The school district is changing their school boundaries, and they are in the process of taking comments, listening to families and teachers, and looking at many studies. This redistricting will directly affect the Sandstone families, and we have an opportunity to let our opinions be known. The two different options will be Option A and Option B. It is of paramount importance that parents and teachers become educated and let their voices be known. In Option B, all of the families north of Wicks will be relocated to Eagle Cliffs Elementary.
The information that you need is on the Billings Public Schools website. There is an online survey in which you can let your opinion be known. Also, you are invited to attend a public meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 6:00 at the Lincoln Center Board Room. These meetings tend to be under-attended, and the committee members are unaware or in the process of becoming aware of the effects that these changes will have on Sandstone and Eagle Cliffs.
The link below will take you to the Billings Public Schools website:
http://www.billingsschools.org/bps
This is the link for the redistricting information:
http://bps.schoolwires.net//site/Default.aspx?PageID=1140
Thank you for looking at this information!
Miss Kimpton
Miss Kimpton's Third Grade: This blog is created for students and their families to stay connected with our school day. It will be updated weekly with learning goals and activities, school happenings, and pictures. Check it weekly!
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Jan. 25 - 30
Thank you so much for checking the blog, even though I have been on a very odd schedule for updating it lately. I truly appreciate your understanding and patience.
Reading: The students are continuing Week 2 of Unit 4 LEAD 21. They are focusing on how water and people play roles in the story of the Earth. The comprehension focus this week is on making connections and finding text evidence to support these connections and answer questions (can you show me where in the book that is?).
Vocabulary Words: ancient, environment
Spelling Words: words with the /j/ and /s/ sounds
Math: This week, Miss Whiteman, our student teacher, has organized some very engaging and supportive lessons for the students to practice dividing. They are working on finding the missing number in division equations while also learning to represent the equations using pictures and numbers.
Writing: The students are applying their knowledge learned in this unit to structure a paragraph that describes the three layers of the Earth.
Reading Groups: If you are interested in our reading schedule for the day, I though I would share with you the different rotations that kiddos go through each day. There are six rotations and only four time slots, so they visit each small group 3-4 times a week, depending on the group. Their activities must be complete and third-grade quality by the end of the day on Thursday in order to participate in the Friday art/science project.
1. Spelling (They complete a page in the textbook, play a spelling game, and write the words two times)
2. Moby Max Reading Individual Practice
3. LEAD 21 Reading
4. Vocabulary Practice/Word Work
5. Writing in journals
6. Reading with the small group with the teacher
Reading: The students are continuing Week 2 of Unit 4 LEAD 21. They are focusing on how water and people play roles in the story of the Earth. The comprehension focus this week is on making connections and finding text evidence to support these connections and answer questions (can you show me where in the book that is?).
Vocabulary Words: ancient, environment
Spelling Words: words with the /j/ and /s/ sounds
Math: This week, Miss Whiteman, our student teacher, has organized some very engaging and supportive lessons for the students to practice dividing. They are working on finding the missing number in division equations while also learning to represent the equations using pictures and numbers.
Writing: The students are applying their knowledge learned in this unit to structure a paragraph that describes the three layers of the Earth.
Reading Groups: If you are interested in our reading schedule for the day, I though I would share with you the different rotations that kiddos go through each day. There are six rotations and only four time slots, so they visit each small group 3-4 times a week, depending on the group. Their activities must be complete and third-grade quality by the end of the day on Thursday in order to participate in the Friday art/science project.
1. Spelling (They complete a page in the textbook, play a spelling game, and write the words two times)
2. Moby Max Reading Individual Practice
3. LEAD 21 Reading
4. Vocabulary Practice/Word Work
5. Writing in journals
6. Reading with the small group with the teacher
Friday, January 16, 2015
Jan. 12 to Jan. 16 Week in Review
Happy Friday! Today is the last day of 2nd Quarter. I will be sending home report cards on Thursday, Jan. 22. This quarter, I will write comments regarding your child's progress. However, if you would like to meet with me to discuss them or if you have any questions at all, please send me an email or call me.
This is some of our learning that we engaged in this week:
Reading: We started Unit 4 which will focus on the story of the Earth. We read about the layers of the Earth and the effects of water and ice on the land. The third-graders are practicing the skills of making connections as they read, primarily between the books, themselves, and other books.
Word Work: This week, we focused on prefixes that identify number, such as "multi", "bi", or "tri".
Vocabulary: fossils, layers, trickle
Spelling: We are studying the spelling patterns of words with the sounds found in "wood" and "spoon".
Math: This week, we played a game in order to solidify the students' understandings of multiplication. Then, I introduced division to the students using blocks and groups of kids. The purpose this week was to have very concrete examples of sharing between groups so that the students can fully visualize what division means.
Writing: We are continuing our work with paragraphs. We finished our paragraph outline and then wrote the sentences that would create the paragraph in an "accordion paragraph" style.
Have a great weekend!
Miss Kimpton
This is some of our learning that we engaged in this week:
Reading: We started Unit 4 which will focus on the story of the Earth. We read about the layers of the Earth and the effects of water and ice on the land. The third-graders are practicing the skills of making connections as they read, primarily between the books, themselves, and other books.
Word Work: This week, we focused on prefixes that identify number, such as "multi", "bi", or "tri".
Vocabulary: fossils, layers, trickle
Spelling: We are studying the spelling patterns of words with the sounds found in "wood" and "spoon".
Math: This week, we played a game in order to solidify the students' understandings of multiplication. Then, I introduced division to the students using blocks and groups of kids. The purpose this week was to have very concrete examples of sharing between groups so that the students can fully visualize what division means.
Writing: We are continuing our work with paragraphs. We finished our paragraph outline and then wrote the sentences that would create the paragraph in an "accordion paragraph" style.
Have a great weekend!
Miss Kimpton
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Jan. 5 - 9
Welcome to the New Year!
This winter and spring, we are fortunate to invite Miss Whiteman from Rocky College into our classroom as our student teacher. She will be with us until May, and she will be gradually taking over the teaching duties with my supervision. She is absolutely fantastic, and I know that she will really help our kiddos have the best third grade learning experience possible.
Here are our learning goals for the week:
Reading: We are finishing the last week of Unit 3: The Shape of the Land. We are currently reading fiction books and working on making connections between the books. The students are reviewing their vocabulary words from the last 3 weeks, writing about their Winter Break experiences, practicing spelling words, working on Moby Max Language Arts and LEAD 21 websites, and reading with me during Reading Groups.
Spelling: Words with the vowel sound + /r/ found in "air".
Vocabulary Words: geography, community, business, tourist, village, trade, wealth, owe
Math: We are currently reviewing the skills of rounding to the nearest 10 and 100, as well as adding and subtracting. We are doing this during our Math Game time. During Math Instruction time, the students are continuing to work on the strategies of multiplying and investigating different ways to solve multiplication problems.
Writing: The students are learning how to make a paragraph outline and then write a paragraph from the outline.
Reading Note: I will be assessing Lexile scores again on Friday in order to have a reading level for you on the second quarter report card.
Thank you!
Miss Kimpton
This winter and spring, we are fortunate to invite Miss Whiteman from Rocky College into our classroom as our student teacher. She will be with us until May, and she will be gradually taking over the teaching duties with my supervision. She is absolutely fantastic, and I know that she will really help our kiddos have the best third grade learning experience possible.
Here are our learning goals for the week:
Reading: We are finishing the last week of Unit 3: The Shape of the Land. We are currently reading fiction books and working on making connections between the books. The students are reviewing their vocabulary words from the last 3 weeks, writing about their Winter Break experiences, practicing spelling words, working on Moby Max Language Arts and LEAD 21 websites, and reading with me during Reading Groups.
Spelling: Words with the vowel sound + /r/ found in "air".
Vocabulary Words: geography, community, business, tourist, village, trade, wealth, owe
Math: We are currently reviewing the skills of rounding to the nearest 10 and 100, as well as adding and subtracting. We are doing this during our Math Game time. During Math Instruction time, the students are continuing to work on the strategies of multiplying and investigating different ways to solve multiplication problems.
Writing: The students are learning how to make a paragraph outline and then write a paragraph from the outline.
Reading Note: I will be assessing Lexile scores again on Friday in order to have a reading level for you on the second quarter report card.
Thank you!
Miss Kimpton
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