Week August 31- September 4

Welcome to 3rd Grade!
We have had a great first week in 3rd grade together. Miss Millbrandt and I have REALLY enjoyed meeting and learning so much about your child.

We have had fun getting to know each other.
We know this is going to be a fantastic year!

* Curriculum Night: Third Grade curriculum night will be on Tuesday, September 1st at 6:30 pm. A note will be sent home with your child on Monday with his/her homeroom and math teacher and room numbers listed. Please meet in the multipurpose/lunch room. This will be an informative night to learn more about third grade. Hope to see you there!

*Introducing Miss Millbrandt!

Miss Millbrandt will be joining us from Loyola University where she is an Elementary Education major. She will be in our classroom until December. Miss Millbrandt is a former student of District 66 and is very excited to be coming back to teach here! We are so happy to have her in our class!

Thank you for checking out my weekly blog. Here you will find out what we are learning in class, what important dates you should know about, and other classroom happenings. If your child has me for homeroom (reading, english, social studies, science, or spelling) or math, you can check here to find out what we are doing in class. Thanks!

Important Dates:

Tues 9/1: 3rd Grade Curriculum Night 6:30 pm

Fri. 9/4: Spelling Test: List 2

Reading: Dogzilla Vocabulary Quiz

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK:

Reading: We will begin our reading curriculum on Monday. This year we will focus on various reading strategies and skills using the basal reader and various novels. The first focus is on visualization and story elements using the fun story Dogzilla.

English: We will begin with Unit 1, which covers the four types of sentences. We will do daily work with various punctuation lessons as we work on our D.O.L. (Daily Oral Language).

Spelling: We will begin with List 2, words with a silent oa. A practice page will be sent home on Monday for homework and will be due Wednesday. We will have a graded test on Friday.

Science: We will work on chapter 1 Inquiry. We will learn how scientists conduct an experiment and what tools they use. We will also focus on the features of a non-fiction text as we use our textbook.

Social Studies: We will begin our maps unit soon. We will start with directions and the compass rose.

THIS IS FOR MRS. OLSEN'S MATH STUDENTS ONLY!
Math: We will begin with chapter 1. We will work on place value, even and odd numbers, and 3,4,5 digit numbers.

Thank you for visiting my blog! Check here every Friday for updates.

~Mrs. Olsen and Miss Millbrandt

Welcome To Mrs. Olsen's Room

Welcome to Mrs. Olsen and Miss Milbrandt's

3rd Grade Classroom!!!!!

We are really looking forward to a great year with each of you in 3rd grade! Miss Millbrandt (your student teacher for the fall) and I can't wait to meet you on Monday, August 24th for Prairieview's Open House from 9-11 am.

Please bring your school supplies and a big smile!

This is our weekly newsletter blog site. I will email you each Friday when I post my weekly newsletter. I will also email you when any changes are made during the week. Please check here often to see what's coming up and what to expect in our classroom.

Looking for copy parent volunteer! I am looking for a copy parent to volunteer his/her time each week for an hour to help with copying and stapling. This will be a weekly duty, so it can be shared with more than one parent. It will be the same time slot each week. Please let me know if you are available to help and we can find a time that works! Thank you in advance for your help-it makes our school year run smoothly! Please email me at eolsen@ccsd66.org

Upcoming Events

Mon. 8/24: Open House 9-11 am

Tues. 8/25: First Day of 3rd Grade

A LOOK AT OUR WEEK

*Reading/English: We will spend our first week together learning about each other, what it means to be a good friend, and how we can work as a team!

*Spelling: We will get started with List 1. We will work on activities during the week and the first spelling test will be on Friday 8/28. A study list will be sent home on Tuesday.

*Science: We will begin with an introductory unit on science tools and the scientific method. We will be doing some fun experiments with bubbles!

*Social Studies: In the next few weeks, we will start a unit on map skills.

*Math: We will begin math on Thurs. 8/27.

We can't wait to meet you and

start our learning adventure together!

Enjoy your weekend and see you Monday!

Best,

Mrs. Olsen and Miss Millbrandt