Lauren Alvarez

Updated 10/31/2025

Weekly "Newsletter" From Ms. Alvarez:

Happy November! I hope everyone is feeling recovered from Halloween! We are getting into the busiest season of the year! I love this time of year with the students though!

Our next couple of weeks up to Thanksgiving Break will be getting back to our regular school routine and working through our CKLA Units! Right now, students are learning about the Human Body! Students will be bringing home their Human Body study guide on Monday. Please take some time to review it together at home—our Human Body Test will be on November 11th.

We’re also looking forward to Veterans Day, which is coming up soon. Our Veterans Day Assembly will take place from 9:00–9:40 a.m. as we honor and celebrate those who have served our country. The students always do such an amazing job performing at this assembly and it's so fun to see them up on the stage!

Looking ahead, middle of the year testing will begin after we return from Thanksgiving Break. More details will be shared as we get closer to that time.

With Love,

Ms. Alvarez

Upcoming:

11/7: Free Dress of Choice -Red, White and Blue

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

11/24-11/28: Thanksgiving Break

Homework:

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Math	Lesson 47 Pg. 332 All Problems	Lesson 48 Pg. 338 Even Problems	Lesson 49 Pg. 344 Odd Problems	x	x
Reading	Fluency 3.6 Spelling	Fluency 3.6 Spelling	Fluency 3.6 Spelling	Fluency 3.6 Spelling	Fluency HW DUE & Spelling Test

Language Arts:

CKLA Unit 3:

Students will be working on the following concepts: Writing about their favorite season using a topic sentence, details, and a conclusion sentence. We will be focusing on transition words and writing with details. Students will also be learning about Subject Pronouns and Alphabetizing Words. Students will have their Unit 3 Language Assessment on Friday, November 7th. Please have students practicing words with the prefixes: mis/dis for this!

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: Plural Words - adding -es and irregular words!

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: Multiplying two digit numbers, Relating Multiplication and Division, Word Problems on Equal Groups, and Adding/Subtracting Decimals! This week students will be coming home with homework Monday - Wednesday this week as an FYI!

History/Science:

Science Unit: Human Body

This week we will be covering: Muscles, Involuntary vs. Voluntary, Left vs. Right Brain, and Alphabetizing Words! Students are coming home with their Human Body study guide and the test will be on Wednesday, November 11th.

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