sure they each grew at least an inch during their time off!!!
In case you haven't noticed, it's cold outside! Jeffers policy is that all students go outside for two 15-20 minute recesses daily unless the temperate hits zero. So watch the forecast and bundle up your kiddos! None of us want to sit on wet classroom floors. Please send your children with shoes to change into after boots come off. Sock feet are not allowed in the unlikely event we need to evacuate the building quickly. A kind reminder that your child should bring home a just-right book every night, including weekends and breaks. Once your child has read their assigned book, they are free to read anything they want to fulfill their 20 minutes of reading, but the assigned book is homework and they will be held accountable for reading it. Want to receive your child's AR results each time they test? Just let me know and I'll set that up for you! Our mid-year progress assessments will start up next week. I am excited to see how much your child has grown so far this school year! Some talking points from our week:
Some dates to mark on your calendars:
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