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READING ACTIVITY
At Oradell Public School, we believe that creating lifelong readers and learners is at the heart of what we do, and learning doesn’t end when the school year does. As we live The Way of the Panther, we encourage every student to show curiosity, courage, and commitment, even over the summer!
At Oradell Public School, we believe that creating lifelong readers and learners is at the heart of what we do, and learning doesn’t end when the school year does. As we live The Way of the Panther, we encourage every student to show curiosity, courage, and commitment, even over the summer!
This summer, we’re challenging our students to push past their comfort zones by exploring a variety of genres and making reading part of their daily routine. All students entering third grade will read a realistic fiction book of their choice.
After reading their realistic fiction book, students should choose one of the activites below:
Write a story about their own trip to the book’s setting.
Write a letter from the main character to another character.
Bring the written work to school in September!
MATH ACTIVITY
Are you taking a road trip, driving to the grocery store, or just going for a walk around the neighborhood? Turn those everyday summer drives into a giant scavenger hunt with The Great Summer License Plate Adventure!
This summer, go on a mission to see how many different U.S. state license plates you can spot. It’s a fun, engaging way to practice geography, data collection, and graphing while enjoying those beautiful summer days.
Your Two-Part Summer Mission
Your Two-Part Summer Mission
To complete the challenge, students will fill out and hand in two fun assignments when we return to school in September:
Color In Your U.S. Map - Every time you spot a license plate from a brand-new state, find that state on your uncolored U.S. map and color it in! Can you color in the whole map before school starts?
Keep a Tally Chart - What happens if you see more than one car from California or Texas? That’s where your tally chart comes in! Every single time you see a repeat license plate from the same state, add a tally mark next to it on your data sheet.
Practicing your math facts will help you get ready for third grade. You can play the following games to build fluency:
Addition/Subtraction War: Each player flips two cards and adds them. The greater sum wins the round.
Make 10: Use cards or objects to find pairs that make 10.
Race to 100: Take turns rolling dice and adding to a running total until someone reaches 100.
Click on the links below for additional math practice:
COMMUNITY-BUILDING ACTIVITY
Students should bring in a photo of themselves doing something that they enjoyed over the summer (ex. a trip, life in Oradell, reading a book, a sporting activity, walking your dog, etc.).
This photo will springboard each third grade into the Writer’s Notebook as a place to share your ideas and play with your writing. It will also allow students the opportunity to share about who they are during OPS Circle.
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