Peek 2021-22

  3rd Grade News  Week 29 April 11th - April 15th Monday, April 11th - Library/Media Center **BRING LIBRARY BOOKS** Tuesday, April 12th - Art Wednesday, April 13th Thursday, April 14th - Gym Friday, April 15th - Music Important Dates Late Starts - April 20th, April 27th No School - May 2nd   Welcome Back! I hope everyone had a wonderful and relaxing spring break.  I am ready to get back to school for our last 9 weeks of school!     Spring Weather As temperatures begin to warm up, please remind your child that they will need a coat for recess if the temperature has not reached 60 degrees.  If they are playing and get warm, they are asked to tie their coat around their waist.   Testing Season We are approaching the testing season after break. We will be taking two different tests, the MSTEP and the NWEA. With both of these tests, we need to take a math test and a reading test. Please try to avoid any appointments or absences...

  3rd Grade News  Week 26 March 28th - April 1st Monday, March 28th- Library/Media Center Tuesday, March 29th- Art Wednesday, March 30th - LATE START Thursday, March 31st- Gym, Math Test, Movie afternoon, PJ Day Friday, April 1st - No School , Start of Spring Break Important Dates NO SCHOOL - Spring Break- April 4th - 9th   March is Reading Month Celebration! We have read and talked about so many new books this month! In order to celebrate our hard work, our class has chosen to watch a movie on Thursday afternoon. Students may bring in a pillow, blanket and extra snack if they wish. Spring Weather As temperatures begin to warm up, please remind your child that they will need a coat for recess if the temperature has not reached 60 degrees.  If they are playing and get warm, they are asked to tie their coat around their waist.   Computers After spring break, if you would like your child to keep their computer/charger at school, instead of bringing it hom...

  3rd Grade News  Week 25 March 21st - March 25th, 2022 Monday, March 21st - Library/Media Center Tuesday, March 22nd - Art Wednesday, March 23rd - LATE START , Mystery Reader Thursday, March 24th - Gym Friday, March 25th - Dress as your Favorite Book Character Day, Music, Mystery Reader Important Dates Late Starts - March 30th NO SCHOOL - April 1st  NO SCHOOL - Spring Break- April 4th - 9th   Items Needed! Our classroom is running short on a few things. If you are able to help, please send in any of these items with your child: *Snacks (individual packs of Goldfish, Cheez-Its, Pretzels, etc.) *Extra Sugar-Free Gum - any flavor *Clorox Wipes Thank you so much!! Spring Weather As temperatures begin to warm up, please remind your child that they will need a coat for recess if the temperature has not reached 60 degrees.  If they are playing and get warm, they are asked to tie their coat around their waist.   Positivity Project Character Stren...

  3rd Grade News  Week 25 March 14th - March 18th, 2022 Monday, March 14th - NO SCHOOL Tuesday, March 15th - Art Wednesday, March 16th - LATE START Thursday, March 17th - Gym Friday, March 18th - Mystery Reader, Music, Wear clothing with words Important Dates Late Starts - 23rd, 30th,  NO SCHOOL - April 1st  NO SCHOOL - Spring Break- April 4th - 9th   Positivity Project Character Strength : Love of Learning - You master new skills and subjects on your own or in school.   What we are learning this week! Math- Unit 6: Measuring Length, Time, Liquid Volume and Weight Reading- Compare and Contrast Word Study - Unit 29, prefixes dis-, mis-, pre- Social Studies - Economy in Michigan Writing- Informational Writing   Technology Support Site for Students and Parents Our media team has created a resource site for students and families to help them navigate district technology. Click on the link below to access this resource: SPS Student/Parent D...

  3rd Grade News  Week 25 March 7th - March 11th, 2022 Monday, March 7th - Library/Media, Mrs. Peek's Class to Planetarium Tuesday, March 8th - Art, Author Marc Tyler Nobleman Visit Wednesday, March 9th - LATE START Thursday, March 10th - Gym, Test in Science Friday, March 11th - Music, Wear superhero attire! Important Dates Late Starts - March 16th, 23rd, 30th NO SCHOOL - March 14th   Nutcracker Pictures We are in need of Nutcracker Performance pictures for our school yearbook. If you took photos and would like to share them, please send them to kmandarino@stjoebears.com by March 11, 2022.    Report Cards/IXL Diagnostic/Lexia End of Trimester Progress Report cards will be sent home this week.  If you have any questions regarding your child’s report card please feel free to email me.  In addition, check out your child's IXL Diagnostic levels. They should start in the 300s (see below). If the scores are lower, extra time is needed to fill the gaps...

  3rd Grade News  Week 24 February 28th - March 4th, 2022 Monday, February 28th - Library/Media Center Tuesday, March 1st - Art Wednesday, March 2nd - LATE START , Music Thursday, March 3rd - Gym Friday, March 4th - ½ Day - Music, End of 2nd Trimester Important Dates Late Starts - March 9th, 16th NO SCHOOL - March 14th   Report Cards/IXL Diagnostic/Lexia End of Trimester Progress It's hard to believe the end of the 2nd trimester is this Friday.  Report cards will be sent home early next week.  If you have any questions regarding your child’s report card please feel free to email me.  In addition, check out your child's IXL Diagnostic levels. They should start in the 300s (see below). If the scores are lower, extra time is needed to fill the gaps in math before 4th grade. Also, Lexia scores for 3rd grade are 13-15. At this point, they should be getting close to or on level 14. If your child is below, extra time would be so helpful.  Thank...

  3rd Grade News  Week 23 February 21st - February 25th, 2022 Monday, February 21st - NO SCHOOL Tuesday, February 22nd - Art Wednesday, February 23rd - LATE START Thursday, February 24th - Gym Friday, February 25th - Music Important Dates Late Starts - March 2nd, 9th, 16th End of 2nd Trimester - March 4th ½ Day   Homework Our Homework Sheet is due this Tuesday! If you can check in with your child on how their homework sheet is going, and make sure that they are reading every night and writing it on their sheet, that would be great!    Positivity Project Character Strength : OPM- Cheering on other people’s success - You are happy for others and you cheer them on when they find success.     What we are learning this week! Math- Unit 5: Fractions as Numbers Reading- Asking and answering questions about text Word Study - Unit 19, Long e patterns Science - Forces in Motion Writing- Opinion Writing- Should Animals Be Kept in Zoos?   ...