Team Teaching

Check out our new TEAM BLOG to see updates of what is happening in the 3rd grade this year!  You can keep up with me there this year.

Welcome Back!

Wow, what a whirlwind this school year has been already!  We hit the ground running from day one, and I realized I've neglected my blog.  I promise to do better, because I want to be able to show you the awesome things that are happening in third grade math.  Departmentalization in third grade is something new for all of us, but we're excited for the challenge and anticipating all the greatness this year will bring.

In case you haven't gotten a chance to stop in, here is a view inside our room.

We're doing so many good things in Math.  I can't wait to see where the year takes us.

iPad for imPact

Hi Friends, 

I want to make sure my students have the materials they need to succeed, so I just created a request for my classroom at DonorsChoose.org: 

iPad for imPact

Consider partnering with us this year and making 2015-16 one awesome school year!  Thank you!

All About Those (audio) Books

Hi Friends, 

I want to make sure my students have the materials they need to succeed, so I just created a request for my classroom at DonorsChoose.org: 

All About Those (Audio) Books 

Give to my classroom by July 5, 2015 and your donation will be doubled thanks to DonorsChoose.org. Just enter the code SPARK on the payment page and you'll be matched dollar for dollar (up to $100). 

If you chip in to help my students, you'll get awesome photos and our heartfelt thanks. 

Thanks so much, 

P.S. If you know anyone who may want to help my classroom, please pass this along! 

A Final Few Thoughts...

Wow, the last day of school!  We made it!  Thinking back on our time together, there is so much to remember.  Students this year have become much more independent, fluent readers, multiplication masters, critical thinkers and problem solvers, and extraordinary young boys and girls.

Thank you for sharing your child with me.  I do not take that opportunity lightly and we have tried to make the most of every day we've been given this year.  This class has been so special to me, and I will always remember them fondly.  I hope that the students (and you too) will always hold a special place in their hearts for third grade.  So many wonderful friendships were made and deepened this year.  It has been my pleasure to watch your children mature into wonderful young people.

Parents, thank you so much for all of your hard work this year!  Please know that I realize each student's success  this year was intentional.  It was through their hard work, yes, but also due to an outpouring of the time and dedication you have shown your children.  Thank you for the countless hours spent reading nightly, drilling those multiplication facts, studying for tests, and so much more!  Your efforts did not pass by unnoticed.

Continue to read (and write) this summer, but also be sure to get out and have some fun, spend time together, and create some memories!  The days and weeks may be long at times, but the years are short for sure.

Have a wonderful summer, and I wish you all the best of luck!

Much love,

Mrs. Taff