I'm baaaaaaaack! It was so fun to see so many of you at our 3rd quarter Town Hall writing celebration. I really enjoyed hearing all that our kids feel passionately about and seeing how much they have grown over the last few months while I was gone.
As difficult as this transition is, I am really excited to be back with my babies and to finish the year strong together. We have 3 weeks until spring break and then will jump in to the Georgia Milestones Testing which I have full confidence that they will be MORE than ready for. Repeat after me, "We will NOT stress about testing. We will NOT stress about testing. We will NOT stress about testing" You as the parent and even more importantly, your children, should NOT be stressing about this. They are prepared. They are ready. And their best is all that I am asking for. We got this. I will be sending out more updates and information about testing as it approaches. Lots on the calendar so take a look at the dates below.
Important Dates:
March 10th- Daylight Savings- Spring Forward!
March 12th- Field Trip to the Fernbank Museum
March 13th- Early Release Day
March 15th- Spring Class Picture Day
March 20th- Kindergarten Registration
March 22nd- K-2 Talent Show
March 26th- Spirit Night- US Cafe
March 29th- PTA Dress Down Day $1
Curriculum Updates
Integrated Reading:
Writing: ELA.W.2-Write informative and explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information
Math:
As difficult as this transition is, I am really excited to be back with my babies and to finish the year strong together. We have 3 weeks until spring break and then will jump in to the Georgia Milestones Testing which I have full confidence that they will be MORE than ready for. Repeat after me, "We will NOT stress about testing. We will NOT stress about testing. We will NOT stress about testing" You as the parent and even more importantly, your children, should NOT be stressing about this. They are prepared. They are ready. And their best is all that I am asking for. We got this. I will be sending out more updates and information about testing as it approaches. Lots on the calendar so take a look at the dates below.
Important Dates:
March 10th- Daylight Savings- Spring Forward!
March 12th- Field Trip to the Fernbank Museum
March 13th- Early Release Day
March 15th- Spring Class Picture Day
March 20th- Kindergarten Registration
March 22nd- K-2 Talent Show
March 26th- Spirit Night- US Cafe
March 29th- PTA Dress Down Day $1
Curriculum Updates
Integrated Reading:
- RI.6- Distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of the text
- RI.4- Determine the meaning of domain and content specific words within context
- S3E.1- Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the physical attributes of rocks. (color, texture, luster, hardness)
- Analyze data to classify rocks by their physical attributes using simple tests
Writing: ELA.W.2-Write informative and explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information
- Constructed and Extended Responses with non-fiction texts (Focusing on Rocks)
Math:
- 3.OA.8- Students will solve two-step word problems using the 4 operations. They will represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. They will assess the reasonableness of the answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding.