Hello Parents and Students,
Valentine's Day: 3rd grade will be celebrating Valentine's Day on Friday, February 13th. In the afternoon, we will be doing a Valentine exchange. Teachers will be providing a bag that students will decorate to collect their valentines. Please do not send in a box.
Students do not have to participate in the exchange. If your child would like to participate in the exchange, we have 28 students total. To help it run smoothly, we ask that students not write who it is to and only write their name for who it is from. This helps the passing out process with such a big group. We will send out more information in your child's weekly folder in February. Thank you!
IAB Testing: This week students will be taking an IAB (Interim Assessment Block) test. The IAB is short, focused, computer-based tests that students begin taking in 3rd grade. These tests are to monitor student progress in Language Arts and Math. We utilize this testing in 3rd grade to help prepare our students for CAASPP testing in May. This will be your child's first experience on the testing portal. They will use this as an opportunity to practice their test taking skills and gain comfortability with the format itself.
Art Docent: Volunteers needed! Please email me.
Return signed Benchmark assessments
Return signed Weekly Green Folder on Tuesday
Daily 20 reading log due on Friday
Check homework and sign communicator daily
House Shirts on Thursday
Hawk Spirit Day every Friday (optional)
Our Week at a Glance
Math:
Students will continue with Module 4 this week. Module 4 focuses on polygons and area. We will be working on lessons 4 & 5. Students will receive a Study Guide Wednesday and take a test on Thursday. Module 3 books should stay at home moving forward.
Students will have a fluency test every Friday. They should be practicing their facts for at least 10 minutes each night. Click here for printable flash cards.
Reader's Workshop: Students will be engaging in centers this week that will involve independent practice, technology, small groups with teacher, and independent reading.
Writer's Workshop: Students will continue to focus on Martin Luther King Jr. Students completed their informational writing last week and this week they will be completing an "I Have a Dream" project.
Social Studies: Students will be learning about how energy has evolved in week 27 of Studies Weekly. Students will read about how heat and electricity has changed over time.
Science: Students will be focusing on making sense of variation of different species. We will be looking at how wolves may vary depending on their specific traits.
P.E.: Please dress appropriately on Monday for P.E.
Weekly Reminders:
Daily 20 Reading Log: Please make sure your child is reading a "Just Right" chapter book. Picture books or books that are too easy will not be accepted for daily 20 reading. Your child should begin a book and continue reading it throughout the week. Please make sure they are writing the book title correctly and neatly in their folders.
Weekly Folder: A parent/guardian signature is required weekly. Students will return the folder the next school day.
Communicator: Each day, please read the communicator with your child, check off completed assignments, then sign the communicator.
Thank you,
Mrs. Gibbins