Lauren Alvarez

Updated 02/27/2026

Weekly "Newsletter" From Ms. Alvarez:

Two week Spring Break countdown!! Woohoo!!

We are officially one week away from Spring Conferences! You will see the conference sign-up coming out this week. An email will be sent on Monday, from 3rd Grade, explaining how 3rd Grade conferences are a little different in the spring because they are student-led. The students take the lead in sharing their growth, goals, and reflections, and it is always such a special experience. Please be sure to read Monday’s email before signing up so you know exactly what to expect.

Student Council is also hosting a Kindness Week! On Monday, students may wear hats with their uniforms, and Friday will be a jersey day with uniform bottoms. We are looking forward to celebrating kindness together as a school community.

A quick PE reminder: students will be running the mile next week. Please make sure your child comes to school with tennis shoes and a healthy snack so they are fueled and ready to do their best!!

Lastly, the Scholastic Book Fair will be here the week of conferences! We will have a preview day on Monday morning, and students who have money in their eWallet will be able to shop on Wednesday morning. You are also welcome to bring your child to the fair during the hours listed in AVA’s last weekly newsletter.

Can't believe we are almost to our last quarter together!

With Love,

Ms. Alvarez

Upcoming:

3/02: Hat Day with Uniform

3/06: Jersey Day with Uniform Bottoms

3/09 - 3/12: Scholastic Book Fair (Monday: Preview & Wednesday: Buy)

03/10 & 03/12: Parent Teacher Conferences (4:15pm -8:00pm)

03/13: Comp Day (No School)

3/13 -3/22: Spring Break

Homework:

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Math	Test 15 Corrections	Review 17B	x	Test 17	x
Reading	Spelling List 7.11 & Fluency Reading	Spelling List 7.11 & Fluency Reading	Spelling List 7.11 & Fluency Reading	Spelling List 7.11 & Fluency Reading	Spelling Test & HW Due

Language Arts:

CKLA Unit 7: Astronomy

Students will be working on the following grammar concepts: Possessive Nouns, Plural Possessive Nouns, and their Student-Led Conference Slides!

Homeroom Read Aloud: Holes (Ms. Alvarez' absolute favorite)

Reading:

CKLA Unit 7: Astronomy

Reading Skills: Annotation, Comprehension, Main Idea and Details, and using Text Evidence to support their ideas.

CKLA Read Aloud: What's In Our Universe?

Spelling: Review List on sounds: /s/, /j/, and /n/.

The goal this week in reading will be practicing our annotations that we started last week, and using the text to answer comprehension questions. They will show-case these next week in their Student-Led Conference!

Math:

Lessons covered this week: 88-90

Concepts: Remainders in word problems about Equal Groups, Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions, and Multiplying 2 digit by 2 digit.

Students will not have a review day in class this week, so the student's homework will be to review all the concepts for our test on Thursday. Test 17 will be the test that students will showcase in their Student Led conference!

History/Science:

Science: Astronomy

This week we will be covering: The International Space Station! The students will watch videos, take notes, and write about what their life would be like on the ISS!

SPECIALS Schedule:

Monday	Spanish
Tuesday	Character Education
Wednesday	Library
Thursday	PE
Friday	Spanish

STEM Schedule:

Red Week	STEM
Orange Week	Music
Green Week	Technology
Blue Week	Art

Bolded Week is what we have for the week.

Daily Schedule - 3rd Grade

Time	Subject
8:00-8:20am	Unpack & Morning Work
8:20-9:00am	CKLA (Grammar/Writing)
9:00-9:25am	W.I.N Time & Intervention
9:30-9:55am	Math Block 1 (Skills Group)
10:00-10:45am	Specials
10:45-11:25am	Math Block 2 (Skills Group)
11:30am-12:10pm	Lunch/Recess
12:15-1:25pm	CKLA Reading (Skills Group)
1:30-2:15pm	STEAM
2:20-2:40pm	Recess
2:45-3:25pm	History/Science
3:25-3:30pm	Pack Up/Dismissal

Meet the Teacher - Letter from Ms. Alvarez

I’m so grateful to be part of the AVA community! This is my sixth year of teaching and my fifth year here at AVA. I truly love this school, our students, and the amazing families I get to work with every day. I earned both my bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Elementary Education from the University of Northern Colorado. Teaching is my passion, and being in the classroom with your children is genuinely my happy place! I care deeply about your child’s well-being and am committed to creating a learning environment where every student can thrive. I’m here to partner with you to support your student’s success—please never hesitate to reach out.

I’m looking forward to the BRIGHTEST year yet!