Lauren Alvarez
Updated 08/14/2026
Weekly "Newsletter" From Ms. Alvarez:
We had a great 3 days in 3rd grade!
Starting on Monday, August 17th, we will be switching for our math and reading skills groups, so please keep an eye out for emails coming from your student’s skills group teacher with more information. We are also starting our Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) Unit 1: Classic Tales. This is one of the few units we have throughout the year that focuses on fiction, and it is always so much fun to start the year with these classic stories!
As a reminder, please make sure your student comes to school with two snacks each day and a water bottle. These little things make such a big difference in helping our students stay focused and energized throughout the day.
One more reminder that I did not share at Meet & Greets: our PE days are THURSDAYS! Please make sure your student comes to school in tennis shoes on Thursdays so they are ready to participate safely in PE.
Last but not least, I am asking families to upload a family photo to THIS shared album! Each year, I make a collage with photos of all of our families and hang it up in our classroom for the year. I did this last year, and the kids absolutely LOVED seeing their family photos on our classroom wall. It is such a fun way to make our classroom feel like a community and give students a little piece of home at school.
Thank you for all of your support as we get this school year rolling! I am so excited for all of the learning and fun ahead!
Upcoming:
8/19: Elementary Picture Day
8/25: DIBELS
9/3: K-5 Curriculum Night
9/7: Labor Day - NO School
Homework:
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| Math |
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| Reading | x |
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Language Arts:
This week students will be practicing all of our yearly writing tasks such as; Weekend News (learning how to story tell and use transitions), VIP Letters (learning how to write a letter), and Quick Writes (stamina for writing even when we don't know what to write)! We will be doing all of these writing activities through the year so we will be practicing these for the first week!
Homeroom Read Aloud: Sideway Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
Reading:
CKLA Unit: Classic Tales
Reading Skills: Comprehension, Citing Evidence, Theme, Sequence and Perspective
CKLA Read Aloud: Wind in the Willows Adaption
Spelling: None until Unit 2!
We have officially started switching into our skills groups for the year! I am so excited to be your students reading teacher. This week we are starting out strong with our expectations and routines. We will be focusing on listening to read alouds, reading short passages, and answer comprehension questions. There will be NO SPELLING until Unit 2. Our fluency homework will start August 24th! One more week of no homework!
Math:
Module 1: Multi-Digit Numbers (8 Lessons total)
Lessons we will cover this week 1-4: Understand Place Value Relationships, Read and Write Numbers, Regroup and Rename Numbers, and Compare and Order Numbers.
We have officially started switching into our skills groups for the year! I am so excited to be your students math teacher. There is no homework for the first week, as we navigate our new curriculum, I will send an email when to expect homework and what it will look like as we move through the year. Thank you for your patience as your student and I get use to this new curriculum together!
History/Science:
History Unit: Rivers!
Students will start the week by learning about the important parts of a map. They will use this knowledge to make a "Me Island". Then following our maps, we will start Rivers. Students will learn the parts of a river and how rivers bring life. We will use the Yellow and Nile Rivers to talk about this!
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!
