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Last Week of School

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Good Afternoon, I hope everyone has had a wonderful, and relaxing Memorial Day Weekend. It's a sure sign that summer is right around the corner. As we head into the final week of the school year tomorrow I just wanted to send a few reminders for the week as well as some recaps to the school year.  Tuesday - We will be having mini courses, and students will be cleaning out some of their bins today as well. If you want to send an extra bag to school for some of these items feel free, otherwise I will have some bags for kids to use for their materials as well. Students will also be working on coming up with their summer plan to continue to work on their writing skills as well. Wednesday - We will finish any cleaning out of students work spaces and lockers on this day to avoid bringing lots of things home on the last day because I know it can be chaotic on that day. Students will be coming up with a math and reading summer plan on this day to help them continue to maintain their growth
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Last Full Week of School Completed...How?!?

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Good Afternoon, As students finished their i-Ready testing this week the sense of relief you could see on their faces was evident. 3rd Grade is such a big transition year for students as they make a significant jump from the primary grades with the rigor of state testing being introduced followed by lots of end of year testing as well. The sense of relief that they have completed it was one thing, but the jubilation and excitement of seeing how much they have grown from the beginning of the year was awesome. We talked as a class how I am able to see everyday how much growth they are making in the classroom, and these assessments are a way for them to show off to others how much growth they are making. I couldn't be more proud of their daily efforts and willingness to be pushed to help make such great growth this year, and they should all feel so proud of themselves as well with a much deserved Field Day of activities this afternoon to end the week today. Week in Review: Writing: Wr
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Spring in Full Swing Now

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Good Afternoon, The weather outside has finally changed to where it feels like spring, and the students couldn't be more excited. I am really proud of their continued work ethic and effort each day because it can can challenging when the weather warms up to keep that motivation to keep growing daily in school. It was a great week, and it's hard to believe we are running out of school days this school year. The students have been fantastic, and I am looking forward to finishing the school year strong continuing to push to reach our goals! Week in Review: Writing: Writers finished their realistic fiction stories, and its amazing to see the growth they have made as storytellers from the beginning of the year to now! They will now be taking their realistic fiction story, and using that as the first book as writers began planning out a full series of realistic fiction stories to end this week. Math: The mathematicians have been persevering through story problems, and learning to r
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First Week of May in the Books

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Good Afternoon, As we complete the first week of May it dawned on me that group of 3rd graders is in the final month of a school year that was considered "normal" since they were in kindergarten.  To not only reflect back on this past school year, and the growth that has been made, but thinking back over the last two school years where this group of students has grown is phenomenal. Studies say students who are 3rd graders this school year were the students most affected by the pandemic in their schooling because of the age and timing they went through it at. Considering all the growth students have made that time is tremendous, but I think it goes to show how resilient and persistent this group of students will always be, and their growth this year is evident of that. I am so proud of all of them, and looking forward to making the most of our time we have left this school year. Week in Review: Writing: Writers took on some serious revision work in their realistic fiction st
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End of April!

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Good Afternoon, We wrapped up another month of school today, and it is hard to believe we only have one month of school left in this school year. It's been a great to be on the learning journey with all of the students, and as we head into the final month its amazing to reflect on the growth and progress that everyone has made. I am excited to see the students continue to grow this final month of school for the 2021-2022 year! Week in Review: Writing: Writers began their final writing unit where they are able to write realistic fiction stories. This is a brand new unit from Teachers College that our school is being able to use before it goes public next year. The writers are loving being able to create their own characters in this writing, and bring them to life using a lot of the strategies they have learned from their how to write a true story unit. Math: Students had their unit test to end the week, and worked on any corrections to solidify their learning in this unit. We will
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Forward testing is done!

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Good Afternoon, Today as a class we celebrated all of the hard work and efforts the students put into test prep, and Forward testing with some treats to end the day. The students did such an amazing job, and they should all feel very proud of themselves and their efforts. I want to thank all of you for the support of your child at home because the students showed up confident, and ready to take it on and "show off" their knowledge. It's a challenging few weeks to stay focused and engaged, and they were champions in their effort and determination, and I am extremely proud of all the students. Week in Review: Writing: Writers worked with their writing groups to put together their own versions of "Who Would Win" books. They are finishing up final revisions, and will be sending it to printing and publication very soon! Keep an eye out for their work! Math: Students had their WI Forward math session this week, and we had our final quick quiz to wrap up our week. Ever
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Have An Enjoyable Spring Break!

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Good Afternoon, Shorter blog this week as we had the short week heading into break. I hope everyone has an enjoyable break, and much needed for the students because they have been working so hard since they came back from winter break making such great growth. This past week they began working on a culminating writing book with their research groups that brought great excitement that writers will be working together on the publication process next week. We continued our math prep as we have our final two days of Forward testing April 20th and 21st which will be the two math sessions. Readers worked to finalize any additional research for their books, and we spent time working on Identity Webs to understand who we are as individuals, and celebrating the differences that we all have that make us all special and unique. One student put it best, "the world would be really boring if we were all the same." Lastly, our journey of research began on animals through time where students
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