Class Newsletter

Important Dates:

1/13- 3rd Grade Talent show auditions 3:15-4:00 in 2nd grade pod

1/16- Awards Assemblies for 2nd 9 weeks

1/19- No school- MLK Jr. Day

1/23- READ-A-THON Kick off!!, PTA Family Dance- Book Character Themed- 6-8pm

1/27- 100th Day of School!

1/29- CAN DAY CANCELED, Next one is March 19th

2/6- Donut Day! (Forms due 2/4)

2/16- No school!

Mustang Reminders:

Please make sure your student brings a jacket to school each day as our classroom get very cold. During Winter, we will be going out in any temperature above 40 degrees.
A name should be written inside all jackets on the tag incase it goes missing. Students are welcome to have a jacket that stays in the classroom instead of bringing one back and fourth.
All students should bring a snack and refillable water bottle to school each day.

A Note from our Room Rep

Hello 3rd Grade Families!

I am Lindsay Nelson, Parker’s mom, and I am Mrs. Murphree’s Room Rep for this year! I am here to help Mrs. Murphree with planning & organizing class parties and any other help she needs throughout the year. In addition to that, I will be sharing information with you about classroom & grade level events, opportunities to be involved, requests for volunteer help, etc. If you would like to opt OUT of this communication, please let Mrs. Murphree know and she will remove your contact information from our list. A few opportunities to be involved in the next few months include Pumpkin Day, Thanksgiving Feast in November, and Holiday Brunch in December. More info and volunteer requests will go out for each as we get closer to them. Other ways to support the class are through Mrs. Murphree’s Class wishlist & the 3rd Grade Science Needs wishlist! We welcome and appreciate your help in any way you can, whether volunteering your time or sending supplies to the classroom! Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, ideas or suggestions! I’m excited for the school year ahead and look forward to working with y’all to make it a great year for Mrs. Murphree & the kiddos!

Lindsay Nelson

Email: lindsayrnelson@yahoo.com

Cell: 940-391-2829

Remind alerts

If you see this on your remind, ignore it. I'm not sure why it is there but I do still receive your messages! It tells me the same thing when I send you a message. If you haven't received anything from me via remind, please reach out!

Just make sure you are using the app and have your notifications turned on.

Don't forget to wear tennis shoes for PE

Snack time is around 9:45 each day. Please send healthy, quick snacks and water only.

Special Area's Schedule

Monday- P.E.

Tuesday- Music

Wednesday- Library

Thursday-P.E.

Friday- Art

3rd 9 Weeks- What Are We Learning?

Reading- Fiction- Character Studies unit
Writing- Literary essasy
Math: Multiplication & Division
Social Studies: Maps, Landforms, physical characteristics
Science: Solar System, Space, Sun moon and earth relationship to each other.

See this letter for more details about our TEKS & Curriculum for the first semester!

HOMEWORK EXPECTATIONS

Students will bring home their "Take Home Binder" each day. Inside will be a folder with any papers that need to come home, their homework journal and some scratch paper for work shown on homework, and their book of choice, if they need one to bring home for homework.

These binders need to travel to and from school each day .

Our homework is one page front and back for the WEEK. They will bring it home on Mondays and return it completed on the following Monday. That's so they have the weekend incase your weeks are busy. It happens to the best of us!

If they have completed their work by Monday, they will be in the homework club! Here's how to stay in the homework club...

Students must read for a minimum of 20 minutes each night. (Even if they are able to answer all questions in one night, they should still make a healthy habit of reading each night.)

Once they have read a "good fit book" (Have them tell you what that means), Then they will answer the one question for that night or more if they would like to do more than one. Some questions are not going to be able to be answered until later in the week or as they get farther into their books. Make sure they are paying attention to the top of the homework page to know whether they should be reading fiction or non-fiction.

Students will have a math review page for the week. They can complete the whole thing in one night or do 1-2 questions each night. They MUST show all of their work on the scratch paper or the problem if there is room.

Please check in with them before homework is due to make sure they are ready to turn in on Monday, following the expectations inside the front cover.

Can Collection!

January 29th Can Day Canceled!!!!

Please help us pay for field trips by collecting aluminum drinking cans! We recycle these to help collect money to pay for busses and field trip costs for students.

We also need people to help take the cans to the recycle facility. If you have a truck and are interested in volunteering, please send me an email!

Please only send cans on the days listed. We cannot store the cans ahead of time or early. They can be delivered after school the night before but no earlier. They need to be brought by 4 pm the day listed. Any other cans need to be saved for the next can day at home.

If you have not already, please complete the Informed Consent for School-Based Counseling and Support Services. SB 12 (2025) now requires parent or guardian permission for students to receive the same counseling and social services support we've always provided.

Further information can be found on the consent form at the following link: https://forms.dentonisd.org/Forms/ConsentforSchoolBasedMentalHealthServices

*You will need your child's ID number to complete the online form. Paper forms are available by request.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Mrs. Scanlan at ascanlan@dentonisd.org.

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