Ashley Chambless

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Weekly "Newsletter" From Mrs. Chambless

Happy 2nd Full Week of School!

Our class has had a wonderful start to the year and we are finally into our routine, as well as switching for our skills groups last week. This week we will begin our beginning-of-the-year DIBELS testing. Please note that this will be the only time your child completes DIBELS with their homeroom teacher, middle of the year and end of year testing will be done with their reading teacher!

This week also marks the start of homework in 3rd grade. Please help your child establish a good routine by reminding them to complete their work and bring it back each day in their black homework folder. As a reminder, please make sure your child is bringing a water bottle to school each day and at least two snacks.

Looking ahead, students will be starting a river project next week. To make this project successful, we’ll be asking for some donated materials. A Sign-Up Genius will be sent out on Monday, so please keep an eye out for that email if you’d like to contribute!! I will also have it posted here on my website after I send the initial email.

Thank you for your continued support—we are looking forward to another great week of learning!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Parents please connect to our Class Dojo- this is how to monitor your students behavior (positive and negative)
Please send your student to school with a filled water bottle as well as a couple healthy snacks for the day. Reminder that we are a nut-free classroom.
Colorado weather changes hourly so please pack your student appropriate attire for the day.
We will have PE every Wednesday - and some Fridays. Please have your student wear tennis shoes for those days.
Library day is Tuesday

UPCOMING:

8/26: DIBEL Test (Chambless Homeroom)

9/1: Labor Day (No School)

9/2 - 9/10: MAPS Test

9/4: Curriculum Night K-5th

Homework:

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Math	Addition Practice page				Homework is due!
Reading	Read for 30 minutes!	Read for 30 minutes!	Read for 30 minutes!	Read for 30 minutes!	Read for 30 minutes!

Language Arts:

This week students will be introduced to Classic Tales; Aladdin. We will also be starting our Opinion Writing unit. Students will use the OREO (Opinion, Restate, Evidence, Restate Opinion) template to begin their opinion writing!

Homeroom Read Aloud: Wild Robot

Reading:

Unit 1: Classic Tales

Reading Skills: Theme, Comprehension, Using Text Evidence

Foundational Skills: Open and Closed Syllables

CKLA Read Aloud: The Wind in the Willows

Spelling: None for Unit 1

We start the year off with a our Classic Tales unit and jump right into our Wind in the Willows story where the kids will follow Water Rat and Mole through a journey. Students will practice talking about themes and how to use text evidence to answer comprehension questions. Students will be introduced to Aladdin and Alice In Wonderland this week and understand story elements; characters, setting, and plot.

Math:

This week we are continuing into Unit 1 - we will learn some new addition games, work on subtraction, and do lots of fact families.

The first homework sheet is coming home on TUESDAY! This is due any day up until Friday!

History/Science:

We are continuing on our Rivers Unit.

This week we will be covering: How Rivers Make Lives Better, The View Above Rivers, Wildlife on Rivers, and Waterfalls. We will be starting our River's Project next week and would love donations. Please check back here Monday, 8/25, for a link to a sign-up genius to donate for our project.

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
3:25 - 3:30	Pack-Up and Dismissal

SPECIALS Schedule:

	Mon	Character Education
	Tues	Library
	Wed	PE
	Thurs	Spanish
	Fri	Rotates through M/T/W/TH

STEAM Schedule:

same for a whole week

	Red Week	Music
	Orange Week	Tech
	Green Week	Art
	Blue Week	Stem

Letter From Teacher

Meet Mrs. Chambless

I am in my 18th year teaching, ninth year at AVA! LOVE it here! I have taught kindergarten, 2nd and 3rd. I am a Colorado native and love being with my family. My husband, Matt, works as a specialist for Douglas County School District... we are a teaching family! I have a freshman in college, Allikaye, who attends Colorado Christian University in Lakewood. I also have twins in seventh grade, Kai and Cambria. We are a busy family and like it that way! We are out playing sports, hiking, traveling, camping, and love being outdoors... Colorado living... especially living in the pines in Larkspur! I love coffee, reading, rainbow colors, smiley faces, and donuts! This is going to be a great year! Thank you for sharing your sweet children with me!!

Name: Ashley Chambless
Position: 3rd Grade Teacher
Email: achambless@aspenviewacademy.org