Tales from Third Grade
CONGRATULATIONS to the first three 100% iREADY club members: Alex Murray (Plain M&M’s as his prize) Sofia Bredau (Skittles as her prize) and Mario Sosa (HERSHEY bar as his prize). Alex, Sofia and Mario will now clear their pins and start earning another prize as they pass more lessons with 100%. Great job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So proud of you!!!!!!!!! ALl, students are working so hard to fill up their pins. Keep coming back to read the weekly news letters to see all the smiling face of those who have filled up their pins.
Prayer Service: The third graders present a Thanksgiving Prayer Service each year. This year the Prayer Service will be Tuesday November 25th (This is also the day of Parent / Teacher Conferences.) at 9:30. I am reaching out before I assign parts so that I know who will be available to participate. Please send me an email to let me know.
Parent Teacher Conferences: If you would like to have an earlier conference I would be more than happy to schedule one with you.
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DURING THE WEEK WE WILL:
RELIGION: This week the class will talk about November 25th Thanksgiving Prayer Service. If your child gets a speaking part , they DO NOT NEED TO HAVE THEM MEMORIZED. I ask that you help them read it fluently and loudly.
Math: We will continue work in the fourth chapter in our INTO MATH SERIES. This chapter introduces the students to these multiplication strategies. Zero Property of Multiplication: Any number times ZERO is always ZERO. The Identity Property of Multiplication Property of Multiplication: Any number times ONE is that number. (Ex 1 x 4 = 4 ). The Distributive Property of Multiplication. This property has the students learning to break apart (DECOMPOSE) the larger factor to make it easier to multiply. (EX: 6 X 9 = 6 x (4 + 5 ). 6 x 9 = ( 6 x 4 ) + (6 x 5 ). 6 x 9 = 24 + 30. 6 x 9 = 54.)
Science: The students will be learning the difference between PHYSICAL and CHEMICAL changes as we begin our second unit in our Generation Genius Science program. New vocabulary words the students will be working with are Catalyst, Chemical Change, Physical Change, Oxidizer, Carbon Dioxide, Hydrogen, and States of Matter.
Reading: The class will continue with the novel “The Year of Miss Agnus.” This week the students will be answering questions from the story using complete sentences from the story. If the work is not completed in class it will become homework that will be due back the next day. Mystery Book Report Pumpkin presentations will continue this week.
Spelling: Our new spelling words contain the long vowel sound of I spelled with the i and igh pattern. We will take the Spelling Test on Thursday November
Phonics: We will be completing Unit 2 in our Phonics Series. Students will review the skills they worked with
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Fun Things to Know About the Week
Monday November 3rd: Third Grade Prayer Service parts will be given out. Please let me know if you will be out of town on the 25th so that I can reassign the part.
Tuesday, November 4th: Join us for 8:00am Mass. Teachers will be working at McDonalds tonight. I’ll be filling ice cream cones during the first hour. This could get MESSY and STICKY!!!
Wednesday November 5th: Picture Retake Day. Students that are getting their pictures retaken should bring back their first packet to exchange for the new one. Students that are getting their pictures are allowed to dress up for the day.
Thursday November 6th:
Friday November 7th: NO SCHOOL TEACHER INSERVICE. SIP and SHOP from 6:30 to 8:00.
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Just a gentle reminder about HOMEWORK!!!!!!!!!
Nightly Homework: Please remember that Math and Spelling homework is due back COMPLETED the next school day. Every Spelling and Math homework assignment is worth 2 points when completed and handed in on time. Please read the directions with your child so that they understand what they are to do on the pages.
Reading Logs: Each Monday the students receive a blank copy of the weekly reading log to write a summary about what they read each night. These logs are helpful as the students are reading the book for the monthly book reports. These logs are due back in school on Friday and are worth eight points (2 points each day.) toward their reading grade on the report cards. As your child is filling out the summary section of the log please encourage them to use BEST handwriting. The students should also write in COMPLETE sentences and include at least THREE to FOUR sentences about what they read.
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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.
