The Word on Third
Third Grade Newsletter January 17, 2021
Made from actual Texas snow!
DAILY!
Calendar:
January 18 - Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday - No school
February 5 - Go Red Day - Attention to Heart Disease
February 15 - Professional Development Day for Teachers - No school for students
March 12 - End of Quarter 3
March 15-19 - Spring Break
The most important things...
Late arrivals - If your child arrives after the 7:40 tardy bell, we need you to park in the front Tiger Loop, escort your child(ren) to the front door, ring the bell by the far right door, and sign them in on the clipboard on the white table. Once you ring the bell, our office staff will open the door for your child(ren) to enter the building and walk to their classroom.
Glamourcraft Photography was here on Tuesday, January 12 for makeup pictures for in-person/remote learners. IF your child had their picture taken, please allow 10 - 14 days to receive an email from Glamourcraft. In the email, you will see the picture and a link to order the pictures. If you do not receive an email within that time frame, please call Glamourcraft at 817-923-9901.
If you have any questions, please call the office at 817-305-4870.
- .The Play it Safe Program will be taking place on Jan. 28 via ZOOM and presented by the Women's Center. We have been informed that this program will ONLY BE AVAILABLE for IN-PERSON learners. Remote students will NOT be able to participate.
- Here is the link to parent information about a program preview for you, an OPT OUT form, an the district guidelines. If you do not fill out the OPT OUT form then your child WILL stay in the classroom while we have the ZOOM presentation.
- Vote for next year's school calendar. See the information below to take part.
GT Testing and Referral Information
UPCOMING REFERRAL / GT TESTING FOR GRADES 1-4
Referral Window: Jan. 19 - 29
GT Testing Window: Feb. 8th through March 5
Referral for Testing Link: bit.ly/2NT0M0y
Remote Students
Please click on the link to see next week's learning opportunities and assignment list. Feel free to PRINT for you or your child to ensure that all assignments have been completed by Friday. This will be filled in by Monday, January 18th at 7:00 p.m.
Schedules for Remote Learners of all kinds
Lead 2.0:
FOR OUR IN-PERSON STUDENTS
A FEW REMINDERS:
Everyday every student should have the following items with them:
- FULLY CHARGED IPAD
- IPAD CHARGER
- WATER BOTTLE
- AN EXTRA MASK
Every student should have a set of headphones here at school. Please send them daily or purchase another set for your student to leave here. Thank you.
Masks will be worn at all times in 3rd grade. Due to the increase in cases in the district, student mask breaks will be 10 minutes in duration. Snack time in class will follow that rule.
There is only one snack break in 3rd grade. A small and nutritious snack will suffice.
Highlights of the Week
- We are doing well on character traits and making inferences in Humanities.
- We are learning about American heroes.
- We started our Fractions Unit in Mathematics.
- In Science we researched different forms of energy.
What We are Learning Next Week
Reading: Retell and Paraphrasing
Writing: 5 Box Plan
Social Studies: Famous Heroes
Math: Continuing our Fractions Unit
Science: Magnetism and Gravity
The Parent Corner
GCISD Assessment Expectations
GCISD Reads
The Third Grade Team
Tiffany.Daggercummin@gcisd.net, @OCTDagger - Humanities
allyson.dickinson@gcisd.net, @OCTDickinson - Math and Science
julie.lee@gcisd.net, @OCTJLee - Humanities
amanda.eikelbarner@gcisd.net, @OCTWierzbicki - Math and Science