Winter Break

Friday, December 18th is the last day of school before winter break.  School will resume on Monday, January 4th.

Research Paper

The research paper on money is due on Friday, December 18th.

Unit 4 Math Test

The Unit 4 Math test will be on Thursday, December 17th.

Secret Santa

The Secret Santa gift exchange is on Friday, December 18th.

Claus' Closet

The class will be shopping at Claus' Closet on Tuesday, December 15 and Wednesday, December 16.

Thanksgiving Break

Thanksgiving Break begins on Wednesday, November 25th.  Have a wonderful and safe holiday!

Persuasive Writing

The class will be working on a persuasive writing essay this week from a turkey's point of view!  Looking forward to hearing the many persuasive reasons that we should not eat the turkey!

Reader's Theater

The class has been working on some very funny Thanksgiving reader's theaters.  They are excited to perform on Tuesday!

Unit 3 Math Test

The class will be taking a Unit 3 Math Test on Tuesday, November 17th.

Money Madness

The class is learning about economy, history of money, and budgeting money.

School Board Meeting

There is a school board meeting at Avilla on November 18th at 6:00.

Volcano Erupting!

The class had a lot of fun with their visit from Miss Leah this week.  Miss Leah visits twice a month from the Kendallville Public library.  She focuses Science or Social Studies.  This week the class found out what happens when you mix vinegar with baking soda!

Veteran's Day Program

The school will be having a program to observe Veteran's Day on November 11th at 10:00 a.m.

Parent Pipeline - Infer and Support with Evidence

The class has been working on making inferences and supporting with evidence.  You can click on the following link for suggestions on how to help with this strategy at home.

Parent Pipeline

Fractured Fairy Tales

The students are publishing fractured fairy tales!  Very creative stories!!!

Report Cards

Report Cards will be going home on Wednesday, November 11th.

Donuts for Dads

Donuts for Dads is on Tuesday, November 3rd from 7:00 a.m until 7:45 a.m.  Hope to see you there!

Election Day

Don't forget to vote!  Election day is on Tuesday, November 3rd!  Be sure to "Vote Yes"  for the Middle School Project!

Pint Size Hero Blood Drive

The Pint Size Hero Blood Drive is from 2:30 - 7:30 at Avilla School in the Multi-Purpose room.  Hope to see you come out for this great cause!

Fall Festival

The class had rotations on Thursday during our Fall Festival!  This is a picture of one of the groups making and enjoying spider cookies!

Character Counts

The school focused on the pillar of "Caring" at the Character Counts convocation.  The school recognized Hunter and a kindergarten student who is also at Riley by wearing a bracelet to support them and to demonstrate "Caring".

Red Ribbon Week

Monday - Don't let drugs ruin your future, turn away from drugs! Wear your College Bound shirt backwards.
Tuesday - Shade out drugs! Wear sunglasses.
Wednesday - Team up against drugs! Wear your favorite sports team shirt or jersey.
Thursday - Sock it to drugs!  Wear crazy socks!

eLearning - October 30th

There will be no school on Friday, October 30th.  Friday will be a practice eLearning day.

Parent Teacher Conferences

Parent teacher conferences are on Thursday, October 29th.

Fire Station

The class will be walking to the fire station on Monday, October 26th to learn about fire safety.

Bear in the Chair

Riley Hospital for Children is sponsoring "The Bear in the Chair" program for our third grader, Hunter Schermerhorn.

College Bound

Great day at The University of St. Francis where third graders learned what it takes to be College Bound!

IPad Care

Please be sure your child is demonstrating responsibility with the iPad and is remembering to charge it each night and returning it to school the next day! Thank you!

October 30th - eLearning

October 30th will be a scheduled eLearning day!  I will go over all of the procedures and directions with the class prior to the first practice eLearning day.

Parent Teacher Conferences

Parent teacher conferences are on Thursday, October 29th.  I will be sending home your scheduled time this week.  Please let me know if the time will not work for you and I will reschedule it.  Thank you!

Fire Station

The class will go to the Fire Station on October 26th to learn about fire safety.

St. Francis

The class is going to be College Bound on Tuesday, October 20th when the third graders take a field trip to The University of St. Francis!  The students will learn what it takes to be a college student, will tour the campus, and go to the planetarium!

YMCA Swimming

The class had a lot of fun and had a great experience learning water safety and how to become a better swimmer!

Focus on Health

The third graders learned about making healthy choices at Focus on Health on Thursday.  Ronald McDonald also surprised the third graders with some fun magic tricks!

Gold Canyon Fundraiser

The Gold Canyon Fundraiser is due on Monday, October 12th.  Please be sure to collect the money at the time of the order.  There is no tax on the candles.  Please make checks to Avilla School!  Thank you in advance for your support!

YMCA - Swimming

Remember to bring a bathing suit, towel, and plastic bag on Monday, October 12th for swimming at the YMCA.

Happy Fall Break!

There is no homework over break!  Have a relaxing and enjoyable Fall Break!

Light the Night

Thanks to those of you who walked and supported a great cause at Light the Night Walk!

Grandparents' Day

Here are just a few of the great memories made during Grandparents' Day!

No Reading Log

I will not be sending home a reading log this week since it is a short week.  However, there will be a short reading assignment each night.

No School

There is no school on Friday, October 2. The following week is fall break.  School resumes on Monday, October 12th. Enjoy!

IPad Care

Please complete and return the iPad care forms.  This is very important in order for iPads to be used at home.  IPads will go home for the first time on October 13th.

YMCA Permission Slip

The permission slip for swimming at the YMCA was due on Friday.  Please turn in this week if you have not already!

Gold Canyon Fundrasier

The informational packet about the Gold Canyon Fundraiser went home today! Thank you in advance for your help in supporting the third grade Chicago trip!

Grandparents' Day

Thank you to all of the grandparents that attended Granparents' Day on Friday! It was wonderful to meet you!

Monitor and Fix Up - Parent Pipeline

Monitor and Fix Up - Parent Pipeline
You can click on the above link for suggestions on how to help your child at home with the reading strategy monitor and fix up.

Fall Break

The first day of fall break is Friday, October 2nd and school resumes on Monday, October 12th. I can't believe how quickly this is approaching!

YMCA Swimming

A permission slip will be going home this week for swimming at the YMCA.  The class will be swimming each morning on October 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16. Mark your calendars!  I will send home more information when it gets closer.

Progress Reports

Progress reports will go home on Thursday, Sept. 25th.  Please let me know if you have questions!

Grandparents' Day

Grandparents' Day is on Friday, September 25th.  I am looking forward to it!

Busy Week!

It has been a busy week with the Ronald McDonald bullying prevention program, Leah from the Kendallville library visited with the class and did some fun experiments with sound, and we had our first class store!  The class was able to spend their money that was earned for earning Class Dojo points for positive classroom behavior!

Reading

The class is working on character traits and comparing and contrasting the setting, characters, theme, and plot in stories!

Fables

The class is working hard on revising, editing, and publishing fables!  Each fable teaches a valuable moral or lesson!! Very creative!

Vision Screening

Third grade has vision screening on Tuesday, September 15th.

Musical Instruments

It was a fun week making musical instruments!  Thanks again for all of your donations!!

Parent Pipeline - Back Up and Reread

Parent Pipeline - Back Up and Reread

The class has been working on the reading strategy Back Up and Reread.  You can click on the link above to get ideas on how to help with this strategy at home.

School Fundraiser

The orders for the school fundraiser are due on Tuesday, September 8th.

Chicago Trip

Important information went home with your child to regarding the Chicago trip.  Please make sure you check your child's folder.

Chicago Trip - May 14

The annual third grade Chicago trip will be on Saturday, May 14th.  Please mark your calendars!! Look for information to be coming home regarding the trip soon!

Fall Pictures

Fall pictures are on Thursday, September 3rd.

Labor Day - No School

There is no school on Monday, September 7th in observance of Labor Day.

THANK YOU!

Wow!  Thank you for all of your donations of recyclables!  The class can't wait to get started on making their instruments next week!

Parent Pipeline - Check for Understanding

Parent Pipeline - Check for Understanding

We have been working on Checking for Understanding.  You can click on the link above for suggestions on how to help your child Check for Understanding when reading.

Scholastic Book Order

The Scholastic book order is due on Monday, August 31st.  Please make checks payable to Scholastic.  You can order online using the code LDR9H.  Thanks!

Donations

Third grade is accepting donations of recyclable materials to help with making an instrument in class.  You can donate plastic bottles, empty food boxes, empty laundry detergent containers, and more.  Thank you in advance for your help with this project!

Parent Pipeline - Good Fit Books

Parent Pipeline - Good Fit

The class has been learning how to choose good fit books.  The link above is a parent pipeline that will give you suggestions on how you can help at home.

Fun with Technology!

The class is concentrating hard and having fun on their iPads!  Third graders really have become experts on the iPad!

Fall Pictures

Fall Pictures will be on September 3rd.  The picture order form went home this week.

Fundraiser

The school fundraiser begins today, Friday August 21st.  The last day for sales is September 8th.  An informational packet went home with your child.

Building Stamina

The class is doing an outstanding job of building stamina in reading!

Sound

The class is learning about sound waves and how they travel!  The class will be learning about pitch, tone, and volume in music class.

Agenda

Please be sure to sign and check your child's agenda each night!

Fundraiser Kick-Off

The fundraiser kick-off is Friday, August 21st.

Weekly Schedule

Monday - Media/Technology
Tuesday - Media/Technology
Wednesday - Art/Library
Thursday - Music/P.E.
Friday - Music/P.E.

Lunch - 11:40 - 12:10

First Day of School

It has been a great first two days of school!  I have had so much fun getting to know the class!

First Day of School

The first day of school is Thursday, August 4th!  I am looking forward to having a great year!

Summer Break

Thank you for all of your support in making this a successful  school year!  I really enjoyed the school year and am sad to see it end!  Have a most enjoyable summer break!!!

Report Cards

Report cards will be going home on the last day of school, June 5th.

Field Day - June 3, 2015

Last Day of School

The last day of school is on Friday, June 5th.  I will be sending home a letter with summer learning activities on the last day of school. Can't believe how fast the school year went!

Award's Program

The Award's Program is June 5th at 9:30 a.m.  Students will be recognized for achieving honor roll and/or perfect attendance.

Field Day

Field Day is on Wednesday, June 3rd.  Please bring sunscreen, a water bottle, and a beach towel.

Market Day

Market Day was a huge success!  The students really learned what it takes to be an entrepeneur!

Reader's Theater - Rafunzel

Reader's Theater - Goldilocks and the Three Bullfrogs

Reader's Theater - The Three Elephants

Memorial Day

There is NO SCHOOL on Monday, May 26th.

Market Day

The third grade market day is on Thursday, May 28th.

Memorial Day

There is no school on Monday, May 25th.

Chicago Trip

The third graders had an excellent time on the Chicago trip!  It was a wonderful experience and a great day!

Multiplication Facts

Keep practicing multiplication facts! You will be rewarded with an ice cream sundae the last week of school for the timed tests that you pass!

Reader's Theaters

Your child will be involved in a fractured fairy tale reader's theater over the next few weeks and then will be performing to other classes.

Spring Music Program

The Spring Music Program has been rescheduled for Thursday, May 14th at 6:30.

Professor Popcorn

Professor a Popcorn is a guest teacher who will be with us each day this week. She will be teaching us about how to live a healthy life!

Chicago Trip

Chicago trip is coming up this Saturday, May 16th!  Looking forward to it!!

Muffins with Moms

Muffins with Moms is on Tuesday, May 5th at 7:15 a.m.

Market Day

Third grade Market Day will be on Thursday, May 28th.

ISTEP April 27 - 30

The third grade will begin ISTEP testing on Monday, April 27th.  We will be testing April 27, 28, 29, and 30.  We will begin testing first thing each morning.  Please be sure your child gets plenty of rest each night and eats a healthy breakfast before coming to school.  Please talk to your child about the importance of this test and doing their personal best.

Spring Music Program

The Spring Music Program has been postponed.  I will let you know as soon as it is rescheduled.

Book Fair

The Scholastic Book Fair is next week.  The class will be going on Tuesday, April 21st to shop.  The Book Fair will also be open during the School Carnival on Friday, April 24th.

Simple Machine Inventions

Great job on making the simple machine inventions and presenting them in class!!!

Communities

Each students is choosing a community and researching why it would be a nice place to live.  Then each student will be writing a persuasive paper on reasons why you would want to live there.  The class is very excited about their research!

Plants

We planted seeds on Wednesday of last week and the class continues to learn about the plant life cycle.

Balloon Powered Lego Cars

Having fun with Miss Leah from the Kendallville Public Library!  The students were making cars that would be powered by a balloon.  Very Creative!

ISTEP

We will be taking the second round of ISTEP at the end of April.  The window opens on Thursday, April 23rd.  I will let you know as soon as possible the exact dates we will be testing.

Unit 9 Math Test

The class will be taking the Unit 9 Math test on Wednesday, April 15th.  You can click on the following link for a study guide if you would like your child to practice at home.

http://www.mrnale.com/Math_Reviews/Unit_9_Review.pdf

School Carnival

Mark you calendars for the school carnival on Friday, April 24th!

Simple Machine Invention Project

The simple machine invention project is due on April 15th.

Acuity

The class will be taking the spring Acuity on Friday, April 10th and Monday, April 13th.

Spring Pictures

 Spring Pictures are Friday, March 20th!

Spring Break

The last day of school is this Friday, March 20th.  School will resume April 6th.  Have a wonderful and safe Spring Break!

Chicago Field Trip

A letter went home last week with important information regarding the Chicago trip.   The final cost of the trip is due on Friday, March 20th.  Please let me know if you have any questions or if you need another copy of the letter.

Read Across America

We are celebrating Read Across America the week of March 16th.  Please let me know if you would be interested in volunteering to read a Dr. Seuss book to the class. Thanks!

Pennies for Patients

The school is collecting donations for "Pennies for Patients".  This is a great cause to raise money for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

IREAD

All third graders will be taking the IREAD test.  We will likely be testing on March 12th or 13th.  I will let you know for sure when we are given the testing schedule.  We are preparing in class for this test which is all multiple choice and is paper and pencil.  Look for more information in the newsletter.

Great job!

The class did an outstanding job of working hard and doing their personal best on the ISTEP test.

Cookie Fundraiser

The cookie fundraiser is due on March 16th.  Cookies will be delivered on April 7th.

Fun Friday

Great job to the students who completed all of their work for the week and demonstrated excellent behavior!  These students had a great time playing "Minute to Win It" games during Fun Friday!!

Happy Valentines Day.

Valentine Party

We will be having a Valentine party on Friday, February 13th.  Your child can bring cards for the party but this is optional.  Please do not feel obligated to bring cards.

We have a busy week in reading.  The class is working on fact and opinion, making inferences, and context clues.

Secret Santa

The class had a great time doing the Secret Santa gift exchange!  Most everyone was able to keep a secret! :)