Lauren Alvarez
Updated 10/08/2026
Weekly "Newsletter" From Ms. Alvarez:
Welcome back from Fall Break! I hope everyone had a great break and enjoyed traveling, resting, or adventuring around!
It’s the beginning of Quarter 2! Quarter 1 grades will be posted and finalized by this Friday.
We’re kicking off Unit 3: Human Body! It’s the perfect time to learn about the skeleton with all the skeletons popping up around us. Students will be learning to identify and label bones in the human body.
Next week will be a busy one! We will have a day of fun math Halloween inspired math stations, our annual Math or Treat, and end the week with our Fall Party! All of the emails and sign-ups for our Math or Treat, Math Station Volunteers, and Fall Party will be coming home. Be sure to check back here on Monday after break for all of the sign-up information.
Tuesday is Class Picture Day! Bring those smiles! As a reminder, students should wear an AVA shirt under their hoodie or jacket for pictures and the following day will be Pay for Dress Day is Wednesday, October 21st!
With Love,
Ms. Alvarez
Upcoming:
10/9 - 10/16: Fall Break
10/19: Picture Retakes - Individual
10/20: Class Picture Day (K-5)
10/21: Pay for Dress
10/30: Dress of Choice
10/30: Fall Party - Information & Sign-Ups to come
Homework:
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Math |
Module Review
due Fri.
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X | Reteach 3.6 | X |
All HW Due
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| Reading | Spelling List 3.1 & Fluency Read |
Study Spelling & Fluency
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Study Spelling & Fluency
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Study Spelling & Fluency | Spelling Test 3.1 & HW Due |
Language Arts:
This week students will work on the following grammar concepts: Identifying Topic and Conclusion Sentences, Writing Topic and Conclusion Sentences through Quick Write prompts, Prefixes (mis-/dis-), and learning how to sequence sentences in paragraph.
Homeroom Read Aloud: The BFG by Roald Dahl
Reading:
CKLA Unit: The Human Body
Reading Skills: KWL's, Comprehension through Read Alouds & Independent Reading, and Answering Questions through Text Evidence
CKLA Read Aloud: How Does Your Body Work?
Spelling: Singular and Plural Words adding -s or -es
We are starting our 3rd Unit of 3rd Grade! This unit has a lot of information and large vocabulary specific to this domain! Using the challenge words to talk with your students about what their learning in class could really help them be successful!
Math:
Module 3: Lessons 4-6 & Tests
Concepts covered this week: Multiplying Using Partial Products, Use Place Value to Multiply 2 digit Numbers, and Multiplying 3 digit and 4 digit numbers by 1 digit.
Students will continue working through our multiplication facts & tests! Please help your student study these at home. It is a part of their weekly homework each week until they become fluent. This will also help support them through our curriculum as they get faster with facts.
X Facts this week: 8's and 9's.
History/Science:
Science: Human Body
Students will cover the following concepts: Introduction to Bones, Identifying Specific Bones in Body, and Bone Marrow.
SPECIALS Schedule:
| Monday | Spanish |
| Tuesday | Character Education |
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Wednesday |
Library |
| Thursday |
PE |
| Friday | Spanish |
STEM Schedule:
| Red Week | STEM |
| Orange Week | Music |
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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) |
| 8:45-9:00am | Handwriting |
| 9:00-9:25am | W.I.N Time & Intervention |
| 9:30-10:00am | Math Block 1 (Skills Group) |
| 10:05-10:45am | Specials |
| 10:50-11:25am | Math Block 2 (Skills Group) |
| 11:30am-12:10pm | Lunch/Recess |
| 12:15-12:30pm | SSR (Silent Sustained Reading) |
| 12:35-1:30pm | CKLA Reading (Skills Group) |
| 1:35-2:15pm | 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!
