This week in third grade!  April 18th through 21st, 2016

Report Cards:  If you have seen your child's report card for third quarter, please sign it and have your child bring it to school.  I will mark it off and send it back in case you want to save it or use it to go to businesses that offer a reward for grades.  

Spelling:  Doing some review of past spelling patterns in class so there won't be a new list this week.

Language: Rule 17 Adjectives are words that describe nouns or pronouns.  An adjective can tell three things:  what kind (furry monkey), which one (the second boy) and how many (several children).  

Words of the day this week: zest, doze, hesitate, and optimistic.

CCSS Math:  Reviewing third grade math skills that we have covered so far in third grade-multiplication and types of problems, division, area, perimeter, fractions and graphing. Math4Today  Comparing fractional pieces, plotting whole numbers and fractions on a number line, dividing shapes into fractional units, irregular fractions, multiplication and division and story problems.

Homework:  Students will have Math paper homework on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of this week and fitting in IXL on any of those days will be highly beneficial. Thursday and Friday homework is IXL. It is so important for students to work on their homework and bring it with them the next day as we use it as a learning tool and go over it as a class the next day and it does not benefit students who have not attempted the work on their own first.  I appreciate the time you give to helping your child and the rest of the class be prepared for learning the next day!
Nightly reading and recording minutes read on April Calenders.

** Practicing multiplication facts using flashcards we made in class. (multiples of 1's through 12's) Starting timed tests in class. Very important to practice facts throughout the week.

IXL Information:  All students have received a username and password to log into IXL.  You can log in through this blog or if  search IXL make sure your child includes @visioncharter after their username to ensure that it ties into my class roster.  They have a free option that won't come up in my class roster.  This is homework as far as an invitation to practice as much as you feel is ok.  It is not for a grade but will help them prepare for their end of third grade tests as well as be more prepared for fourth grade.  It is a highly suggested addition to homework but not required. On nights when students don't have paper homework I will suggest that they do IXL that evening.  I will include it in the homework section.  

Third Grade Testing: We will be doing some testing to measure individual growth using the MAP test.  This test was given in the beginning of the year and sets a goal for the student based on their individual academic development.  Students may bring snacks to have while they do their test.  It usually takes between 45 minutes to an hour. 

Share Days:

Monday, the 18th:  Bryce
Tuesday the 19th:  Simon
Wednesday the 20th:  Mason

Thursday the 21st:  Emily
Friday the 22nd:  No School
Monday the 25th:  Kim

Dates to remember:

Tuesday, April 19th:   Pizza orders due

Thursday, April 21st: Jeans Day for $1 and snack shack