Welcome to Mrs. McClary's Class
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Monday, February 10, 2020
Saturday, February 8, 2020
Newsletter
FSA: Reading FSA April 1-2; Math FSA May 7-8
Each session is 80 minutes per day with a break at 40 min. mark. We will be spending the weeks leading up to the FSA doing FSA prep work in additional to our regular work. Students must pass the Reading FSA to be promoted to the fourth grade. To make sure they are prepared, please try to limit absences as much a possible. When students are absent, some concepts are difficult to make up because the rest of the class is moving on to the next concept.
Parent FSA Encouragement Letter:
We will be celebrating Valentine's Day by exchanging Valentine cards. If your child would like to participate, please send in the cards for 18 students. I will not be sending home a list on student names. Just have your child put their own name on the Valentine and they will pass them out for every student. You may also send in extra treats or goodie bags if you like.
Field Trip:
Our in-school field trip presented by Challenge Island will be on Tuesday, February 18th. Please send in payment by February 11th. When paying with School Pay, please do not send in blue form until after the payment has been made. This helps with bookkeeping.
Language Arts: Socratic Seminar: is a formal discussion, based on a text, in which the leader asks open-ended questions. Within the context of the discussion, students listen closely to the comments of others, thinking critically for themselves, and articulate their own thoughts and their responses to the thoughts of others.
Binder:
Please view the students nightly and initial it.
*** Please send in a water bottle daily.
Each session is 80 minutes per day with a break at 40 min. mark. We will be spending the weeks leading up to the FSA doing FSA prep work in additional to our regular work. Students must pass the Reading FSA to be promoted to the fourth grade. To make sure they are prepared, please try to limit absences as much a possible. When students are absent, some concepts are difficult to make up because the rest of the class is moving on to the next concept.
Parent FSA Encouragement Letter:
Every year, 3rd grade teachers ask the parents a little favor that will help encourage their child before they take the FSA.
For our class, I would love to have a letter to give the students each morning of their test—written by you or other family members. In the past, parents send in letters from themselves, siblings, grandparents, pets, super heroes, etc.—basically a letter of encouragement from anyone! I will leave it up to you on how you’d like to format your letters (cards, handwritten letters, and letters with pictures…). Be creative J
PLEASE DO NOT TELL YOUR CHILD WE ARE DOING THIS! I want it to be a complete surprise to the whole class to boost their confidence before the test. I would like for them to have 4 letters (one for each morning of the test).
Here are the options for sending it in:
Ø You may put it in a sealed envelope and send it in with your child.
Ø You may email it to me and I can print it out.
Ø You may drop it off in the front office to be given to me.
Please try to get them to me BY March 25th .
Contact me with any questions!
Also, I would appreciate if a few families could donate peppermints to the class for the FSA. Research has shown that peppermints can help with focus during testing.
Valentine's Day- February 14th:We will be celebrating Valentine's Day by exchanging Valentine cards. If your child would like to participate, please send in the cards for 18 students. I will not be sending home a list on student names. Just have your child put their own name on the Valentine and they will pass them out for every student. You may also send in extra treats or goodie bags if you like.
Field Trip:
Our in-school field trip presented by Challenge Island will be on Tuesday, February 18th. Please send in payment by February 11th. When paying with School Pay, please do not send in blue form until after the payment has been made. This helps with bookkeeping.
Language Arts: Socratic Seminar: is a formal discussion, based on a text, in which the leader asks open-ended questions. Within the context of the discussion, students listen closely to the comments of others, thinking critically for themselves, and articulate their own thoughts and their responses to the thoughts of others.
- We will be reading Snow White by the Grimm Brothers in a Socratic Seminar. The students are improving in their ability to conduct a seminar effectively. We have learned a technique which is called a student fishbowl. Half the class sits in a circle to discuss a topic & the other half of the class sits in the outer circle to observes the students leading the discussion. Each observer is assigned one student (the participant) to observe in the inner circle. After the seminar is finished, the observer gives the participant feedback on their performance during the seminar. In the following day of a seminar, participants and observers switch roles. The students seem to really like this technique.
- Homework: Students should be reading 20-30 minutes daily. Please check-in with your child to verify that they are checking just right books for their reading ability.
Math: Unit: Multiplication/Division
We are finished up our math unit this week with learning about Time/Metric Weight last week. We will be moving on to revisiting multiplication/division
- Multiplication must be practiced consistently in order to develop fluency. Master one fact at a time before moving on to the next fact. Research shows that students learn facts in this order: 1, 0, 10, 5, 2, 4, 8, 3, 6, 9, 7, 11, 12
- In order for student to become fluent in these skills, students should be working on their multiplication skills at home nightly.
- Computer Program- I have enrolled each student in Reflex Math fluency program. This program helps the students become more fluent in multiplication and division.
Science: We will working on classifying animals this week and will test on Thursday or Friday.
Box Tops: Please send in box tops. We appreciate your support!!! :-)
Box Tops: Please send in box tops. We appreciate your support!!! :-)
Binder:
Please view the students nightly and initial it.
*** Please send in a water bottle daily.
Resources
Monday: Music
Tuesday: PE
Wednesday: NRD (early release)
Thursday: Media
Friday: Media
Daily Lunch 11:41-12:11
Have a great week!
Upcoming Dates
2/11 - Picture Day
2/11 - Picture Day
2/14 - Valentine's Day
2/17 - No School - President's Day
2/18 - Challenge Island In-School Presentation
Classroom Wish List - candy, treats
2/17 - No School - President's Day
2/18 - Challenge Island In-School Presentation
Classroom Wish List - candy, treats
Daily Lunch 11:41-12:11
Have a great week!
Monday, December 2, 2019
Newsletter
This Week We Will Focus On:
Reading Comprehension Focus: Main Idea (continued this week)
Topic
The topic is the general subject of a paragraph or essay. Topics are simple and are described with just a word or a phrase.
Main Idea
The main idea is a complete sentence; it includes the topic and what the author wants to say about it. If the author states the main idea in his paragraph it is called a “topic sentence.”
Poetry: We will be moving on to studying Poetry after completing Main Idea.
Homework: Students should be reading 20-30 minutes daily. Please check-in with your child to verify that they are checking just right books for their reading ability.
Reading Comprehension Focus: Main Idea (continued this week)
Topic
The topic is the general subject of a paragraph or essay. Topics are simple and are described with just a word or a phrase.
Main Idea
The main idea is a complete sentence; it includes the topic and what the author wants to say about it. If the author states the main idea in his paragraph it is called a “topic sentence.”
Poetry: We will be moving on to studying Poetry after completing Main Idea.
Homework: Students should be reading 20-30 minutes daily. Please check-in with your child to verify that they are checking just right books for their reading ability.
Math: Fractions
- We are finishing up fractions this week.
- Later this week, we will be moving onto Measurement and Line Plots.
- Students should be working on their multiplication skills at home nightly.
- Although we are currently learning about Fractions, please continue to work on multiplication/division math facts at home. Multiplication must be practiced consistently in order to develop fluency. Master one fact at a time before moving on to the next fact. Research shows that students learn facts in this order: 1, 0, 10, 5, 2, 4, 8, 3, 6, 9, 7, 11, 12
- Computer Program- I have enrolled each student in Reflex Math fluency program. This program helps the students become more fluent in multiplication and division.
- Use this link for online multiplication practice - Math is Fun
- Multiplication Assessments - The students have been assessed on their multiplication skills. These assessments are timed, but DO NOT go in the grade book. Those assessments have been sent home for parents to view. When the student have successfully passed a multiplication table, they advance to the next table. If the student does not correctly answer each problem in the time allowed, the student stays at that multiplication table until they do. Please help your child practice times tables nightly.
Science: We will are finishing our study of plants structures this week. There will be an assessment on Friday. The students will be able to use their science book for this assessment.
Holiday Store: This week, Dec. 2nd-Dec. 6th, we will be hosting a Holiday Store for students! Flyers/envelopes went home before Thanksgiving break. The store will contain items ranging from .25 - $12, where students will be able to shop for gifts for loved ones! Please ensure that any money being sent to school is in the designated envelope or any other sealed envelope that clearly identifies your child's name, teacher/grade, money amount, and who they are allowed to shop for. Please label it "Holiday Store". Monday will be a preview day for all classes and shopping is scheduled for Tuesday through Friday with flex time opportunities if your child is out on their shopping day. Our class shops on Wednesday this week.
Box Tops: Please send in box tops. We appreciate your supports!!! :-)
Holiday Store: This week, Dec. 2nd-Dec. 6th, we will be hosting a Holiday Store for students! Flyers/envelopes went home before Thanksgiving break. The store will contain items ranging from .25 - $12, where students will be able to shop for gifts for loved ones! Please ensure that any money being sent to school is in the designated envelope or any other sealed envelope that clearly identifies your child's name, teacher/grade, money amount, and who they are allowed to shop for. Please label it "Holiday Store". Monday will be a preview day for all classes and shopping is scheduled for Tuesday through Friday with flex time opportunities if your child is out on their shopping day. Our class shops on Wednesday this week.
Box Tops: Please send in box tops. We appreciate your supports!!! :-)
Binder:
Students have received planner which is stored in their take home binders. Please view the students nightly and initial it.
*** Please send in a water bottle daily.
Resources
Monday: STEM
Tuesday: Art
Wednesday: NRD (early release)
Thursday: Music
Friday: PE
Daily Lunch 11:41-12:11
Have a great week!
Upcoming Dates
12/2-12/6 Holiday Store - PTA
12/4 - Holiday Story Night
!2/12 - Third Grade Holiday Lunch (our lunch time - 11:45-12:15)
12/19 - Holiday Party
12/20 - Last day before winter break (Early Release)
12/2-12/6 Holiday Store - PTA
12/4 - Holiday Story Night
!2/12 - Third Grade Holiday Lunch (our lunch time - 11:45-12:15)
12/19 - Holiday Party
12/20 - Last day before winter break (Early Release)
Classroom Wish List - candy, treats
Daily Lunch 11:41-12:11
Have a great week!
Thursday, November 21, 2019
Monday, November 4, 2019
Newsletter
This Week We Will Focus On:
Reading Comprehension Focus: Central Message (continued this week)
Homework: Students should be reading 20-30 minutes daily. Please check-in with your child to verify that they are checking just right books for their reading ability.
Nonfiction Text Feature Project : Due November 15th
Reading Comprehension Focus: Central Message (continued this week)
Students will be learning how to figure out the central message of a story. A central message is the big idea, or lesson about life, that the story teaches. It's what the author wants the reader to remember after they've read the text.
- Questioning - students will also be learning how to ask and answer questions about a text to promote a discussion.
Homework: Students should be reading 20-30 minutes daily. Please check-in with your child to verify that they are checking just right books for their reading ability.
Nonfiction Text Feature Project : Due November 15th
Math: Fractions
- We are studying fractions this week. Students will be identifying and counting unit fractions by drawing pictorial area models.
- Students should be working on their multiplication skills at home nightly.
- Although we are currently learning about Fractions, please continue to work on multiplication/division math facts at home. Multiplication must be practiced consistently in order to develop fluency. Master one fact at a time before moving on to the next fact. Research shows that students learn facts in this order: 1, 0, 10, 5, 2, 4, 8, 3, 6, 9, 7, 11, 12
- In order for student to become fluent in these skills, students should be working on their multiplication skills at home nightly.
- Computer Program- I have enrolled each student in Reflex Math fluency program. This program helps the students become more fluent in multiplication and division.
- Use this link for online multiplication practice - Math is Fun
Science: We will are learning about plants structures this week.
Box Tops: Please send in box tops. We appreciate your supports!!! :-)
Vocabulary Parade: November 15th
Your child should have gotten information about the upcoming Vocabulary Parade. The goal is to learn and understand a new or creative word. Please include some type of sign with the word and definition as part of the costume. My class is not doing a theme so you are free to select any vocabulary word. The word choice samples in the packet that went home are great examples. I just ask that the word be a true vocabulary word vs. a very simple word such as happy, scared, dinosaur, clown, etc. Once you and your child decide on a word, fill out the paper and send back to me for word choice approval.
Your child should have gotten information about the upcoming Vocabulary Parade. The goal is to learn and understand a new or creative word. Please include some type of sign with the word and definition as part of the costume. My class is not doing a theme so you are free to select any vocabulary word. The word choice samples in the packet that went home are great examples. I just ask that the word be a true vocabulary word vs. a very simple word such as happy, scared, dinosaur, clown, etc. Once you and your child decide on a word, fill out the paper and send back to me for word choice approval.
*** Please send in a water bottle daily.
Box Tops: Please send in box tops. We appreciate your supports!!! :-)
Binder:
Students have received planner which is stored in their take home binders. Please view the students nightly and initial it.
*** Please send in a water bottle daily.
Resources
Monday: Art
Tuesday: Music
Wednesday: NRD (early release)
Thursday: PE
Friday: Media
Daily Lunch 11:41-12:11
Have a great week!
Upcoming Dates
11/8 - Veterans Day Celebration (8:40-9:30)
11/8 - Marineland Field Trip money due
11/8 - Veterans Day Celebration (8:40-9:30)
11/8 - Marineland Field Trip money due
11/11 - Veterans Day (No School)
11/15 - Vocabulary Parade
11/15 - Interims
Classroom Wish List - candy, treats
11/15 - Vocabulary Parade
11/15 - Interims
Classroom Wish List - candy, treats
Daily Lunch 11:41-12:11
Have a great week!
Sunday, October 27, 2019
Newsletter
This Week We Will Focus On:
Reading Comprehension Focus: Central message
Homework: Students should be reading 20-30 minutes daily. Please check-in with your child to verify that they are checking just right books for their reading ability.
Nonfiction Text Feature Project : Information about this project was sent home in the Thursday folder last week.
Reading Comprehension Focus: Central message
Students will be learning how to figure out the central message of a story. A central message is the big idea, or lesson about life, that the story teaches. It's what the author wants the reader to remember after they've read the text.
Homework: Students should be reading 20-30 minutes daily. Please check-in with your child to verify that they are checking just right books for their reading ability.
Nonfiction Text Feature Project : Information about this project was sent home in the Thursday folder last week.
Math: Unit: Addition/Subtraction/Rounding/Perimeter
We are finishing up our math unit this week with learning about Perimeter. The students will be tested on this unit on Wednesday. We will be moving fractions as the next unit of study.
Perimeter Video
- Although we are currently learning about Perimeter, please continue to work on multiplication/division math facts at home. Multiplication must be practiced consistently in order to develop fluency. Master one fact at a time before moving on to the next fact. Research shows that students learn facts in this order: 1, 0, 10, 5, 2, 4, 8, 3, 6, 9, 7, 11, 12
- In order for student to become fluent in these skills, students should be working on their multiplication skills at home nightly.
- Computer Program- I have enrolled each student in Reflex Math fluency program. This program helps the students become more fluent in multiplication and division.
Science: We will are learning about plants structures this week.
Box Tops: Please send in box tops. We appreciate your supports!!! :-)
Vocabulary Parade: November 15th
Your child should have gotten information about the upcoming Vocabulary Parade. The goal is to learn and understand a new or creative word. Please include some type of sign with the word and definition as part of the costume. My class is not doing a theme so you are free to select any vocabulary word. The word choice samples in the packet that went home are great examples. I just ask that the word be a true vocabulary word vs. a very simple word such as happy, scared, dinosaur, clown, etc. Once you and your child decide on a word, fill out the paper and send back to me for word choice approval.
Your child should have gotten information about the upcoming Vocabulary Parade. The goal is to learn and understand a new or creative word. Please include some type of sign with the word and definition as part of the costume. My class is not doing a theme so you are free to select any vocabulary word. The word choice samples in the packet that went home are great examples. I just ask that the word be a true vocabulary word vs. a very simple word such as happy, scared, dinosaur, clown, etc. Once you and your child decide on a word, fill out the paper and send back to me for word choice approval.
*** Please send in a water bottle daily.
Box Tops: Please send in box tops. We appreciate your supports!!! :-)
Binder:
Students have received planner which is stored in their take home binders. Please view the students nightly and initial it.
*** Please send in a water bottle daily.
Resources
Monday: Media
Tuesday: Media (checkout)
Wednesday: NRD (early release)
Thursday: STEM
Friday: Art
Daily Lunch 11:41-12:11
Have a great week!
Upcoming Dates
10/28-11/1 - Book Fair
10/28-11/1 - Book Fair
10/29 - Report Cards Available on HAC
11/1 - Fall Festival
11/8 - Veterans Day Celebration (8:40-9:30)
11/11 - Veterans Day (No School)
11/15 - Vocabulary Parade
11/15 - Interims
Classroom Wish List - candy, treats
11/1 - Fall Festival
11/8 - Veterans Day Celebration (8:40-9:30)
11/11 - Veterans Day (No School)
11/15 - Vocabulary Parade
11/15 - Interims
Classroom Wish List - candy, treats
Daily Lunch 11:41-12:11
Have a great week!
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