3rd Grade
Newsletter for December 13, 2017
From the teacher's pen
Despite all the illnesses in the classroom, the students did their best to get right to work no matter how much or how little time we had available. I appreciated their flexibility this week as our schedule became very fluid as they rehearsed for the Christmas program. I also appreciated how they jumped in to help each other get caught up after extended illnesses. I'm sure all teachers say this about their classes, but these 3rd graders are truly loving toward each other. They also love you - they are excited for you to see the Christmas gift they made for you. Have a blessed Christmas.
Christmas Program
- Afternoon performance: Students come to school in uniform - NAVY shirt, KHAKI or PLAID bottoms.
- Evening performance: Students dress in Christmas best or traditional dress from a country of your heritage.
- Evening Arrival time: Please walk students to the classroom no sooner than 6:30pm for the evening performance.
What's in the Report Cards
- Spelling - reflects weekly tests as well as spelling ability evident in edited writing pieces.
- Reading - accuracy & fluency scores are derived from a Individual reading test called DIBEL. The expectation is that students are able to achieve a fluency of 110 words per minute by the end of 3rd grade.
- Reading Range & Text Complexity - a score of +2 indicates that students are still working toward grade level expectations in comprehension, have not reached the 10 AR point goal, and/or have not read enough non-fiction for a complete assessment.
- Geography - reflects in class assessments as well as Passport Club achievements.
- Other Common Core Terminology - I provided a sheet of the CCSS terminology at conferences. Please let me know if you need another copy
How Can We Help Our Children Improve?
Each 3rd grader met with me to discuss their personal goals for the next trimester. In addition to these goals, you can help in basic areas such as:
- Spelling & grammar - make your student more aware of spelling and speaking correctly even when it's not a test.
- Fluency & comprehension - have your student read aloud improves fluency, and have a conversation about what they are reading increases comprehension.
- Math - go over graded work and discuss how to repair the mistakes. Have your student help you measure ingredients in the kitchen, make linear measurements when you are doing projects, pay for purchases to get used to counting money, and discuss the time and how long it will take to shop or cook, etc.
- Multiplication - skip count forward and backward with your student as you're driving down the road.
Upcoming Events:
- Christmas Program - Tomorrow, December 14 - return to school @ 6:30pm.
- First Friday Mass - Friday, December 15 @ 9 am.
- Christmas Break; Noon Dismissal - Friday, December 15. See you in the new year.
St. Michael Parish School
Email: sneedham@stmikesolympia.org
Website: stmikesolympia.org
Location: 1204 11th Ave. SE, Olympia, WA. 98501
Phone: (360)-754-5131