We do not offer "redo" assignments. If a zero occurs, that is the quality of work the student has shown, and that is the grade they will receive. As a grade level, we offer many opportunities for success. If a student does not receive mastery on a task (80% or higher), we have enough assignments to balance out and find a true representation of a student's understanding of concepts. If a student misses a coursework assignment, we often do not have them make it up, due to time constraints, meaning a missed assignment does not count negatively towards a student's grade.

When reviewing the grade book, please note, assessment scores are weighted more heavily than coursework. If you notice a discrepancy in a grade, that is due to assessments being weighted at 60% and coursework weighted at 40%. Anytime you have questions about grades, feel free to reach out to any 3rd grade teacher via Remind (the Remind code is @3rdgsa) for clarification.

We are always looking for additional funds for our third grade activities.  A tax credit donation can be completed. We also will take any monetary donation to "Gator PTO." In the memo, indicate this donation is for third grade field trips. 

Important Upcoming Dates:

• Monday, April 13: AASA Reading Part 1

• Tuesday, April 14: AASA Math Part 1

• Thursday, April 16: AASA Reading Part 2

• Thursday, April 16: Progress Reports Go Home

• Friday, April 17: AASA Math Part 1

• Thursday, April 23: 3rd Grade Track and Field Day - Sign Up Here

• Friday, April 24: April Birthday Celebration - Sign Up Here

• Tuesday, April 28: ELA MAP Testing - This is the district test to see how much students have grown since August.

• Thursday, April 30: Math MAP Testing -  This is the district test to see how much students have grown since August.

• Friday, May 1: College Shirt Day

• Friday, May 1: Talent Show Permission Slips Due

• Tuesday, May 12: Art Auction @ 6:00 pm in the GSA Cafe

Reading:

In this module, students will listen to, read, and view a variety of texts and media that provide information about building communities. A genre focus on narrative nonfiction provides students with opportunities to identify author’s purpose, text structure, and text and graphic features in order to better understand unfamiliar texts.  Students will also encounter historical fiction to build knowledge across genres. As students build their vocabulary and synthesize topic knowledge, they will learn more about the way a dedicated individual or group of  people can help make a community stronger and better.

• Optional At-Home Practice found here.

• Reading Assessment: No assessment this week

• Spelling Assessment: No assessment this week

Writing:

Students will be working on an informational essay on an animal of their choice.

Math: 

Unit 6 - Measuring Length, Time, Liquid Volume, and Weight

Measure lengths using rulers marked with halves and fourths of an inch. Generate length data to make a line plot. Measure and estimate weights and liquid volumes of objects. Tell time to the minute. Solve problems involving addition and subtraction of time intervals in minutes. Solve problems involving the 4 operations and measurement contexts.

• Math Assessment: Tentatively Scheduled for Tuesday, April 21

• Caregiver Support for Unit 6 can be found here!

• Family and Caregiver Website for all units can be found here!

Science: Overarching Idea Animal Adaptations

● Inheritance of Traits

• Many characteristics of organisms are inherited from their parents.

• Other characteristics result from individuals’ interactions with the environment, which can range from diet to learning. Many characteristics involve both inheritance and environment.

● Variation of Traits

• Different organisms vary in how they look and function because they have different inherited information.

• The environment also affects the traits that an organism develops. 

● Adaptation

• For any particular environment, some kinds of organisms survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.

Social Studies:

● Arizona Culture

● Arizona Geography

● Adapting to and Modifying to Arizona

● Arizona Economic Resources

• Agriculture

• Industries

• Connections

• Services

• Using AZ resources wisely

• Clever: Once students log in to Clever, they will not need to use any additional passwords. If your child is not at grade level in Lexia or ST Math, at-home practice is crucial.

• Seesaw: Students will need to sign in to Google on the Google homepage using their school email address (111#@student.craneschools.org) and their capital letter password. Once in Seesaw, click "I'm a Student" and "Sign in with Google."