Important reminders & events this week:

Grinch Week December 15th-19th

Next week will be very busy in 3rd Grade! We are going to spend December 15th-19th enjoying many different Grinch and winter-themed activities.  Because of this, we will not have a formal holiday party. We will, however, celebrate our last days of 2025 Grinch style!  Students may bring in GREEN snacks and goodies to munch on this week.  I am always amazed at the creativity of GREEN snacks each year.  Some examples: green apples, celery, green M&M's, green popcorn balls, green bag of Lays chips (sour cream & onion flavor), green Rice Krispie bars, etc.  If you choose to bring snacks, we have 21 students in our room.  It’s always a fun way to end our year.

Your donations are much appreciated!

We will also have themed dress-up days next week:

MONDAY- HOLIDAY HAT/FUN HAT

TUESDAY- UGLY SWEATERS

WEDNESDAY- GRINCH DAY (wear green)

THURSDAY- CRAZY SOCKS

FRIDAY- PAJAMA DAY

Absenses:

If your child needs to be absent, arrive late, or leave early, please email your child's teacher and Becky Ericson, who is  responsible for student attendance for our elementary. bericson@dcwest.org 

    Join in the December fun at D.C. Elementary!

3rd Grade Mixtape Links from Music

Peterson: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Q7MOmkZwqq54JmCbGraT8?si=ed65bb3cf80f4beb

Toelle: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2qProyPrzxT2mvs9sPb6NM?si=9514960ce8214a3c

Jonas: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ZYDNaGmuCQD230HkMJugf?si=705fb14a244e44be

3rd Grade Homework: 

Fluent by Friday-Read through the passage daily and return by next Monday 

Xtramath: math facts daily

IXL: math and ELA(reading) tasks assigned but uncompleted

Read: 20-30 minutes daily

Math: Multiplication 

**Please have your child practice their math facts daily at home by completing Xtramath.  If they are trying, it shouldn't take more than ten minutes.  If they are just guessing, it will keep have them practice longer. A chart will pop up after testing showing their progress.**

Reading: 

**Please have your child read for 20-30 minutes each evening at home. It really makes a huge difference in their fluency and reading skills.**

Story: - Little House on the Prairie & By the Shores of Silver Lake

Genre: Historical Fiction 

Skills: Compare & Contrast and Infer Theme

Word Study: Suffixes 

Writing:  Adverbs(When)

Science: Aminal Life Cycles