Week of January 27-31

Happy Friday!  We are having some crazy winter weather!  Stay warm this

weekend.  As we inch our way to February, please make sure

you are checking your child’s grades online frequently.  We are halfway

through the year already; it’s so hard to believe!

Coming Up Next Week:

Spelling:  Spelling menu homework is due on or before Friday, 1/31.

There will be a test that day as well.

Reading & Language Arts:  Please continue to remind your child to

read daily and fill in the January Log. We are using our Communities

textbooks during Reading class to help us fluently read and comprehend 

our unit, which focuses on culture. We’ll also be learning more about

main idea and details, getting us ready for our country reports!

Social Science: We continue our science unit on inheritance

and traits. We’ll also be continuing in our Communities Social Studies

textbook reading about immigration.

Mrs. Mandru's Math Class:  We’ll start module 4 this week which will focus on

fractions. The test is scheduled for 2/4.

Conference sign-up on Sign-Up Genius should be coming out early next

week.  These winter conferences are for my math students.  I hope

to see you all soon!

Important Dates:  

01/29 - Early Dismissal (11:00)

02/13 - Valentine’s Day party

02/14 - No School (conference week)

02/17 - President’s Day (no school)

2/28 - Institute Day (no school)

Week of January 20-24

We will be celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday this

weekend. Yesterday, we watched Our Friend Martin

which discusses MLK’s life in an understandable, relevant way.

Coming Up Next Week:

Spelling:  New spelling words will be coming home on Tuesday. 

Students will also be receiving their homework menu, which will

Be due on or before 1/31.  There will be a test that day as well.

Reading & Language Arts:  Please continue to remind your child to

read daily and fill in the January Log. We are using our Communities

textbooks during Reading class to help us fluently read and comprehend 

our unit, which focuses on culture.

Social Science: We continue our science unit on inheritance

and traits. We’ll also be continuing in our Communities Social Studies

textbook reading about immigration.

Mrs. Mandru's Math Class: We’ll then start fractions. Our tentative test

date for Unit 4 is Friday, 1/31.  A X4 quiz will take place on 

Friday. Please practice with our child at home.

Conference sign-up on Sign-Up Genius should be coming out in the next

week or two.  These winter conferences are for my math students.  See

you all soon!

Important Dates:  

01/20 - MLK Birthday (Day off)

01/29 - Early Dismissal (11:00)

02/13 - Valentine’s Day party

02/14 - No School (conference week)

02/17 - President’s Day (no school)

Week of November 11-15

Monday is Veterans’ Day and here at PV we have a wonderful assembly

honoring our own veterans (those who have a connection to our Panthers.)

Please contact the office if you are or know a veteran who would like

to join us on Monday.  

3rd graders should wear RED!!!

 Our Downers Grove trip is on 11/21.

Coming Up Next Week:

Spelling:  New spelling words and a new menu will be coming home on

Monday.  The due date is 11/22.

Reading & Language Arts:  We’ll continue our Myths unit this week.

We’ll also be making veterans cards!  

November reading logs are now in your possession.  They are due back 

on or before November 26.

Social Science: Our DG test is scheduled for Tuesday 11/12.

Mrs. Mandru's Math Class: Our pretest (study guide) will be

checked carefully on Tuesday. The Unit 3 final test will be on

Wednesday.

Important Dates:  

11/21 - Downers Grove Field Trip

11/27-11/29 - Days off for Thanksgiving

Week of November 5-8

Thank you for joining me for a conference this week!  It was 

wonderful sitting down with you all and discussing your wonderful

children.  

Thank you, also,  to the wonderful moms who are planning and carrying 

out our Halloween party later today.  I know it will be amazing! Be safe
out there when trick-or-treating!

Coming Up Next Week:

Spelling:  Menu homework will be due on or before 11/8. The test will 

also happen on that day.

Reading & Language Arts:  We’ll be starting our Myths lesson; this week

we’ll focus on King Midas.

November reading logs will be going home today.  They are due back 

on or before December 1.

Social Science: Our Downers Grove test will be on Wednesday, 11/14. 

A study guide will go home Tuesday!!

Mrs. Mandru's Math Class: This week our focus will be on Algorithms

for addition and subtraction (Stacking.)  A pretest (study guide) will be

coming home on Tuesday.  The Unit 3 final test will be on Wednesday, 

11/13.

Important Dates:  

11/1 - Day off for conferences

11/4 - Teachers’ Institute (Day off)

11/5 - Senior Center Visit

11/21 - Downers Grove Field Trip (with Klacza’s class)

Week of October 28- November 1

Halloween is almost here!  Please make sure your child brings his/her

costume to school in a bag on Halloween (Thursday.)   Costumes should be
easy to get on and off. Students will be changing in the classroom (we separate
the boys and the girls.) If you have any questions, send me an email.

Don’t forget about the parade (which will begin at 1:55ish.) 

Hopefully the weather will cooperate!

I’ll see you all next week for conferences!

Coming Up Next Week:

Spelling:  A new set of words will be coming home on Monday with a

pink menu. That homework will be due on or before 11/8.

Reading & Language Arts:  We’ll continue our writing this coming week!

Our big writing project,“Buy My Haunted House” has been assigned and

discussed.  Students will be using adjectives, similes, and all kinds

of descriptive words.

October reading logs are due by November 5.

Social Science: We are deep in our Downers Grove unit and loving it. 

Mrs. Mandru's Math Class: We are moving along in Unit 3. We’ll

continue to focus on multi-digit addition and subtraction. 

Important Dates:  

10/28-10/30 - Conferences (homeroom only)

10/31 - Halloween Parade & Party

11/1 - Day off for conferences

11/4 - Teachers’ Institute (Day off)

11/5 - Senior Center Visit

11/21 - Downers Grove Field Trip (with KLacza’s class)

10/14-18

We are halfway through the 1st trimester of third grade!  Can you believe it?

Hopefully, grades are being monitored online.  If you are having problems doing so,please call the office. Have a wonderful Columbus Day weekend!

A separate email will be going out today to homeroom parents for

conference sign up.  They will be scheduled for the last week of

October.

Coming Up Next Week:

Spelling:  On Monday, students will be getting their new words and

menu. It’ll be due on or before Friday, October 25.

Reading & Language Arts: Morty the Meany and Morty and the Twice Fit Mice

will be the stories we’re reading this week. We’ll also start our unit on

descriptive writing. 

October reading logs are due by November 5.

Social Science: We are studying Downers Grove with our focus on

Pierce Downer, Israel Blodgett and his family, the Potawami Indians, and

the Underground Railroad. 

Mrs. Mandru's Math Class: We are moving along in Unit 3. This week’s 

focus will be on multi-digit subtraction. There will be a short checkpoint quiz on Wednesday.  

Important Dates:  

10/14 - Columbus Day (no school)

10/28, 10/29 & 10/30 - Conferences (homeroom only)

10/31 - Halloween Parade & Party

11/1 - Day off for conferences

11/4 - Teachers’ Institute (Day off)

October 7-11

Coming Up Next Week:

Spelling:  Three menu activities are required to be turned in on or before

Friday, 10/11. The test will also be on Friday the 11th. 

Reading & Language Arts:  This week we’ll be reading The Tortoise and 

the Hare, focusing on theme (lesson.) The students will also be 

completing a fun growth mindset activity. 

October reading logs are due by November 5.

Social Science: We have now completed our unit on hemispheres. Next

week, we begin our Downers Grove unit!  First up will be the history

0f DG starting with our founder, Pierce Downer  This unit leads to

a really fun field trip coming up in the near future.

Mrs. Mandru's Math Class: We have now completed Unit 1 in our Bridges 

series. Next week, we’ll start Unit 3.  We are skipping Unit 2 and will

return to it after Unit 3.  We feel the flow is better this way.

Our specific focus will be rounding numbers to the nearest 10 and 100.

Important Dates:  

10/14 - Columbus Day (no school)

10/31 - Halloween Parade & Party

11/1 - Day off for conferences

11/4 - Teachers’ Institute (Day off)