Third Grade Families, As many know, Ms. Espinosa is expecting Henry’s arrival very soon and she has decided to begin her maternity leave. I, Miss Poindexter, will teach third grade for the remainder of the school year! I am so honored and excited to finish off the year with your children! Here are some important […]

Hello Third Grade Families, Please mark your calendars for the events below: We will have PE on MONDAY & TUESDAY this week. Plan to wear PE uniforms on these days. Music will be on WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY. Plan to wear regular uniforms for this. Continuing with this month’s Read Across America activities, Wednesday is “Fox […]

Hello Third Grade Families, We have another particularly eventful week before us. Mark your calendars with the events below… Tuesday: Art with Mrs. Spooner! Wednesday: Free Dress…again! This one is has a “Wacky Wednesday” theme in honor of the book by Dr. Seuss. Friday: Intermediate Centers! Finally, CHEERS to our very own Eric, the big […]

Hello Third Grade Families, This week is a busy one. Please mark your calendars for the events below: Tuesday: Report Cards go home. Remember to sign and return the envelope so that it may go home at the end of the year. Wednesday: Free Dress! All participating students should bring $1 (or more) with all […]

Hello Third Grade Families, This week marks the beginning of Trimester 3. Time flies when you’re having fun! Math: We will complete Unit 7 this week with a test on Thursday. Continue practicing to solve for extended facts in both multiplication (5 x 50, 200 x 400, 3,000 x 6, etc.) as well as division […]

Hello Third Grade Families, This promises to be another busy week… Math: We will continue with Unit 7: Multiplication and Division. The students will be introduced to the use of parentheses and the order of operation as well as how to solve for multiplies of ten (5 x 50, 200 x 400, 3,000 x 6, […]

Hello Third Grade Families, Happy President’s Day! I hope everyone enjoyed the long, wet weekend. Math: This week we move on from geometry and into multiplication/division facts. Unit 7’s focus is largely on student mastery of all math facts from 1×1 to 10×10 with the ultimate goal being automaticity. We will isolate those facts that […]

Hello Third Grade Families, Happy Monday! As a reminder, Valentine boxes are due in class no later than Friday so that we can decorate them on Monday. See previous e-mail for detailed instructions. Math: Math: Unit 6 continues with a focus on symmetry and congruence before moving into polyhedrons (3-dimentional shapes). We will learn to identify […]

Hello Third Grade Families, Friday is all about parents! I look forward to meeting everyone in the Church for mass before heading over to the classroom. We will be making a miraculous medal as well as paper polyhedrons, and maybe even a little Word Work if we have time. Math: We will begin Unit 6: […]