Thank you for remembering to stop by and check in to our weekly updates. Don’t forget to locate the secret word below and write it in your child’s agenda for an extra class reward point.
Be on the Lookout for…
- Wednesday folders are coming home today. School papers and work samples will typically come here every OTHER week, but for now I am sending whatever arrives in my mailbox.
- Please MARK YOUR CALENDAR for curriculum night- Thurs Sept 19th. This is for parents only and will go over testing and specifics for your 3rd grader.
- I am still searching for a designated “Room Parent”. This person wouldn’t need to do much other than help arrange our class basket for the fall festival and send out a couple of emails. Please let me know if you are willing!
- We have 7 September birthdays! A reminder from the office about celebrations below.
- Students took the Beginning of Grade State reading test (aka BOG) in class today. This test is not a grade and just gives us baseline data to better serve your child. Results will be sent to you a few weeks after. word- BOG
- Please ensure your child has a book tote for your their self selected books. Ask your child if you are unsure what type of bag this should be! They also should have their own set of HEADPHONES here at school.
- This year, our class is excited to read with Scholastic Book Clubs! It’s a great way to build up your child’s book collection at home and help them improve their reading skills. And when you shop with Clubs, your orders earn points I can redeem for books and other classroom supplies.Here’s how it works: I’ll send home notices like this throughout the year. If you decide to place an order, you can do that through our class ordering page. Your books will arrive at school about 10 days after I submit our classroom order.
By teaming up with Scholastic, we’ll help your child become a more confident, independent reader—and we’ll build a classroom library all of my students are excited to explore!
Order due date: 09/11/25
Shop our class page:https://orders.scholastic.com/GPPF6
Happy reading! Mrs. Vaughan
Class code: GPPF6
This week in Literacy:
Students are beginning literacy assessments this week in the areas of fluency, comprehension and context clues. These will help give us an idea of what students know and give us a baseline on how far students will grow this year.
We are also learning about theme and the “gist” of a stories from all over the world. Our goal is to see and connect learning challenges all people face. So far we have been to Venezuela and Columbia.
This week in Math:
We are continuing to connect repeated addition and patterns to open our minds to multiplication and division concepts. Memorization of facts is not the goal (YET…) rather, I want to ensure students know when and WHY multiplication should be used.
This quarter in Social Studies:
Students will learn about the structure of local, state and national government. We will create a classroom government as well and vote on a variety of real and imagined scenarios. Take time to highlight government in action when you are utilizing libraries, parks, roads, and more!
