Lauren Alvarez

Updated 12/05/2025

Weekly "Newsletter" From Ms. Alvarez:

It's Field Trip and MAPS Testing! So glad that we are able to end the week on an AMAZING note after all the hard work they will be doing!

This week students will be taking both the Reading and Math MAP middle of year assessments, so plenty of rest, good breakfasts, and healthy snacks will make a big difference! As an FYI, during PE this week, students will be running the pacer. Please be sure they have tennis shoes and a water bottle for PE this week!

We are so so excited for our field trip this Friday, December 12th, to the Space Foundation in Colorado Springs. This visit will be a wonderful introduction to our CKLA Astronomy unit that we will begin in February. Students should wear this year’s green Wolf Run shirt, bring a sack lunch, and bring a disposable water bottle. We will depart Aspen View at 8:30 and return between 1:00 and 1:30. If you have not yet done so, please access MySchoolBucks to pay and sign the permission slip for your student. Finally, make sure your student arrives to school on time so we can board the bus quickly!

A flyer went home in Thursday folders about our upcoming sock exchange. If you missed it, the flyer is posted here on my website. The exchange will take place on December 18th, but students are welcome to bring their wrapped socks in early. If you are unable to provide a pair of wrapped socks, please reach out to me—I’m happy to help.

With Love,

Ms. Alvarez

Upcoming:

12/05-12/06: MAPS Reading (Reading Class)

12/10-12/11: MAPS Math (Math Class)

12/12: Space Foundation Discovery Center Field Trip (8:30 am - 1:15pm)

12/18: Holiday Festive Sock Exchange

12/18: Classroom Holiday Party from 2:15pm - 3:15pm

12/19: Teacher Work Day (No School)

Homework:

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Math	Long Division Worksheet	X	MAPS Testing	MAPS Testing	X
Reading	Weekly Reading Log (20 minutes)	Weekly Reading Log (20 minutes)	Weekly Reading Log (20 minutes)	Weekly Reading Log (20 minutes)	Weekly Reading Log due

Language Arts:

CKLA Unit 4:

Students will be working on their end of unit writing assignment: Students will be writing an Opinion piece using our OREO (opinion, reason, evidence, restate opinion) method about whether they would choose to be a Roman Patrician, Plebeian, or Gladiator. They will use evidence from our Unit 4 Reader to help them defend their answer.

Homeroom Read Aloud: Wild Robot

Reading:

Unit 4: Ancient Rome

Reading Skills: Compare and Contrast two texts, pulling key details from read alouds, text evidence to comprehension questions, and Main Idea and Key Details.

CKLA Read Aloud: Stories of Ancient Rome

Spelling: /ee/ sound spelling patterns

Students are done with their Spelling Lists until we start Unit 5 in January. Please take this time to have your students be reading a book of their choice at home! We talked a lot about how practice makes us better! This week students will be taking their MAPS Reading Assessment and working on finding text evidence for their comprehension questions.

Math:

Lessons covered this week: We are done with Volume 1! We will start Volume 2 when we return in January.

We will cover the following concepts: Long Division! We will be doing a lot of Long Division practice this week. The students will also be taking their Middle of the Year MAPS Testing for Math! There is only 1 homework assignment due to MAPS!

History/Science:

History Unit: Holidays Around the World

This week we will be covering: Italy, Mexico, and Sweden! Ask your student what they have been learning about from each country and the crafts they have been doing with each one!

Students will be taking their Ancient Rome test on December 8th.

SPECIALS Schedule:

Monday	Spanish
Tuesday	Character Education
Wednesday	Library
Thursday	PE
Friday	Library

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!

Name: Ms. Lauren Alvarez
Position: 3rd Grade Teacher
Email: lalvarez@aspenviewacademy.org