Star of the Week: Evana – Each day she will bring on of the following items to share with the class:
Monday she will be making a poster board all about her life, she will get her Star of the Week crown and get to be our line leader.
Tuesday her parents will write a letter to her telling us what makes her so special and we will share that with the class,
Wednesday she will bring sharing from home
Thursday her favorite book to read to the class.
Friday bring your favorite stuffed animal to sit on your desk while you work.
The days can be switched around except for the poster. She should bring 1 item per day. This is what every student will do on their week for the rest of the year. To find your student’s week look on the blog calendar.
I-Ready Testing – We will begin our i-Ready testing on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. We will be starting right away so please arrive on time. Make sure your child gets a good night sleep (9-11 hours are recommended for 3rd graders). Make sure they eat a healthy breakfast with protein not sugar.
Academics –
ELA – We are one week 2 of the Benchmark Review and Routines. We will begin our reading test this week. We have one more week after this of review before our regular lessons and spelling tests start.
Math – We took our 1st Topic A quiz on Thursday, most students did very well, I let everyone correct mistakes on Friday. The quiz will go home on Monday. We will try to complete Lesson 7, 8, and 9 by Wednesday this would mean we will take the Topic B quiz on Thursday or Friday. Watch the planner for the exact assignments. Please remember to sign the planner each night.
Math Fact Tests – we take a math fact test each morning to try to improve our fact fluency. We have started with the addition facts. Each time your child gets 100% on a test in less than 5 minutes, they earn a scoop for their ice cream sundae. When all students have passed the addition facts they will earn an ice cream party. I will send a picture next week of our scoop progress, our wall is getting very colorful! Here is a picture from a previous year. Please ask your child which facts they are on and have them practice each afternoon and morning in the car while you are driving, ask them what is 4+8 and see how quick they can answer.
Social Studies – We will continue to learn about Government. We will take a little quiz on the week one content this week. Students were given a Studies Weekly login if they want to study at home, we will go
Library Check out will be on Wednesday until January. Please make sure all books are back in school by Tuesday, so they are ready to return on Wednesday.
Gym class will be on Thursday. Please make sure they wear gym shoes on Thursday.
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