Conferences will take place on Tuesday, February 18th, and Thursday, February 20th, so I will plan on seeing all of you then! I look forward to visiting with you! If you have not scheduled a conference, please contact Linda at the office. Also, remember your child is to come with you for conferences as he/she will lead the conference. Please remember there will be a 1-hour early out for both Tuesday and Thursday. See you soon!
Scholastic Book Orders
Order books here! Class Activation Code: GQLKG
Monday, February 17, 2014
Week of Conferences....Weather Please Cooperate
Conferences will take place on Tuesday, February 18th, and Thursday, February 20th, so I will plan on seeing all of you then! I look forward to visiting with you! If you have not scheduled a conference, please contact Linda at the office. Also, remember your child is to come with you for conferences as he/she will lead the conference. Please remember there will be a 1-hour early out for both Tuesday and Thursday. See you soon!
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Finishing Assessments, Preparing for Conferences, STEM, and Valentine's Day
As you can tell by the title of this post, we have a BUSY week ahead of us! We are going to be doing a variety of activities this week that the class should all enjoy. Yah!
Next week, Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled. A letter was sent home on a week and a half ago with the instructions for signing up for conferences. As of now, I only about 10 parents that have signed up for conferences. IF YOU HAVE NOT SIGNED UP FOR CONFERENCES, PLEASE DO SO. If you need another copy of the instructions, please let me know so I can give you a copy. If you have questions concerning conferences or would rather call to sign up, please contact Linda at the office. Please, please sign up as soon as possible. Also, keep in mind that your child is to come with you to conferences as he or she will lead the conference. Thank you!
Next week, Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled. A letter was sent home on a week and a half ago with the instructions for signing up for conferences. As of now, I only about 10 parents that have signed up for conferences. IF YOU HAVE NOT SIGNED UP FOR CONFERENCES, PLEASE DO SO. If you need another copy of the instructions, please let me know so I can give you a copy. If you have questions concerning conferences or would rather call to sign up, please contact Linda at the office. Please, please sign up as soon as possible. Also, keep in mind that your child is to come with you to conferences as he or she will lead the conference. Thank you!
On Friday, February 14th, your child will partake in an experience in a "STEM" grant that the 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade received. The 3rd graders will be experimenting with bubbles and creating bubble wands. Ask your child about their experience on Friday. I know they will all be excited to try it out!
Friday, February 14th, is Valentine's Day and the class is excited to exchange valentines. The students are not expected to bring valentines. However, if your child chooses to bring valentines, he/she must bring them for the whole class. Also, we are NOT making Valentine's boxes/bags to put valentines in. If your child would like to make a box/bag at home for valentines, feel free to do so and bring to school on Friday. I am attaching a class list so that your child can fill out valentines if he/she would like. Again, this is optional. Your child can bring in his or her valentines anytime between now and Friday. Thank you!Please have your child practice the multiplication facts. We have started testing everyone on the multiplication facts and if any student gets all of the facts from one fact family correct, he/she gets a gum-ball during math! I plan on sending home a math facts study log in a couple weeks that students will hand in as homework. The sheet will monitor if your child is studying the multiplication facts. Look for the sheet in the coming weeks.
Have a great week! Please contact me if you have any questions/concerns. Thanks!
Mrs. McCarville
Sunday, February 2, 2014
February.....Here We Are
For the first time in awhile, I am not going to start with a negative outlook on the weather. It sounds to me like a cold week is ahead of us but no major storm. Well, I say that now and the weather forecast will probably change overnight! I am hoping for a better week with no snow days!
Last week, you received a letter from me discussing our classroom behavior. I also had you complete the sheet where your child wrote 2 things he/she did well and 1 thing that he/she needs to work on. The "sucker" behavior plan starts MONDAY. Please be checking your child's folder/backpack in case he/she has brought home a parent contact sheet (this was given to you last week). I am hoping that most students will not have to bring the contact sheet home for parents, but unfortunately, some will. Please contact me if you have any questions about our new plan. Thanks!
As a reminder from last week's blog, Parent Teacher Conferences are coming in a few weeks! Last Wednesday, your child brought home a letter explaining how to sign up online for Parent Teacher Conferences. Parent Teacher Conferences will take place Tuesday, February 18th and Thursday, February 20th. You will need to sign up using the letter for instructions. You can begin signing up on Monday, February 3rd (after 8:00 AM). What is different from this conference from the fall conference is that your child is to attend the conference with you because he/she will lead the conference. I will sit in on the conference with you and your child, but your child will be the main one explaining his/her work and behaviors. Due to the fact that the conferences are student led, I would appreciate one conference with your child rather than two conferences. If it does not work in your schedule that you can attend one conference, we can schedule something to make it work. If you have any questions about signing up online, please contact me or Linda. Thanks!
Today, there is an additional note coming home discussing a math incentive to help your child study and MEMORIZE the multiplication facts. For the remainder of the year in math, your child is going to be working on mastering the multiplication fact families from 0-10. My suggestion is to practice each of these fact families at home. My suggestion to help your child learn the facts would be starting with fact families in the following order: 1, 2, 10, 5, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Beginning later this week, your child will take daily timed tests on the fact family he/she is on. Once your child masters the 1s, he/she will move onto the 2s, then 10s, and so on. We have a small incentive at school to help motivate the students to begin memorizing their facts. Please see the note and ask your child about it! Keep in mind that the students cannot use their fingers and need to have their facts memorized to fully master a fact family. Thanks for the help! Please contact me with any questions.
Have a warm week!
Mrs. McCarville
Last week, you received a letter from me discussing our classroom behavior. I also had you complete the sheet where your child wrote 2 things he/she did well and 1 thing that he/she needs to work on. The "sucker" behavior plan starts MONDAY. Please be checking your child's folder/backpack in case he/she has brought home a parent contact sheet (this was given to you last week). I am hoping that most students will not have to bring the contact sheet home for parents, but unfortunately, some will. Please contact me if you have any questions about our new plan. Thanks!
As a reminder from last week's blog, Parent Teacher Conferences are coming in a few weeks! Last Wednesday, your child brought home a letter explaining how to sign up online for Parent Teacher Conferences. Parent Teacher Conferences will take place Tuesday, February 18th and Thursday, February 20th. You will need to sign up using the letter for instructions. You can begin signing up on Monday, February 3rd (after 8:00 AM). What is different from this conference from the fall conference is that your child is to attend the conference with you because he/she will lead the conference. I will sit in on the conference with you and your child, but your child will be the main one explaining his/her work and behaviors. Due to the fact that the conferences are student led, I would appreciate one conference with your child rather than two conferences. If it does not work in your schedule that you can attend one conference, we can schedule something to make it work. If you have any questions about signing up online, please contact me or Linda. Thanks!
Today, there is an additional note coming home discussing a math incentive to help your child study and MEMORIZE the multiplication facts. For the remainder of the year in math, your child is going to be working on mastering the multiplication fact families from 0-10. My suggestion is to practice each of these fact families at home. My suggestion to help your child learn the facts would be starting with fact families in the following order: 1, 2, 10, 5, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Beginning later this week, your child will take daily timed tests on the fact family he/she is on. Once your child masters the 1s, he/she will move onto the 2s, then 10s, and so on. We have a small incentive at school to help motivate the students to begin memorizing their facts. Please see the note and ask your child about it! Keep in mind that the students cannot use their fingers and need to have their facts memorized to fully master a fact family. Thanks for the help! Please contact me with any questions.
Lastly, here are a few reminders of things to remember:
* Reading calendars are due as soon as possible.
* There is a 3-hour early out on Wednesday, February 5th, due to parent/teacher conferences.
* Book orders are due Friday.
Have a warm week!
Mrs. McCarville
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Yet More Wacky Weather
I find it interesting that the last few blogs that I have posted have included something about the weather! It has been an eventful January and I think it is safe to say that most people are looking forward to spring. Our poor class cannot get in a routine and it has been challenging since we have returned from Christmas break. Students are more chatty and a little more off task. Hopefully we can find organized normalcy again!
Obviously winter is in full force. Unfortunately, there are some students in 3C that are neglecting to wear their winter gear. Students are coming to school without snow boots and snow pants. If your child has snow boots and snow pants, please see that he/she is wearing them to school. While at school, your child is expected to wear boots and snow pants if he/she has them at school. Please see that your child is prepared for outdoor recess so he/she can stay warm. Thanks a bunch!
It seems odd to mention this but Parent Teacher Conferences are coming in less than a month! Boy oh boy do we have some work to do before conferences! Your child will be bringing home a letter explaining signing up online for Parent Teacher Conferences. Parent Teacher Conferences will take place Tuesday, February 18th and Thursday, February 20th. You will need to sign up using the letter for instructions. You can begin signing up on Monday, February 3rd (after 8:00 AM), but the letter is going home tonight explaining how to do it. What is different from this conference from the fall conference is that your child is to attend the conference with you because he or she will lead the conference. I will sit in on the conference with you and your child, but your child will be the main one explaining his/her work and behaviors. Due to the fact that the conferences are student led, I would appreciate one conference with your child rather than two conferences. If it does not work in your schedule that you can attend one conference, we can schedule something to make it work. If you have any questions about signing up online, please contact me or Linda. Thanks!
Today, I am sending home your child's book order. Your child is bringing home several different flyers for you and your child to look at. Instead of writing down the due date and the online code, I am sending an additional letter reminding you how to order online, if you choose to do so. The letter also indicates the due date (Friday, February 7th). The letter explains the steps of ordering online, but you can also use the link that I have attached to the top of our blog page for easy access to the Scholastic Book Clubs link. It is your choice to order online or to send a check or cash to school with your child. If you choose to send book orders to school, please make checks payable to "Scholastic Book Clubs" and not to me. Again, please see the flyers for the due date and class activation code (for ordering online). Thank you and Happy Reading!
Last week, I stated that we are finishing our unit on multiplication in math. I will mention again that we would like for the students to start memorizing the multiplication facts. I am suggesting that your child practice his/her facts
at home. I am also suggesting that he/she practices the facts in their fact families. For example, the 2s family would include 0 X 2, 1 X 2,
2 X 2, going all the way up to 2 X 10. Your child should KNOW each fact within 5 seconds and should NOT count on his/her fingers for the fact to be considered memorized. He/she can use the online sites on the blog page to help practice or can make flashcards at home to practice. Practice, practice, practice with your child. Thanks for your help!
The January reading calendar will be due soon. Please see that your child brings back the January calendar early next week. The February reading calendar will be sent home on Friday, January 31st, with a goal of reading 400 minutes. It is an option to complete the reading calendar. However, if your child does decide to complete the calendar, he or she will receive a Pizza Hut certificate. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Thanks!
Phew! I think I may have gotten a little long-winded in this blog! I guess there was a lot to say and hopefully I am not forgetting something! Please contact me with any questions/concerns! Have a great week!
Mrs. McCarville
Obviously winter is in full force. Unfortunately, there are some students in 3C that are neglecting to wear their winter gear. Students are coming to school without snow boots and snow pants. If your child has snow boots and snow pants, please see that he/she is wearing them to school. While at school, your child is expected to wear boots and snow pants if he/she has them at school. Please see that your child is prepared for outdoor recess so he/she can stay warm. Thanks a bunch!
It seems odd to mention this but Parent Teacher Conferences are coming in less than a month! Boy oh boy do we have some work to do before conferences! Your child will be bringing home a letter explaining signing up online for Parent Teacher Conferences. Parent Teacher Conferences will take place Tuesday, February 18th and Thursday, February 20th. You will need to sign up using the letter for instructions. You can begin signing up on Monday, February 3rd (after 8:00 AM), but the letter is going home tonight explaining how to do it. What is different from this conference from the fall conference is that your child is to attend the conference with you because he or she will lead the conference. I will sit in on the conference with you and your child, but your child will be the main one explaining his/her work and behaviors. Due to the fact that the conferences are student led, I would appreciate one conference with your child rather than two conferences. If it does not work in your schedule that you can attend one conference, we can schedule something to make it work. If you have any questions about signing up online, please contact me or Linda. Thanks!Today, I am sending home your child's book order. Your child is bringing home several different flyers for you and your child to look at. Instead of writing down the due date and the online code, I am sending an additional letter reminding you how to order online, if you choose to do so. The letter also indicates the due date (Friday, February 7th). The letter explains the steps of ordering online, but you can also use the link that I have attached to the top of our blog page for easy access to the Scholastic Book Clubs link. It is your choice to order online or to send a check or cash to school with your child. If you choose to send book orders to school, please make checks payable to "Scholastic Book Clubs" and not to me. Again, please see the flyers for the due date and class activation code (for ordering online). Thank you and Happy Reading!
Last week, I stated that we are finishing our unit on multiplication in math. I will mention again that we would like for the students to start memorizing the multiplication facts. I am suggesting that your child practice his/her facts
2 X 2, going all the way up to 2 X 10. Your child should KNOW each fact within 5 seconds and should NOT count on his/her fingers for the fact to be considered memorized. He/she can use the online sites on the blog page to help practice or can make flashcards at home to practice. Practice, practice, practice with your child. Thanks for your help!
The January reading calendar will be due soon. Please see that your child brings back the January calendar early next week. The February reading calendar will be sent home on Friday, January 31st, with a goal of reading 400 minutes. It is an option to complete the reading calendar. However, if your child does decide to complete the calendar, he or she will receive a Pizza Hut certificate. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Thanks!
Phew! I think I may have gotten a little long-winded in this blog! I guess there was a lot to say and hopefully I am not forgetting something! Please contact me with any questions/concerns! Have a great week!
Mrs. McCarville
Monday, January 20, 2014
Quiet Weather This Week?
Hello all! I must have picked a good week to leave as the weather was CrAZy! One full day the entire week?! Wowsers! Hopefully the weather will cooperate more this week. Thanks for your patience with me as I was gone next week. This week will be much more normal....hopefully!
This week, we are going to take our mid-year DIBELS assessment and our mid-year MAPs assessment (reading only). The DIBELS assessment measures your child's reading fluency whereas the MAPs assessment will mainly measure your child's reading comprehension. It is important that your child tries his/her hardest on these tests, so please discuss trying his/her best with your child. Thank you!
We are finishing our unit on multiplication in math. We would like for the students to start memorizing the multiplication facts. I am suggesting that your child
practice his/her facts at home. I am also suggesting that he/she practices the facts in their fact families. For example, the 2s family would include 0 X 2, 1 X 2, 2 X 2, going all the way up to 2 X 10. Your child should KNOW each fact within 5 seconds and should NOT count on his/her fingers for the fact to be considered memorized. He/she can use the online sites on the blog page to help practice or can make flashcards at home to practice. Practice, practice, practice with your child. Thanks for your help!
There will be a 3-hour early dismissal on Wednesday, January 22nd, due to teacher inservice. Students will be dismissed at 12:25 PM, so please plan accordingly.
Have a wonderful week! Please contact me with any questions/concerns. Thank you!
Mrs. McCarville
This week, we are going to take our mid-year DIBELS assessment and our mid-year MAPs assessment (reading only). The DIBELS assessment measures your child's reading fluency whereas the MAPs assessment will mainly measure your child's reading comprehension. It is important that your child tries his/her hardest on these tests, so please discuss trying his/her best with your child. Thank you!We are finishing our unit on multiplication in math. We would like for the students to start memorizing the multiplication facts. I am suggesting that your child
There will be a 3-hour early dismissal on Wednesday, January 22nd, due to teacher inservice. Students will be dismissed at 12:25 PM, so please plan accordingly.
Have a wonderful week! Please contact me with any questions/concerns. Thank you!
Mrs. McCarville
Monday, January 6, 2014
Welcome 2014!
Hello and welcome back! I hope you enjoyed the extended vacation with our cancelled day from today. Hopefully, your 3rd grader is ready to finish out the second half of the school year. Wow! Did the first half of the year go fast or what?
Your child may have his or her December reading calendar. If your child has met his or her reading goal and would like to turn in his or her December reading calendar, please do so as soon as possible. The January reading calendar was sent home before break, with a goal of reading 350 minutes. It is an option to complete the reading calendar. However, if your child does decide to complete the calendar, he or she will receive a Pizza Hut certificate. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Thanks!
I wanted to inform you that I will not be here the following week: January 13-17th. If you have any questions or concerns, please know I will do my best to get back to you as soon as I return home. If it is an issue that needs to be addressed, you can also contact my sub. Thanks!
Beginning next week, 3C's schedule will change just a bit. Currently, your child does not have a fifth special/exploratory. Beginning next week, your child's 5th special/exploratory will begin. Here is your child's special/exploratory schedule:
Report cards will be sent home on Monday, January 13th. If you have any questions about your child's report card, feel free to contact me. Thanks!
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Thanks and have a great week! I will blog again in a few weeks, unless I share something later this week.
Sincerely,
Mrs. McCarville
Your child may have his or her December reading calendar. If your child has met his or her reading goal and would like to turn in his or her December reading calendar, please do so as soon as possible. The January reading calendar was sent home before break, with a goal of reading 350 minutes. It is an option to complete the reading calendar. However, if your child does decide to complete the calendar, he or she will receive a Pizza Hut certificate. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Thanks!I wanted to inform you that I will not be here the following week: January 13-17th. If you have any questions or concerns, please know I will do my best to get back to you as soon as I return home. If it is an issue that needs to be addressed, you can also contact my sub. Thanks!
Beginning next week, 3C's schedule will change just a bit. Currently, your child does not have a fifth special/exploratory. Beginning next week, your child's 5th special/exploratory will begin. Here is your child's special/exploratory schedule:
Monday: PE
Tuesday: Technology (this is new!)
Wednesday: Art
Thursday: Library
Friday: Music
Report cards will be sent home on Monday, January 13th. If you have any questions about your child's report card, feel free to contact me. Thanks!If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Thanks and have a great week! I will blog again in a few weeks, unless I share something later this week.
Sincerely,
Mrs. McCarville
Sunday, December 15, 2013
I Week Until Christmas.....Ahhhhhhh!
I guess the title of my blog seems a bit scary. Can you believe that it is one week until Christmas? That is crazy! We have A LOT to get done this week before Christmas, so tell your child he/she better be ready to work like CrAZy!
On Friday, your child brought home a note explaining our classroom "Care and Share" celebration. This celebration ties into our six pillars of character that we learn about in
guidance as well as our PBIS program. Your child will be creating an ornament for a fellow classmate. We will be supplying the starting piece, a
circle from tin, which your child will use to create an artistic ornament. If time allows, he/she will be able to create a
second ornament. It
would be helpful for your child to start planning out what he/she would like to
make so that he/she is prepared for Thursday. If you would like to use specific craft
materials for your ornament, please bring them from home by Wednesday. Examples would be ribbon, glitter, buttons,
sequins, googly eyes, cotton balls, pompons, scrapbook paper, stickers, pipe
cleaners, puffy paints, toothpicks, macaroni, yarn, seeds….whatever. Minimal craft items will be supplied, but if
possible, bring needed supplies from home. To
help with the creativity, we would appreciate any extra craft supplies that you
may have available for the rest of the class to use. If you have some craft
supplies willing to donate, please send them to school by Wednesday too. Each
ornament created will be exchanged through a care and share on Friday. Feel free to contact me with
any questions.
Today, I will be sending your child's Unit 3 assessment in math. Please look over the test with your child and discuss the test with him/her. Look over the questions that were missed and ask your child to solve the missed questions. Please sign the sheet attached to the test to indicate that you have looked over the test and discussed the missed problems. Finally, please have your child return the sheet to me. Some of the students may also receive a note attached to a review packet. If your child receives a review packet, he/she needs to review skills in the unit. Your child is expected to complete the packet at home with help from you. Your child does NOT need to return the packet, but your child DOES need to complete it. If you would like for your child to turn it into me, I would be more than willing to check it over and let your child know how he/she did. If you have any questions when the tests go home today, please contact me. Thank you!
Lastly, have a wonderful holiday season with your family. I am blessed to work with each one of your children and hope that you have an enjoyable break. Please contact me with any questions or concerns. Happy Holidays!
Mrs. McCarville
On Friday, your child brought home a note explaining our classroom "Care and Share" celebration. This celebration ties into our six pillars of character that we learn about in
guidance as well as our PBIS program. Your child will be creating an ornament for a fellow classmate. We will be supplying the starting piece, a
circle from tin, which your child will use to create an artistic ornament. If time allows, he/she will be able to create a
second ornament. It
would be helpful for your child to start planning out what he/she would like to
make so that he/she is prepared for Thursday. If you would like to use specific craft
materials for your ornament, please bring them from home by Wednesday. Examples would be ribbon, glitter, buttons,
sequins, googly eyes, cotton balls, pompons, scrapbook paper, stickers, pipe
cleaners, puffy paints, toothpicks, macaroni, yarn, seeds….whatever. Minimal craft items will be supplied, but if
possible, bring needed supplies from home. To
help with the creativity, we would appreciate any extra craft supplies that you
may have available for the rest of the class to use. If you have some craft
supplies willing to donate, please send them to school by Wednesday too. Each
ornament created will be exchanged through a care and share on Friday. Feel free to contact me with
any questions.Today, I will be sending your child's Unit 3 assessment in math. Please look over the test with your child and discuss the test with him/her. Look over the questions that were missed and ask your child to solve the missed questions. Please sign the sheet attached to the test to indicate that you have looked over the test and discussed the missed problems. Finally, please have your child return the sheet to me. Some of the students may also receive a note attached to a review packet. If your child receives a review packet, he/she needs to review skills in the unit. Your child is expected to complete the packet at home with help from you. Your child does NOT need to return the packet, but your child DOES need to complete it. If you would like for your child to turn it into me, I would be more than willing to check it over and let your child know how he/she did. If you have any questions when the tests go home today, please contact me. Thank you!
Lastly, have a wonderful holiday season with your family. I am blessed to work with each one of your children and hope that you have an enjoyable break. Please contact me with any questions or concerns. Happy Holidays!
Mrs. McCarville
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