Curriculum Night! Our Curriculum Night, or Open House, is this Wednesday the 30th, from 6:00-8:00 pm. This is an adults only event. It is a great opportunity to hear about our classroom, the curriculum, and our procedures. This is your chance to ask us anything! I hope that each of you will be able to make it. If child care is an issue for you, please try to attend one of our 45 minute classroom sessions (6:20 or 7:10). The official schedule for the evening is below: Curriculum Night Schedule 6:00-6:15 Welcome and opening remarks by Mr. Gillingham, Ms. Pantalena, and Mrs. Mason A-L M-Z 6:20-7:05 Child's Classroom Specials in MPR 7:10-7:55 Specials in MPR Child's Classroom Language Arts : This week, we will read chapters 14-18 of Pin
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This coming week on Tuesday, the 22nd the third grade will be taking our internal benchmark test, MAP. Please make sure your child is in attendance that day, had a good nights rest, and breakfast. Thank you for your support! Language Arts : This week, we will read chapters 9-13 of Pinocchio’s adventures and using the text as inspiration for some writing activities. We will work diligently to begin the rule pages in our Spalding notebooks and begin our spelling word list on Thursday. There will be a “mock” spelling test on Friday. We will also learn how to diagram adjectives and try to figure out the meaning behind the phrase “beat around the bush”. Math: We will review addition and subtraction and take a short quiz on Monday. Later in the week, our scholars will learn how to use bar models to solve problems. On Wednesday, we will enjoy math groups and explore our math concepts more deeply with manipulatives and games. Thank you to all the parents who have committed to come i
Quarter 1 Week 2: Thank you for a wonderful start to the year! We had a great time in 3A last week. Let's keep it up this week! Parents please continue signing the planner every night! Language Arts : We dove straight into the content last week and I am excited to present more rigorous material in the weeks to come. The children will be assigned their first third-grade poem to memorize on Wednesday. They will have two weeks to memorize the poem and will be reciting it before the class on August 30th . Our poem is “The Bee” by Isaac Watts. We began Pinocchio last week and will continue onward with our adventures. We are using the story to practice textual evidence, dictionary and thesaurus skills. For Spalding, we will begin writing in our blue notebooks and there will be an assessment on phonograms 1-70 Friday . In grammar and writing we will continue our study of nouns and verbs and extend that knowledge with diagramming. Math: Last week, we began third grade mathema
Dear Parents and Students, Hello! Welcome to Miss Brennan’s third grade class! I am very excited to begin this new school year with you. Let me introduce myself to you. I graduated from the University of Arizona where I received a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. This is my first year at Archway Arete. Before this, I taught first grade at a public school in Mesa. I look forward to teaching at a classical academy this year. I find it very important to pursue truth, beauty, and goodness in everything we do. This year will be filled with wonder and excitement. We will be learning and challenging ourselves every day. Be prepared to work hard, ask questions, and have fun as we learn about many new concepts! Third grade will be a big year! I believe parent involvement is a tremendous factor in helping your child learn! Reading with your child every night is very important. Third grade is when the AZMERIT test begins and reading is a big compo