Third Grade
If you have not responded to the GRANDFRIENDS survey Please do so by clicking on this link and then submitting your answers:
iReady reward system:
100% CLUB REWARD: Students are asked to focus on passing as many lessons as they can each week in both Reading and Math. As a class we spend 45 or more minutes each week working on our individual paths. Students independently work towards scoring 100% on all lessons in both subjects. When students do score a 100% on a lesson in Reading they add a bead charm to the Reading side of their Jumbo Safety Pin. When Students score a 100% on a Math Lesson they add a pipe cleaner charm to the Math side of the jumbo safety. Once the students fills up the safety pin (each side holds 13 charms), they get a prize. First time the Jumbo Safety pin gets filled up the student earn their favorite king size candy bar or family size bag of chips. Prizes for filling up the iRead Safety pins change each time the students fill thier pins up. Last year there were two or three students who filled the pin up at least four times.
80% or higher: The whole class works towards earning a whole class reward by scoring 80% or higher on all lessons. Each student MUST add their name to the prize grid at least 3 times before the prize grid is filled. The whole class rewards range from a movie afternoon to a pizza lunch in our classroom. The class can also earn a dress down day or extra recess. Whole class rewards are on decided by the entire class.
Each student will meet with me on Mondays to check in and talk about their weekly iReady progress.
Monday September 22nd: Book Report presentations begin today.
Tuesday September 23rd: 8:00am Mass (Please join us if your schedule allows) Be sure to have breakfast before coming to school.
Thursday, September 25th: Grandfriends Mass at 1:15. Please join us if your schedule allows.
Friday, September 26th: Teacher Inservice No School
DURING THE WEEK
Religion: Looking forward to seeing everyone at the GRANDFRIENDS MASS on Thursday. If you have noit done so already please open the link at tbhe top of this newsletter and let us know if your child will be bringing someone special to the Mass. In our Religion class this week, the students will be learning about the terms Prophet, Disciple and Apostle.
Math: Our new chapter in Math will have us exploring and working with area as an attribute of a two-dimensional shape. The students will also learn how to find area by counting unit squares. The class will begin to use these vocabulary words area, square unit, unit square as they explore geometry.
Social Studies: This week we will look at the family pictures that have been sent in and identify traits we have inherited through family members. This week the students will learn about communities as they look at three different locations and talk about their similarities and differences.
Reading: Fantasy book report presentations will begin this week.
Spelling: Our new spelling words contain the abstract vowels /oi/ and /ou/.
Phonics: The students will review concepts covered in the first unit of our Phonics books.
