Dear Students & Families of 3-Fitzgerald,

Welcome to 3rd Grade!

I hope you are having a great summer. This summer I will be reading some great books, working in my garden, and running. I can hardly wait to see each of you on the first day of school!

It is very important to me to get to know each of you. If you would like, you can write me a letter telling me a little bit about yourself. What are your favorite things to do? What are you looking forward to about third grade? You can have a parent help you mail the letter to me at Pine Bush Elementary, 3437 Carman Road, Schenectady, NY 12303. You can also have a parent help you send an email to: FitzgeraldM@guilderlandschools.org.

Some of the things you can look forward to learning in third grade are: Rocks & Minerals, Plants, United States, China, Brazil, Kenya, Multiplication, Fractions, Reading in Partnerships and Book Clubs, Cursive, Writing amazing stories, and so much more!

Another thing special about our class is our website. During the school year, you'll find a special newsletter on our homepage retelling what we've done for the week and what we'll be looking forward to the following week. I try to update links for kids that you find interesting. You can check out some right now by going to the Students link on the left hand side of the page. You’ll be able to see some of the things we do in third grade. There is also a section for parents, but of course if you have any questions that aren't answered on the site, please email or call me. It's very important to me to have strong communication with families. I hope looking around our website helps get you even more excited for third grade!

Enjoy the rest of your summer and I'll see you in September!

Miss Fitzgerald ☺