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| Singing our "Get Those Dragon Dollars" song alongside Mrs. Florence's class. |
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| Our second quarter award winners! |
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| Our third quarter award winners! |
Saturday, March 29, 2014
PBIS Awards Assembly Pictures
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Picture Day Info...
Good afternoon parents! Spring Pictures will be Wednesday, April 9th. Group pictures (whole class picture) must be prepaid and the price is $10.00.
The individual picture packet will be sent home after pictures come back in. You can preview the pictures and then decide if you want to purchase the entire package or create your own combination and send in payment for the sheets you purchase. All non-purchased pictures must be returned to school.
Paperwork about picture day is going home in homework folders today. :)
Monday, March 24, 2014
Moskauski Minutes
Good afternoon families! Here are a few notes for the week. Hope to see you Thursday for the PBIS assembly! If I don't get a chance to see or talk to you before the end of the week--wishing you and your families a happy, restful and fun-filled spring break! :)
Melissa
Douglas celebrity: Learn about our very own celebrity, Ms. Wojcik and her amazing family: http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/video?id=9474307
Multiplication:Can you believe it? Fourth quarter is almost here and we are one quarter away from being fourth graders!! The EOG’s are quickly approaching, and we are working hard to prepare!
At this point in the year, it is required that the children learn to memorize their multiplication and division facts. Multiplication and division are the building blocks for most of what we are learning for the remainder of the year, and it is also essential for fourth grade and later years. Please work with your child on beginning to study a fact a night, until they master the fact—then move on to a new fact. I will begin quizzing the children (each child working at his or her own pace) on their facts. You and your child can continue to access my class website for some fun, interactive multiplication games to practice with.
I am going to send home in today’s homework folder a multiplication log study sheet. Please choose one fact a night to study with your child. After your child has mastered a fact, they can then move on to a new fact. The children can study at their own pace, and choose whatever order they want to study in. At the end of the year, we will celebrate our hard work with an ice cream sundae party! J
Please sign the log sheet each night. I will check it each morning along with all homework assignments. Thank you so much for your support and cooperation!
Community Service: Community Service for third quarter is due by Friday. :)
Carnival Basket Donations:Ms. Bennett and Ms. Brown were thinking our class can make a summer/pool theme basket for our class basket for the Douglas annual carnival's. They are asking for donations of summer theme stuff (sunscreen, goggles, pool toys, Frisbees, Pullen Park ride tickets, Monkey Joe's passes, water squirters, sunglasses, etc.) Donations are due by April 10th. Remember all proceeds from the carnival goes directly to our school. Thank you for your donations!
Upcoming Dates:
Tuesday, March 25th: Scholastic Book Orders due
Thursday, March 27th from 9:30 to 10: Second and third quarter PBIS awards ceremony (our class is presenting a song!)
Friday, March 28th: a full day of school, snow make-up day
Monday, March 31st through Friday, April 4th: Spring Break
Thursday, April 10th: Carnival donations due
Saturday, April 12th: Douglas annual spring carnival
Monday, April 21st at 2 p.m.: third grade dance and music informance
Monday, March 17, 2014
Moskauski Minutes
Curriculum Notes: in math class we will be continuing our study of fractions. We will continue to look at fractions on the number line and also work on equivalent fractions.
At this point in the school year, it is required that the children learn to memorize their multiplication and division facts. Multiplication and division are the building blocks for most of what we are learning for the remainder of the year, and is also essential for fourth grade and later years. Please work with your child on beginning to study a fact a night, until they master the fact--then move on to a new fact. I will begin quizzing the children (each child working at his or her own pace) on their facts. More information to come! Below you will find some links to some multiplication flashcard resources.
In reading we will continue to work on biographies. The children began biography book clubs. We will also be looking at putting events of the person's life in chronological order, cause and effect relationships and also look at the person's character traits and motivation. We will look at author's point of view. In writing we will continue to move along the Writing process with our realistic fiction writing.
Doing any spring cleaning? We are looking for things to do for cold or rainy days when we have indoor recess. If you have any old board games, playing cards, dominoes, craft items, etc. that you would like to donate--we would love to have them!
Other items from our classroom wish list are: pencils, pencil cap erasers and treasure chest items. Thank you so much.
Writing residency was a huge success! Please check out Ms. Wilde's blog for posts about our class.
Recorders: in Monday folders you will find a letter from Ms. Zelasky about purchasing a recorder. The children are so excited to get started!
World Down Syndrome Day: is Friday March 21st! Have your child participate in the "lots of socks" campaign. All you have to do is wear lots of fun, funky colorful socks! :)
Multiplication Flashcard Resources:
http://www.factmonster.com/math/flashcards.html
http://www.adaptedmind.com/p.php?tagId=403#
http://www.aplusmath.com/Flashcards/Multiplication.html
Upcoming Dates:
At this point in the school year, it is required that the children learn to memorize their multiplication and division facts. Multiplication and division are the building blocks for most of what we are learning for the remainder of the year, and is also essential for fourth grade and later years. Please work with your child on beginning to study a fact a night, until they master the fact--then move on to a new fact. I will begin quizzing the children (each child working at his or her own pace) on their facts. More information to come! Below you will find some links to some multiplication flashcard resources.
In reading we will continue to work on biographies. The children began biography book clubs. We will also be looking at putting events of the person's life in chronological order, cause and effect relationships and also look at the person's character traits and motivation. We will look at author's point of view. In writing we will continue to move along the Writing process with our realistic fiction writing.
Doing any spring cleaning? We are looking for things to do for cold or rainy days when we have indoor recess. If you have any old board games, playing cards, dominoes, craft items, etc. that you would like to donate--we would love to have them!
Other items from our classroom wish list are: pencils, pencil cap erasers and treasure chest items. Thank you so much.
Writing residency was a huge success! Please check out Ms. Wilde's blog for posts about our class.
Recorders: in Monday folders you will find a letter from Ms. Zelasky about purchasing a recorder. The children are so excited to get started!
World Down Syndrome Day: is Friday March 21st! Have your child participate in the "lots of socks" campaign. All you have to do is wear lots of fun, funky colorful socks! :)
Multiplication Flashcard Resources:
http://www.factmonster.com/math/flashcards.html
http://www.adaptedmind.com/p.php?tagId=403#
http://www.aplusmath.com/Flashcards/Multiplication.html
Upcoming Dates:
Friday, March 21st:World Downs Syndrome Day!
Tuesday, March 25th: Scholastic Book Orders due
Thursday, March 27th from 9:30 to 10: Second and third quarter PBIS awards ceremony (our class is presenting a song!)
Friday, March 28th: a full day of school, snow make-up day
Monday, March 31st through Friday, April 4th: Spring Break
Saturday, April 12th: Douglas annual spring carnival
Monday, April 21st at 2 p.m.: third grade dance and music informance
Some Class Photos...
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| Look at all of the donations that were collected for Kaleb's food drive! Great job students!! I am so proud of your big hearts! |
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| We had such an awesome time this week during our writing residency. Here are some class photos with Ms. Wilde alongside our wonderful Ms. Owen. |
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| We had to do a silly picture, too! |
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| Working in our biography book club groups... |
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Some Great Fraction Resources!
Fraction overview: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/fractions/fracTut1.htm
Simple fraction matching game: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/fractions/memory_fractions1.htm
Equivalent fraction matching game http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/fractions/memory_equivalent1.htm
Compare fraction game: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/fractions/Balloons_fractions1.htm
Equivalent fractions on a number line reference page: http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/fraction-number-line.html
Monday, March 10, 2014
Ms. Wilde Has A Special Request
Good afternoon parents! I wanted to pass on to you that once again your children have made me so proud!! Ms. Wilde was so impressed with our class today! She is making a special request of our class and would like to feature us on our blog. In today's homework folder, there is a permission slip we would like you to fill out asking if you consent to having your child's photograph on her blog. If you give consent, please fill out the form and send in to me tomorrow. Below is part of the note from her letter. Please let me know if you have any questions. :)
Melissa
Greetings all!
I feel so fortunate to work with Ms. Moskauski's class. They are perfect collaborators as they already know how to work together and in one class session I can see great quantities of consideration and kindness both for me and for each other. I would like to blog about some of the remarkable things I'm seeing in class and Ms. Moskauski is a great record keeper and said she'd take pictures of the children whose parents who are willing to have them pictured (but not identified of course) on my website. If you are okay with that, will you please fill out, sign and return the form below to Ms. Moskauski? Thanks so much for the incredible opportunity to work with your children.
Susie Wilde, Writer
Moskauski Minutes
Good morning third grade families! This is this week's edition of the Moskauski Minutes. Check out our class website later today for pictures from this afternoon's cookie lesson and also from this morning's writing residency.
Have a wonderful day!
Melissa
Writer in Residence:We are thrilled to be working with Ms. Susan Wilde, our third grade Writer in Residence. Ms. Wilde is working with our class on incorporating creative writing with our study of Objects in the Sky. You can check out her website at: http://ignitingwriting.com/ At her website you can learn all about Ms. Wilde, read book reviews and much more! You can also view her blog at: http://ignitingwriting.com/blog (on her blog she wrote about last week working at Douglas).
Community Service: the end of the quarter is quickly approaching!! Please remember that community service is due on or before the last day of each quarter. Community Service for third quarter is due by Friday, March 28th. Please let me know if you and your child need any ideas. :) Your child needs to write a written reflection including a description explaining the service project and also their thoughts and feelings about the project. Your child may include photographs and visuals.
Upcoming Dates:
Monday, March 10th through Friday, March 14th: Kaleb's food drive (see class website for more information)
Monday, March 10th through Friday, March 14th:Writer in Residence Ms. Wilde working with our class
Friday, March 14th: third grade "Bring Your Grandparents to Lunch"
Tuesday, March 25th: Scholastic Book Orders due
Thursday, March 27th from 9:30 to 10: Second and third quarter PBIS awards ceremony (our class is presenting a song!)
Friday, March 28th: a full day of school, snow make-up day
Monday, March 31st through Friday, April 4th: Spring Break
Saturday, April 12th: Douglas annual spring carnival
Monday, April 21st at 2 p.m.: third grade dance and music informance (more information to come!)
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Kaleb's Service Project
Hello families. Kaleb's family is doing a
service project to raise food for a food bank. They would love the
support of our class family. If you are able to contribute, please read
the note below from Ms. Beckstrand. Collections will be going on next
week from March 10th through March 14th in our classroom. Thank you for considering helping this worthy cause!
Our Family is participating in a Wake County service project to help raise food for the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. The Food Bank's mission is to ensure that "no one goes hungry in central and eastern North Carolina". In order to fulfill its mission the Food Bank is dependent upon donations and volunteers. Our goal is to raise 10,000 pounds of food and supplies for the Food Bank and we would like to ask for your help in making that possible. Will you help us by providing 10 pounds of food or non-perishable supplies? For reference, one can of food is equal to one pound or one 9-pack of toilet paper is equal to one pound. Additionally, you can support this effort with a cash donation. Your help is greatly appreciated and is easy to accomplish. The following are ways that you can assist:
1- Cash Donations: $1 equals one pound of food
2- Fill the grocery bag with 10 pounds of supplies from the list below
List of Most Needed Items
Our Family is participating in a Wake County service project to help raise food for the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. The Food Bank's mission is to ensure that "no one goes hungry in central and eastern North Carolina". In order to fulfill its mission the Food Bank is dependent upon donations and volunteers. Our goal is to raise 10,000 pounds of food and supplies for the Food Bank and we would like to ask for your help in making that possible. Will you help us by providing 10 pounds of food or non-perishable supplies? For reference, one can of food is equal to one pound or one 9-pack of toilet paper is equal to one pound. Additionally, you can support this effort with a cash donation. Your help is greatly appreciated and is easy to accomplish. The following are ways that you can assist:
1- Cash Donations: $1 equals one pound of food
2- Fill the grocery bag with 10 pounds of supplies from the list below
List of Most Needed Items
- Canned Meals : Stews, Soups, Tuna. Ravioli, Lasagna, etc. (Pop-top cans a plus)
- Peanut Butter, Canned Vegetable
- Grains: Cereal, Rice, Pasta, and Dried Beans
- Fruits: fruit cups, dried fruit, applesauce, 100% Juice and Juice Boxes
- Kid- Friendly items: granola bars, popcorn, graham or animal crackers, fat-free/sugar-free pudding cups
- Baby Products: Diapers, Wipes, Formula, Infant Cereal
- Hygiene Items: toothpaste, hand sanitizer, soap, etc...
- Paper Products: Toilet Paper, Paler Towels, etc...
- PLEASE NO loose glass and plastic jars of baby food as they will have to be discarded due to health regulations.
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