Distance Learning

Wow what a crazy time! On Friday March 13th, 2020 Granite District was put on a soft closure meaning that students would not be coming to school for 2 weeks because of COVID-19. Teachers were to start putting packets together and put learning online. Team 3rd Grade worked hard to get everything in place. The West Valley area had quite an Earthquake on March 18th, this really scared people and was not something we needed added to the list of things we were already dealing with.

It came out a week later that schools would continue Distance Learning until the end of April. Students have done an amazing job at getting work completed online and in packet form. On Wednesday April 1st the teachers at Orchard came together to do a School Parade. It was AMAZING to see the students with their signs supporting us teachers. Seeing the students sweet faces was bittersweet! We all miss the students so much.

Huge shout out to the Parents out there! You guys are working hard and learning new things and supporting your sweet kiddos the best you can during this crazy time!

Love and miss you!

A New School Year

School is back in session!! I am so excited to have such a great group of kiddos! As a third grade we have talked about things we want our students to know and the best way that we can teach them. We have decided to work on 4 main standards for Math this year and will adjust as needed. We have set goals for ELA and really want the students able to answer questions, comprehend what they are reading and enjoy reading as well.

Please check back for weekly newsletters!

Summer is almost here

I can't believe how fast this year has gone. We have about 2 weeks left of school! Students did great on the RISE Math test and Dibels! I have to wait until the Fall to get their ELA RISE scores.

I am so proud of my students! I will miss them over the summer. Speaking of Summer.... Please remember to read this summer and do some sort of math work to keep things fresh in their minds!

Spring is in the Air

Hello!! Can you believe that it is almost April. We only have a few more months left of school but we still have so much to cover!

Here are some of the important dates that are coming up!

End of Term is coming up- March 21st
No School- March 22-March 26th
Spring Pictures- March 28th
Mobile Food Pantry- April 1st
RISE Review- April 1st-5th
RISE ELA- April 8th-12th
RISE Math- April 15th-19th
Orchard's 40th Birthday- April 24th 5:30-7:30 pm
Aquarium Field Trip- April 29th 8:45 am-12:50 pm
Fun Run- May 2nd
Teacher Appreciation Week- May 6th-10th

Your students are doing wonderful and I love being with them :)

Catching Up

Students have been doing some great things the last few weeks. We are full force into Multiplication and the students are loving it, they are doing great!!

I will be sending home a packet for extra practice of the Standards we have been working on the last little bit. We as a 3rd grade team thought this would be a great way to give students some extra practice before we give them the chance to reassess the Standard.

We disguised some turkeys at school and they are so cute! I can't wait for your students to bring them home to share with you. Please have a safe and fun long weekend with your families. We will see you back at school on Monday November 26th.

Weekly Newsletters

Just as a reminder, weekly newsletters are posted under homework each week. If you lose your weekly newsletter the same one can be found right here :)

Thank you!

Thank you to all the wonderful parents who came out to SEP Conferences! It was wonderful meeting with you and talking about your students success!! 

We are off to a great start

We are doing great so far in 3rd Grade. I have such an amazing class and the students are doing great with our new routines in the classroom. We will be starting Power Time and Math Groups this coming week and I think the students are going to do great!

SEP Conferences are just around the corner! I can't believe its time for them already!! I hope to see all of my parents! I know that PTA has announced that food trucks will be here so dinner will be taken care of! Such a bonus.

Welcome Back to School

I can't believe that we just completed our first week of 3rd grade. The students did absolutely amazing and I can already tell that we are going to have a great time this year!

Please use this website as a resource for homework, helpful websites and a calendar for the year.


We have worked on procedures, multiplication workshop, writing and reading. I am very impressed with all the wonderful work I am already seeing!

I am positive this class will do amazing things, keep up the great work kiddos!

Spring Break

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Spring Break. I can't believe we only have 2 months left until Summer. We are still working hard in the classroom. We have some fun things coming up that we will be learning about. The students are doing great with everything that they are learning. Keep working hard guys!

Dibels Scores and SEP Conferences

We did our Dibels testing at the beginning of January and all of my students made progress. Each student went up from their first test at the beginning of the school year. I am so proud of my students! They have done amazing.

We have SEP Conferences coming up in February- They will be on February 14th and 15th (Yes we have them on Valentine's Day again this year) I will send out the link to schedule your appointment as soon as it opens up. I hope to see all of my parents :)

The Holidays have arrived

Hello everyone! I can't believe that the Holidays are here and 2017 is coming to an end. We have been working hard here in 2nd Grade. We will be taking our DIBELS testing the second week in January. This is a reading test that the students take 3 times a year. Don't forget what our Principal Mrs. Chandler always tell us, We have to read everyday that we eat. I hope that all of us are getting those reading minutes in :)

Term 1

Term 1 is ending this week. Grades will be sent home soon and there is a change in our grading scale, please note this when looking at your student's grades. 4 is the highest grade your student can get and when it comes to citizenship 4 is above proficient so not many of those were given.

The students in my class are working so hard and we are having fun too. We are ready to celebrate Halloween!! Keep working hard kiddos!