Thursday, February 8: morning field trip, lunch and recess at school as usual, $10 fee payable online on My School Bucks or by check to Edison Elementary or by cash
Monday, February 12: full day field trip, please send a sack lunch in a disposable bag
The 3rd grade music performance "The Weather Show" will happen on Friday, February 9 in Edison's auditorium from 11:05 - 11:45 a.m. Please attend if you can. Siblings cannot be pulled out of class to attend performances per Edison policies due to limited space in the auditorium.
Upcoming Event: "Night at the Museum" Thursday March 21 after school Please come see work samples from all Edison students focused on cultures.
Passions Day: Friday, March 22: Your student will experience a fun and unique school day with their homeroom class, learning about various careers and interests (passions) of Edison community members during the school day.
Enrichment Day: Wednesday, May 29: Enrichment Day: Your student will get to choose an activity for the day in which students in grades 3 - 5 will be grouped by interest. Your student's activity may be a unique experience at Edison or a field trip. More information will come home with your student in May.
Students: Click on the link below to be taken to Ms. Mathews's Tizmos page--the page you see when you open a Chromebook in class. This page makes it very easy to get to all the websites we use:
Please check the CLASS STORY on Class Dojo for important updates. Information is updated there often. Checking CLASS STORY on Class Dojo regularly will be the best and most efficient way to remain updated about what is going on in Ms. Mathews's class.
You will be invited to join Class Dojo for our class on back to school night. Please do so, this is crucial in staying updated on what is going on in class, and it is the most convenient way to communicate with Ms. Mathews.
PLEASE make sure students' lunchboxes are labeled with the student's name and room 204. I encourage you to label backpacks, water bottles, and jackets the same way.
Please know that lunch boxes will be labeled with your child's name and room 204 on the morning of the first day of school if they are not already labeled in this manner, so your child's lunchbox can be easily returned to class. Thanks!
School Supplies for room 204:
Every year:
We do not need (please keep at home): scissors, 3 ring binders, spiral notebooks, college rule composition books, glue sticks, bottles of glue, rulers
Please label with your child's name and place inside his/her desk on back to school night:
crayons colored pencils art markers pencil bag pencil sharpener
Please DO NOT LABEL with your child's name, and categorize within the classroom with like items (follow signs):
folders without prongs* folders with prongs* composition notebooks (wide rule)* Kleenex paper towels cleaning wipes bandages hand sanitizer hand soap
General Homework Suggestions: Please read AT LEAST 20 minutes every day! Talk or write about what you read.
MEMORIZE your math facts: Addition and subtraction up to 20 (up to 14 +6, 20-6) as you start third grade, and multiplication and division up to 12 x 12 later on during third grade. If a math fact is memorized, you can answer the problem in 1 or 2 seconds.
Writing: Keep a journal or diary in order to practice writing often. Students love to exchange a journal with a parent/guardian - the student writes something and the adult writes in response. This is a fun way to keep writing practice engaging!
Physical exercise: Research is clear about the benefits of physical exercise for health, learning, and mood. Please make sure your student gets adequate, safe physical exercise each day. For students who struggle with focus during school, exercise before school can be very helpful. Students this age should aim for at least 60 minutes of physical activity per day. Exercise is to the body what reading is to the mind.
Please see the SPECIALS SCHEDULE TAB to see when LIBRARY (LIB.) and Buddy Classroom (BC) are happening for the rest of the year! (Coming soon for 2022-23).
Parents/Guardians:
All parents who wish to volunteer at the school in any capacity (field trips, in the classroom, on the playground, photocopying/materials preparation, etc.) will need to complete a Volunteer Application. Parents can complete the Volunteer Application online. Please use the link below to complete the application. Please note that you will need to upload your government issued ID before submitting your application.
A link to the practice CMAS tests has been added to our Tizmos page. A student expressed interest in knowing how to access this practice test at home. Once you click on the link on the Tizmos site, click VIEW ENGLISH PRACTICE TESTS or click VIEW MATHEMATICS PRACTICE TESTS. Then, choose grade 3, then choose computer based unit (English has 3 units, math has 4 units), enter GUEST in the name box, and click START TEST NOW. Then click START SECTION. Exploring these practice tests allows students practice with the online tools such as "drag and drop" and highlighting.
Please bring empty Thursday folders back no later than Wednesday each week.
Students, please read, read out loud, talk about and write about what you are reading, and continue using IXL.
Active links: Just click here to get to our favorite websites. See below.
Details about login information can be found below.
Parents/Guardians: Khan Academy is a great math resource that is completely free. I encourage parents to sign up for a free parent account and add your child under "add a child."
Typing practice:
http://typing.com Students are welcome to practice at home. Please choose practice that involves ALL fingers on the keyboard beginning in the HOME ROW position! This is FAR more beneficial than the typing games on the website.
Phonics practice websites: Helpful for improving reading and spelling skills:
Please help students memorize or increase recall speed on addition and subtraction facts through 20.
Please help your child memorize multiplication facts through 12x12 and please listen to your child read aloud at home daily. Give your student time to sound out words and self correct. Do not interrupt his or her reading to correct every mistake (this is very discouraging) particularly if the mistake does not impact the meaning (i.e. reading mom instead of mother).
Remember that one hour (minimum) of reading at home is also expected each week. Students do not need to keep a reading log, however, it is helpful if they can talk about or write about what they read (to aid in comprehension). This can be as simple as them telling you about what they read. It is also helpful if students can read aloud at home, to aid in developing fluency.
Students: Please bring your Thursday folders and bring them into class in the morning! They need to be placed in the pink Thursday folder basket by the sink, no later than Wednesday each week.
Math fact memorization tip:
If you get "stuck" at a level, ask someone at home to quiz you. For instance, if you are stuck at subtraction of 4s and 5s, your parents can ask you questions that involve subtracting 4 or 5 from one or two digit numbers. This is a great activity for long car rides, or during household chores!
Reading Practice at Home: Please read aloud whenever possible. Talk or write about what you read. Parents/guardians: It is helpful to have two copies of the text, so the words are always in front of the student's eyes, even if you are reading aloud. You can use your public library to obtain multiple copies.
Turning on the closed captioning for television and movies is also a good way to increase reading speed.
Math Memorization Tip: Math Fact of the Day:
When we work on memorizing multiplication facts in class, we will have a Math Fact of the Day posted in the classroom each day. Then, whenever students need to ask a routine question, such as "May I get a drink?" they will be required to begin their request by stating the Math Fact of the Day NUMBER SENTENCE as follows:
"5 times 3 equals 15, May I get a drink?" It is very important the whole number sentence is used, with the words "times" and "equals." I encourage you to try this at home NOW with addition and subtraction facts your child still needs to memorize. We will begin this in class later this year. Some families are already doing this at home, to help students finish memorizing addition and subtraction facts. The purpose is to get your child to repeat the number sentence many times per day in a fun way