NWEA Testing

Students will begin M-Step testing this week.  We will start with the reading portion. Math, science, and language will follow later. Please remind your child to take their time and do their best on these tests.     Students should be going on the NWEA portion of Study Island for practice.

Picnic

We know that some students will be fasting because of Ramadan.  So the 2nd and 3rd grade teams have decided to have their picnic on Monday morning.  We will be ordering pizza closer to lunchtime.  We are asking students to bring $2 each.  They can also bring a water bottle/juice box  and snack if they choose.  We will be out in the back field so they can bring a blanket to sit on as well.  You can bring outdoor games such as balls, jump ropes, hula hoops, sidewalk chalk, etc.

I will be giving the math unit test on fractions on Friday.  The students need to know:

• How to partition a shape into a given fraction
• How to explain how they knew how to partition that shape
• Place fractions on a numberline
• Know how to figure out if two fractions are equivalent or not
• Know the meaning of the words numerator, denominator, whole

Dear Parents,

M-STEP testing will begin this week. Here are the dates:
Tuesday, May 2nd ELA – a few students will take it using paper/pencil
Wednesday, May 3 ELA-most students take it online
Tuesday, May 8th MATH-all students take math

M-STEP Reminders:

• Go to bed early. Getting a good night’s rest is important!
• Eat a good breakfast! You need all the energy you can get to do well.
• Be sure you come to school on time.
• The M-STEP test is untimed. Encourage your child to take their time and read and answer each question carefully.
• There will be limited homework during the weeks of M-STEP testing.
• Students may bring a healthy snack if they wish.

Parents, Please click on the link below and complete the parent survey. Thank you.

PARENT SURVEY

There will be no cold words or content words this week

1. knife
2. knives
3. leaf
4. leaves
5. child
6. children
7. tooth
8. teeth
9. wolf
10. wolves
11. scarf
12. scarves
13. shelf
14. shelves
15. goose
16. geese
17. loaf
18. loaves
19. mouse
20. mice

Word endings- /y/ to /i/ and add /es/

1. penny
2. pennies
3. empty
4. empties
5. worry
6. worries
7. family
8. families
9. marry
10. marries
11. copy
12. copies
13. pony
14. ponies

  LANSING, MICHIGAN FIELD TRIP FINAL REMINDER

This is a reminder that our field trip to Lansing is this Friday. Here are important points to remember!

• All students and chaperones must be at school between 7:30-7:40 the morning of the field trip. Meet us in the MEDIA CENTER. 
• Please be back at Geer Park no later than 4:15 to pick up your child when we return. If you have REMIND, we will text you when we leave Lansing. 
• Since we are leaving early, please be sure to eat breakfast at home. 
• Students must pack a disposable lunch for this trip. Please pack the lunches in disposable lunch bags and do not bring reusable water bottles or containers. 
• Please label the lunch bag with your full name before coming to school. 
• Students may bring money, but it is not necessary,to purchase any snacks if they are available or gifts from the gift shop. 
• Students will not be allowed to bring electronics on the bus. 
• Please be sure to wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather. 
• We would also like students to wear a Geer Park shirt or a blue shirt if they have one.

Thank you!

3rd Grade Team

Students will be taking the spelling test on Thursday due to the field trip on Friday.

Multisyllabic /le/

1. tickle

2. puddle

3. able

4. bubble

5. riddle

6. pickle

7. giggle

8. middle

9. table

10. scribble

Content

11.  fraction

12.  part

13.  whole

14.  government

15. laws

I have assigned 2 Google classroom assignments to the class.  One is comparing 2 shapes. That is due on Tuesday.   The other is comparing copper mining and iron mining in Michigan.  All of the information for that assignment can be found in their social studies packets.  That assignment is due on Thursday.  Students have had class time to work on both of these.  I will give them some time next week in class as well.
If they want to work on these at home, here are the steps to get on Google Classroom:

• Go to dearbornschools.org/students
• Click on the blue button that says Clever on the left side of the screen
• They will need to click on Log In With Google
• Their login is their student number followed by @dearbornschools.org
• They know their password
• Click on Google Classroom
• Then click on “Ms. Donoghue’s 3rd Grade” for the math assignment or “Social Studies Donoghue” for the social studies assignment