Welcome to Ms. Weathers's 3rd Grade Class Web page!

School has begun!

During August and September we will be getting to know one another and learning about our rules and procedures.  Starting Monday August 31st your child will be switching classes.  Mrs. McLaughlin will be teaching reading, Ms. Murph will be teaching math, and I will teach writing.  Throughout the day we will also incorporate science, s.s., and technology.  

Reading is fun! 

Everyday your child will read in class for 30 mins.  At night your child should read for an additional 30 mins.  Each time your child should write his or her reading in his or her AR log which is located in his or her 3 ring binder.  Also in the binder you will find a section for spelling and vocab.  Each week your child will have new vocab. and spelling words. 

Spelling homework will be given on Monday and Wednesday nights.  Your child will have a list of activities that he or she will use to complete the homework assignments! At the beginning of the week your child will take a pretest.  After seeing the results your child will be given his or her own individualized spelling list.  The number of words will vary from week to week as I see fit for your child.  If you ever feel that your child has too many or not enough words please let me know.   

Math homework will be given on Tuesday nights.  Also every Friday your child will bring home a math game that he or she should play over the weekend.  The math games help to reinforce concepts being taught at school!

Reminders for the month:

• Please remember to sign your child's AR log and agenda every night.

 Things you can do at home to help your child succeed:

Be sure to ask your child questions after he or she reads.  Such as,

"Who was the story about?"

"What was the main idea (big concept) of the story?" 

"Start at the beginning and tell me everything you remember happening."

Practice addition, subtraction, and multiplication facts whenever you have a free moment.  Being fluent with these will help your child succeed this year! On this page there are flash cards that your child can do online!  If your child is having trouble remembering the facts, try allowing he or she to use counters (such as pencils, pennies, spoons, etc.) or a number line and act out the math problem.

Problem solving is also very important for your child to be able to do.  Here are a few examples, try making up some of these or allowing your child to make them up.

Payton has 4 friends coming over.  She wants to make 3 cookies for every friend.  How many cookies does Payton need to bake?

Grace, Alex, and Johnathan are friends.  Their ages add up to 29.  If Grace is 9, and Alex is five years older than Grace, how old is Johnathan?

In writing, try to encourage your child to use as many details as possible.  The reader should be able to "see" the event occurring as they read the story.  Remember to use end punctuation correctly.  Each story should have a beginning, a middle, and an end. 

As always, feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.  I am always here to help! I think the year has gotten off to a great start and I look forward to an AWESOME year!