Monday, January 13th, 2020

Monday, January 13th

  • Music

Tuesday, January 14th

  • Gym (Wear Tennis Shoes)

Wednesday, January 15th

  • Technology
  • Math NWEA

Thursday, January 16th

  • Art
  • Weekly HW is DUE-ReadWorks: “Flip It!”

Friday, January 17th

  • Media
  • Reading Comprehension Quiz
  • Spelling Test
  • M-STEP #6 Vocabulary Quiz
  • Start New Weekly HW: ReadWorks Online Article, “The Two Best Cakes”
  • M-STEP #7 Vocabulary Words Sent Home
  • Mother-Son Night

English Language Arts

Every week your child will read an anchor text as well as a paired text. The anchor text is used to work on fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary skills and strategies. The paired text may be similar in theme and or genre. This text will reinforce vocabulary usage. Student understanding of the anchor text and vocabulary will be assessed on Fridays.

Students will also work on grammar and spelling throughout the week. Assigned spelling words will be assessed on Fridays.


Congratulations!!

Hard work pays off. These students studied all week and earned a charm for their necklaces by scoring 80% or better on their MSTEP Vocabulary Quiz. Way to go! I hope to see more students receive a reward for their efforts next week.


MSTEP Prep

On Friday, third graders will bring home 10 M-STEP vocabulary words to study at home and an extra credit crossword puzzle. If students complete and return the extra credit crossword puzzle, they will earn 1 extra credit point on the quiz. On Fridays, the students will be quizzed on these words. When your child earns 80% or better on Friday’s quiz, he/she will earn a charm for his/her M-STEP charm necklace. Students will be quizzed on Friday, January 17th.

Week 6 Vocabulary & Crossword


December Super Cougar

Congratulations to Devynn! She is our Super Cougar for December. She is Responsible, Respectful, and Safe. She goes above and beyond our PBIS expectations. Way to go, Devynn! Keep up the great work!


Weekly Reading Homework

Every Friday, your child is assigned reading material for the week. This assignment will be in the form of an electronic article using ReadWorks. Login info is in your child’s planner. Your child is required to read and answer questions that are Common Core based. Similar questions will appear on the M-STEP. The electronic submission is due by the following Thursday. All short answer questions MUST be answered in complete sentences and contain proper punctuation in order to earn full credit. If your child doesn’t submit the reading homework by Thursday, he/she will miss out on valuable skill practice, and he/she will complete the missing work during free time.

Encourage your child to use the following steps to complete the assignment:

  1. Read the article noting any unknown words.
  2. Explore vocabulary section or use a dictionary to define the words.
  3. Read through the questions.
  4. If possible, listen to the text aloud using the audio option available stopping to note any possible answers to the questions.
  5. Answer the questions using evidence in the text and note it in the text where possible.
  6. Reread until all other questions are answered.
  7. Double check to make sure all answers are completed and reasonable.

Science: Why do dogs wag their tails?

This week, we learned how living in groups helps many animals survive, including wolves, meerkats, ravens, and ants!

You can support your child’s curiosity at home! Look for different kinds of animals near your home, and ask your child your child for each kind of animal, “Do you think it lives in a group? How do you think living in a group helps it survive?”

https://mysteryscience.com/animals/mystery-6/animal-groups-survival/265?code=NDY3NTg5OQ&t=student


Food Drive

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