I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! Here is our week at a glance:

Monday is the Cipriano run

Wednesday is a late start

I will be out Thursday afternoon and Friday all day

Spelling Test Friday

Reading: 

We will be talking more about main idea and key details, making inferences and analyzing different texts this week.

RL.3.2 Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text..

RI.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

RI.3.3 Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.

RI.3.8 Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).

RF.3.3c Decode multisyllable words.

L.3.2f Use spelling patterns and generalizations (e.g., word families, position-based spellings, syllable patterns, ending rules, meaningful word parts) in writing words.

Writing: 

We will be working on the 3rd grade writing prompt as well as,

Writing informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

1. Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension.
2. Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.
3. Use linking words and phrases (e.g., also, another, and, more, but) to connect ideas within categories of information.
4. Provide a concluding statement or section.

Spelling Words: /r/ syllables

1. brother
2. whisper
3. father
4. teacher
5. grandmother
6. grandfather
7. sister
8. mother
9. summer

content words-

10. estimate

11. pollution

12. renewable

13. measure

Math: 

We will be talking more about arrays and learning about tape diagrams. Please make sure your child is reading the whole question on their math homework. Many questions ask for an array and a tape diagram.

3.OA.B.6
Understand division as an unknown-factor problem. For example, find 32 ÷ 8 by finding the number that makes 32 when multiplied by 8.

3.OA.C.7 Fluently multiply and divide within 100, using strategies such as the relationship between multiplication and division (e.g., knowing that 8 × 5 = 40, one knows 40 ÷ 5 = 8) or properties of operations. By the end of Grade 3, know from memory all products of two one-digit numbers.

Social Studies: 

3 – G1.0.1: Use cardinal directions (north, south, east, west) to describe the relative location of significant places in the immediate environment.

3 – G1.0.2: Use thematic maps to identify and describe the physical and human characteristics of Michigan.

It is going to be a great week! As always, please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.

hespena@dearbornschools.org

Miss Hespen

Hello!

Here is the weekend homework:

Zearn 30 minutes

Read 30 minutes

This week we talked a lot about main idea and key details. Their homework is to write the main idea and 3 key details to support that main idea. They can do this from a book they read over the weekend. They can either write it down and hand it on Monday or email it to me this weekend. They all should have written down my email, but if they did not get it, it is…

ahespen@dearbornschools.org

Their spelling test score should be in their planner as well from today.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Miss Hespen

Good Afternoon Parents!

Just a few reminders for tomorrow.

It is a 1/2 day. Dismissal is at 11:45.

We will be having our spelling test tomorrow morning.

Tomorrow is the math retake. Again, this will be the same material from the first test so please use that as a study guide along with the Edulastic study guide if your child did not do as well as they would have liked.

https://app.edulastic.com/#renderResource/close/MTg2MDc1ODk2NA%3D%3D

Have a great weekend!

Miss Hespen

Good Evening Parents!

I was so happy to see some of you at the math parent meeting this afternoon. If you could not make it your child should have an agenda of things we talked about during the meeting. If you have any questions please email me.

Homework:

Math Lesson 11

Read 30 mins

iLearn spelling activity

Regarding the math test: 

After looking at our class scores I have decided to give anyone who wants another chance on the math test to do so this Friday. I want all of my students to succeed and I think this is the best way to do that. I will be posting the study guide on Edulastic just like I did for the first test. Please have your child do it every night and study from the first test.

https://app.edulastic.com/#renderResource/close/MTg2MDc1ODk2NA%3D%3D

Please click the link above if your child is having trouble logging on for the study guide.

Tuesday: Math Parent Meeting 2:30-3:30 in the Cafeteria- Please check in the Office first

I hope to see parents tomorrow! If you cannot make it I will be sending home an agenda of what we talked about during the meeting.

Friday: 11:45 Dismissal

Spelling: Test on Friday

Consonant Digraphs

1. three
2. chin
3. thin
4. shell
5. shin
6. fish
7. bath
8. chop

Content words –

9. addends
10. characters
11. topic
12. lakes

Hello Parents!

Today we went over the math test and I sent it home with them. Please look over it with your child.

Monday Homework:

Read 30 minutes

Zearn 30 minutes

Hi Parents!

In your child’s Oakman folder is their individual NWEA scores for math and reading. In blue I put where they should be at beginning of 3rd grade. At the top of these papers I also wrote their DRA Level so that you are aware of where you child is at, DRA level 28 is where beginning 3rd graders should be. Please take a look at this paper.

We have our first math test tomorrow. I am putting up the online study guide for them to take again as well as some quizzes. This will be on Edulastic through Clever just like last nights homework. The homework, exit tickets, and homework helpers are also great study tools.

As usual we have our spelling test tomorrow. They need to  be doing a spelling activity through iLearn to prepare for the test.

As another way to communicate I have decided to make a Remind account. This is a way for parents to contact me directly and you can also see the work we do in class. If you click on the link below you may sign up for that as well.

https://www.remind.com/join/misshespe

My door is always open, please don’t hesitate if you have any questions or concerns.

Thank you for the support,

Miss Hespen

Wednesday Homework:

They need to complete the online study guide for our math test on Friday. This link will take them to the site, but they can also get it through Clever on Edulastic.

https://app.edulastic.com/#renderResource/close/MTg2MDc1ODk2NA%3D%3D

Some families have contacted me because they are having trouble accessing the study guide.  Here are step by step instructions:

1. Click on the link above
2. Click sign in with google
3. Type in their ID number. At the end of the number you need to add @dearbornschools.org
   1. For example, if my number is 20108900 then I need to type in 20108900@dearbornschools.org into the username.

I also want to them to go on Zearn for at least 10 minutes. This is a great tool for them and it is fun! They have their logins taped to the inside of their planners.

Please make sure you are signing your child’s planner each day. 

Have a great day!

Miss Hespen

Happy Monday!

Here is our week at a glance…

Reading: 

We officially started our new program called Benchmark, they will have access to this site at home for reading.

RI.3.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea..

RI.3.3 Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.

RI.3.8 Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).

RI.3.4 Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.

Writing:

W.3.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

W.3.5 With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.

Spelling: Test on Friday

3rd Grade-Blends

1. track

2. blood

3. slid

4. flood

5. stack

6.drab

7. slip

8. black

9. crab

10.drop

Content words

11 fiction

12. nonfiction

 13. difference

Math: We have our first math test on Friday. As a class we will have a review tomorrow going over concepts that were difficult. On Wednesday they will be working on an online study guide that will be made available for them at home as well to study from. Thursday we will go over the study guide as a class and I will answer any questions they may have. Please look at the study guide with your child at home. Again, Friday will be the test.

Please make sure you are looking at and signing your child’s planner everyday.

Monday Homework: 

Lesson 10 math

Read 30 minutes

Good Morning!

Reading

Your child brought home their book bag this week. The books inside are at their approximate reading level. These bags will be coming home daily. Please be sure your child spends time reading each day, both independently and with you. The paper inside the book bag lists reading strategies we will be working on this year. They will highlight a strategy as we focus on it during reading groups.

We are finishing our NWEA testing this week, yay! I am also doing my best to complete all DRAs by the end of the week. I will send home a note with their NWEA Reading and Math scores along with their reading level once DRAs are completed.

Math

At the end of each week they will be bringing home checked homework, exit tickets and occasional quizzes.  Please keep these at home so they can use them as a study guide for our tests. They will be bringing home checked homework, exit tickets and a quiz this Friday so please check your child’s folder. The homework helper is a great tool to use as a study guide as well which comes home with their homework.

Thank you and have a wonderful day!

Miss Hespen

Happy Fall!

Spelling Week 5

Short & Long /u/ – Short u like in up – Long like in unicorn

Hot words –

1. lunch
2. thump
3. bunch
4. under
5. thunder
6. much
7. truck
8. bug
9. rug

Content-

10. subtraction
11. heading
12. gravity

Reading:

This week we are going to be finishing our NWEA testing with Language Arts. The students have done a great job and have taken the few weeks of testing very seriously, so proud of them! I will also be working on DRAs with them.

Math:

On Monday we will be taking a short quiz on the content we have been learning about like arrays, multiplication and dividing into groups.

Science:

Balancing forces and engineering.

Social Studies:

Writing and talking about the 5 themes of geography

Have a fantastic week everyone!!

Miss Hespen