Ashley Chambless
Weekly "Newsletter" From Mrs. Chambless
Happy April! Spring is in the air! The students LOVED the nice weather last week during our recess and it was so nice being out there and soaking in the sunshine.
As a reminder as we enter our 4th and final quarter of 3rd Grade. When your student enters 4th Grade, they will notice that it comes a lot of responsibility. As we finish out our year I want to continue to prepare them with the skills needed to be successful in the coming years here at AVA!
Last week, we wrapped up Unit 8: Native Americans. Students will be taking their Unit Assessment on Monday, March 31st. Our next CKLA Unit 9 is all about Explorers and the Exploration of North America! Students will be learning about a different explorer through each lesson and we will finish out this unit with a Living Explorer Museum - you will receive information about this in the coming weeks!
Over the next two weeks, we will be preparing students for their first year of CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success). These tests will take place April 14th-16th. Please be sure that your students are on time to school and that no appointments are scheduled for these 3 days! Keep an eye out for an email from me about CMAS Snack Sign Ups!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
- Parents please connect to our Class Dojo- this is how to monitor your students behavior (positive and negative)
- Please send your student to school with a filled water bottle as well as a couple healthy snacks for the day. Reminder that we are a nut-free classroom.
- Colorado weather changes hourly so please pack your student appropriate attire for the day.
- We will have PE every Wednesday - and some Fridays. Please have your student wear tennis shoes for those days.
- Library day is Tuesday
UPCOMING:
4/11: Spirit Wear
4/14-4/16: CMAS Test Dates
4/18: Teacher Plan Day
4/21: DIBELs Testing
4/25: Free Dress of Choice
Homework:
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Math |
X
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Lesson 92 -
Circled Problems pg 563
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X | X | ALL HOMEWORK DUE |
| Reading |
Spelling 9.1
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Read 30 min Practice Spelling
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Read 30 min Practice Spelling
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Read 30 min Practice Spelling
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Spelling Test 9.1
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WORD of the WEEK and Language Arts:
Students will be working on the following grammar concepts this week: Timed Writing Prompts, Linking Words, Multiple Meaning Words, and Prefixes pro-/anti-.
Homeroom Read Aloud: Holes by Louis Sachar
Reading:
Unit 9: Exploration of North America
There will be THREE total Spelling Tests for this Unit and an End of Unit Assessment. Students will be reading non-fiction chapters about Explorers while keeping an expedition log and an explorer chart on each explorers: motivations, interactions, and achievements.
Reading Skills: Comprehension, Cause and Effect, and 5 W's and 1 H Questions.
Foundational Skills: Fluency and Non-Sense Words
CKLA Read Aloud: The Age of Exploration
Spelling: /ue/ sound with Spellings: 'u_e' and 'u'
Math:
Section 10 Lessons 91-94:
3 digit by 1 digit Multiplication, Parenthesis, Estimating Products, and Compatible Numbers. As a reminder, all though we have concluded learning all of our multiplication facts, it's still important that students continue to practice these at home for speed and accuracy.
Students will receive Test 17 Corrections for HW next week!
History:
The Exploration of North America:
This week students will be learning about the following Explorers and concepts: Early Spanish Explorers (Columbus and Ponce de Leon), Hernando de Soto, El Dorado and Coronado, and Early Spanish Settlements.
SCIENCE:
Daily Schedule - 3rd Grade
| Time | Subject |
| 8:00 - 8:20 | Morning Work and Meeting |
| 8:20 - 9:00 | CKLA Knowledge & Writing (Homeroom) |
| 9:00 - 9:25 | WIN |
| 9:30 - 10:25 | CKLA Skills (In Skills Group Classes) |
| 10:30 - 11:15 | Specials |
| 11:20 - 11:40 | Lunch |
| 11:40 - 12:00 | Recess |
| 12:05 - 12:35 | Math (In Skills Group Classes) |
| 12:40 - 1:25 | STEAM |
| 1:30 - 2:00 | Math (In Skills Group Classes) |
| 2:05 - 2:20 | Recess/Snack |
| 2:25 - 3:20 | History/Science (Homeroom) |
| 3:25 - 3:30 | Pack-Up and Dismissal |
SPECIALS Schedule:
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Mon | Character Education |
| Tues | Library | |
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Wed |
PE | |
| Thurs |
Spanish |
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| Fri | Rotates through M/T/W/TH |
STEAM Schedule:
same for a whole week
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Red Week | Music |
| Orange Week | Tech | |
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Green Week |
Art | |
| Blue Week | Stem | |
Meet Mrs. Chambless
I am in my 17th year teaching, eighth year at AVA! LOVE it here! I have taught kindergarten, 2nd and 3rd. I am a Colorado native and love being with my family. My husband, Matt, works as a specialist for Douglas County School District... we are a teaching family! I have a 12th grader, Allikaye, and twins in sixth grade, Kai and Cambria. We are a busy family and like it that way! We are out playing sports, hiking, traveling, camping, and love being outdoors... Colorado living... especially living in the pines in Larkspur! I love coffee, reading, rainbow colors, smiley faces, and donuts! This is going to be a great year! Thank you for sharing your sweet children with me!!
