Update for 8/31

Dear Parents,

       Please come to Curriculum Night tomorrow (9/1) at 6:00 or 6:45 to find out more about our classroom procedures and the topics we will be studying this year with your student!  When you sign your child's agenda tonight, you will see that we will need posters for our Roots of Democracy project by this Wednesday if you can.  Your student will be working with a partner in class creating this project for the next few days.  Also, we have a Week 3 math handout that is due Thursday.  Below are the instructions for the poster project that we will be working on in class:

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SS3G1.c: Poster

Your teacher has asked you and your partner to design an informational poster entitled “Roots of Our Democracy.” Your teacher has requested that the poster board be divided into 3 sections.

 

      The first section should include an illustration of the three branches of government, a description of each branch, as well as titles of jobs held within each branch. The branches should contain titles and a description of the duties of the three branches.

 

     The second section should contain illustrations and labels of buildings in Washington, D.C. that show the Greek influence of architecture in those buildings. You should explain how our government buildings design is connected to ancient Greece.

 

     The third section will have a map of the world (the teacher will give you a blank map). The map should have Greece, the equator, Prime Meridian, lines of latitude, and lines of longitude labeled. The teacher would like for you to design a model of the bulletin board on poster paper. Be prepared to present your bulletin board to the class and include an explanation of why the separation of branches exists. You should make your poster colorful, informative, and eye catching!!

 

 

 

Update for 8/23

 Dear Parents,

     I enjoyed seeing so many of you at the picnic on Friday, although I can't say I enjoyed all the dunking quite as much!  :)  The other 3rd grade teachers and I were pretty sore on Saturday from climbing out of the dunk tank dozens of times, but we're glad the kids got such a kick out of the experience. 

     Hopefully your student has been showing you his/her agenda nightly and getting you in the habit of signing the bottom of each day's assignment section.  We will continue using the agenda all year long to build the skill of staying organized in your students and to keep you informed.  If you ever have questions, feel free to write a note in the agenda or e-mail me at magisgraves@fultonschools.org 

     Our upcoming Democracy quiz on Tuesday will cover the vocabulary in your student's journal (community, citizen, law, democracy), the three branches of each level of government (national/federal, state, and local), how our separation of powers makes our government special, and the ideas we borrowed from ancient Greece (the idea of democracy even though theirs was a direct democracy and ours is representative, the Olympics to celebrate our spirit and competition, and columns on our government buildings to honor Greece).  We will have a Jeopardy-style review in class tomorrow and I will send home the journals for the students to review one more night.  Please help them remember to bring their journals back in on Tuesday!  Thanks in advance for your support!!

      Our Curriculum Night will be on Tuesday, 9/1.  There will be two sessions so that parents with more than one student can see each student's classroom.  We will review our classroom procedures and inform you about the curriculum we will be teaching your students this year.  Feel free to e-mail me beforehand if you have any burning questions.  

     Finally, I wanted to let you know that the county is having issues with our new e-mail Office 365 system.  Some parent e-mails are going to our Junk Folders and others are coming through hours or days later.  We are diligently checking our Junk Folders to make sure we are not losing your e-mails, but I wanted to make you aware of this issue.  Hopefully it will be resolved soon!  

     Jenny M-G

Queridos padres,

     Me gustó ver a muchos de ustedes en el día de campo el viernes, aunque no puedo decir que disfruté toda la mojando bastante como mucho! :) Los otros profesores tercero grado y yo estábamos bastante dolor el sábado de la escalada de las docenas de tanques de volcadas de veces, pero estamos contentos de los niños de una patada como fuera de la experiencia.

     Esperemos que su estudiante ha sido que mostrando su / su programa nocturno y conseguir que en el hábito de la firma de la parte inferior de la sección de asignación de cada día. Vamos a continuar con el orden del día durante todo el año para construir la habilidad de mantenerse organizado en sus estudiantes así como para mantenerle informado. Si alguna vez tiene alguna pregunta, no dude en escribir una nota en la agenda o envíeme un correo electrónico a magisgraves@fultonschools.org

     Nuestro próximo concurso de la Democracia el martes cubrirá el vocabulario en el diario de su hijo (comunidad, los ciudadanos, el derecho, la democracia), las tres ramas de cada nivel de gobierno (federal nacional /, estatal y local), cómo nuestra separación de poderes hace que nuestra especial del gobierno, y las ideas que tomados de la antigua Grecia (la idea de la democracia a pesar de que la suya era una democracia directa y la nuestra es representativo, los Juegos Olímpicos para celebrar nuestro espíritu y la competencia, y las columnas en nuestros edificios del gobierno para honrar a Grecia). Vamos a tener una revisión de estilo Jeopardy en clase mañana y voy a enviar a casa las revistas para que los estudiantes revisen una noche más. Por favor ayude a recordar para traer sus diarios de vuelta en el martes! ¡¡Gracias de antemano por su apoyo!!

      Nuestra Noche de Currículo será el Martes, 09.01. Habrá dos sesiones para que los padres con más de un estudiante puede ver la clase de cada estudiante. Vamos a revisar nuestros procedimientos de la clase y le informará sobre el plan de estudios estaremos enseñando a sus estudiantes este año. No dude en enviarme un correo electrónico con antelación si tiene cualquier preguntas candentes.

     Por último, quería hacerle saber que el condado está teniendo problemas con nuestro nuevo e-mail Oficina sistema 365. Algunos correos electrónicos de padres van a nuestras carpetas basura y otros están llegando a través de horas o días después. Estamos verificando diligentemente nuestras carpetas basura para asegurarse de que no están perdiendo sus e-mails, pero quería hacerle consciente de este problema. Es de esperar que se resuelva pronto!

     Jenny M-G

August 17, 2015

  Dear Parents,

         I hope you have seen that our students now have agendas so that they can keep track of assignments and homework.  Hooray!!  Please help them stay organized by checking and signing their agenda nightly.  Learning how to be organized is a life skill your student will benefit greatly from in 3rd grade and beyond.  So far we are off to a great start, but we did have a couple of students leave their agendas at home.  Please help them make sure they bring it to school each day so you can stay informed.  :)

           In Social Studies, our I CAN statement is:  I can explain how our government is divided into three branches and why this separation of powers is important.  In Math, our I CAN statement for this week is:  I can use place value to round whole numbers to the nearest 10 or 100.

          Also, today our first homework handout went home.  It is Math on one side and L.A. on the other and is not due back until Friday.  Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. 

         Lastly, if your student has not brought in a pair of earphones or earbuds, please try to send those in ASAP.  The students will need them when we are in the computer lab, for iReady, and on the ipads.  Having their own will help us stay sanitary as well as motivate our students to take very good care of them.  Thank you for all of your support!!

           Jenny M-G

Queridos padres,

         Espero que hayan visto que nuestros estudiantes tienen ahora agendas para que puedan realizar un seguimiento de las tareas y deberes. Hooray !! Por favor ayude a mantenerse organizado por el control y la firma de su agenda todas las noches. Aprender a ser organizado es una habilidad de la vida a su hijo se beneficiará enormemente de en 3er grado y más allá. Hasta ahora nos hemos ido a un gran comienzo, pero tuvimos un par de estudiantes abandonan sus agendas en casa. Por favor, les ayudan a asegurarse de que se lo llevan a la escuela todos los días para que pueda mantenerse informado. :)

     En estudios sociales, nuestro yo CAN declaración es: puedo explicar cómo nuestro gobierno se divide en tres ramas y por qué esta separación de poderes es importante. En matemáticas, nuestro yo CAN declaración para esta semana es: puedo usar el valor de posición para redondear números enteros hasta el próximo 10 o 100.

               Además, hoy nuestro primer folleto tarea fue a su casa. Es de Matemáticas en un lado y LA por otro, no se debe volver hasta el viernes. Por favor, hágamelo saber si usted tiene cualquier pregunta o preocupación.

         Por último, si el estudiante no ha traído un par de audífonos o auriculares, por favor trate de enviar las de ASAP. Los estudiantes tendrán que ellos cuando estamos en el laboratorio de computación, por iReady, y sobre los ipads. Tener su propia ayudará a mantenernos sanitaria, así como motivar a nuestros estudiantes a cuidar muy bien de ellos. Gracias por todo vuestro apoyo !!

           Jenny M-G

August 11, 2015

    Dear Parents,

    What a great start your students are off to!  We have gotten to know each other with some ice breakers, begun organizing our Science/Social Studies and Math journals, started our first vocabulary notes for our Democracy unit, and had our first pre-test in Math.  For the next week, our Social Studies "I CAN" statement is:  I can find Greece on a map and explain how ancient Greece was a model for the U.S. government.  For Math, our statement is:  I can fluently add and subtract within 1,000. 

     At home if your student is able, he/she can login to www.brainpop.com and review the videos on Athens, Democracy, Voting, and the Olympics.  Also, your student can work on iReady  to review for Reading and Math (lunch number and date of birth).

     Thank you for all of your support!  Please let me know if you have any questions.  :)

     Jenny M-G

Qué gran comienzo a sus estudiantes están fuera de! Hemos llegado a conocer unos a otros con algunos rompehielos, comenzado a organizar nuestros Ciencia / Ciencias Sociales y Matemáticas revistas, inició las primeras notas de vocabulario para nuestra unidad de la Democracia, y tuvimos nuestra primera prueba previa en matemáticas. Para la próxima semana, nuestra Estudios Sociales "Puedo" declaración es: puedo encontrar Grecia en un mapa y explicar cómo la antigua Grecia era un modelo para el gobierno de Estados Unidos. Para matemáticas, nuestra afirmación es: fluidez Puedo sumar y restar en 1000.


      En casa si su hijo es capaz, él / ella puede acceder a www.brainpop.com y revise los videos en Atenas, la democracia, Votar, y los Juegos Olímpicos. Además, el estudiante puede trabajar en iReady revisar para Lectura y Matemáticas (número almuerzo y la fecha de nacimiento).


      ¡Gracias por todo vuestro apoyo! Por favor hazme saber si tienes preguntas. :)


      Jenny M-G

August 9, 2015

       Dear Parents,

       If you haven't already, please sign up for our class texting app, REMIND by going to:

http://remind.com/join/8892mrsmgs

This will be a great way for me to send important, quick updates and information to your phone!  :)

     Jenny M-G

August 8, 2015

     Dear Parents,

     It was wonderful to meet so many of you at Sneak Peek on Thursday!  I'm soooo excited about this year and the opportunity to teach Social Studies, Science, and Math to your fabulous students!!  On Monday we will be organizing supplies - if you haven't had a chance to bring your child's in yet, anytime on Monday would be great to drop them off.  Thanks in advance!

     I wanted to let you know that we flip-flop between Social Studies and Science in 3rd grade and we will be beginning with our Democracy unit in Social Studies.  In Math we start off with addition and subtraction to 1,000, place value, and rounding.  We will be doing some formatives this week to determine each student's starting point that we will build on.

     You are allowed to walk your students to class this week, but we are asking that you hold off on eating lunch with your student until after the first two weeks of school.  We will be getting our routines and procedures in place as well as reviewing our P.A.W.S. behavior rules with the students.  (You probably have seen the posters in the hallway: P is for polite, A is for accountable, W is for working together, and S is for safety.)  Also, please remember that any changes in dismissal need to be communicated to me through e-mail and to the front office by 1:30 so that we can ensure that your child gets home safely.  :)

     Thank you in advance for all of your support this year!!!

     Jenny M-G