Mrs. Romay's 3rd Grade
EFL and Gifted Teacher
updated on 9/14/25
UPCOMING EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
(Also check CLASS DOJO, SCHOOL CALENDAR, RED FOLDER, and STUDENT'S AGENDA)
Tuesday-Thursday, 9/16/25-9/18/25
-i-Ready Reading Test PM1
Wednesday, 9/17/25
-School Pictures will be taken in their school uniform
-Please send in completed envelope
Friday, 9/19/25
-Wear Spirit Shirt
-No Uniform Day: $2
-Progress Reports: Available on the portal
Tuesday, 9/23/25
-Teacher Planning Day: No School
Wednesday, 9/24/25
-Neon Dance 2-3:00 p.m. - $5 cash
-No Uniform Day (for those attending the dance)
Thursday, 9/25/25
-McDonald's Night: 5 - 7 p.m.
EVERY WEDNESDAY
-Pizza sale: $2
EVERY THURSDAY
-Donut sale: $1
EVERY FRIDAY
-Wear Spirit Shirt
-Freeze Pops sale: 2 for $1
LOOKING AHEAD
Wednesday-Friday, 9/24/25-9/26/25
-i-Ready MathTest PM1
Thursday, 10/2/25
-Teacher Planning Day: No School
Monday, 10/13/25
-Field Trip to the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
Entrance Fee/Bus Cost: Free - part of the M-DCPS Cultural Passport Program.
-Departure time: 9:15 a.m.
-Return time: 11:45 p.m.
-We will have lunch at school and follow a regular dismissal schedule.
-Letter with information and field trip will be sent home.
WHAT ARE WE LEARNING? 9/15/25-9/26/25
Reading/Language Arts
Essential Question: How can landmarks teach us about our country's story?
Genres: Non-Fiction
Reading Writing Companion (Shared Read): "Preserve and Protect"
Literature Anthology (Anchor Text): "Protecting our Parks
Literature Anthology (Paired Selection): “5 Questions for Michael McDonald”
B.E.S.T. Literature Library Additional Text Connection: "The Little Prince" and "Sarah, Plain and Tall"
Tested Comprehension Skills: TEST ON FRIDAY, 9/26/25
✓ Author's Claim and Purpose
✓ Central Idea and Details
✓ Text Features: Sidebar
✓ Compare and Contrast
Academic Vocabulary: TEST ON FRIDAY, 9/26/25
landmark, carved, clues, grand, massive, monument, national, traces
Spelling: Long o sound TEST ON THURSDAY, 9/25/25
sold, crow, grown, proclaim, dispose, golden, arrow, slope, coated, provoke, program, potato, showed, bone, foe, float, coast, roast, coal, coated, toad
Grammar: Subjects and Predicates Review TEST ON THURSDAY, 9/25/25
Writing: Personal Narrative
Introduce a Persuassive/Argumentative Piece
Math
Chapter 3 - Multiplication
Study for:
4 x table: QUIZ ON FRIDAY, 9/19/25
6 x table: QUIZ ON FRIDAY, 9/26/25
Then we will continue with 7, 8, 9, 11, 12.
Extra Practice on IXL / i-Ready / watch Khan Academy videos
Science
Topic 1 - Work like a scientist/The Scientific Method
We will engage...Lab #2 - Germs
Science Fair Packet went home on 9/10/25
Remember to sign the timeline after the completion of every weekly assignment.
Assignment #1 - pgs. 1-6: DUE ON WEDNESDAY, 9/17/25
(you can turn it in early)
Social Studies
Topic 1 - Map Skills/Cartography
National Landmarks, Memorials, and Parks
Españos
Pregunta Esencial: ¿Como nos ayudan los monumentos a entender la historia de nuestro pais?
Lectura/Cuento: "Una Belleza Natural"
Género: Narrativa de No Ficción
Ortografía: Sonidos mb, mp
complicado, compartir, cambio, comparar, lámpara, bambú, alfombra, implante
Vocabulario: hito, gradioso, masivo, monumento, nacional, pista, rastro, tallar
Gramática: subjeto y predicado
i-Ready Reading and Math
45 minutes per week for each subject will begin after i-Ready Assessment. Students can work on their summer path as needed. Testing begins on 9/16/25. We will officially begin after testing has been completed.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...
Headphones
Students need their own headphones daily. They will be kept in class.
Before and After School Care
*Contact Nivia or Janessa in the After-School Care office for more information.
Meals
*M-DCPS provides a free, nutritious breakfast and lunch for all students.
*Please bring a water bottle daily. Students are able to refill their bottles throughout the day.
Parental Involvement
*All school volunteers must register online every year.
*This will be required for participating in certain school events.
Safety First
*Prevention! Prevention! Prevention!
*Urge your child to Say Something if they See Something.
*We have numerous drills that we participate in throughout the school year.
*Health Screenings - If your child is feeling sick, keep them home until they feel better. Please be sure to send in a note. Students must check webpage for assignments.
Scholastic Book Club Orders
Order online using our Scholastic Book Clubs online Activation Code: HV2BM. Orders will be shipped to the school.
Read and you'll be wise!
Everglades K-8 Center
8375 S.W. 16 Street
Miami, Florida 33155
* Tel.: 305-264-4154 * Fax: 305-261-8179
"Home of the Eagles"
3rd GRADE GIFTED & EFL TEACHER
Mrs. Fatima Romay [email protected]
or via Class Dojo 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
SPECIAL AREAS
Art - Mr. David [email protected]
Wednesdays (Bring crayons/color pencils)
Music - Mrs. Favasoli [email protected]
Fridays (Bring your baroque recorder or bring $10 to purchase one)
Physical Education - Coach White [email protected]
Daily (Bring a water bottle)
SCHOOL COUNSELOR
Vilmaris Cruz [email protected]
"Be the change you want to see in the world." Mahatma Gandhi
1. sold
2. crow
3. grown
4. proclaim
5. dispose
6. golden
7. arrow
8. slope
9. provoke
10. program
11. potato
12. showed
13. bone
14. foe
15. float
16. coast
17. roast
18. coal
19. coated
20. toad