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Thank you for visiting our website! This is the central information hub for all things Third Grade: a weekly newsletter and helpful links to keep you up to date. Please note that you can find grades through the Parent Portal and find dress-out schedules through the Fine Arts tab at the top of the page.
Please do not hesitate to reach out!
Week 5: September 9th-11th
Week 5: September 9th-11th
Have a wonderful long weekend!
The grading period ends on September 18th.
Parent Action Items
Make sure to send your child to school in uniform. We will change into PE/ Dance clothes before specials.
If you have any questions please let us know.
Upcoming dates:
School Holiday September 7th & 8th
Pj Day for $5 September 11th
Wear gold and sky blue September 18th
Weekly Objectives (no normal classes this week due to MAP Testing)
ELAR: Map Testing
Math : Map Testing, also no homework this week.
Science: Map Testing
Social Studies: Map Testing
Fine Arts and PE
https://sites.google.com/mytesa.net/tesafineartspe/for-parents
Teacher emails
Miss Barter: amanda.barter@mytesa.org
Mr. Moore: keegan.moore@mytesa.org
Ms. Laporte: debra.laporte@mytesa.org
Mr. Moren: eugene.moren@mytesa.org
Week 4: August 31st-September 4th
Week 4: August 31st-September 4th
There are three weeks completed and three to go until the end of the six-week cycle. The grading period ends on September 18th.
Parent Action Items
Make sure to send your child to school in uniform. We will change into PE/ Dance clothes before specials.
If you have any questions please let us know.
Upcoming dates:
School Holiday September 7th & 8th
Weekly Objectives
ELAR: More The Wind in the Willows and "Sir Gus"
Unit 1 Welcome Letter (Spanish) Unit 1 Welcome Letter (English)
Math : Continue going over modeling multiplication and divisionusing Strip Diagrams, Arrays, and Skip Counting. Lessons 12, 13, 14, 15.
Science: Finish states of matter review. Start going over Materials and Mixtures
Social Studies: Measuring history and historical figures who influenced their communities
Fine Arts and PE
https://sites.google.com/mytesa.net/tesafineartspe/for-parents
Teacher emails
Miss Barter: amanda.barter@mytesa.org
Mr. Moore: keegan.moore@mytesa.org
Ms. Laporte: debra.laporte@mytesa.org
Mr. Moren: eugene.moren@mytesa.org
Week 3: August 25-29, 2025
Week 3: August 25-29, 2025
Welcome to our 3rd Grade website! This is where you will find the weekly newsletters that will come out each Friday. You can also explore our other pages using the links on the top right. We hope you will find this to be a useful resource in keeping up with what is going on in your child’s classrooms.
This week is Howdy Week! Look at the picture to know what to wear for the week.
Parent Action Items
Make sure to send your child to school in uniform. We will change into PE/ Dance clothes before specials.
If you have any questions please let us know.
Weekly Objectives
English Language Art and Reading :
Unit 1 Welcome Letter (Spanish) Unit 1 Welcome Letter (English)
Math : Module 1 Topic C and starting Topic D: We will model multiplication and division using arrays, number lines, and strip diagrams. We will practice "skip counting" by 4s, having already mastered 10s, 5s, 2s, and 3s. We will have a quiz in order to demonstrate our new skills.
Note: We will again send a small homework practice assignment in student binders on Monday, due the following Monday, August 31.
Science: We will continue discovering and measuring properties of matter including temperature and liquid volume. Students will show their knowledge with a quiz at the end of the week.
Social Studies: Communities, tracking time in history, and Founding Fathers.
Fine Arts and PE
https://sites.google.com/mytesa.net/tesafineartspe/for-parents
Week 2: August 17-21, 2026
Week 2: August 17-21, 2026
Welcome to our 3rd Grade website! This is where you will find the weekly newsletters that will come out each Friday. You can also explore our other pages using the links on the top right. We hope you will find this to be a useful resource in keeping up with what is going on in your child’s classrooms.
It was a wonderful week getting to know your kiddos. We are going to have a great year!!
Upcoming dates:
Howdy Week August 24th - 28th
Parent Action Items
Make sure to send your child to school in uniform. We will change into PE/ Dance clothes before specials.
If you have any questions please let us know.
The students this year have blue or purple Take-Home folder that need to come back to school with them! This wil contain their calander, graphic organizers, and any work the kids are taking home.
Weekly Objectives
English Language Art and Reading: This week we'll be reading and responding to the children's classic "Wind in the Willows". We'll be doing a read aloud and answering questions and writing about what we read.
Math: Module 1 (Lessons 3,4,5,6,7): We are starting a deep dive into understanding multiplication as adding equal groups and as represented by drawn models including arrays and number bonds. We will practice using the vocabulary of multiplication (factors X factor = product) and relate that to division. Some homework will be assigned and they will have the week to complete it!
Science: We will learn about properties of matter and ways to observe and measure different types of objects. We will use hands-on experiences to discover and describe mass, density, and magnetism.
Social Studies: This week in Social Studies we'll be looking at building communities.
Fine Arts and PE
https://sites.google.com/mytesa.net/tesafineartspe/for-parents
Teacher emails
Miss Barter: amanda.barter@mytesa.org
Mr. Moore: keegan.moore@mytesa.org
Ms. Laporte: debra.laporte@mytesa.org
Mr. Moren: eugene.moren@mytesa.org
Week 1: August 11 - 14, 2026
Week 1: August 11 - 14, 2026
Welcome to our 3rd Grade website! This is where you will find the weekly newsletters that will come out each Friday. You can also explore our other pages using the links on the top right. We hope you will find this to be a useful resource in keeping up with what is going on in your child’s classrooms.
Upcoming dates:
First Day of School August 10th
BooHoo/Whoohoo Breakfast August 10 7:15 Am - 7:45 Am
Parent Action Items
You can help us and your child be ready for the first day of school by doing these 2 things!
Send your child’s PE/Dance clothes starting Tuesday. Find the fine arts tab on the website menu to find more information and their schedule for changing.
Give your child affirmations Monday morning to help with the first-day jitters!
Weekly Objectives
English Language Art and Reading Class procedures, build classroom connections, get to know you activities, and other activities
Math Class procedures, build classroom connections, get to know you activities, and starting Module 1 lessons
Science: Class procedures, build classroomconnections, first week activities.
Social Studies Class procedures, build classroom connections, get to know you activities, and other activities
Fine Arts and PE
https://sites.google.com/mytesa.net/tesafineartspe/for-parents
Teacher emails
Miss Barter: amanda.barter@mytesa.org
Mr. Moore: keegan.moore@mytesa.org
Ms. Laporte: debra.laporte@mytesa.org
Mr. Moren: eugene.moren@mytesa.org
2026-2027 School Year
2026-2027 School Year
Meet the Teachers
Welcome Back!
Ms. Barter, Mr. Moore, Ms. Laporte, and Mr. Moren are so excited about meeting the incoming 3rd graders and starting school next week! We thought this would be a good time to introduce ourselves and let you know a little bit about what to expect this year. Watch for a Remind message on Friday about our first newsletter of the year!
Ms. Barter earned her bachelors degree at Northwestern State University. She is excited to teach Math and Science this year and help build stuents' confidence in both subjects. She is a big space nerd who loves exploring and learning about the universe. Ms. Barter can't wait to share her enthusiasm for learning with her students!
Mr. Moore teaches English Language Arts and Reading. He is a passionate writer and hopes to pass that passion along. Students will dive deeper into genre, author's purpose, grammar, as well as improving rhetorical skills. Throughout the year, students will be building writing portfolios. All pieces will relate to lessons and students will collaborate and share during the writing process.
Ms. Laporte teaches Math and Science. She hopes to make math accessible to every student through the arts, activity and real-world connections. She has prior experience as an educator, parent and businessperson (BA, Computer Science and MBA). When not at school, Ms. Laporte loves being out in nature, travelling, reading, and learning something new.
Mr. Moren recived his Bachlor Degree from UTA and his Masters from Southwestern Baptist. He is married with three grown children and eight grandchildren. He has been an educator for six years and had taught 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and kindergarten. He is looking forward to teaching at TeSA.
Math this year: Students this year will expand their knowledge on arrays, multiplication, division, 2-D and 3-D shapes, time, area, fractions, rounding, and more! We also will incorporate and develop writing skills through word problems and well-rounded responses.
ELAR this year: Students will dive deeper into genre, author's purpose, grammar, as well as improving rhetorical skills. Throughout the year, students will be building writing portfolios. All pieces will relate to lessons and students will collaborate and share during the writing process.
Science this year: Students will learn about matter, force, motion, energy, the earth, space, ecosystems, and organisms. Our learning will include structured scientific and engineering-design processes to investigate and experiment within these topics.
Social Studies this year: students will be learning about communities, founding fathers, Cultural Heritage, geography, environment, government, and economics.
Teacher emails
Miss Barter: amanda.barter@mytesa.org
Mr. Moore: keegan.moore@mytesa.org
Mr. Moren: eugene.moren@mytesa.org
Ms. Laporte: debra.laporte@mytesa.org
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