Wishing you a wonderful break!

Season’s Greetings~ This was my last full week in the classroom.  After winter break, I will help Jackie and Lisa with the transition for the first week back.  I’ll stay on as a sub for TBS, so we’ll most likely meet again.  Third grade has been a joyful experience for me as a teacher.  Thank […]

Measuring scavenger hunt, coding, and drawing a compass rose

Hello Families, Between finishing up our writing unit, getting Ohlone research underway, and having a special coding activity, we have been busy in Temescal Creek!  We hope to see many of you at Winter Sing this Friday (parent breakfast 8:30-9:15/performance 9:15-10:15) followed by our classroom Celebration of Learning (10:15-10:45).  As always, if you cannot make […]

Salt dough maps, Ohlone research, math games and upcoming events!

Dear Families, Upcoming events: *Celebration of Learning-* *December 20th, 10:15-10:45* After the Winter Sing, we welcome you to our classroom for a Celebration of Learning.   We hope to have most of our big projects completed and ready to show off.  The winter sing ends at 10:15, and you are welcome to join us afterward until 10:45.  We […]

Enjoy the break!

Dear Temescal Creek Families, What a sweet day we had in our classroom! The kids eagerly awaited their chance to sing for their visitors.  Several of our classmates got the chance to speak on stage.  Our class was responsible for the Land Acknowledgement at the beginning of the assembly. Although we were not present to […]

Our second field trip, the seed dispersal design challenge, photosynthesis art,and having fun together.

Hello families, We had another fantastic week of learning and growing together in Temescal Creek. Thankfulness expository writing continued, students learned about composing a paragraph and using transition/linking words.  In Math, we worked on memorizing multiplication facts, solving word problems, and looking for patterns during Number Corner.  In Rocket Write, we have been giving prompts […]

The week of Halloween!

Hello Temescal Families, We had a full and exciting week together in 3rd grade;  From a birthday celebration to carving pumpkins and ending with a field trip, it was non-stop fun.  Peek at the festivities in the photos below. On Thursday night from 6:00-7:30, we welcome you all to our class for Math Night.  Our […]

Hello Families, We hope you enjoyed a windy and safe weekend.  Our hearts go out to everyone experiencing fire and power-related emergencies.  California, we love you. Several important reminders for the week ahead: Send your child with a medium (they can carry it on their own) pumpkin for Tuesday scooping.  If this is a challenge, […]

Read Aloud, Photosynthesis, Assembly and beloved Choice Time!

Hello Temescal Families, We had a busy short week, packed with learning and fun.  Here’s an overview of what we have been filling our days with: Three of our very own Temescalians were the first to speak at our all-school Assembly.  They stood proudly in front of the entire school and welcomed everyone with these […]

Math games and math strategies, mind-mapping, and new table spots!

Hello Temescal Families, We really enjoyed our conference time with you. It was exciting to share progress and set goals for the upcoming months.  Your input and insights are so helpful to us.  We came away from conferences with lots of new ideas that we will begin implementing right away.  Thank you! Highlights from this […]