Quarter 2 Week 9

Dear 3C Parents,

We had so much fun on our field trip last week!  I hope you got to hear all about it.  Here is the information for this week.  Please reach out with any questions.

Best,

Mrs. Bowers

Language Arts:

This week in Language arts we will be working on publishing our Short Story in the Realistic Fiction genre. We will finish Narnia before winter break. And we should be working on memorizing our poem nightly: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.

Math:

We will continue to learn about money this week. There will be a short quiz Wednesday after math groups. on Monday and a unit test on Thursday.

Science:

This week in Science we will be finishing up our unit on the nervous system by discussing reflexes and how to take care of this important body system.  Students will come home with a study guide on Wednesday for a quiz on Friday!

History:

This week in history we will learn about the relationship between the Romans and the Christians. We will also look at the decline of the Roman Empire and how they split the empire into the East Empire and West Empire. We will fill out our study guides in class on Friday to prepare us for our test next week!

Field Trip!

Dear 3C Parents,

This is a reminder that tomorrow is our field trip!  Please send your student with the following things:

Jacket, preferably an archway one (lunch will be outside)

Sack lunch- Please write your child’s name on the lunch

Disposable water bottle

Let me know if you have any questions!  We are looking forward to a fun and educational trip!

Best,

Mrs. Bowers

Quarter 2 Week 8

Dear 3C Parents,

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!  Please see below for information on next week.  Let me know if you have any questions!

Best,

Mrs. Bowers

Don't forget that our field trip to the Az science center is this Friday! Please pack a labeled brown paper bag lunch and a disposable water bottle for your child. I do not encourage sending money with your child, but if you do please keep it to $15 or less.

Language Arts:

This week in Language arts we will be working on our Short Story in the Realistic Fiction genre. The class will be assigned our new poem this week, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.

Math:

We will continue to learn about money this week. There will be a short quiz on Wednesday after math groups.

Science:

This week in Science we will continue our unit on the nervous system.  We will spend considerable time going over the pathway a signal travels with a movement activity.  We will also discuss the three main parts of the brain!

History:

This week in history we will learn about Mount Vesuvius and the city of Pompeii! It will help us get some background information before we head to our field trip at the Pompeii Exhibit. We will also be doing mini plays in class to learn more about Roman culture.

Quarter 2 Week 7

Dear 3C Parents,

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  Please see below with information on next week.  Please reach out with any questions.

Best

Mrs. Bowers

Language Arts:

This week in Language arts we will continue Narnia, get back on track with our spelling words, and embark on a new writing unit. We will be learning about the realistic fiction and begin plan our own short story in the genre. To accompany this, our grammar lessons this week will be about quotations.

Math:

We will be learning about the decimal notation for money for our next unit. There will be short quizzes on Tuesday and Friday to check understanding. Even though we are moving out of our multiplication and division units, our multiplication facts are still really important! Please take any opportunity  possible to practice them at home.

Science:

This week in Science we will dive into our next human body system, the nervous system.  We will learn what the nervous system is and the major components of this system as well as the parts of a nerve cell.  We will kick off this unit with a small experiment in water temperature!

History:

This week in history we will learn more about the Roman lands. We will explore the bridges, roads, buildings, and aqueducts of ancient Rome. This will lead us into learning about gladiators and chariot races!

Quarter 2 Week 6

Dear 3C Parents,

I hope you all are having a wonderful weekend!  We got the celebrations going early with a delicious and fun Friendsgiving.  I also got a chance to stop by the Fall Festival with my little one.  It was wonderful to see some of you there!  See below for an update on this short week.  There is no school Wednesday-Friday.  We will be wrapping up many of our units with assessments this week and we are all looking forward to the R&R Thanksgiving Break. Please reach out with any questions.

Best,

Mrs. Bowers

Language Arts:

We will be reading Narnia this week, taking the 70 phonogram test on Monday and reciting our Thanksgiving poem on Tuesday. There will be no spelling words.

Math:

We will be reviewing all of our content up to this point and taking the Unit 4 test on Tuesday.

Science:

We will wrap up our skeletal system unit with the story of Achilles’ heel.  The quiz will be on Tuesday!

History:

This week in history we will review and test our knowledge on the life of Julius and Augustus Caesar! We will have a short review session then take the quiz on Monday. Please be sure to study!

Fall Festival

Dear 3C Families,

I wanted to encourage all of you to attend the fall festival this Saturday!  It will be a fun event for all ages!  See below for important information and let me know if you have any questions.  

The Fall Festival is 1 low price Includes EVERYTHING, no extra tickets to purchase for any of the bouncy house, obstacle courses, carnival games, cotton candy or popcorn. Wrist band pre orders will go till Friday at $7.00 per ticket. The wrist bands will be $10.00 the day of the event. There will be vendors there, so some Holiday shopping can start, and a variety of food trucks will be at the event for you to purchase a snack or lunch.   

The fall festival is located on the football field at Archway Arete from 11-2 this Saturday, November 18th.  Hope to see you there!! 

Best,

Mrs. Bowers 

Quarter 2 Week 5

Dear 3C Parents,

I hope you all had a wonderful and relaxing weekend!  I enjoyed the extra snuggle time with my little one and took a trip to the Phoenix Zoo.  See below for information on what is to come next week.  Please reach out with any questions!

Best,

Mrs. Bowers

P.S.  Here is the link again for math groups:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090d4ca8a622a7ff2-math

We had so much fun and got so much accomplished with our wonderful volunteers last week!

Language Arts:

This week we will continue to read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Spelling will be normal this week with a test on Friday. In grammar we will be reviewing linking verbs and predicate nominatives as well as learning about predicate adjectives. There will be a grammar test on Friday and study guide will go home Monday. Just as a heads up, we are re-testing all 70 phonograms next week on Monday the 20th. We review these every day so everyone should prepared. Also, the recitation for First Thanksgiving of All will be on the 21st before break!

Math:

We are learning our 9 facts this week and will quiz on the 9’s Wednesday. After that we will review all of chapter 4 before taking the Unit test on Tuesday the 21st.

Science:

This week we will continue our study of bones.  We will learn more about joints and write an informational paragraph about them.  Additionally we will discuss how to care for our bones and what happens when we fracture our bones.  We will be filling out a study guide together in class on Friday.  The quiz is the following Tuesday.

History:

This week in history we will learn about the assassination of Julius Caesar. We will also learn about how Augustus Caesar came into power. Then we will compare and contrast the two Caesars. Look for a study guide coming home on Thursday!

Field Trip!

Dear 3C Parents,

Our first field trip is coming up!  We will be going to the Arizona Science Center.  While we are there we will be visiting the Pompeii exhibit as well as spending some time in the Science Center.  The field trip is on December 8th.  We will be leaving school at 9:30 and returning at 2:00.  We will be eating lunch there, but we will also eat a snack at school before we board the buses.  If you would like to volunteer for this field trip please email me and I will draw 6 names from a hat.  Please email me by November 13th is you would like to volunteer.  All volunteers must have a fingerprint clearance card on file with the front office.  Please let me know if you have any questions!

Best,

Mrs. Bowers

Quarter 2 Week 4

Dear 3C Parents,

I hope everyone had a great week! With the read-a-thon and Halloween I am sure everyone is looking forward to a relaxing weekend. We had so much fun with the read-a-thon on Tuesday- thank you to everyone who came out to help. Please note that there is no school on Friday due to the Veteran's Day holiday.

Best,

Mrs. Bowers and Mrs. Chilson

Language Arts:

We will start reading the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe this week. Please send your child in with their copy by Wednesday. Since there is no school on Friday, we will be learning 15 spelling words on Monday and Tuesday in order to take the test on Thursday. Our students will be finishing their Personal Narratives and using the computer to type them up on Tuesday. This will give the class valuable typing and publishing experience. Our grammar focus this week will be the use of state of being verbs as they relate to predicate nominatives and diagramming.

Catch a Little Rhyme will be recited for a grade this Wednesday and students will be assigned the poem First Thanksgiving of All to be recited on November 21st.

Math:

This week we will be practicing our 8 and 9 multiplication facts. Please be practicing memorization of these at home with your kids. There will be a short quiz on Friday assessing 8 facts.

Science:

We will continue our unit on the skeletal system.  The students will be learning about the axial and appendicular skeleton, bones of the arm and leg, and the skull.  Additionally, students will begin memorizing the bones of the body- look out for a filled out skeleton to start practicing on Monday!

History:

This week in history we will begin to learn about Julius Caesar! We will explore how he was as a young man, how he came into power, and his relationship Cleopatra. Julius Caesar was a very powerful man in ancient Rome! Get ready for some exciting stories!

Math Tutoring Cancelled 10/31

Dear 3C Parents,

I am canceling math tutoring tomorrow, 10/31.  Most of the students told me they were not planning to attend, so hopefully this does not cause too much of an inconvenience.  Please reach out with any questions!

Best,

Mrs. Bowers

2 Week Progress Slips

Hello Parents!

We wanted to let you know that our first 2-week progress slip is coming home tomorrow.  You will notice 2 small changes. First, I am including the assessment average at the current time, instead of the average on each test.  Please look at each individual test that comes home to see what areas your child can improve on and what areas they are excelling in!  On the math tests this can be an excellent opportunity to discuss test corrections with your child.   If you have any questions please reach out!

The second change that we are making is participation will now be graded on a 10-point scale to allow for more flexibility with grading, and will give students more opportunity to improve incrementally.

Have a wonderful weekend and look out for tomorrow's post about what is coming up next week!

Best,

Mrs. Bowers, Mrs. Chilson, and Ms. Warrem

Math Groups!

Dear 3C Parents,

We talked to a few more parents who were interested in volunteering for math groups.  We decided to create a sign-up genius for anyone else who may be interested!  Math groups are Wednesdays from 8-8:35.  You may come up and join us when you drop your child off at school.  We so appreciate your help!

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090d4ca8a622a7ff2-math

Best,

Mrs. Bowers, Mrs. Chilson, and Ms. Warren

Quarter 2 Week 2

Dear Parents,

I hope you are all having a wonderful and relaxing weekend! We hosted our annual comfy pants and dip party! It was so wonderful getting to talk to you all about your children and their progress during conferences last week. I am excited to continue guiding our classroom learning for the rest of the second quarter. Please reach out with any questions and see below for information on what is to come this week!

Best,

Mrs. Bowers

P.S. Mrs. Chilson's birthday is on Thursday! I know our class mom is getting things together, but I just wanted to remind everyone. We will be making her cards on class. :)

Language Arts:

We will be picking up our Spalding spelling again this week and there will be a test on Friday. For literature, writing, and grammar we will be taking a three pronged approach to the personal narrative and short story. As we begin to study the art of the story, we will start writing our own personal narrative in class. I am excited to see their creativity and hear their insights about all the stories we read.

Math:

Long division sure has given us a run for our money! We will continue to practice those skills, alongside of multiplication, on Tuesday and Wednesday. There will be a test on Units 1-3 on Thursday. Then, we begin a new unit just on the math facts of 6-9. We will be using those new facts to multiply and divide all the while.

Science:

This week we will continue our study on the human body.  There will be a short quiz on Tuesday to review cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems.  We will be discussing the muscular system and making a fun booklet for this system. Students will be able to explain voluntary versus involuntary muscles and  how muscle pairs work together!

History:

This week in history we will continue to learn about Ancient Rome! We will look at more of the Roman myths and decipher what the moral was and which virtues were shown in each myth. We will also be taking a look at the difference between patricians and plebeians!

Dear 3C Parents,

We are pleased to announce that Mrs. Chilson has been offered a position as a lead teacher in first grade starting in January.  While we will miss her greatly, we are so excited for her to officially have her own classroom!  Additionally, Ms. Warren will be taking over Coach Rubino’s PE class during her maternity leave.  She will return to us when Coach Rubino returns.  We are excited that we will get to see Ms. Warren in PE every week during that time.  I have resumed my position as lead teacher and will be with the students for the remainder of the year!  We will be sharing the news with the students this morning.  If you have any questions about this transition feel free to email us. 

Best,

Mrs. Bowers