Ms. Krueger's Science and Social Studies Class

Jake Drake is excited about Despres Elementary School's first science fair. He wants to win the grand prize: a brand-new Hyper-Cross-Functional Bluntium Twelve computer system. And he really wants to beat the third-grade know-it-alls, Marsha McCall and Kevin Young.  The trouble is, to beat the know-it-alls, Jake has to become a know-it-all himself. And he may just lose more than he wins...

Welcome to our classroom blog!  This year is going to be one filled with learning, fun, and many memories!  Here are a few details you will need to know for this week... Monday, July 24th is a 1/2 day! Our dismissal time is 11:15am. Students will need appropriate shoes for P.E. on Mondays and Wednesdays.  Our school day begins at 8:00am and ends at 3:00pm. Students need to be picked up by 3:15pm. Weather permitting, we will have outdoor recess daily.   We will not go outside when the heat index reaches 95 degrees.  Students may bring a water bottle to drink in class, and a hat to wear during recess. There will be a Parent Meeting on Thursday, August 3, at 6:00pm .  I will be presenting extremely important school and class information at the meeting, including procedures and expectations for the school year. There are some important changes happening in 3rd grade this year, so please make it a priority to attend! 😉 If you are interest...

Welcome to our classroom blog! I am so excited to get the school year started, and I cannot wait to meet everyone! Meet the Teacher will be held this Friday, July 21 at 1:00pm. Feel free to drop off your child's supplies if you would like. Get ready for a wonderful year!

For the next few weeks, the 3 rd  grade team will be focusing on improving students’ reading fluency through poetry. When children are able to read quickly and accurately with expression, they are reading with fluency. Research shows that when students read texts multiple times, their fluency increases. This in turn improves comprehension, or an understanding of what has been read. Because fluency leads to comprehension, fluent readers enjoy reading more than students who devote all their energy to sounding out words.  Beginning Monday, May 8, your child will receive one poem each night. As a part of students’ daily Homefun, an adult will need listen to them read the poem three times. This strategy is called  Repeated Reading . We encourage you to read the poem with them! Encourage your child to read with prosody, expression, and have fun with it!  Sign and date  the back of your child’s poem each night, and feel free to make a comment as well! Th...