3rd Grade News

Welcome back! The third grade teachers this year are Mrs. Ayoub, Mrs. Bickley, Mrs. Frye,

Ms. Rivera and Ms. Shorter. We are very excited to be working with your child this year and are looking forward to a great 2024-2025 school year!

September 2: Schools Closed For Labor Day

September 11: Back To School Night at 6:30 pm

September 20: Back To School Picnic at 5:30 pm

September 27: Early Release Day for Students - Dismissal at 1:20 pm

This year our 3rd graders do not eat lunch until 1:10 pm. We will set aside 5-10 minutes in the morning every day for students to have a small healthy snack in the classroom.

Appropriate snack items include things such as: Pretzels, Fruits, Vegetables, Fruit Snacks. Please do not pack messy finger foods, candy, peanut products, or foods that need to be eaten with a fork or spoon.

If you would like to donate a class set of snacks to your scholar's classroom, we will gladly accept them.

Students will be working on learning the properties of multiplication and division with units of 2-5 and 10 with the Eureka Math Curriculum. Students will be using multiple strategies such as arrays and skip counting to solve these problems.

Throughout September, students will engage in Unit 1: The Wind in the Willows. This unit will focus on fictional narratives and their elements including theme, dialogue, narration, characters, plot, and setting. Towards the end of the month, students will move into Unit 2: Animal Classifications, which will focus on using text features to better understand a non-fiction text. Text features include table of contents, heading, bold print, photos, captions, chart, map, glossary, and diagrams.

In Unit 1: The Wind in the Willows, students will focus on opinion writing. Students will write an opinion paragraph regarding a character from a story and a theme they portray best.

This month, students will work on their understanding of point of view to explain the importance of using multiple sources that represent diverse perspectives. Also, they will have the opportunity to name and explain how a person made a big difference in the community today by working for the common good.

Welcome to 3rd grade! I am excited to begin my 23rd year of teaching. I’ve been here at McNair for 19 of those years. In addition to 3rd grade, I’ve also taught 1st and 2nd grades. When I’m not at school, I enjoy spending time with my family and fur babies. I also enjoy swimming, reading and cooking. I am looking forward to a great year!

Welcome back McNair families! This is my 8th year at Dr. RMES. I am very excited for this school-year! This is my 9th year teaching 3rd grade. I have also taught 2nd grade, 6th grade ELA, and middle school reading intervention. When I am at home, I love to spend time with my family, read, paint, and watch movies. I have 3 children, 1 dog, and 2 cats. Let’s have an amazing year!

Welcome to 3rd grade! I am so excited to begin my 5th year of teaching at McNair. This is my 4th year teaching 3rd grade. I have also taught 1st grade. When I am not at school, I love spending time with my family, running, walking my dog (Milo), and fishing! I am looking forward to a great year!

Welcome to Third Grade. This year is my 18th at McNair and my 8th in third grade. I also taught first grade in Brooklyn, New York. I am so excited to be back in the building with the children. Here’s to a great year with our 3rd graders.

If your scholar will be absent from school, please send an email to the teacher and the attendance secretary. You may also complete the online student absence form below.