Third Grade
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.
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 29th: Book Report presentations continue.
Tuesday September 30th: 8:00am Mass (Please join us if your schedule allows) Be sure to have breakfast before coming to school.
Wednesday October 1st: Picture Day.
Friday October 3rd: Fall pep rally. More information about Friday will be sent home during the week.
Saturday October 4th: 10:00am Pet Blessing
DURING THE WEEK
Religion: . In our Religion class this week, the students will be learning about the terms Prophet, Disciple and Apostle.
Math: During this week, students will learn to use repeated addition or multiplication facts to find the area of a given shape. The class will also learn to use an array to help find the products of multiplication problems.
Social Studies: This week the students will learn about communities as they look at three different locations and talk about their similarities and differences.
Reading: Our Fantasy book report presentations are going great!! Take a look at some of the projects the students created. Fantasy book report presentations will continue this week. The class will also begin working on teacher assigned iReady lessons. Small group work will being this week as well. During small group work students will read a short informational passage from iReady and talk about the unfamiliar vocabulary words they find. Students will then complete a worksheet to show their understanding of the passage they read.
Spelling: Our new spelling words contain the abstract vowels oo and ew.
Phonics: The students will review the short vowel sounds as we begin Unit 2 in our Phonics Workbooks.
