Mrs. McManus' Class

January 3rd Welcome Back!

January 5th ($10) Field Trip Payment Due

January 15th No School

January 17th Mid Year Testing Window Opens (STAR & mCLASS)

January 22nd No School

January 24th Report Card Day

January 26th Spirit Day

January 30th Reading Check-In (3rd Grade)

Looking Ahead.......

February 8th 2nd/3rd Grade PTO Night

February 9th Class Picture Day

February 14th Valentine Celebration

February 15th Early Release

February 16th No School

February 19th No School

February 21st Progress Reports

February 22nd Math Check-In (3rd Grade)

February 25th PTO Family Dance

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3838515436?pwd=RG04MnZqcVg5dTFSSWhGbVZjNFFYUT09

New News

PTO Performance- Please mark your calendars for February 8th. Third grade will perform at the PTO meeting. I hope that our whole class will participate.

Field Trips- January field trip payments are due. (We have a big trip coming up in the spring. Have you filled out your volunteer application so that you can go on the trip? The link to complete the application is at the bottom of the Smore.)

What does and OK on a paper mean? Please look over all work that comes home. I will circle the problem(s) that students miss. If you see an "OK" beside a problem(s) it means that the student corrected the problem with my help.

Cooler Days-The days are getter colder. Please be sure to send a jacket to school with your child each day. (Write his/her name on the tag!)

Thank you!- Thank you to the family that donated items off of our Amazon Wishlist. I am so very grateful for your support.

Old News, but still important....

Picking Up Students- Please remember to bring your car tag every time that you come to pick up your child. This is for car line or for walker line.

Illness-Our little class has picked up every bug/illness that's out there. Please remember that your child has to be fever free (no meds) for 24 hours before attending school. Also, it is a good idea to wash reusable water bottles every single night. If your child has to be out, please send in an absence note that day that he/she returns to school.

Tardies- Please make sure that your child is on time for school each morning! Tardies are becoming a problem. The bell rings at 7:50. All students should be in the class before then so that they can get settled in to begin their day. If you are having a hard time getting your child to school on time please reach out to discuss your options. I am sure that we have spaces on the buses that go by your house in the morning.

Folders/Planners- Please continue to check, sign, and clean out the planner each night. Look over and discuss any graded work. Take all graded papers out of the folder and keep them at home. (The spelling sheet should remain in the folder ALL week.)

Can you read your child's planner? If not, please have a conversation with him/her. We write down the homework together each day. They should have the information in the correct boxes and it should be legible.

Water Bottles- Please only send PLAIN water in water bottles. Do not send juices or flavored water. We have had a lot of flavored water spills to clean up lately.

Field Trip Payments- There are three payment options. The first payment was due Sept. 1st. Please be sure to stay caught up on your payments.

One payment of $60- Due Sept. 1st

Two payments of $30- Due by Sept. 1st and Dec. 1st

Six payments of $10- Due the first day of each month September -February

Dojo- I hope you will check Dojo frequently for classroom news and updates.

Snack- Please be sure your child brings a small snack (just one) and a water bottle to school each day.

Counting by 3's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fijHui9BJoU&list=PLBKguK5HqJvkGWF_Wd3VnpCjyEnb0MIFu

Counting by 4's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MX6S22QS9U&list=PLBKguK5HqJvkGWF_Wd3VnpCjyEnb0MIFu&index=2

Counting by 6's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3g5G3pr5S0&list=PLBKguK5HqJvkGWF_Wd3VnpCjyEnb0MIFu&index=3

Counting by 7's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viPQvCyTqCg&list=PLBKguK5HqJvkGWF_Wd3VnpCjyEnb0MIFu&index=4

Counting by 8's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kjgdSiKvmY&list=PLBKguK5HqJvkGWF_Wd3VnpCjyEnb0MIFu&index=5

Counting by 9's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4oB5KSoKsY&list=PLBKguK5HqJvkGWF_Wd3VnpCjyEnb0MIFu&index=6

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

I appreciate everything that you have done to support our classroom this year.

We need Clorox wipes! 🙂

Amazon Wishlist

(Thank you to whoever purchased the items from our wishlist. The kids are going to be so excited!)

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/188BKWHT7R2J4?ref_=wl_share

Our third-grade team is raising money to put books in the hands of our students. One of the biggest joys of teaching is seeing a student fall in love with a book. We hope to be able to send home at least one book each month with every student in our grade. Growing lifelong readers is the goal —and your contribution will help do just that! Click the link below to donate to our campaign and be sure to share this link with family and friends. Thanks so much!

https://shop.scholastic.com/viewCampaign?campaignId=f578e8ba-335a-4c02-a66e-7a993857042b

Do you have an account with Carolina West? If so, please click the link below and attach our school to your account. Carolina West will donate 3% of your monthly service fee to the school, at NO ADDITIONAL FEE TO YOU. Thanks, Carolina West!

https://www.carolinawest.com/c4e/

Please click the link below to get more information on how to support our school. It takes less than five minutes to download the app and get started.

https://www.boxtops4education.com/

Math

• Multiplication and Division
• Properties of Multiplication
• Word Problems Using Multiplication and Division
• Finding the Unknown Number (Multiplication and Division)
• Fact Families (Multiplication and Division)

Reading/Writing (Wit and Wisdom)

• Students ask and answer questions to show they understand a non-fiction text. They use specific details in the text to support their answers.
• Students determine the main idea and key details of a text.
• Students determine the meaning of general academic words and phrases.
• Students use information gained from text features to demonstrate understanding of the text.
• Students will write informative/ explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
• Students will recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.

Phonics/Spelling

• vowel teams
• prefixes
• more vowel teams :)
• 1-1-1 Rule for Adding Suffixes

SEL

• Respect- Understanding the different ways people show respect and thinking about the ways they may show respect.

• Responsibility- Learning how to take responsibility for your actions and your needs.

• Emotions- Learning what emotions are, why they are healthy, and how to begin to identify and accept them.

• Growth Mindset-A growth mindset is all about the attitude with which a person faces challenges.

Would you like to volunteer to help in my classroom, the school, or on a field trip? Please click the link below to complete the application in Volunteer Tracker.

*We will need chaperones to go with us to the Catawba Science Center and Grandfather Mountain.

https://appgarden4.app-garden.com/VolTrackNC970.nsf

http://www.multiplication.com

Games, Auto-Scoring Quizzes, Flash Cards, Worksheets, and tons of resources to teach kids the multiplication facts

https://www.mathplayground.com/

Free, online math games and more! Problem-solving, logic games, and number puzzles kids love to play.

https://www.nctm.org/Classroom-Resources/Illuminations/Interactives/Product-Game/

The Product Game is a fun, interactive game that exercises your skill with factors and multiples.

https://storylineonline.net/

Storyline Online is a free online library that features popular books read by celebrities. New books are added regularly and it's funded by the Screen Actors Guild.

https://www.freechildrenstories.com/

Founded in 2008, freechildrenstories.com operates on the simple principle that children's development is paramount. Their mission is to offer
meaningful storytelling to each reader around the globe,
with access to the internet, for free.

https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/

Goal: We picture a world where all families have access to an abundance of books that celebrate their languages and cultures and cultivate a lifelong love of reading.

https://www.abcya.com/

https://freerice.com/categories

Freerice is an educational trivia game that helps you get smarter while making a difference for people around the world. Every question you answer correctly raises 10 grains of rice for the World Food Programme (WFP) to support its work saving and changing lives around the world.

https://www.artforkidshub.com/

Here you’ll find all kinds of art lessons for kids, including how to draw for kids, even painting and origami for kids.

Please contact me with any questions or concerns. The fastest way to reach me is on Dojo.

Email: mcmanustr@wilkes.k12.nc.us
Website: http://wes.wilkescountyschools.org/
Location: 1248 School Street, Wilkesboro, NC, USA
Phone: 3368384261