Miss. Fagan’s Class
Newsletter for September
Parents, thank you for a great kick off to this
school year! With your tremendous support, the
transition to 3rd grade has been a smooth ride.
Please continue to keep up the important job
of signing your child’s agenda daily, as well as
overseeing the completion of their homework. I ask
that you sign the agenda every night and have your
child bring it in signed the next morning. One of
their many responsibilities in class, is to write down
their homework every morning and then turn it in to
be signed by me at the end of the day. They are
also responsible for bringing home their homework.
Please stress to them that they need to be paying
attention, as I do remind them at the end of the
day of what needs to be done for homework. I do
give them one chance for homework, before they
have to pull a color card for no homework.
Please remember that I update my website
every day, so if there is something you are
concerned about, please look at my website. I also
update the calendar with important upcoming
events and assignments. I will also update it with
class pictures and events as the year continues.
Please continue to turn in any Scholastic
order forms. We will do an order each month.
Ordering from Scholastic also allows the class to
receive free books for the classroom library.
Thank you very much for your continued
support, as I have felt so welcomed here to St.
Vincent. If you have any questions or concerns
please email me at dawn.fagan@stvfschool.org
Miss. Fagan 
Upcoming Events
9/11: Dress in Red, White and Blue-$1.00
9/11: Blue Mass 7:00 PM
9/17: School Portraits-Formal Uniform
Reminder to Students/Parents

School Hours – 7:50- 3:00. Please have
your child on time and ready to learn.
Please try to make any appointments after
school hours.
 If you’re picking up by car, have your car
name displayed and ready to go.
 Eat a nutritious breakfast each morning.
 Our lunch is early in the day, so please
provide a daily healthy snack.
 Miss. Fagan is available every Wednesday
afternoon for extra help.
 Vocabulary tests are given every 2 weeks.
We have just finished Unit 1 and we are
now starting Unit 2.
 Please remember that homework is given
Monday-Thursday. Sometimes addition
homework is given because the student did
not finish the assignment in class.
Websites to use and love!
Vocabulary Workshop: vocabularyworkshop.com
Reflex Math: reflexmath.com
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Watch us Learn…
Reading
Math
As we dive right into our reading, it is
important that we are able to read books on
our own levels. I have sent home your child’s
AR Reading Levels in their agenda last week.
Please make sure that they are reading a
book that is on their level.
We have started out Novel Study! We
are reading the classic book, The Mouse and
The Motorcycle by Beverly Clearly. As we
read each chapter in groups, we will also be
answering comprehension questions that go
along with that chapter. After every 4
chapters, we will take a test. I ask that
every student takes home their study guide
to study before the test. As always, their
test is an OPEN BOOK test. Please stress
that they can look in the book for the
answers.
At home, our goal is for students to
read at least 20 minutes independently on a
daily basis. You can help assist us at home by
simply having your child read books that they
are interested in and that are on their AR
Level.
Making sense of numbers all around us!
In class, we are discovering how numbers
work and connect with one another. We have
started off with Multiplication!
How can you help at home? Please
encourage your child to use the strategies
that we learn in class. We have made a
reference sheet with all the multiplication
skills that we have learned so far, to use as
we complete our multiplication facts. Also, as
you naturally use these skills in the realworld, make it a point to discuss its use with
your child. Also, please make sure that your
child is using their flash cards to help them
memorize their facts and Reflex Math.
Reflex Math is a great tool for learning math
facts. Your child must be on it at least 3
times a week, as it is taken for a weekly
grade.
Grammar
September’s focus will be working on
nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives and
adverbs. We will also be working on
subject/predicate agreement.
We will also be working on writing
narrative stories!
Science
Everyone is a scientist in our class!
Our students will be learning what all of the
ins and outs in what it takes to be a scientist.
Some of these skills include learning how to
investigate plants.
We also have a resource that we will
use on a weekly basis called Science Studies
Weekly. This is a “newspaper” type resource
packed with lots of interesting facts about
science!