Lauren Alvarez

Updated 11/07/2025

Weekly "Newsletter" From Ms. Alvarez:

We are on the countdown to Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving Break will be here before we know it! Third Grade was back to business as usual last week and the kids have been great about doing their best!

I only have a couple of important things to make note of; our Veterans Day Assembly will be this Tuesday, November 11th from 9:00–9:40 a.m., and the students have been working so hard on their performance for this special event. I can’t wait to see them shine!

This will also be our last week of our Human Body unit! The Human Body Test in Science will be on Tuesday, November 11th. Please make sure your student is studying at home. If their study guide has been misplaced, I’ve attached a copy on my website for easy access.

In reading, students will be taking their Unit 3 Reading Assessment this week. After that, we’ll begin one of my favorite CKLA units—Ancient Rome! I’m so excited to explore this time period with the class.

With Love,

Ms. Alvarez

Upcoming:

11/11: Veteran's Day & Assembly (Info to Come)

11/24-11/28: Thanksgiving Break

12/03: Alvarez Reading DIBELS

12/04: MAPS Language Usage (Homeroom)

Homework:

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Math		Lesson 51 Pg. 360 Odd Problems	Lesson 52 Pg. 367 Even Problems	Lesson 53 Pg. 373 Circled Problems PDF attached to website	x
Reading	Comprehension Reading 3.11 Spelling	Read 20 Min 3.6 Spelling	Read 20 Min 3.6 Spelling	Read 20 Min 3.6 Spelling	Otzi Reading due & Spelling Test 3.11

Language Arts:

CKLA Unit 3:

Students will be working on the following concepts: Writing about the Best Part of themselves, their goal is to to use a Topic Sentence, 5 descriptive details with transition words, and a Conclusion Sentence! They will be relating the best part of themself to a body system we have been learning about!

Homeroom Read Aloud: Wild Robot

Reading:

Unit 3: The Human Body

Reading Skills: Using KWL's, Finding Text Evidence in the Reader to find answers, finding important pieces of information in the text, and comprehension!

CKLA Read Aloud: How Does your Body Work?

Spelling: Review List of Unit 2 & 3 Spelling Rules

Throughout this unit, students will be learning about how the systems in their body work by listening to read alouds and reading chapters in our readers. Students will be focusing on finding text evidence to answer comprehension questions and using cause and effect to identify how the systems work together!

Math:

Lessons covered this week: 47-50

We will cover the following concepts: Checking multiplication with addition, +/- up to the Hundred Thousands place value, and one digit divsion with remainders! Test 9 will be on Monday, November 10th!

Our Multiplication Sundae Party will be this Friday, November 14th in Math Class! So excited to celebrate their hardwork.

History/Science:

Science Unit: Human Body

History Unit: Ancient Rome

This week we will be covering: The first half of the week will be Human Body review and Test will be on Tuesday, November 11th. The students will then be jumping right into our Ancient Rome unit! The students will be learning about Romulus and Remus and the different Roman Gods and Goddesses!

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!

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