Parent Volunteers

I am so excited that I will have two parent volunteers next week. :) Thank you for filling out the forms about volunteering. If anyone else is interested in coming in to help with small groups, please send me a note because I feel like an extra hand is always needed. Today we went to the computer lab, and I introduced the kiddos to a new website. www.arcademicskillbuilders.com They loved it! If you have a chance, check it out. There are all kinds of educational activities for kids. :)

Blogging

I am sorry that I haven't posted something on here every day. It is difficult to remember when I get home. My son doesn't let me grade papers very much, so getting online to blog about our day is sometimes a difficult task. Please remember that our spelling test will be tomorrow. I gave the pre-test last week, so your child has had extra days to study their words. I am hoping that his will help with the spelling test scores. Please let me know your thoughts on this. Remember that lists are always available on spellingcity.com if your child forgot his/her list at school.

This week...

It is amazing how quickly this week is flying by. I cannot believe that we only have two more days left. Last week, we took our STAR math and STAR reading tests. These tests help me determine the level that your child is able to work on in those subjects. The scores help me to determine leveled groups and areas of strengths and weaknesses. If you want to know more about STAR scores, please send me an e-mail or write a note in your child's agenda. :) The story that we are reading this week is a very cute story. It is called A Fine, Fine School. Make sure that you are reading this nightly with your child. We will test over the story on Friday. Our spelling test will also be on Friday. You can find our spelling lists online via spellingcity.com. All you have to do is search the teacher name and you will find the lists. :) Good luck!

Classroom iPad!!!

I am very excited because I found out on Friday that I get an iPad to use in our classroom! I have an iPad at home that I use for games, internet, movies, etc., but I've been weary about bringing it to school. Now I won't have to think about it because I will have my own school one!!!! This is exciting because I can find apps that the kids can use in the classroom. If you know of any apps that have been beneficial to your children, please let me know!

Day Two

Well, I can say that we had yet another successful day of third grade! I am very excited about the personalities of this class. Although they are a little more social that most... I know that we will have a fun year. Today, we discussed a book that we read in class yesterday, and completed some activities that related to the book Miss Nelson is Missing. We also made the venture down to the computer lab to take the STAR Reading test. This test shows me a round about level that your child is capable of reading. Tomorrow we will be taking the STAR Math assessment, and then on to the weekend.