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Welcome to the last weekly news of the 2024-2025 school year!

This week, your third graders are having a ton of fun with daily hands-on activities which incorporate science, technology, engineering, art, and/or math concepts as part of our school-wide S.T.E.A.M. Week!

Here’s what we’re finishing the year learning in English…

Reading- Students are working in their research clubs to create slideshow presentations that demonstrate the knowledge they gained about their research topics- from sharks and penguins to social justice! They used digital and print texts to conduct research in small groups.

Writing- Students are finalizing their fairy tale adaptations! During this unit, students independently read classic fairy tales and generated story ideas which incorporate similar and different characters and events to make their original adaptations. All published writing pieces from the year will be sent home with students next week.

Phonics- Students are continuing to practice adding suffixes to base words. They learned the rule for when to apply the -s and -es suffixes.

**For academic and/or SEL support this summer, please bookmark the Summer Learning Launchpad which was put together by a team of talented Dutch Neck teachers. This site includes a variety of activities to complete this summer to support your student in retaining their skills.

Have a great evening!

Ms. Young

Reminders:

STAMP Score Reports were sent home in sealed envelopes TODAY, 6/17, in your students’ Take Home Folders.

If you signed up to bring items in for our class ice cream party, please bring them in with your student tomorrow morning! Thank you again for your generosity. 😊

Tomorrow is the last day for the “Dexter’s Den” School Store during lunches!

All WW-P schools will be CLOSED on Friday, June 20th. Schools will reopen Monday, June 23rd.

Lunch Bunch Reward - Students who completed and returned at least 5 out of the 6 tic-tac-toe homework boards this trimester are invited to spend their lunch in my classroom on Tuesday, 6/24! If your student is invited, they will receive a food permission slip for our donut treat. Please sign and return this by Thursday, 6/19.

Early Dismissal and Last Day of School - Thursday, June 26th.

Please pack a “snunch” as the cafeteria will NOT be serving food.

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Looking for ways to prevent the "summer slide" over break? Some Dutch Neck teachers put together this website which has an awesome variety of supportive activities for students from literacy to math to SEL!

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WW-P Pre K - Grade 3 Summer Reading Suggestions 2025

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Happy Last Friday of the School Year!

This week, your students had a blast adventuring at Grounds for Sculpture, singing at the outdoor Flag Day performance, and partying at the 3rd Grade Picnic! I will email an album link with photos from today's picnic later on.

I hope you have a fun, safe, and relaxing weekend. Home stretch 'til summer!

Kindly,

Ms. Young

Reminders:

Dexter’s Den - School Store Part 2 - Tuesday June 17th and Wednesday June 18th

School store is back on Tuesday 6/17 and Wednesday 6/18 during students’ lunches. Yellow flyers with items and prices were sent home with students today. Students are responsible for the cash they bring in to school on to shop from the school store during their lunch period. I recommend that they bring this money in a baggie or envelope labeled with their name and keep it tucked away in their Take-Home Folder. Us teachers will not be collecting this money- this is a student-run school store experience :) Thank you!

Our DLI Class End of Year Party - Wednesday, June 18th 1:45-3:00.

Thank you so much for signing up to donate items for our ice cream party! Items may be brought in with your student or dropped off in the front office any time Monday or Tuesday morning.

All WW-P schools will be CLOSED on Friday, June 20th. Schools will reopen Monday, June 23rd.

Lunch Bunch Reward - Students who completed and returned at least 5 out of the 6 tic-tac-toe homework boards this trimester are invited to spend their lunch in my classroom on Tuesday, 6/24! If your student is invited, they will receive a food permission slip for our donut treat. Please sign and return this by Thursday, 6/19.

Early Dismissal and Last Day of School - Thursday, June 26th.

Please pack a “snunch” this day as the cafeteria will NOT be serving food.

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PLEASE PACK A LUNCH for tomorrow, Friday, June 13th!

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PLEASE PACK A LUNCH for tomorrow, Friday, June 13th!

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Due to the 3rd Grade Picnic festivities tomorrow, Friday 6/13, the students will be eating lunch earlier than usual. Please make sure your child has a packed lunch for tomorrow. If you are unable to supply a packed lunch, please email Sra. Spallone and I ASAP. Thank you! :)

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End of Year Class Party - Food Permission Slip - Due FRIDAY 6/13!

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End of Year Class Party - Food Permission Slip - Due FRIDAY 6/13!

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These permission slips are being sent home with students today, 6/10. Extra copy for your convenience.

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Class Party Wednesday 6/18 Food Allergy Event Permission Slip.docx

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Hi families! Here is a quick run-down of our busy week in 3rd:

Tuesday 6/10 (Blue Team) or Wednesday 6/11 (Red Team) - Field Trip to Grounds for Sculpture! Sneakers and comfortable clothing to walk around in. This is only a half day field trip (9:30-12:30) so students will not bring any items with them, including no water bottles or snacks. Please make sure your student eats a bigger breakfast before arriving to school if needed.

Thursday 6/12 - Flag Day. Students should wear red, white, and/or blue as they participate in Flag Day activities in school.

Friday 6/13 - Third Grade Picnic! Students are encouraged to wear their white third grade class t-shirt this day! We will be outside so please dress according to the weather.

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Dear 3rd Grade DLI Families,

We are extremely appreciative of any donations for our end-of-year class celebration on Wednesday, June 18th. Our classes will enjoy an ice cream treat and spend extra time outside to celebrate the beginning of summer. Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up no later than Friday, June 13th. Items may be brought in with your student or dropped off in the front office any time between 6/9-6/17.

Thank you!

Ms. Young, Sra. Spallone, and Sra. Sanchez

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Dear 3rd Grade DLI Families,
We are extremely appreciative of any donations for our end-of-year class celebration on Wednesday, June 18th. Our classes will enjoy an ice cream treat and spend extra time outside to celebrate the beginning of summer. Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up.
Thank you!
Ms. Young, Sra. Spallone, and Sra. Sanchez

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Good afternoon, 3rd grade families!

I’m keeping it short and sweet on this scorching Friday ☀️. Next week is a busy but very exciting one for third grade. To all those celebrating Eid al-Adha this weekend, Sra. Spallone, Sra. Sanchez, and I wish you a joyous holiday.

Have a restful and safe weekend. Just 3 more Mondays remain in the school year!

Kindly,

Ms. Georgia Young

Reminders:

Tic-Tac-Toe HW boards 3.6 are due next Friday, 6/13. This is the last one of the school year!

This coming Monday, June 9th, Mr. Bailey and Mrs. Goris, the fourth grade DLI Spanish partner teachers from Village, will be visiting our classes at 11:30 to introduce themselves and get our students ready for the upcoming school year! We can't wait.

Grounds for Sculpture Field Trip - Tuesday, June 10th, for Blue Team/Spallone OR Wednesday, June 11th, for Red Team/Young.

Third Grade Picnic - Friday, May 13th from 1:00-3:00 PM.

Our DLI Class End of Year Party - Wednesday, June 18th 1:45-3:00.

Sign Up Genius to donate snack supplies. We are graciously accepting donations for our ice cream snack this day. Thank you very much!

All WW-P schools will be CLOSED on Friday, June 20th. Schools will reopen Monday, June 23rd.

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Dexter's Den - School Store this Thursday and Friday during lunch!

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Dexter's Den - School Store this Thursday and Friday during lunch!

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These lavender-colored flyers were sent home with students today, Tuesday 6/3! Students are responsible for the cash they bring in to school on Thursday and/or Friday to shop from the school store during their lunch period. I reccomend that they bring this money in a baggie or envelope labeled with their name and keep it tucked away in their Take-Home Folder. Us teachers will not be collecting this money- this is a student-run school store experience :) Thank you!

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What we’re learning…

Reading- Students facilitated conversations about their book club novels, generating and supporting ideas about story elements and characters in their stories as it relates to social issues.

Writing- Students finished planning, drafting, revising, and editing their baby literary essays! As I’ve conferenced individually with students, we’ve recognized and celebrated their tremendous growth in writing. We will begin our final writing unit, Adapting Fairy Tales, next week!

Phonics- This week, we reviewed the “Three Great Spelling Rules” to use when adding suffixes to the end of base words. These rules are: the doubling rule (doubling the final consonant of one-syllable words before adding a vowel suffix), the e-drop rule (dropping the silent “e” when adding a vowel suffix), and the change rule (changing “y” to “i” before adding a vowel suffix, unless the suffix starts with 'i').

Reminders:

Field Day is ON for tomorrow! Please see the blue slip sent home with students in their Take Home Folders today for last minute reminders as well as the email sent home yesterday, May 28th.

Yearbooks ON SALE NOW! (PTA) Order your “Out of this World” 2024–25 Yearbook here. Last day to purchase is tomorrow, Friday, May 23rd!

Trenton Thunder Tickets- Tickets (section behind home plate) for the Trenton Thunder game on Thursday, June 19, at 7:30 p.m. are on sale here through tomorrow, Friday 5/30! There are fireworks after the game, and there is no school the next day! The opportunity to purchase singing tickets has closed.

Tic-Tac-Toe HW boards 3.5 are due next Friday, 6/6. There will be one more this school year!

Grounds for Sculpture Field Trip - Tuesday, June 10th, for Blue Team/Spallone OR Wednesday, June 11th, for Red Team/Young.

Third Grade Picnic - Friday, May 13th

All WW-P schools will be CLOSED on Friday, June 20th. Schools will reopen Monday, June 23rd.

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Field Day is ON for tomorrow, Friday 5/30!

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Field Day is ON for tomorrow, Friday 5/30!

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Good afternoon, 3rd grade families!

As you know, this Friday is scheduled to be our Field Day at Dutch Neck! Below, as well as posted on Padlet, you will find more information about this day. Mr. Stevens is watching the weather for Friday. He is going to wait until tomorrow afternoon at the earliest to make any decision regarding postponing Field Day to the rain date of Friday, June 6th. Field Day will take place for K-3rd from 9:15-11:15 AM.

1. Info sheet from Mr. Stevens.

2. Quick reminders (this blue half-sheet flyer will be sent home with all third grade students tomorrow.)

3. Third grade is wearing the color white! Your student may wear their third grade class t-shirt or another white shirt that they are comfortable in.

Sra. Spallone, Sra. Sanchez, and I can't wait for this fun-filled day with our classes! Let's keep our fingers crossed for the weather.

Sincerely,

Ms. Young

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Field Day Info - Friday, 5/30 (Rain date: Friday 6/6).

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Field Day Info - Friday, 5/30 (Rain date: Friday 6/6).

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Grades K-3rd Friday, May 30th 9:15AM–11:15 AM (Rain date: Friday June 6th 9:15 AM – 11:15 AM)

**Mr. Stevens is watching the weather. He is going to wait until tomorrow afternoon at the earliest to make any decision regarding postponing field day.

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Dutch Neck Field Day 2025 Info Sheet (from Mr. Stevens)

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Good afternoon, 3rd grade families! Thanks for reading this week's newsletter. 😊 Have a safe and (hopefully) dry weekend!

Ms. Young

What we’re learning…

Reading- We are continuing our “Social Issues” unit over the next week. This unit is about reading with the purpose of learning life lessons. This week, we talked about the idea of making connections and developing empathy through what we read using the concept of "Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Glass Doors." In addition, students began their Social Issues Book Clubs! Like in previous units, students meet with their fellow book club members to discuss the chapters and complete activities which further their understanding of the story and its characters. This week, students worked in their groups to create an appropriately paced 5ish-day reading plan for their books. If students are absent or do not complete their assigned chapters in class, they’ll need to complete these chapters and jots as part of their nightly reading homework. Students must remember to return their book club book and their “stop and jot” sheet back to school the following day so they can participate in their group’s discussion.

Writing- Students are now drafting their “baby literary essays”! This week, they learned that they have to choose textual evidence carefully and ask themselves, “Is this evidence an example that supports my thesis?”.

Phonics- Students are continuing to practice the “Three Great Spelling Rules”: the doubling rule (doubling the final consonant of one-syllable words before adding a vowel suffix), the e-drop rule (dropping the silent “e” when adding a vowel suffix), and the change rule (changing “y” to “i” before adding a vowel suffix, unless the suffix starts with 'i').

Reminders:

Tic-Tac-Toe HW boards 3.4 are due next Thursday, 5/22.

Grounds for Sculpture Field Trip Permission Slips (Tuesday, June 10, for Blue Team/Spallone OR Wednesday, June 11, for Red Team/Young) - Orange permission slips sent home 5/15. Please return the signed permission slip with $20 in a labeled envelope or plastic baggie attached ASAP.

All WW-P schools will be CLOSED Friday, May 23, 2025 and Monday, May 26, 2025, in observance of Memorial Day. Schools will reopen Tuesday, May 27, 2025. District board offices will be closed Monday, May 26, 2025.

Yearbooks ON SALE NOW! (PTA) Order your “Out of this World” 2024–25 Yearbook here. Last day to purchase is Friday, May 23.

Volunteer Sign Up for Field Day (PTA): Friday, May 30 (rain date June 6) is Field Day. Sign up here to volunteer for Field Day.

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Due THURSDAY 5/22 😉

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Sra. Spallone's Unit 7 Math Resources - English

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Sra. Spallone's Unit 7 Math Resources - English

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1. Helping at home: Asking Questions

2. Helping at home: Learning From Mistakes

Unit 7 - Extending Multiplication & Fractions

1. Multiplication Beyond the Basics

2. One- by Two-Digit Multiplication

3. Fractions as Parts of a Whole & Parts of a Set

4. Fractions at Work

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Our classrooms were beautified with flowers this week.

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Good morning, 3rd grade families!

First, Sra. Spallone, Sra. Sanchez, and I would like to extend our gratitude for the teacher appreciation cards, treats, and love we received from the students this week. We are touched by your generosity and kindness. It is a privilege to be entrusted with the education and care of your children.

What we’re learning…

Reading- We began reading a new book as a class called Ways to Make Sunshine by Renee Watson. Our current “Social Issues” unit is about reading with the purpose of learning life lessons. Students learned that they can preview a book by reading the back blurb. Then, they can predict the challenges and life lessons that the characters might encounter as they continue to read the book.

Writing- Students began planning their “baby literary essays”! They learned that an essay should have an introduction paragraph with a short summary of the story and a claim/thesis, 2 body paragraphs with text evidence and explanation, and a conclusion paragraph.

Phonics- Students practiced the 1-1-1 rule for doubling a consonant before adding a suffix such as -ed, -ing, or -est. If a one-syllable word ends in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, the final consonant should be doubled before adding a vowel suffix. For example: “run” becomes “running.”

Reminders:

Tic-Tac-Toe HW boards are due tomorrow!

Tomorrow, Friday, May 9: Spring Book Fair at Barnes & Noble in Market Fair from 4–6 p.m.! Enjoy storytime with Dutch Neck staff, color your own bookmarks, meet Dexter, and don’t miss the chance to purchase a special Dexter-themed treat from Starbucks. Check out the staff storytime schedule here.

*Ms. Young will be reading a story from 5:00-5:10 and Sra. Sanchez will be reading from 5:20-5:30!

Upcoming field trip to Grounds for Sculpture (Tuesday, June 10, for Blue Team/Spallone OR Wednesday, June 11, for Red Team/Young) - more info will be emailed by your student’s homeroom teacher. Permission slips not yet sent home.

It’s almost Spring Chorus Concert Week! Tuesday, May 13th

In-school Concert (not open to parents): Tuesday, May 13th, in the gym at 2:10 PM. Students must wear their black and white concert attire.

Evening Spring Chorus Concert: Tuesday, May 13th @ 7:00 PM. Students must wear their black and white concert attire.

Field Day - Friday, May 30th

Yearbooks ON SALE NOW! Preorder for $30 by Thursday, May 8 here. Prices go up after May 8. Last day to purchase is Friday, May 23.

ROSES for the Spring Choral Concert: Purchase individually wrapped, red roses for $3 on May 13 or 14 here. Pick up roses prior to the start of the choral concert. Limited quantities available. All sales are final.

Thursday, June 19 at 7:30 p.m.: Trenton Thunder with singing opportunity! Tickets are now on sale here! To participate in singing on the field, students must purchase a special SINGING student ticket, which includes a tshirt as part of the package (required). Each student must be accompanied by an adult with a non-singing ticket. Before purchasing, please make sure to review the singing ticket details on MemberHub for important information.

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Hi, 3rd grade DLI families!

We’ve made it to May which feels like the home stretch of the school year. Can you believe it? Sra. Spallone and I are cherishing these last two months as your children's teachers. The end of third grade brings responsibility, excitement, special memories, and bittersweet moments as your students get ready to move on from Dutch Neck. We thank you for your continued support and communication.

Your third graders have worked very hard at NJSLA each day this week. They’ve spent extra time playing outside, being creative, and even learning new skills (crocheting!) to give their eyes and brains a break from their computer screens. Today is the last day of testing (YAY!) and it will be 60 minutes of math. If your student missed any of the testing days, they will make up their test(s) during school before May 30th.

Have a great ending to your week and enjoy the beautiful weather!
Ms. Young

Reminders:

Flyers from PTA with information on the following events were sent home last week in students' take home folders:

May 5-9: Teacher Appreciation Week

Friday, May 9: Join us for our Spring Book Fair on Friday, May 9, at Barnes & Noble in Market Fair from 4–6 p.m.! Enjoy storytime with Dutch Neck staff, color your own bookmarks, meet Dexter, and don’t miss the chance to purchase a special Dexter-themed treat from Starbucks. Check out the staff storytime schedule here.

*Ms. Young will be reading a story from 5:00-5:10 PM!

Upcoming field trip to Grounds for Sculpture (Tuesday, June 10, for Blue Team/Spallone OR Wednesday, June 11, for Red Team/Young) - more info will be emailed by your student’s homeroom teacher. Permission slips not yet sent home.

Spring Chorus Concert - 5/13

In-school Concert (not open to parents): Tuesday, May 13th, in the gym at 2:10 PM. Students must wear their black and white concert attire.

Evening Spring Chorus Concert: Tuesday, May 13th @ 7:00 PM. Students must wear their black and white concert attire.

Field Day - Friday, May 30th

Yearbooks ON SALE NOW! Preorder for $30 by Thursday, May 8 here. Prices go up after May 8. Last day to purchase is Friday, May 23.

ROSES for the Spring Choral Concert: Purchase individually wrapped, red roses for $3 on May 13 or 14 here. Pick up roses prior to the start of the choral concert. Limited quantities available. All sales are final.

Thursday, June 19 at 7:30 p.m.: Trenton Thunder with singing opportunity! Tickets are now on sale here! To participate in singing on the field, students must purchase a special SINGING student ticket, which includes a tshirt as part of the package (required). Each student must be accompanied by an adult with a non-singing ticket. Before purchasing, please make sure to review the singing ticket details on MemberHub for important information.

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Check email for link to photographer photos from Spanish Language Day! 💃 📸

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Check email for link to photographer photos from Spanish Language Day! 💃 📸

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Dear families,

We hope you feel as inspired by and proud of your students as we do after their fantástico performance last night!!! It was so great to see so many of your faces there to support our students. We thank you for taking the time out of your evenings to make this show a success for the program.

This folder contains two videos of last night's 3rd grade performance for your viewing. Please do not publicly share or post these videos online, as we do not have media release permission for our whole classes.

Reminders:

NJSLA Testing begins Monday, April 28th through Friday, May 2nd - These assessments are completed online with your student’s homeroom teacher to assess your student's reading, writing, and math skills (all in English). Monday and Tuesday will be ELA (75 minute sessions), followed by math on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (60 minute sessions).

During testing week: Please make sure your student gets a good night's rest, eats a nutritious and filling breakfast before school, and arrives to school on time. Students have had many days of test prep across both classes, so there is no need for them to study or otherwise prepare for the tests at home. 😉

Students may bring in fiction novels from home to read when they are done testing and need to wait. We are providing them classroom library books as well.

Double-sided white (red team) or salmon (blue team) colored flyer from PTA with information on the following events are being sent home today and tomorrow in students' take home folders:

May 5-9: Teacher Appreciation Week

Friday, May 9: Spring Book Fair at Barnes & Noble Princeton/Marketfair *Ms. Young will be reading a story from 5:00-5:10 PM!

Thursday, June 19 at 7:30 p.m.: Trenton Thunder with singing opportunity! Tickets are now on sale here! "To participate in singing on the field, students must purchase a special SINGING student ticket, which includes a tshirt as part of the package (required). Each student must be accompanied by an adult with a non-singing ticket. Before purchasing, please make sure to review the singing ticket details on MemberHub for important information."

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Sra. Spallone's Unit 6 Math Resources - English

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Sra. Spallone's Unit 6 Math Resources - English

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Unit 6 - Geometry

1.  Investigating Polygons

2. Quadrilaterals

3. Perimeter & Area

4. Shapes & Fractions

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Reminders:

All WW-P schools will be closed Monday, April 14, through and including Monday, April 21, 2025 (unused emergency closing day), for Spring Recess. Schools will reopen Tuesday, April 22, 2025.

Please click here to view the updated 2024-2025 school year calendar.

Thursday, April 24, 2025, is National Take Your Child to Work Day- If your child will be attending work with you this day, please enter your child’s absence in Genesis for April 24, 2025, as “Take Your Child to Work Day” (this can be done prior to April 24). In addition, please send me and Sra. Spallone an email informing us. Thank you!

Write a letter of encouragement to your student for NJSLA Week (April 28-May 2)! A letter explaining this, along with note paper and a blank envelope, were sent home with students on Thursday, April 10th. Please place your letter to your child in the envelope, sealed with your child’s name printed, no later than Tuesday, April 22nd!

Tuesday, April 22nd, will be our in-school Spanish performances. Students should wear sneakers and any outfit they feel comfortable in!

Wednesday, April 23rd, is the evening Spanish Language Event at High School South Playhouse from 6:30-7:30! Students should report at 5:15 as our dress rehearsal will begin at 5:30. Student dress code is the white third grade t-shirt, black pants, and sneakers.

This week’s highlights in 3rd Grade DLI:

Students wrote letters for Mrs. Bruce to celebrate National Assistant Principal Week!

Blue and Red teams came together to finish learning and rehearsing their Spanish dance performance! I will post this rehearsal video for students to rehearse over break so they do not forget!

Students met their new technology teacher, Mrs. Lowden, and practiced using the online tools and functions available to them when taking the NJSLA test.

On Thursday, our students had the wonderful opportunity to Zoom call with middle school students at Timberlane Elementary School. The students at TMS shared about their involvement in the Hallowheels service project this school year. Our students asked questions and learned about the design process for these adaptive costumes for students in wheelchairs. Most importantly, students received a new perspective on how to truly include everyone at school.

Both teams put their brains to the test this week as they completed practice reading and writing questions for the NJSLA. Students learned and practiced test-taking strategies such as previewing questions, closely reading the first time through, eliminating answer choices, and going back into the passage to prove/confirm their answers.

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Action Required: Attendance Survey for Spanish Language Day events on 4/22 (in school) and 4/23 (evening)! 

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Please fill out this form at your earliest convenience. This is for Sra. Spallone and I to clearly track expected student attendance and participation in these two events. Gracias!

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During this short week, both classes began preparing for NJSLA (more details below) in reading and writing. Students practiced answering comprehension questions and using text evidence to support their ideas about characters. In addition, students learned that they must read a prompt to figure out what kind of essay/story they need to write: narrative, research, or literary analysis (also known as a “baby lit essay” to the students)!

Happy almost Friday,

Ms. Young

Reminders:

Superhero Spirit Day is tomorrow, Friday, 4/4!

Dress as your favorite superhero or wear Dutch Neck spirit wear/colors.

Permission Slip for Zoom Call (sent home 4/3) - Due Tuesday, 4/8.

HW 3.1 (sent home 4/3) - Due Friday, 4/11.

Tuesday 4/22- In-school practice performance for Spanish Language Day.

Students should wear sneakers and an outfit of their choice for this practice.

Wednesday, 4/23- Spanish Language Day Evening Performance at High School South Playhouse.

Student Attire: White 3rd grade t-shirt, black bottoms, and sneakers.

Dress rehearsal: 5:30 PM. Showtime: 6:30-7:30 PM

DLI Spanish students and up to 3 guests per family are invited.

Please note that we will not be selling or issuing tickets for this performance. To ensure enough seating, you must RSVP here by April 9, 2025.

Students will be taking the following assessments this month. Sra. Spallone and I are doing practice questions and teaching test-taking strategies to the students during school. Our new technology teacher, Ms. Kim Lowden, will also be teaching strategies to the students. You can support your student by making sure they come to school well rested and have eaten a nutritious breakfast the morning of these assessments .😊 There is no need for additional studying/preparation at home as we are doing this in school:

STAMP Spanish Test on Monday, April 7th- This will be completed online with your student’s homeroom teacher. STAMP assesses your student’s current Spanish language proficiency.

NJSLA - Monday, April 28th - Friday, May 2nd - Completed online with your student’s homeroom teacher. Assesses reading, writing, and math, all in English.

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Permission Slip for Zoom Call - Due Tuesday 4/8

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Permission Slip for Zoom Call - Due Tuesday 4/8

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Sent home on 4/3. Due to Ms. Young Tuesday, April 8th.

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Due NEXT Friday, 4/11!

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Check out some clips of our elementary, middle, and high school choirs warming up and singing together this morning!

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Blue Team learns about circuits and engineering from our guest reader as well!

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Blue Team learns about circuits and engineering from our guest reader as well!

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It’s been a very busy week here in third grade as we wrapped up the month of March and celebrated Read Across NJ! This week was full of guest readers, book swaps, student-led presentations, and of course, reading! Please remember that dismissal begins at 1:00 today. Here are some quick upcoming reminders:

Monday, 3/31 through Tuesday, 4/1- All WW-P schools will be closed. Schools will reopen Wednesday, 4/2. Happy Eid to those who celebrate!🎉

Wednesday 4/2- Choral Festival at Grover Middle School (during school day)

Student Attire: White 3rd grade t-shirt and any bottoms.

We'll return to DN before lunchtime.

Thursday 4/3 6-7PM- Reading is a Dream Evening Event at Dutch Neck.

Tuesday 4/22- In-school practice performance for Spanish Language Day.

Students should wear sneakers and an outfit of their choice for this practice.

Wednesday, 4/23- Spanish Language Day Evening Performance at High School South Playhouse.

Student Attire: White 3rd grade t-shirt, black bottoms, and sneakers.

Dress rehearsal: 5:30 PM. Showtime: 6:30-7:30 PM

DLI Spanish students and up to 3 guests per family are invited.

Please note that we will not be selling or issuing tickets for this performance. To ensure enough seating, you must RSVP here by April 9, 2025.

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Mr. Nair is an engineer and he read the book "Rosie Revere Engineer" to Red Team this morning. Both teams are having guest readers in English and Spanish today to celebrate Read Across NJ Week! 🎉

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Lunch Bunch Homework Reward Permission Slips due tomorrow, Friday 3/28!

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Lunch Bunch Homework Reward Permission Slips due tomorrow, Friday 3/28!

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Students who completed and turned in 9 or 10 out of the 10 possible Tic-Tac-Toe homework boards this trimester have been sent home with lunch bunch invites, which will be held on Wednesday, 4/2 (Red Team), and Thursday, 4/3 (Blue Team). For these students to enjoy the special snack I'm bringing in, they must return the signed food permission slip by tomorrow, Friday 3/28. Due to the long weekend ahead, I need a count now. I apologize for the quick turnaround!

Thank you for encouraging responsible habits for learning at home!

Ms. Young

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DRESS CODE for 4/2 Choral Festival and 4/23 DLI Spanish Performance!

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DRESS CODE for 4/2 Choral Festival and 4/23 DLI Spanish Performance!

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Hello 3rd Grade DLI Families,

For the Choral Festival on Wednesday, 4/2, Ms. Palladino has instructed all third graders to wear their white third grade t-shirts with any choice of pants.

For the Spanish Language Day Performance on the evening of Wednesday, 4/23, Sra. Spallone and I have decided on white third grade t-shirts with solid black bottoms. Students should wear sneakers because they are dancing.

For the in-school performance/rehearsal at DN on Tuesday, 4/22, students may wear an outfit of their choice. They must still remember sneakers.

We are very excited about these upcoming opportunities for your third graders!

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This folder has three videos for students to practice at home if they choose: a slow step-by-step tutorial, a walkthrough with counts/without music, and the full chorus with music! Happy dancing!!! 💃

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Read Across NJ Spirit Week begins TOMORROW!

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Read Across NJ Spirit Week begins TOMORROW!

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On Friday, Dutch Neck will be providing every student with a mini flashlight keychain for "Flashlight Friday," so no need to bring in anything from home except a favorite book😊

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Happy end of Trimester 2! Only one-third of third grade to go! 😊

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Choral Festival (4/2) permission slips sent home with students TODAY, 3/21. Please return by Wednesday, 3/26.

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Choral Festival (4/2) permission slips sent home with students TODAY, 3/21. Please return by Wednesday, 3/26.

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EDIT: Ms. Young sent these home with Red Team. Blue Team will receive them on Monday :)

Please check take-home folders. Thanks and have a great weekend!

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Reminders:

Spring Photo Day is tomorrow! All students will have individual photos taken.

Tic-Tac-Toe Homework 2.10 is due tomorrow. This is the last of the trimester!

Lunch bunch invites and permission slips will be sent out soon to students who have handed in at least 9 out of the 10 homework boards!

No homework next week.

Monday, 3/31 through Tuesday, 4/1- All WW-P schools will be closed. Schools will reopen Wednesday, 4/2.

Thursday 4/3  6-7PM- Reading is a Dream Evening Event at Dutch Neck.

Tuesday 4/22- In-School practice performance for Spanish Language Day.

Please mark your calendars for Spanish Language Day!

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at High School South Playhouse.

Dress rehearsal: 5:30. Showtime: 6:30-7:30 PM

DLI Spanish students and up to 3 guests per family are invited.

More information was sent from wwp_schools@wwprsd.org today. Please note that we will not be selling or issuing tickets for this performance. To ensure enough seating, you must RSVP here by April 9, 2025.

Reading- Through group and independent exploration of multimedia sources, students recognized that freedom and equity for all is still something being fought for today. Students learned that activists can inspire real change to their communities.

Writing- Students worked on their cumulative projects for the Upstander unit. They worked independently or with partners to showcase what they learned about identity, belonging, inclusion, and respect over the past 10 days. Students created posters, skits, or digital slides for their projects!

Phonics- Students practiced identifying sentence structure, including simple, compound, and complex sentences, in a “scoot” activity which got them up and moving around our classroom!

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Happy Holi and Ramadan Mubarak to those who celebrate!

Reminders:

Tic-Tac-Toe HW 2.10- due next Friday, 3/21. This is the last homework of the second trimester!

Spring School Photos - Friday, 3/21 at 11:20 AM.

Book Swap - please send in gently used books now until Wednesday 3/19 to donate for the annual Dutch Neck book swap! Each student will be able to select one book when our classes attend the swap (even if they’ve donated multiple). If you have books at home to donate, please feel free to bring them in!

Reading is a Dream Evening Event - Thursday April 3rd from 6-7PM at Dutch Neck.

Flyer sent home with students today!

Reading- This week, our classes shared in read-alouds and discussions centered around the ideas of belonging and representation. We revisited a story from the beginning of the year, Each Kindness, this time reimagining how one of the characters may have been thinking and feeling if the book was written from her POV. Students learned that it is our civic responsibility to treat all others with respect extending beyond those that look, think, and act like us.

Writing- Students added cinquain and haiku poetry structures to their writing tool boxes this week. They challenged their brains by writing haiku poems that connected themes from our Upstander reading unit. Ask your student if they remember the structure of a haiku poem! (Think: syllables)

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Reminders:

Tic-Tac-Toe HW 2.9- due next Friday, 3/14.

DN Science Fair - TOMORROW, Saturday, 3/8 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Congratulations to all of our third graders who are participating! We are so proud of your hard work and dedication to your science projects outside of school. Grown-ups- please send us photos of your students from the fair! Sra. Spallone and I would love to see them. 😊

Spring School Photos - Friday, 3/21, at 11:20AM. Ordering information sent home in take home folders this week!

Reading- On Monday we began our Upstander reading unit! This short 3-week unit began with readings and class discussions to understand the importance of being respectful of others’ unique identities by reflecting on our own identities. Students created “identity maps” to show their internal and external traits. We brainstormed using kind words and questions to ask others to get to know more about who they are on the outside.

Writing- We began a mini unit on Poetry this week. Students identified how a writer paints a picture using descriptive, or sensory, words. Students also learned about the structure of a “bio poem” and used their identity maps from reading class to help them create their own bio poems all about themselves.

Phonics- This week, students celebrated SEL (Social-Emotional Learning) Week by playing Kahoot games to test their knowledge of questions in the “cooperation” and “identity” categories.

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Friday 3/7 is SEL Spirit Day! Wear exercise clothes to school.

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Friday 3/7 is SEL Spirit Day! Wear exercise clothes to school.

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DLI t-Shirts are being sent home today, March 3, if ordered!

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DLI t-Shirts are being sent home today, March 3, if ordered!

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Hi families!

As our units come to an end today, students are expected to have at least one opinion writing piece published and their reading character poster finished. Students have had ample class time to work on both of these projects which have been spread over many days/weeks. Most students have completed both tasks. However, those who have not will now need to finish this work at home and bring it back to school no later than Tuesday, March 4th as we are moving along into our next units. Unfinished posters will be sent home in students' take-home folders today.

Thank you for your understanding and support. Please reach out with any questions.

Ms. Young

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Reminders:

Black History Month Family Celebration Event at HSS - TONIGHT! 6-8 PM 2/28

Monday 3/3 - Ms. Young’s Birthday “Party”! Students will enjoy treats in my class. Thank you for sending in food permission slips.

Field Trip to Howell Living Farm - Tuesday 3/4 for Red Team (Young)

Students must arrive to school promptly, no later than 8:55. We will be boarding the buses at 9:00 AM. Students should wear boots/closed toed-shoes, a heavy coat, gloves, and hat for the trip as we will be outside for the majority of it. Students will not eat their snacks on the trip so they should eat a bigger breakfast before coming to school. We will return to DN by 12:45 for lunch as usual.

Tic-Tac-Toe HW 2.8- due next Friday, 3/7.

Third Grade T-Shirts were distributed. DLI T-Shirts have not yet been delivered to us.

Social Emotional Learning Spirit Day- Friday 3/7. Students should wear their workout gear to school!

DN Science Fair - Saturday, 3/8 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. (snow date is Saturday, March 15) I'm so happy to see SO many DLI third graders on the sign-up list! Way to work hard and represent well!

Spring School Photos - Friday, 3/21. More details and ordering information will be emailed to families closer to the date.

Reading- Students wrapped up our Character Studies reading unit by creating posters! Students chose a character from a book they read in their book club or independently this unit to study closely for unique characteristics and traits. After we display these in the hallway, students will bring their projects home. 😄

Writing- Students edited and published their opinion writing pieces by typing or hand-writing. I am extremely proud of the writing that all students produced during this unit. They have grown in their writing stamina, craft, and organization. These will be sent home at the end of the trimester. Students’ work is also visible on Google Classroom if they typed.

Phonics- Students practiced identifying and writing simple, compound, and complex sentences.

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3rd Grade T-Shirts and Food Permission Slips for Ms. Young's Birthday "Party" sent home today, 2/24!

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3rd Grade T-Shirts and Food Permission Slips for Ms. Young's Birthday "Party" sent home today, 2/24!

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All students now have their DN 3rd Grade t-shirts! They can wear these on their field trip day. DLI shirts have NOT been delivered to us yet.

Both classes will be celebrating Ms. Young's birthday on Monday, 3/3! Please sign and return the food permission slip, sent home today, by this Friday, 2/28 for your child to partake in the treats. Thank you! 🥳

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Sra. Spallone's Unit 5 Math Resources - English

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Sra. Spallone's Unit 5 Math Resources - English

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Unit 5 - Multiplication, Division & Area

1. Linking Multiplication & Division

2. Multiplication & Division Families

3. Division Practice

4. Introducing Area

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Unit 4 Reading - Character Trait Adjectives

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Unit 4 Reading - Character Trait Adjectives

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Both classes have helped to compile this list of character traits during our unit, growing their vocabularies.

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Reminders:

Field Trip to Howell Living Farm - Tuesday, 2/25 for Blue Team (Spallone) and Tuesday 3/4 for Red Team (Young)

Students with food allergies have been given permission slips. Please sign and return ASAP.

Tic-Tac-Toe HW 2.7- due next Friday, 2/28.

Black History Month Family Celebration Event at HSS - Friday 2/28

DLI and 3rd Grade T-Shirts have not yet been delivered to us.

DN Science Fair - Saturday, 3/8 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. (snow date is Saturday, March 15)

Spring School Photos - Friday, 3/21. More details and ordering information will be emailed to families closer to the date.

Reading- This week, we focused on comparing characters in stories by looking at character’s traits and responses to conflict. We began a new, short read aloud, Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel by Nikki Grimes. Next week, students will create their very own character projects based on a character they have independently read about in their books.

Writing- Students are publishing their persuasive writing pieces! After planning, drafting, editing, and revising on paper, students have the choice of typing or handwriting their published works. Students are encouraged to continue the writing process independently which means starting a new piece after they’ve published.

Phonics- Students worked very hard on their Black History research projects as we honor Black History Month here at Dutch Neck. All students self-selected a noteworthy African American person to research then gathered key information about them to create their rainbows (pictured above!). Our bulletin board is inspired by the quote by Dr. Maya Angelou, “Be a rainbow in somebody else’s cloud.”

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Black History Month Family Celebration @ HSS

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Black History Month Family Celebration @ HSS

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Friday, February 28th, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

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Students on Blue Team spotted this owl perched on a tree right outside Dutch Neck last Friday!

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Reminders:

Field Trip Permission Slips and $15 (in an envelope or baggie labeled with your student's name) due tomorrow, Friday, 2/7.

Tic-Tac-Toe HW 2.4- due tomorrow 2/7!

Tic-Tac-Toe HW 2.5- due next Thursday, 2/13

In-Class Valentine’s Day Parties - Thursday 2/13

Info emailed out by your student's homeroom teacher

Sports Team Spirit Day - tomorrow, Friday 2/7 - Wear a jersey or colors of a favorite sports team! (As a Philly native, I need to throw in an obligatory "Go Birds!" 😉🦅)

Friday Feb. 14 - WW-P schools closed for staff professional development.

DLI and 3rd Grade T-Shirts have not yet been delivered to us.

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Please read this week's updates as this is a busy season for third grade and lots of papers have been sent home! :)

Thank you and have a wonderful weekend!

Ms. Young

Reminders:

Global Play Day Information and Permission Slips have been sent home. All students at Dutch Neck will participate in this special day. IF your student is bringing in an item from home, please sign and return the permission slip by Monday, 2/3.

Field Trip Permission Slips have been sent home. Please sign and return with $15 (in a labeled envelope or baggie) to your child's homeroom teacher by Friday, 2/7.

Blue Team (Sra. Spallone's Homeroom) will go on Tuesday, 2/25.

Red Team (Ms. Young's Homeroom) will go on Tuesday, 3/4.

Tic-Tac-Toe HW 2.4- Sent home today and due Friday, 2/7!

Sports Team Spirit Day - Friday 2/7 - Wear a jersey or colors of a favorite sports team!

PTA Newsletters (orange) sent home today 1/31.

DLI T-Shirts have not yet been delivered to us.

Reading- Students have begun reading in their book clubs! These assigned “clubs” are groups of 4-6 classmates. Students independently read their copies of the same book then meet with each other to discuss and complete activities which further their understanding of the story and its characters. This week, students worked in their groups to create an appropriately paced 5-day reading plan for their books. As a class, we wrapped up our read aloud “Planet Omar” with a discussion on character change and lessons learned. Finally, students worked in their book clubs to focus on gathering evidence to support character traits for characters in their books. For book clubs to be effective, students need to complete their assigned chapters for their nightly reading if they are absent or unable to complete these during the time given in class. Students must remember to return their book club book back to school the following day so they don’t fall behind their group.

Writing- This week, students continued writing their drafts for their persuasive speeches. They learned that they must select reasons and examples that effectively convince their selected audience when finished.

Phonics- Students practiced writing sentences with a variety of predicate expanders, including prepositions (where?), adverbs (how?), and time (when?) to expand upon their original subject (noun) and predicate (verb).

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Yellow flyers re: Global Play Day sent home today, Thursday 1/30/25. Please note the guidelines. No Beyblades or trading cards (including Pokemon cards) please.

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Young Global School Play Day Official Parent Letter

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Reminders:

Third Grade T-Shirt Orders EXTENDED! Due Monday, 1/27: Please input your child’s size and send in $10 cash in a labeled envelope/baggie. These are the shirts that students wear for the upcoming Chorus Festival and Field Trip (more info coming soon!):

Red Team (Ms. Young)

Blue Team (Sra. Spallone)

DLI T-Shirts have not been delivered to us yet.

Tic-Tac-Toe HW 2.3- Sent home today and due Friday, 1/31!

Both classes have completed math and reading MAP tests this week!

Students who were absent or did not finish will make up these tests in class over the next few days.

Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025: All WW-P schools are closed.

Please continue updating Genesis and/or notifying ourselves and the front office with anticipated absences and dismissal changes. We really appreciate your thorough communication for smooth dismissals.

Students now have 24/7 access to MyON, a reading platform similar to Epic! This is accessed through the “Renaissance” app on Classlink. All students practiced signing into this new app today.

Reading- We are continuing to follow and study our characters in our class read aloud, Planet Omar! We have finally reached the climax, or most intense “tipping point,” on the story mountain, which was marked by a change in the characters’ behavior and attitudes. We also discussed the different roles that secondary characters play in a story.

Writing- Now that all students are through the planning phase, they are crafting strong paragraphs for their opinion speeches. They are using a checklist to self-identify goals for themselves at the beginning of each writing period and hold themselves accountable for third grade-level opinion writing. Lastly, students put their editing skills to the test to edit Ms. Young’s writing! Students should edit as they write rather than at the very end of the writing process.

Phonics- Students practiced expanding their predicates (verbs) by writing with prepositions (on, behind, next to, around) which adds more detail to their sentences.

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Sent home on Friday 1/24

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Each of the three body paragraphs gets 1 clear reason followed by 2-3 examples with explanation to support the reason.

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Students created academic and personal resolutions to start off the new year!

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Reminders:

Third Grade T-Shirt Orders - Please input your child’s size and send in $10 cash in a labeled envelope/baggie no later than Friday, 1/24.

Red Team (Ms. Young)

Blue Team (Sra. Spallone)

DLI T-Shirts have not yet been delivered to us.

Tic-Tac-Toe HW- due Friday 1/24. Sent home today 1/17 for you to get a head start! These are a great opportunity for your student to grow their social-emotional skills, build content area transfer between languages, and develop responsible habits.

Upcoming MAP testing days:

Red Team: Math on Tuesday 1/21 and Reading on Thursday 1/23

Blue Team: Reading on Thursday 1/23

Students who are absent will make up these tests in class upon their return.

Global Play Day on 2/5. More info from Dutch Neck to follow.

Author Book Order Forms due 2/7.

Monday, Jan. 20, 2025: All WW-P schools and offices are closed.

Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025: All WW-P schools are closed.

Please continue updating Genesis and/or notifying ourselves and the front office with anticipated absences and dismissal changes. We really appreciate your thorough communication for smooth dismissals.

Students now have 24/7 access to MyON, a reading platform similar to Epic! This is accessed through the “Renaissance” app on Classlink. All students practiced signing into this new app today.

Reading- This week, students learned the parts that make up a story mountain, including the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. We are continuing our class read aloud of Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet and studying the more complex layers of the characters. Students are reading in their own just-right novel of choice to apply this character work.

Writing- Students are making excellent progress on their opinion/persuasive writing pieces! At this point, students have generated an opinion (claim) and planned their writing using a graphic organizer. They learned to use the acronym “O.R.E.O.” to organize their writing: Opinion (claim/introduction), Reason and Example (in each of their 3 body paragraphs), and Opinion (re-stated in the conclusion). Using this formula, students set themselves up for a focused and successful opinion piece!

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Author Visit - Book Order Forms Due Fri 2/7

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Author Visit - Book Order Forms Due Fri 2/7

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Dutch Neck Author Sale - Anica Mrose Rissi 2025

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Happy New Year! We hope you had a very joyous and refreshing holiday season. Sra. Spallone and I are very happy to see your third graders back in school this week. Within our classrooms, it has brought a smile to our faces to hear the students share about their adventures over break and greet their classmates with excitement upon their return.

Keep warm and have fun this weekend!
Ms. Young

Reminders:

Early Dismissal Days on Thursday 1/16 and Friday 1/17 - Please remember to send your student in with a “snunch” to eat on these days as the cafeteria will be closed. Dismissal begins at 1:00 PM.

The conferences on these days are by teacher request. We have sent emails to those we are requesting conferences with. Thank you.

Orange PTA newsletter flyers were sent home in students’ Take Home Folders on Wednesday, 1/8.

Monday, Jan. 20, 2025: All WW-P schools and offices are closed.

Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025: All WW-P schools are closed.

Please continue updating Genesis and/or notifying ourselves and the front office with anticipated absences and dismissal changes. We really appreciate your thorough communication for smooth dismissals.

Reading- This week we began our next reading unit, “Character Studies.” In the upcoming lessons, students will dig deeper into understanding characters by exploring their traits, motivations, challenges, and the lessons they learn. This study of characters helps readers grasp the text better and think more critically about what was read.

Writing- We launched our latest writing unit, Opinion Writing: Changing the World! To begin, students worked together as a class to plan a persuasive speech which contains a claim, three reasons, and supporting examples or evidence for each reason. They are now beginning their idea generation process.

Phonics- Students practiced identifying and writing subject (noun) and predicate (contains the verb) within sentences, making sure to always remember uppercase letters at the beginning of sentences and ending punctuation. We will continue to build upon this foundation as we create more detailed and complex sentences in phonics and writing classes.

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Dr. Banziger's Enrichment Virtual Activities

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Dr. Banziger's Enrichment Virtual Activities

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Check it out!

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Reminders:

Both homerooms will be having a PJ and Popcorn Party on Thursday, 12/19 to celebrate the winter holiday season! (There is no Sign-Up Genius for this celebration).

Please sign and return the Food Permission Slip by Tuesday 12/17

Students may wear their PJs/comfiest clothes to school! Ms. Young’s homeroom: just make sure to wear or pack sneakers for gym class.

If your student will be absent any day next week, please mark this absence in Genesis and send us an email ASAP. This will help us plan accordingly for our activities next week :)

There are no homework boards due. We will resume HW in January after winter break!

Those students who turned in 9 or more boards this trimester have the opportunity to eat their lunch in my classroom on Wed. 12/18! Invites were sent home with these students. Thank you for supporting your student’s independence and responsibility this trimester!

Yearbook Cover Design Contest - Due Friday, Jan.10th (orange flier sent home)

Friday 12/20 - Early dismissal - No lunch service will be provided this day so please send your child to school with a “snunch”. Dismissal begins at 1:00.

12/23- 1/3 - All WW-P schools are closed. School reopens Monday, Jan. 6, 2025.

Reading- This week, students learned that the main idea in a narrative nonfiction text such as a biography is not always obvious. Readers have to put on a different “lens” and look deeper at the whole text to figure out what they can learn from the information.

Writing- Students are just about ready to publish their writing! They practiced making About the Author and Glossary pages this week. These finished pieces will be sent home after winter break.

Phonics- This week, students participated in hands-on centers to practice identifying abstract and concrete nouns. An abstract noun is a non-physical noun that cannot be perceived with your senses. For example, “loyalty” or “freedom”. A concrete noun can be perceived with your senses (ex: “carpet” or “lunchbox”).

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Winter Chorus Concert Livestream Link for tonight, Tuesday 12/10 7PM

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Winter Chorus Concert Livestream Link for tonight, Tuesday 12/10 7PM

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Per Ms. Palladino's memo, "Students are to arrive between 6:30p.m. and 6:45p.m. and report directly to the cafeteria, while

parents report to the auditorium (gym) to find seats. At 7:00p.m, students will begin walking onto the stage. Note: Doors will be locked prior to 6:30p.m."

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Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

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Finished Art Projects Created by Red Team in Miss Setneska's Class!

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Finished Art Projects Created by Red Team in Miss Setneska's Class!

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Reminders:

Disney Spirit Day is tomorrow, Friday 12/6! Wear your most magical Disney-themed outfit.

Tic-Tac-Toe HW Boards due tomorrow, Friday 12/6!

DLI T-Shirts on sale now until tomorrow, 12/6! Please visit the online store and purchase your shirt directly from the site. All payments will be collected online and all shirts will be distributed to classrooms in January.

Saturday, Dec. 7: Dexter’s Emporium from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. at Dutch Neck Gymnasium

Winter Chorus Concert - Tuesday December 10th @ 7:00p.m AND in-school concert

Please refer to flier sent home/previous post

Yearbook Cover Design Contest - Due Friday, Jan. 10th (orange flier sent home)

Reading- This week, students learned about the narrative nonfiction genre. We shared in the read aloud “A Computer Called Katherine” to study the structure of a biography.

Writing- Students are moving towards publishing their works of informational writing!

Phonics- Students practiced reading and writing multi-syllable words with the r-controlled vowel pattern (ex: -or, -er, -ar) and searching for the consonant -le spelling pattern by looking in the final syllable of words.

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Dress code (for in-school concert and evening performance on Tuesday 12/10): Students are asked to wear black and white clothing (no colors). Small accessories (ties, belts) can be colorful. For the in-school concert, students may pack their formal clothing or wear it to school.