Letter to Incoming Third Graders!

Dear Parents/Guardians and Students, Welcome to Third Grade!

 We are so excited to meet you this September!

Summer Reading: Young children make incredible progress during each school year. This summer, we encourage you to continue to read with your child, not only to prevent the “summer slide,” but also to foster a lifelong love of reading. Research has shown that children learn to read by reading, and the more children read the better readers they become. For summer reading, students should read Third Grade Angels by Jerry Spinelli, and Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer by Meg McDonald. Students will need to complete summaries for each of these books. These summaries will need to be 3-4 sentences. The graphic organizer for the summers are under “Summer Work for Third Grade”. You will also find fun reading bingo under the same tab. Enjoy your time together this summer and take advantage of the opportunities that summer provides to relax, explore, and refresh your spirits. I look forward to learning with each of you in September. Feel free to reach out with any questionsI

In addition to summer reading, here is a list of skills on IXL your child can practice. These skills will help your child review and retain skills from second grade. The IXL ID/Password moves up with them.

Math: Skip counting: C.1 Skip counting by 2’s (LK2) C.2 Skip counting by 5’s (VHG) C.3 Skip counting by 10’s (5PY) C.14 Counting forward and backwards by twos, fives, tens, and hundreds (HNG) Addition two digits: N.3 Add a multiple of 10 to a two-digit number (NPQ) N.7 Add two-digit numbers vertically: sums to 100 (LZJ) Subtraction two digits: P.4 Subtract a multiple of 10 from two-digit numbers (2Q6)P.6 Subtract two- digit numbers with regrouping (TWE) Repeated Addition: X.1 Count equal groups (LHS) X.2 Identify repeated addition for equal groups (MQP) Time: DD.4: Read clocks and write times: hour and half hours (AQW) DD.5 Read clocks and write times (K7F)

Please know that this practice is not a requirement. This is not meant to overwhelm or take away from the relaxation of summertime. 

 Our supply list is located under the Supply List tab. We hope you have a fun and relaxing summer. Please reach out during the summer if you have any questions. 

Contact Information: 

Mrs. Keefe- jkeefe@stbartseb.com

Miss Januse- rjanuse@stbartseb.com

Sincerely, 

Mrs. Keefe and Miss Januse