Weekly Updates
Greetings,
Welcome back to all of our families and students. 🙂 I hope you had a relaxing and wonderful break with your friends and families.
Important Dates
No School Friday, April 14th
NWEA Tests (Math/Reading): Monday 4/17 and Friday4/21
- M-Step: Third graders will take the state test from April 9th-April 19. We will start with ELA first week and Math the following week. Please encourage your son/daughter to take a few minutes a day to practice reading and math M-Step. Please monitor the time they are on the computer so they won’t over stress themselves about testing.
- M-Step practice for reading and math might replace paper homework. Students had practiced how to log into their accounts on the DPS website to practice the M-Step. Please have your child practice few questions each day.:)
Spelling: List #21 skill – i before e except after c
Spelling Test: Thursday
Reading:
~20-30 minutes – Record minutes on April logs please. Also, Mobymax, Myon, M-Step (ilearn) reading can be used towards the 30 minutes of reading .
~Reading: RI 3.9 Compare and contrast two texts.
Language Arts Quiz: Monday #25 (students take the weekly language review on Friday to study). The Weekly LA review is their study guide for the Monday quiz.
Writing: Compare and contrast information between texts and across subject areas. Students will need to: compare (information between texts and across subject areas) ,contrast (information between texts and across subject areas)
Fluency: Due Monday
Story of the Week: a new prompt will be sent home today. We love how the students are expressing themselves through this free write.
Story of the Week: Due Monday
Math:
Unit 8-We are focusing on fractions. Students may practice skills daily for a few minutes on the M-Step practice on ilearn DPS website, and Frontrow.
Math Review Quiz:#24 Thursday (students take week 23 class review on Thursdays)
Snacks: Thanks for providing your child a healthy snack. The students really enjoy them!
Thank you for your help and support :),
Mrs. Shakarchi and students in room 217.
Contact Email: shakara@dearbornschools.org