February 19-22

Welcome back! I hope you had a great long weekend! Spelling words for this week are: nurse, work, shirt, hurt, first, word, serve, curly, dirt, third, worry, turn, stir, firm, her, girl, perfect, and hamburger. We are starting to do a lot of work for the CRT's which will be given the first 2 weeks in March. The kids have been working very hard.

Week of February 11

Hello! The Elder Grove website has been recreated so I was not able to get on to update this site. This will be a short week due to the days off. There will no spelling this week. We continue to study Montana for 9 more days. The Valentine's Day party will be Wednesday at 11:00. The girls are bringing the treats. Please bring a Valentine for everyone in the class. There are 23 kids. Thank you!

Week of January 21

Hello! We have Monday off so when we have a short week, we do not have spelling. We will be working on our cursive handwriting. MAPS testing is over for 3rd grade. The kids worked very hard. Reading- We will read the story Yonder Mountain. Math - We will continue working on multiplication and division. Social Studies - We have a test on Wednesday. Your child was given a study guide.

Week of January 14

Hello! In reading we are reading the story called The Science Fair. Look for the story in a folder. Spelling words : hole, whole, its, it's, hear, here, won, one, our, hour, their, there fur, fir, road, rode, peace, piece. We are starting 3rd quarter! Please continue reading with your child and doing the flashcards. We can see a difference when you do!

Week of January 7

Hello! Our reading group continues to work on the 15 AR points that are required for second quarter. We read quietly for 30 minutes every morning and the kids really enjoy it. We have been studying biographies and the kids did amazing poster on a person of their choice. We are now reading about Michael Jordan. The spelling words for this week are: joy, point, voice, join, oil, coin, noise, spoil, toy, joint, boy, soil, choice, boil, come, are, poison, destroy. In math we continue to pursue multiplication and division! Hope your new year is going well.

Week of December 17 and January 2

Hello Parents, I am hopeful you were all able to make the Christmas program and that your Christmas season is not too fast and furious. During a busy time like this we need to stop and reflect on all that we have. There will be no spelling the week of Dec. 17 and the first week of January (2nd). The kids have continued to work very hard in class. Thank you for sharing your kids with me. Each one brings a bright spot to my life every day. Enjoy the season! Mrs. Staffileno

Week of December 10

Hello! In reading we will read a wonderful story about Thomas Edison. We will be researching inventions and how they have made an impact on society. In life science, we are designing carnivorous plants. Spelling words for this week are: talk, cross, awful, law, cloth, cost, crawl, chalk, also, raw, salt, wall, lawn, always, soft, small, often, and strawberry. Happy Holidays!!