Mrs.Ettinger's 3rd Grade Class 2021-2022

  3rd Grade News Week 30 April 18th - April 22nd Monday, April 18th - PE Tuesday, April 19th - Music, M-Step Reading Test Day 1 Wednesday, April 20th- LATE START, M-Step Reading Test Day 2 Thursday, April 21st -Library/Media Center  Social Studies Test Friday, April 22nd - Art Important Dates Late Starts - April 27th, May 4th, May 11th No School - May 2nd   Spring Field Trip- Potawatomi Zoo Please look in your child’s folder for a permission slip and information on our field trip coming up on Friday, June 3rd!   Spring Weather As temperatures begin to warm up, please remind your child that they will need a coat for recess if the temperature has not reached 60 degrees.  If they are playing and get warm, they are asked to tie their coat around their waist.   Testing Begins this Week! We will begin M-Step testing on Tuesday and Wednesday this week.  Please be sure your child’s computer is fully charged the night before .  In addition, pleas...

  3rd Grade News  Week 29 April 11th - April 15th Monday, April 11th - PE Tuesday, April 12th - Music Wednesday, April 13th - NOT a late start Thursday, April 14th - Library/Media Center Friday, April 15th - Art Important Dates Late Starts - April 20th, April 27th No School - May 2nd   Welcome Back! I hope everyone had a wonderful and relaxing spring break.  I am ready to get back to school for our last 9 weeks of school!     Spring Weather As temperatures begin to warm up, please remind your child that they will need a coat for recess if the temperature has not reached 60 degrees.  If they are playing and get warm, they are asked to tie their coat around their waist.   Testing Season We are approaching the testing season after break. We will be taking two different tests, the MSTEP and the NWEA. With both of these tests, we need to take a math test and a reading test. Here are the dates that we are testing: MSTEP Reading ...

  3rd Grade News  Week 26 March 28th - April 1st Monday, March 28th- PE Tuesday, March 29th- Music Wednesday, March 30th - LATE START Thursday, March 31st- Library/Media Center, PJ Day Friday, April 1st - No School, Start of Spring Break Important Dates Late Starts - March 30th NO SCHOOL - April 1st  NO SCHOOL - Spring Break- April 4th - 9th   Spring Weather As temperatures begin to warm up, please remind your child that they will need a coat for recess if the temperature has not reached 60 degrees.  If they are playing and get warm, they are asked to tie their coat around their waist.   Computers After spring break, if you would like your child to keep their computer/charger at school, instead of bringing it home every night, please send their charger with them back to school.  I will have computer stations set up so they can leave their computer at school to charge overnight.  With testing season coming up in a few weeks, it is important ...

  3rd Grade News Week 25 March 21st - March 25th, 2022 Monday, March 21st - PE Tuesday, March 22nd - Music Wednesday, March 23rd - LATE START Thursday, March 24th - Library/Media Center Friday, March 25th - Art, Dress as your Favorite Book Character Day Important Dates Late Starts - March 30th NO SCHOOL - April 1st  NO SCHOOL - Spring Break- April 4th - 9th   Spring Weather As temperatures begin to warm up, please remind your child that they will need a coat for recess if the temperature has not reached 60 degrees.  If they are playing and get warm, they are asked to tie their coat around their waist.   Positivity Project Character Strength : Gratitude   This week’s character strength is a review from earlier in the year.  Gratitude is being aware and thankful for good things that happen.  We will spend time this week looking for all the good things around us!   What we are learning this week! Math- Unit 6: Measuring Length,...

  3rd Grade News  Week 25 March 15th - March 18th, 2022 Monday, March 14th - NO SCHOOL Tuesday, March 15th - Music Wednesday, March 16th - LATE START Thursday, March 17th - Library/Media Center Friday, March 18th - Art, Wear clothing with words Important Dates Late Starts - 23rd, 30th,  NO SCHOOL - April 1st  NO SCHOOL - Spring Break- April 4th - 9th   Positivity Project Character Strength : Love of Learning - You master new skills and subjects on your own or in school.   What we are learning this week! Math- Unit 6: Measuring Length, Time, Liquid Volume and Weight Reading- Compare and Contrast Word Study - Unit 29, prefixes dis-, mis-, pre- Social Studies - Economy in Michigan Writing- Informational Writing   Technology Support Site for Students and Parents Our media team has created a resource site for students and families to help them navigate district technology. Click on the link below to access this resource: SPS Student/Parent ...

  3rd Grade News  Week 25 March 7th - March 11th, 2022 Monday, March 7th - PE Tuesday, March 8th - Music, Author Visit Wednesday, March 9th - LATE START Thursday, March 10th - Library/Media Center, Test in Science Friday, March 11th - Art, Wear superhero attire! Important Dates Late Starts - March 16th, 23rd, 30th NO SCHOOL - March 14th   Nutcracker Pictures We are in need of Nutcracker Performance pictures for our school yearbook. If you took photos and would like to share them, please send them to kmandarino@stjoebears.com by March 11, 2022.    Report Cards/IXL Diagnostic/Lexia End of Trimester Progress The end of the 2nd trimester is this Friday.  Report cards will be sent home early next week.  If you have any questions regarding your child’s report card please feel free to email me.  In addition, check out your child's IXL Diagnostic levels. They should start in the 300s (see below). If the scores are lower, extra time is needed to fill...

  3rd Grade News  Week 24 February 28th - March 4th, 2022 Monday, February 28th - PE Tuesday, March 1st - Music Wednesday, March 2nd - Art LATE START Thursday, March 3rd - Library/Media Center Friday, March 4th - ½ Day - Art, End of 2nd Trimester Important Dates Late Starts - March 9th, 16th NO SCHOOL - March 14th   Report Cards/IXL Diagnostic/Lexia End of Trimester Progress The end of the 2nd trimester is this Friday.  Report cards will be sent home early next week.  If you have any questions regarding your child’s report card please feel free to email me.  In addition, check out your child's IXL Diagnostic levels. They should start in the 300s (see below). If the scores are lower, extra time is needed to fill the gaps in math before 4th grade. Also, Lexia scores for 3rd grade are 13-15. At this point, they should be getting close to or on level 14. If your child is below, extra time would be so helpful.  Thank you for all you do to sup...