Dear Parents, 

It has been a busy last week!  We squeezed in some algebra, a lesson on magnets, and continued our spelling and math review.  Our class loved filling out their time capsules and were amazed to discover how much their interests have changed in a year.  We finished watching Popper’s Penguins and had a great nature walk.  The last day of school was filled with fun activities.  We began with a third-grade spelling bee followed with crosswords, fortune tellers, and some games.  Finally, your child had a pizza lunch and a sweet treat to top it all off.   

Gustaf is moving to Sweden this summer.  He handed out a small strip of paper with his new contact information on it.  Encourage your child to write him a real letter, postcard, or email over the summer.  He would love that.  Having a pen pal can be so much fun and it is great writing practice as well.  If you are looking for extra practice over the summer the spelling and math workbook have some great review pages that we could not squeeze in.  Reading for pleasure is always a great choice too.   

In addition, we want to thank all our volunteers that have helped this year.  You were a great part of our village who helped our class thrive.  We hope you have a great summer and enjoy some quality family time.   

Sincerely,    

Mrs. Libby and Mrs. Cosgrove 

 

Happy Last Friday of the school year!

 

We had a busy week with a lot of fun and academic activities!

 

We finished up reading our literature books! They loved having the choice of what to read with guided discussions.  Keep reading over the summer! Maybe even start a book club with friends.

 

The "Expert Books" have been a lot of fun to create! We will be finishing them up next week. 

 

Next week we have our Nature walk on Wednesday morning. Please make sure to wear athletic shoes, long pants, and a light sweatshirt. Hats are suggested if the sun is out.  The hike is not long and very hands on, so water bottles will not be carried.  

 

Thursday is our last day of school!  We will be having a spelling bee, outside fun activities, and then pizza!  We are out at noon! 

 

Many of you have heard that I am moving to Rancho Vista to teach third grade full time (Mrs. Cosgrove).  Please visit anytime! Vista Grande has been my home for 18 years and I have enjoyed every minute.  Thank you for being my very special "Last VG Class"!  My last day will be Wednesday next week.  I will be taking my son to Annapolis to the Naval Academy for summer school.

 

Mrs. Libby will be here on Thursday and will be teaching with Mrs. Dunn (current 5th grade teacher) next year in room 8! Please keep stopping by to give her hugs :)

 

 

Happy Friday! A few notes from this week and reminders for next week!

 

Enjoy your 3 day weekend!  We will see you next week for another fun-filled week in 3rd grade!

This was our last FULL week of school! Next week we have a minimum day on Friday, May 24th and Monday the 27th is Memorial Day! 

 

In math we finished up the unit on money! Remember to have your children practice with money at the grocery store or even "pretending" to buy dinner.  The real life practice helps students solidify what they learn in class. 

 

In reading we started literature circles.  Each student was able to choose one book to read out of four different choices. They will be reading these books and working on comprehension with their small groups. Everyone is excited about the book that they chose.  Look for these to come home as reading homework a couple times next week. 

 

All students are becoming experts on a native american tribe and have spent some time researching the tribe. They will create a flip book next week to share with the class. 

 

We continued to build bridges in science! 

 

A reminder that next week we have our music performance in the MPR at 9am on Wednesday, May 22nd.  We hope to see you there. 

 

All library books need to be returned as soon as possible.  

 

Have a great week!

We had another fabulous week in Room 8!  

 

In math, we finished up customary length, weight, and capacity. 

 

In reading, we finished reading Sarah, Plain, and Tall. We had some wonderful discussions about this book. We will begin new literature next week and will add a little twist to the class. 

 

During our writing block we wrote persuasive paragraphs advertising our new candy bar creations.

 

In Science we began our Invisible Forces Science Unit. Our class loved making their hopper poppers while learning about the forces of push and pull. 

 

Social Studies had us learning about the Tongva Native American people. Next week the students will be choosing a native american group to research and study. Most of the work will be done in class, but it might come home if necessary.  

 

Have a wonderful Mother's Day!

We have finished our 157th day of school! Hooray!  

 

This morning was a special morning honoring some of our wonderful Vista Grande parents at our annual Honorary Service Awards. Our own Mrs. Libby was presented with an award for her ongoing service toward making our school a positive place to learn and grow. Great job Mrs. Libby!  Mrs. Light, Mrs. Chalfin, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, and Mrs. Coward all received awards for all their hard work to make Vista Grande a great school!  Finally, Mr. Maeder was gifted a beautiful bench to be placed in the Kindergarten yard to honor all the hard work he has done to make our Kinder families and kids feel special and welcome! Thank you to all our wonderful parents!

 

 

 

Dear Parents,

Please come to the third grade music performance in the M.P.R. on Wednesday, May 22nd at 9:00 a.m.  Your child will showcase all of the great things they have learned this year in music with Mrs. Perkins.  We hope to see you there.

As I am sitting in the classroom writing about our week I can hear all the laughter and fun happening at our Spring Festival. Thank you to everyone who helped out and attended the fun afternoon!  

 

We had a great week!

Finally, we only have 32 days left in this school year! It has gone by so fast. Thank you all for your support. We have had a great year!  

 

Enjoy your weekend!

Dear Parents,

 

This week has flown by.  We loved hearing about all of the fun things your families did over Spring Break. This week we continued to work on area and perimeter and next week we will start to work on elapsed time.  We are jumping around in math a little to make sure we cover the most important topics before our class takes the state test. 

 

Our class will be taking the state test on April 22-May 3rd.  Please make sure your child is in class on those days from 11:00 - 12:15 p.m.   Please remind your child to eat a good breakfast and to bring a healthy snack to school on those days as well.

 

In reading, we have been working on plays, poems, and reader's theaters.  We have been focusing on how each one is organized.  In science, we have continued to work on animal and plant adaptations.  This week we finished our focus of the desert environment and moved on to the arctic tundra habitat.  

 

The Spring Festival will be on Friday, April 19th, from 4:00 - 7:00 pm at VG. Your kid(s) won't want to miss it! 

 

Have a great weekend!

 

Dear Room 8 Families, 

• This week we started our interdependence unit.  This is a language arts/science unit that goes with our Adaptations unit in science.  This week your child focused on learning about the desert environment.  We focused on how plants and animals can survive in this harsh environment. 
• In science we finished creating our specific lizard environment that we researched and planned last week. 
• In math we continued to work on area and perimeter. 
• In social studies your child is learning about California's early Native Americans.
• On Wednesday we watched a patriotic play that the first graders performed.   

• Have a great Spring Break!