Lauren Alvarez

Updated 03/27/2026

Weekly "Newsletter" From Ms. Alvarez:

Happy April! We are jumping right into this final quarter together as Third Graders!

Our Colorado Measurement of Academic Success Testing (CMAS) window is only two weeks away! Please keep an eye out for an email coming home later this week with a sign-up for testing week treats for all 3rd Grade classes during CMAS week. Our goal is to make testing week as positive and painless as possible for them! It is their first year experiencing it!

Coming home in Thursday folders this week, you will find a special “Proud Cloud” activity. This is a great way to encourage your student before CMAS! Please:

Fill the cloud with all the reasons you are PROUD of your child
Make it colorful and fun
Send it back to school ASAP (before 4/10)

We will hang these in the hallway so students can read them and feel encouraged during testing week!If the cloud doesn’t make it home, no worries—I’ve also attached a PDF for you to print.

In the classroom, we will be wrapping up our Native American unit this week and then jumping into our Explorers unit before CMAS. After our Early Explorer unit, we head into our final unit together; Colonial America! I love finishing out the year with this unit!

Thank you for your continued support—we are ready to finish the year strong!

With Love,

Ms. Alvarez

Upcoming:

4/01: Pay for Dress (DATE CHANGE FROM 4/15)

4/10: Spirit Wear Day

4/14-4/16: CMAS Testing

4/17: Junior Achievement with local High School students!

Homework:

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Math	x	Lesson 99 Odd Probs Pg. 688	Lesson 100 All Probs Pg. 694	Review Day	Test 21
Reading	Fluency Read & Spelling 8.6	Fluency Read & Spelling 8.6	Fluency Read & Spelling 8.6	Fluency Read & Spelling 8.6	HW Due & Spelling Test 8.6

Language Arts:

CKLA Unit 8: Native American Regions

Students will be working on the following grammar concepts: Suffixes (-able/-ible), Its vs It's, and Vocabulary work with Read Alouds. On Friday - they will take a short Unit 8 Language Assessment that goes over possessive nouns, pronouns, and suffixes.

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

Reading:

CKLA Unit 8: Native American Regions

Reading Skills: Vocabulary, Story Maps (Character, Setting, Plot, and Mood), Central Messages of texts, and Cause and Effect.

CKLA Read Aloud: Native American Stories

Spelling: schwa sound with patterns: -al and -el

Math:

Lessons covered this week: 94-97

Concepts: Geometric Solids, Constructing Prisms, and Constructing Pyramids. Students will also have a review day and Test 19 on Friday.

History/Science:

Science: Weather

This week we will be covering: Extreme Weather and Weather Technology!

With Extreme Weather - students will be creating a Canva Presentation about an Extreme Weather of their choice to share with the class!

SPECIALS Schedule:

Monday	Spanish
Tuesday	Character Education
Wednesday	Library
Thursday	PE
Friday	PE

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!