Summer 2024-2025

  

Happy Summer!! As we part for our break,  I think there are a few skills that would be beneficial for all of the outgoing 3rd graders to periodically practice over the summer to avoid losing some of the new skills they gained this year. 

Multiplication Facts 2-12s: 

Some are still trying to skip count when they multiply and they need a bit more practice with straight memorization. I suggest flashcards or using this website:

https://www.mindlygames.com/math/multiplication

Some could still use some extra practice with addition skills. I have a few that still want to count on their fingers to add.  We'd like to get that skill up so that it is more of a memorized skills. I suggest flashcards or using this website:

https://www.mindlygames.com/math/addition

All 50 states.

We used this website to help us study:

https://www.geoguessr.com/vgp/3003

I cannot emphasize this one enough: READ

Ask them to read to you 10 minutes a day, a few days a week. This is one of the most important skills they can work on.

Lastly, they have access to IXL all summer.  They can go under "Assessments" then scroll down to see recommended skills for Math and Language.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Thank you all for entrusting me to teach these children this year.  I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful summer!

Week of May 5th

 

Week of May 5th

Our only and final day of testing this upcoming week is Tuesday, May 6th. 

We will finish out with a Mathematics Problem Solving and Reading Vocabulary test.

Other than our testing day on Tuesday, we will have a "normal" week as far as academics goes. 

I have cut out the vocabulary for this week, and we will NOT have a memory verse as well.

Spelling List 31

First Half, Trial Quiz Tuesday 4/6

1. college

2. strange

3. package

4. imagine

5. engine

6. energetic

7. emergency

8. bandage

9. splurge

10. allergy

Second Half, Trial Quiz Thursday 4/8

1. gentle

2. ginger

3. gerbil

4. June

5. July

6. pigeon

7. largest

8. German

9. garbage

10. orange

I am feeling the end of the year bittersweetness.  I cannot believe we only have 3 more weeks together as a class.  I am hoping to have a little end of the year party, and I'll keep you posted on the date for that. 

I'm also trying to putting together a little trip to Carnifex Ferry and will send home information after I get the details in place.  

Week of April 28th

 

Week of April 28th

The end of year testing will be on the following days for elementary students:

Tuesday, April 29

Wednesday, April 30

Thursday, May 1

Tuesday, May 6

We are going to go watch The King of Kings on Friday morning. 

Permission forms and information were sent home last week.  

Feel free to reach out with any questions.  

Forms and funds are due back to me by Thursday 5/1 (Can you believe it's almost May!??)

 I have shortened our Spelling List and we will NOT have a Bible memory verse quiz.

Spelling List 30 (Shortened)

First Half Trial Quiz Tuesday 4/29

1. hopefully

2. joyfully

3. finally

4. bravely

5. weekly

Second Half Trial Quiz Thursday 5/1

1. boldly

2. lovely

3. springtime

4. barefoot

5. blooming

No vocabulary this week

Week of April 22nd

 

Week of April 22nd

April 22nd: Students Return

April 24th: Bowling Trip (Calendar Winners)

April 24th: Parent Teacher Conferences 

Call the school to schedule a phone call or message me on Dojo for a call or message update

I now drive the van for our students, so I am unable to meet in person after school.

April 25th: In House Movie (Calendar Winners)

I'm making the plans to take the kids to the movies to see King of Kings.  I'll message on Dojo when I have details and send home a permission form :)

Trial quiz on Thursday.

Actual quiz will be on Friday for those that make less than an A.

Bible Memory Verse:

We will begin our study on the book of Esther starting tomorrow :) 

Our Bible Memory Verse Quiz on Friday will be on the later end of Esther 4:14 KJV:

 "who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?"

Week of March 31st

 

Week of March 31st-April 4th

March 31st:     Reading Logs Due

March 31st:      Calendars Fundraiser Due

April 14-21:      Spring Break

April 24th:      Parent Teacher Conferences

The dates for achievement testing have been pushed back a bit due to the amount of weather interruptions we had this year.  

Testing dates are now: 4/22, 4/29, 4/30, 5/1, 5/6, 5/8

Spelling List 26 First Half: Trial Quiz Tuesday

1. you're

2. we're

3. you'll

4. we'll

5. she'll

6. they're

7. would've

8. should've 

9. o'clock

10. shouldn't

Spelling List 26 Second Half: Trial Quiz Thursday

1. general

2. patriot

3. hero

4. leader

5. success

6. monument

7. president

8. diligent

9. commander in chief

10. soldier

Vocabulary: matching the term to its definition

1.  allegiance:  loyalty

2.  virtue:  goodness and righteousness

3.  united:  joined together; made one

Bible Memory Verse:

Ezra 10:11 (amended) KJV

"Now honor the Lord, the God of your ancestors, and do His will. Separate yourselves from the peoples around you."

Week of March 24th

 

Weekend Homework 3/22-3/23

Math Worksheet Page 193-194 all except #8

MATH BONUS: Worksheet Page 195-196 

Language Worksheet Page 98

Week of March 17th

 

Week of March 17th

***DRESS CODE***

The weather is getting warmer and your kids have grown like weeds this year.  The shorts that they wore this past fall, may be too short for the spring. Starting Monday, we will be calling to have parents bring different clothes if we have a student out of dress code. Thank you!

"Skirts and dresses are to be modestly tailored (not skintight) and must be no shorter than 2” above the knees when worn alone or with leggings." 

March 17th: Report Cards Distributed

April 14-21 - Spring Break - NO SCHOOL 

April 22 - Return to School

April 24 - Parent/Teacher Conference 

* Achievement test days will be spread throughout April this year.*

Those days will be 4/4, 4/8, 4/10, 4/23, 4/29, 4/30

Spelling List 24

Trial Quiz 1 on First Half Tuesday

Trial Quiz 2 on Second Half + Vocab on Thursday

Bible Memory Verse:

Daniel 6:27

"He rescues and He saves; He performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth."

Week of March 10th

 

Week of March 10th

Spring Picture Day March 11th

End of 3rd 9 Weeks is March 14th

Spring Break is April 14th-21st

Spelling List 23

First Half

Practice Quiz Tuesday 3/11

Second Half + Vocabulary

Practice Quiz Thursday 3/13

Bible Memory Verse:

Daniel: 4:3

"How great are His signs! And how mighty are His wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation."

Week of March 3rd-7th

 

Week of March 3rd-7th

Dr. Seuss Week

We will be celebrating Dr. Seuss next week with crafts, games, and story time.

Each day is an optional dress up day also:

Spelling List 22

1st Half: trial quiz Tuesday

ceiling

receive

receipt

cried

replies

brief

field

niece

relief

believe

2nd Half: trial quiz Thursday

beige

vein

eighty

neighbor

sleigh

weight

fierce

achieve

retrieve

piece

Vocabulary: matching the word to its definition

deceive: to cheat, trick or mislead

conceited: proud

hygiene: cleanliness

shriek: a scream

leisure: free time

Bible Memory Verses:

Proverbs 3:5-6

"Trust in the Lord with all thing heart; lean not unto thine own understanding.  In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths."

February 21st Snow Day Packet

Nontraditional Learning Day

Snow Packet #9

Their math, language arts, and reading assignments are on IXL today.  They can find these under "My IXL".  There are 6 skills that I'd like them to reach mastery in.

For History I'd like them to watch a video on Sacagawea rather than have them read.  It can be found at:

https://tinyurl.com/3rdsacagawea

Please don't hesitate to reach out for help with the assignments.  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

 

Week of February 17th

 

Important Dates:

February 15 - HOMECOMING AT NLCA

February 17 - Professional Learning Day - No School 

February 19 - Parent/Teacher Conferences (Call the office to schedule an appointment)

February 19 - Spring Picture Day

March 13 - End of Third Nine Weeks 

April 14-21 - Spring Break - NO SCHOOL 

April 22 - Return to School

We will just have one trial quiz on all 20 words and 5 vocabulary words on Thursday and the retake on Friday for those who don't make an A.

Spelling 21 List:

Bible Memory Verse:

Proverbs: 3:5

"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding."

Week of February 10th

 

It's Homecoming Week!! Remember, the class with the most points for participating in Spirit Week will win a trip out for lunch :) So keep it simple, or go over the top... either way, just participate if you can :)

Important Information

Friday, February 14th: Class Valentine's Party 10am-12:30ish

Monday, February 17th: No Students- Professional Learning Day

I'll send home a printed version of this on Monday. 

Week of February 3rd

 

2/10-15 HOMECOMING: Our class will receive points for dressing up during Spirit Week.  Have fun with it!

2/17: Professional Learning Day- No School for students

2/19: Parent/Teacher Conferences- Call the office to schedule a conference

3/13: End of 3rd 9 Weeks

4/14-21: Spring Break

This Upcoming Week:
We are still playing catch up due to classroom interruptions.  This week I will be assigning homework each day except for Wednesday.  I'll post those assignments in Dojo.
I am pushing their quiz on the southeast states over to Tuesday as we didn't get time to study in class on Friday with the early release. 

Spelling:
Trial quiz on first half on Tuesday, trial quiz on second half on Thursday

Bible Memory Verses:

Psalm 119:114-115

114: Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word. 115. Depart from me, ye evildoers; For I will keep the commandments of my God.

January 21st Snow Packet Day

 

Nontraditional Learning Day

1/21/25

Students will complete their Snow Day Packet #5 for today.  

This week's memory verse is:

"May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer." Psalm 19:14

All handouts were sent home last week.

Spelling List 15 Quiz for those who need to take it will be our first day back in class.

History books were left in the classroom.  So here are photos of the pages (I believe they enlarge if you click on them):

January 16th Snow Day Packet

 

Nontraditional Learning Day

Snow Day Packet

I sent their Snow Day packets home with them yesterday if they were in class.  

Please remind them that we will have our second half of our spelling quiz on List 15 when we return.  

Their Bible lesson for today is to recite their memory verse.  This will be the memory verse for next week's quiz.  So they haven't seen it yet, and will not be quizzed until next Friday. 

Psalm 19:14 "May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer."

Now is a good time to review some skills we've learned in class over the past couple of months.  The following are links to Youtube Videos that would be a good refresher for them.  But they are OPTIONAL to watch.

Math: Division

Math: Greater Than, Less Than, Equal To

Math: 6 Facts (some will roll their eyes at Jack Hartman haha)

Math: 6 Facts Randomized

Language: Capitalization

History: Benjamin Banneker

January 10th Snow Day Packet

 

Nontraditional Learning Day

1/10/25

1.  Complete this capitalization worksheet: People and Titles

If you cannot print this out, please write the sentences and underline your corrected capital letters.

2.  Write all of your spelling words in alphabetical order.  You can print or write them in cursive.

3.  Complete this math facts worksheet: Math Facts 2-5

If you cannot print this out, please write solve them on a separate piece of paper.  They can just write the number and then the answer.  No need to copy the problem.

4.  Read any book for 15 minutes then tell me about what you read by writing about what happened in 3-4 sentences.  

Optional: Build a fort out of pillows and blankets and read your book in the fort :)

5.  Optional assignment: take a moment to pray for at least 3 of your classmates.  

January 9th Snow Day Packet

 

Nontraditional Learning Day

Snow Packet

Please complete one other option from the Snow Day Choice Board.  You will complete one item from Spelling, one from Math, and one from ELA.  You will have a total of 4 assignments which includes a writing assignment.

1/9 Snow Day Packet