Lauren Alvarez

Updated 12/12/2025

Weekly "Newsletter" From Ms. Alvarez:

It’s the week before Christmas, and we are feeling the excitement in the classroom!

Our class holiday party will be on Thursday, December 18th. That morning, we will also have our festive holiday sock exchange, and the flyer is still attached here with all the details! As a reminder, there is no school on Friday, December 19th, as it is a teacher work day!

We only have two weeks left in Quarter 2, I can't believe we already have made it half way through the year. Quarter 2 will officially close on January 9th, and grades will be posted the following week on January 16th. In class, we are wrapping up our Ancient Rome unit this week! When we return from break, we will begin Unit 5: Light and Sound. As a fun culminating activity to celebrate all we’ve learned about Ancient Rome, we will have our annual Rome Day on Friday, January 16th. Watch out for a sign-up genius coming about this.

When we return from winter break, Monday, January 5th is a teacher work day, so students will return on Tuesday, January 6th! I am looking forward to spending this last week of 2025 with your students and can’t wait to jump into 2026 with them!

With Love,

Ms. Alvarez

Upcoming:

12/18: Holiday Festive Sock Exchange

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

12/19: Teacher Work Day (No School)

12/19 - 1/05: Winter Break

Homework:

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Math	Test 11 Corrections	X	X	X	No School
Reading	No weekly reading log or spelling. Just read! :)	Read :)	Read :)	X	No School

Language Arts:

CKLA Unit 4:

Students will be working on their end of unit writing assignment: Students will be finishing up on writing their 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 will start strong with our fluency and spelling when we return!

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: How to CMAS Test and Coordinate Grids! No homework besides the Test 11 Corrections! Turn these in as soon as they are complete!

History/Science:

History Unit: Holidays Around the World

This week we will be covering: India, England, and last but not least America! Ask your student what they have been learning about from each country and the crafts they have been doing with each one!

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