It's been awhile...

It's been awhile since I've written. I apologize! We've been busy learning in third grade. We've completed our study of Government just in time to elect our very own Student Government. We are almost finished with our adventure through the habitats of Georgia. We are currently learning about Mrs. Richardson's favorite habitat, the ocean! Be sure to check out the Science Page to explore habitats on the Internet. We're still working our way through a unit on Multiplication. To help you guys practice your math facts at home, I've created a Math page on our blog. Just look for the menu on the top right-hand side of the page. You'll be a Math Wizard in no time!

Until next time,

Mrs. Richardson :)

Wk 5 AR Report

AR Report as of Friday, October 7, 2011

Most Words Read - Top Three

Gracie Bennett - 43,536 words

Savannah Smith - 19,672 words

Cody Davis - 18,708 words

Class total for words read 181,727!

Daylen read the most books with 10 tests taken this week!
Paige had the highest average with 92% correct!

Congrats everyone!

Parents, remember you can check your child's AR record at any time by visiting the link below. Log in information was sent home a few weeks ago. Let me know if you need another copy.

 

https://hosted214.renlearn.com/53716/

Students, please remember AR is part of your homework. You should be ready for a test when your arrive to school in the mornings. Third graders are required to read and take tests on at least 4 books per week.

Boo-k! Party

You're invited to Gilbert's 3rd Annual Boo-k Party!

 

Come to school dressed as your favorite BOO-k character and for $5, stay after school for the party! There will be music, snacks, dancing, and a trip to Boogerwood Holler (optional, if you're not too scared!) We are also having a jack-o-lantern contest. To enter, bring the best hand carved pumpkin ever, with a flameless candle and your name on the bottom. We will turn them on for the party and party goers will pick their favorite!

Friday, October 28

2:30 - 4:30

Please follow the school's dress code when designing your character. Keep in mind, you will have to wear your costume all day long. So think, comfortable. You may wear make-up, but nothing too scary. We have little ones who share our school!

 

Wk 4's Spelling Bee Winners

Congrats!

Cody Gribble - 1st Place

Cody Davis - 2nd Place

Savannah Smith - 3rd Place

LHS Homecoming Week

During the week of September 26-30, Gilbert students were invited to join LHS's Homecoming celebration activities. We joined them in dressing up in various theme throughout the week. Here are some photos of our school spirit!

We love our Grandparents!

There's nothing like the love of a grandparent! On September 27th, Gilbert celebrated Grandparents' Day! Grandparents were invited to our classroom where they could be interviewed, help solve puzzles, or read a book with their grand child. Following these activities, students were treated to snacks and photos in the gym. The last event was a trip to the Book Fair! We had a wonderful day with our grandparents!

Reviewing Place Value

Place value review tasks on September 8 were loads of fun! Check it out!

Welcome to Third Grade!

Firstly, I would like to apologize for not keeping my blog up-to-date. It has been very difficult to do so due to the computer and server issues within our county system. Our school's website is still not up and running. You may access school information by visiting the Current Event's blog, click here. 

I will continue to update our class web log until the county's issues are resolved. So check back often! I'm very happy to have your child in my class this year. I'm "ant"icipating an awesome year!

Welcome to the 2011-12 School Year!

We're off to a wonderful start!  Things are coming along nicely as everyone seems to be adjusting to new expectations, classmates, teacher, and procedures. We are working diligently to settle into our routines despite missing school on Tuesday and a delay on Wednesday because of the weather.
On the first day of school, we read Laurie Keller's book, Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners. In this story, Mr. Rabbit gets new neighbors and he's a little concerned about them because he knows nothing of otters. A wise owl suggests he should treat "otters" the way he would want to be treated. Students enjoyed the humorous otters! This was a great start to our discussion about the need for rules to keep all of us safe while at school. After much debate, these are the rules we decided our class needed. We are using the STAR acronym to help us remember our rules.

• Stay on task and organized.
• Talk politely and work quietly.
• Always listen and follow directions.
• Respect everyone and everything.

With the weather events of this week, I chose to go ahead with assigned spelling. I backed up one list below where your children should have started. I am happy to report that Friday's spelling test was a huge success! Everyone made an A! I hope this happens every Friday!
I have pictures to post of Math Workshop as soon as I find the camera cord to upload them. We explored the properties of addition and reviewed the expectations for Math Workshop.
A couple of reminders:

• Pictures have been rescheduled for October 17. New forms will come home in the days just before that date. :) Save those beautiful smiles!

• Ice Cream is considered a privilege in third grade. Students must be on blue and green all week. Ice cream is "lost" even if the yellow occurs on Friday.

• Please review the STAR rules with your child! I have been reluctant to change colors due to the craziness in our schedule. However beginning on Monday, students will receive no warnings. We've been over procedures and expectations every day we've been in school. Third graders should be more than aware that Mr. Harris expects no noise in the hallways. This is an area of concern for us. We're having difficulties controlling talking throughout our entire day. 

• I'm still missing emergency cards, lunch forms, third grade info sheets, and FYI forms. Please understand that the FYI form must be returned. Students without that form are not allowed to use the computers nor access the Internet. We must have your permission for them to do so. The FYI pamphlet is the legal sized (tall, skinny) booklet. I also need the 3rd grade sign off back so that I may post pictures of our class. I must have your permission to post your child's image on our class site.

• The Walker County email system has been restored. You may contact me via email @ elisarichardson@walkerschools.org. The school phone number is 706-638-2432. I'm available via phone from 6:30 - 7:00 a.m., 12:45 - 1:30 p.m. (my planning time), or from 2:20 - 3:05 p.m. each afternoon. 

• The County's websites are still down. You may access our classroom blog here.

• We will pick up our regular homework schedule this week. Be sure to check STAR binders each night!

Happy Tuesday!

Greetings everyone!

Today I am attending a training session for Common Core GPS. On my way into class, I saw Mrs. Long, our student teacher from last year. I'm happy to announce that Mrs. Long will be teaching at Gilbert this year. She is replacing Mrs. Pope who retired this summer. Mrs. Long will be teaching Science and Social Studies. She is here at AEC for new teacher orientation. I'm sure you will join me in wishing her all the best!

Time for class to start. Until next time...

Mrs. R :)