Week 37

Another year has come and gone way too fast!  As a third grade team, we want to thank you for checking this blog each week and keeping up with all of our activities, events, and homework.  This has been another great year of learning and fun! We want to wish everyone good luck and best wishes as they enter 4th grade next year.  We all hope everyone has a wonderful, extraordinary summer!

May 19: 9:45 and 12:45 Dance festival. Wear modest beach or Hawaiian attire. The dress code will still be enforced. Options: boys – swim shorts and T-shirt, girls – shorts and T-shirt or swim dress, all – Hawaiian shirt, lei. Whatever you have is great. You don’t need to go buy anything.

May 23: Field day for Hanson and Rasmussen

May 24: Field day for Terry, Burton, Yerkes

Both field days will be from 10:00-11:20 and 1:00-2:00.

May 26: Last day of school 8:00-9:30 early birds, 9:15-10:45 later gators

IXL Skill: FF.3

Week 36

May 10: Chick-fil-a night

*May 11: Camp-a-thon (camping themed read-a-thon). Wear your camping clothes.
*Please note the change of date.

May 19: 9:45 and 12:45 Dance festival. Wear modest beach or Hawaiian attire. The dress code will still be enforced. Options: boys – swim shorts and T-shirt, girls – shorts and T-shirt or swim dress, all – Hawaiian shirt, lei. Whatever you have is great. You don’t need to go buy anything.

Week 35

• May 5: Bowling field trip. Don’t forget to wear socks and sneakers.

• May 11: Camp-a-thon (camping themed read-a-thon). Wear your camping clothes.

• May 19: Dance festival. Wear modest beach or Hawaiian attire. The dress code will still be enforced.

• Options: boys – swim shorts and T-shirt, girls – shorts and T-shirt or swim dress, all – Hawaiian shirt, lei. Whatever you have is great. You don’t need to go buy anything.

Week 34

We’re working hard on our biographies and enjoying learning about the people we’ve chosen to study! If your child doesn’t have research, please help him/her get it. Biography.com is a great place to find information. This is an in-school project, so all the kids need to do at home is get information.

April 28 (Friday): Walk-a-thon all parents are invited to come watch and support your walkers/runners for this event. Please don't forget to have your student fill out their donation lap sheets for this upcoming event this Friday. Each student should have received forms and information from their teacher last week. We hope to see you there!

Upcoming events: Watch for more details to come.

May 5: Bowling field trip

May 12: Camp-a-thon (camping themed read-a-thon)

May 19: Dance Festival, Please have your student wear modest Beach or Hawaiian attire. No flip Flops. The dress code will still be enforced.

IXL is U.9 this week!

Week 33

We’re working on our biographies. If your child doesn’t have research, please help him/her get it. Biography.com is a great place to find information. This is an in-school project, so all the kids need to do at home is get information.

Upcoming events:

April 19: Dibels (reading) testing, spring pictures

April 20: The Great Shakeout

April 28: Walk-a-thon

IXL: U.5

Week 32

Welcome back to school! We hope you had a wonderful break! We’re ready to finish our school year strong!

Dibels testing and spring pictures will be on April 19.

IXL this week is BB.3

• Hey parents we are starting our next project. We are working on a historical/famous biographies. We just need your student to bring in a picture and information on your person of choice.  
• Please bring in information by Friday the 14th.  The only requirement is the  person of choice has to be dead at least 20 years.
• ( try Biography.com as a source)

Week 31

• The Research Challenge Evening of Recognition will be on Wednesday, March 29th at 6:00. It will be best dress in the gym.  Family and Friends are invited to attend.
• Spring Break will be April 3-7.
• Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night will be April 5th.
• The last day to turn in box tops for this month will be March 30th.
• We are still looking for anyone that has some mad mash-up skills and can help us put a few songs together for our upcoming dance festival. If you would be willing to help us please contact one of the 3rd-grade teachers. 
• The IXL skill this week is: Y.3
• Upcoming event: Walk-a-Thon April 28th

Week 30

The Re

We will take the opinion/persuasive portion of our Sage test on Tuesday and Wednesday during early bird/later gator times. It is critical that your children be on time for school on those days. Please help your children by making sure they get a good night sleep and a good breakfast. 

The Research Challenge Evening of Recognition will be on March 29 at 6:00.

Spring break will be April 3-7.

Chick-fil-A Spirit Night will be April 5.

IXL this week is: X.3

Week 29

• We appreciate the opportunity we have to work with your children. They are a gift to us!
• We will do the first of our Sage testing the week of March 20. We will be completing the opinion/persuasive writing portion of the test.
• Spring Break will be April 3-7.
• The IXL skill is: X.1

Week 28

• Battle of the Books is taking place this week, March 7-10.
• The week of March 20-24 we will begin Sage testing. Please try to make arrangements to have your student there this week ready to go with a good nights sleep and a good breakfast that morning. Thank you for your support!
• March 29 at 6:00 pm will be the night of recognition for research challenge participants.  Each participant will be given a medal and a certificate acknowledging their hard work. 
• Just a reminder to keep working on your homework, reading and IXL skill every week.
• The IXL skill this week is: W.12

Week 27

• Research Challenge will be on March 1.

Chick-fil-A Spirit Night will be on March 1.

There will be no school on March 6. Teachers will be at training that day.

Battle of the Books competitions will be held March 7-10.

The IXL Skill this week is: W.7

Week 26

February 22 is Hang Time Day.  The cost is $8.00 per person for 2 hours of jumping and a slice of pizza.

Chick-fil-A Spirit Night will be on March 1.

Research Challenge Recital will be on March 1

There will be no school on March 6. Teachers will be at training that day.

Battle of the Books competitions will be held March 7-10.

IXL Skill this week is : T.7

Week 25

We’re looking forward to our Valentine’s parties, on the 14th! If your child would like to bring a Valentine box from home, he or she can. We won’t be making them at school.

The PTA is putting in another school shirt/hoodie order. The deadline to order is Feb. 15.   T-shirts are $7.00, hoodies are 18.00.

Our grade level storytelling competition will be February 17.

There will be no school on February 20, in honor of President’s Day.

February 22 is Hang Time Day.  The cost is $8.00 per person for 2 hours of jumping and a slice of pizza.

The IXL Skill: T6

We are looking for anyone that has the skill to help us mix up and mash up some 60's songs for our dance festival in the spring.  Please contact your student's teacher if you are willing to help us out. 

Week 24

Reminders of dates for News Report:

February 6-10: Students will show their presentations in front of the class, or show the recorded videos that were done at home. We have enjoyed the news reports that have already been presented!

Parent teacher conferences are this Wednesday and Thursday. If you have not signed up for a conference yet, please do so.

We’re looking forward to our Valentine’s parties, on the 14th!

The PTA is putting in another school shirt/hoodie order. The deadline to order is Feb. 15.   T-shirts are $7.00, hoodies are 18.00.

Our grade level storytelling competition will be February 17.

February 22 is Hang Time Day.  The cost is $8.00 per person for 2 hours of jumping and a slice of pizza.

The IXL skill this week is: I.3

Week 23

Parent Teacher Conferences will be held February 8-9.  Please sign up in Skyward to schedule and appointment.  If you have trouble signing in to Skyward please contact the office for assistance.

Historical Event  Project dates to remember:

January 23-February 3: Students should be working on their “News Broadcast” at home. Parents, follow the guideline sheet for the presentation requirements.  There is a link on the left side of this blog with the grading rubric and requirements for this project can be located.

February 6-10: Students will show their presentations in front of the class, or show the recorded videos that were done at home.

IXL SKILL: I.2

Week 22

We will be doing a lot of work on our News Broadcast project this week. Here is a reminder of dates for the project:

January 12-20: Bring research from home, and start searching and writing the information on their sheet. Writing will be done at school, so it is essential for the research to be here. 

This week’s assignment:
January 23-February 3: Students should be working on their “News Broadcast” at home. Parents, follow the guideline sheet for the presentation requirements.

February 6-10: Students will show their presentations in front of the class, or show the recorded videos that were done at home.

If your child has signed up for the Research Challenge, the first brown bag lunch will be on Wednesday.


The IXL Skill this week is: I.1

Week 21

We will be doing a lot of work on our News Broadcast project this week. Here is a reminder of dates for the project:

January 12-20: Bring research from home, and start searching and writing the information on their sheet. Writing will be done at school, so it is essential for the research to be here.

January 23-February 3: Students should be working on their “News Broadcast” at home. Parents, follow the guideline sheet for the presentation requirements.

February 6-10: Students will show their presentations in front of the class, or show the recorded videos that were done at home.

The IXL skills this week is: P6

Week 20

• Dry Creek is scheduled for mid-year DIBELS testing on Tuesday this week, we encourage all students to be in attendance that day. 
• We will have a special guest, on Wednesday, to help us launch our next language arts project. Students will be putting together and presenting a “news cast”, featuring an event from history.
• There will be no school on January 16, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

• The IXL skill this week is: P.5

Week 19

Welcome Back!
We hope you have all had a wonderful break and are ready to get back to learning.

• This month we will be starting are mid-year testing on the SAGE and DIBELS.  
• We want to encourage students to keep up on their reading at home, spelling word practice and IXL skills. 
• Don't forget to dress warmly on these snowy days! 

The IXL Skill this week is: D9