Week of Jan. 27th through 31st

Hello! And just like that......January is nearing its end! That's hard to believe! I don't know about you but I'm ready for the warmer weather! Please see important announcements for the week ahead below.

• Parent-teacher conferences are scheduled for next week. I still have not yet received the green sheet back from a few parents indicating the type of conference you prefer. If you haven't sent that form back, please do so as soon as possible. 

• In relation to parent-teacher conferences, if you chose a face-to-face conference I will be sending a confirmation home this week with your child. Please review this confirmation sheet and send back the bottom portion as soon as possible. This will let me know if the time I chose for the conference will work. I'm looking forward to meeting/talking with you!

• This week's spelling words focus on the 'oo' sound as in the word 'boot'. This sound can be made with the following spellings--'oo', 'ew', and 'ue'.
• mood
• wooden
• drew
• smooth
• blue
• balloon
• true
• crooked
• chew
• tooth
• hooves
• cool
• food
• pooch
• blew
• foot
• loose
• jewel
• Extra spelling words:
• fiery
• within
• panicking
• horrifying
• immediately
• prehistoric
• scientific
• mysterious
• ancient 
• emergency

Have a great week! 

Mrs. Martinez

Week of Jan. 20th through 24th

Hello! Please see below for important announcements for the week ahead.

• This is a pretty quiet week as far as announcements go. I would just like to remind you that parent/teacher conferences are quickly approaching (Feb. 3-5). While there will be no report cards going home, since they went home two weeks ago, this will be an opportune time to discuss any concerns or questions you may have regarding your child's progress in 3rd grade. Please look for a note this week regarding the best day/time for either a face-to-face conference or phone conference. 

• This week's spelling words focus on the 'k' sound. This sound can be made in the following ways: 'k', 'ck', 'qu', and 'c'. 
• shark
• check
• queen
• circus
• flake
• crack
• second
• squeeze
• quart
• squeak
• quick
• coldest
• Africa
• Mexico
• black
• thank
• correct 
• question

• Extra Spelling Words:
• pollen
• clumps
• store
• spines
• absorb
• throughout
• coverings
• tropical
• dissolve
• passages

Have a great week!

Mrs. Martinez

Week of Jan. 13th through 17th

Hello! I hope January is treating you well! Please see below for important announcements for the week ahead.

From the office of Mrs. Anderson (Principal):

• Mrs. Anderson announced last week on the intercom that students should NOT be at school prior to 7:45. The staff members who are in the building prior to 7:45 are there to work--not supervise. Some students have been showing up a little after 7:00--this is far too early. Thank you for your help in this matter. 

• In addition, Mrs. Anderson wants to remind students and parents alike that the students need to bring hats, scarves, mittens/gloves, boots, and all other necessary winter clothing to school each day during the wintertime. Even though students do not go outside when it is below zero--they WILL go outside even if it is a few degrees above zero. This is still very cold! Please ensure that your child is wearing the proper attire for wintertime in Wyoming. It seems that we have had more very cold and/or below-zero days this school year than we have had in the past! Thank you for your help in this matter as well. 

• The January book order is due Wednesday, January 15th. 

• Please see this week's spelling words below. This week we are discussing the soft g and soft c sound. The soft g sounds like the letter 'j' and the soft c sounds like the letter 's'. 
• age
• space
• change
• jawbone
• jacket
• giant
• pencil
• circle
• once
• large
• dance
• jeans
• bounce
• huge
• nice
• place
• excited
• gigantic
• Extra Spelling Words
• clues
• prove
• fierce
• remains
• buried
• uncovering
• skeletons
• evidence
• fossils
• location

Have a great week! 

Mrs. Martinez

Week of Jan. 6th through 10th

Hello! Happy New Year 2014! I hope you and your child had a relaxing winter break! It's back to the grind! First of all, congratulations are in order--you probably noticed the picture in the paper regarding the $300 that was raised for the New Hope Humane Society. Thanks to you and your child this was made possible! Our goal was only $100; Mrs. Zimmer and I were very pleased--and a bit surprised--that we exceeded our goal by so much! Congrats to the kids and thank you as well! Please see important announcements for the upcoming week ahead.

• Report cards will be coming home this week. Please look for this in your child's backpack. Something else to keep in mind--parent/teacher conferences are only a month away.

• Please see this week's spelling word list below. This week we will be working on the long 'a' sound as well as the long 'e' sound. Specifically, the long 'a' spellings we will be discussing include 'ai', 'a consonant e', and 'ear' as in the word 'bear'. For the long 'e' spellings we will be discussing 'ear' as in 'near'. 
• air
• wear
• chair
• stairs
• bare
• bear
• hair
• care
• pear
• pair
• share
• near
• ear
• beard
• buy
• year
• earring
• compare
• Extra Spelling Words:
• recycle
• dripping
• shade
• rubbish
• complicated
• project
• carton
• global
• hardly
• pollution

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Thank you, in advance, for helping to get your child 'back into the groove'. Have a great week!

Mrs. Martinez