Another Great Learning Resource!

Here's a great resource for practicing important 3rd grade skills!  Our tutoring group learned today about making connections as we read, and also practiced choosing the right conventions in written text.  Log on to Study Zone for lots of online lessons, practice quizzes, and other resources to help us get ready for the MAP Grade Level Assessment at the end of 3rd grade!

News and Notes…

I’m watching for friends I can award with the BEARS with character award for Being Responsible, showing that Everyone Matters, Achieving Success, Respecting Others, and demonstrating Safety First.

Our whole class displayed BEARS in our learning this week!

We are learning about using strategies for problem solving in math this year, and this week we had a special math consultant come in and lead us through a math investigation.  Our class did a great job following directions, exploring ideas, and working together!  What a great third grade!!!

Ms. Auxier's Third Grade: Subtraction Help Here!

Ms. Auxier's Third Grade: Subtraction Help Here!: Do you ever get home to do math homework and you just can't remember how to regroup? I know we practice it a lot at school, but sometimes i...

Spelling List

Our new spelling list is uploaded to spellingcity.com! Unit 3 Sitton Spelling Use this resource for fun games and activities to help your child study!

Third graders are a bunch of "characters"!

We are learning about physical and personal character traits during our Readers' Workshop, so today we did an activity to illustrate the different between physical (what can be seen on the outside) and personal (what's on the inside).  Students drew themselves on one side of a cut-out, featuring their own unique physical traits, and then on the back they wrote words describing their own personal traits, like friendly, caring, and helpful.  This also was a way for us to build character word vocabulary!  

Physical Traits

Personal Traits

You can help your child at home by discussing the character traits of your family members and friends!

Are you a "fan" of Lake Contrary?

Did you know there is a facebook fan page for Lake Contrary Elementary friends and family to keep up to date on all the school-wide happenings at the Lake?  If you haven't "liked" our page yet, go to Lake Contrary Elementary's facebook page and become a fan so you can keep up to date via facebook!

Learning Activities and Games

Unit 2 Spelling words are now uploaded! Check out the free Learning Activities and Games on our Spellingcity.com page!

Parents- Please Note!!!

Your child’s first weekly grades should have come home Friday.  Please make sure you sign and return the progress report!

Don’t forget to sign your child’s nightly reading log in the orange folder each night.

You can access all updates and class news on the web here at our class blog!  In fact, you can even print out documents like book reports and our classroom guide.  Thank you for visiting us online!  If you are looking for something you can't find, don't hesitate to comment here on the blog, or email me at emily.auxier@sjsd.k12.mo.us with your question!