3rd Grade News
Ms. Ramsey's Weekly Newsletter Friday, September 9th
Happy Birthday Brooke!! We love you :)
FSA Connect Student & Parent Information Questionnaire
Dear Parents,
As part of our efforts to provide easy access for our faculty to essential, accurate and updated student information, we have created an important Student & Parent Information Questionnaire under FSAConnect.
We ask that all parents fill out the questionnaire for each of their children as follows:
- Login to your child's FSAConnect account
- Click on "Site pages" on the left side of the screen under Dashboard
- Click on Students & Parent Information Questionnaire
- Click on "Answer the questions…" and fill out the answers.
- If you have another child, please log out and log back in with the credentials of the other child and fill out the form for that child. Do the same if you have more children at Fulton Science Academy.
Thank you for your cooperation. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Accelerated Reader, Lexile Levels, and AR Reflection Logs
Many students have done a few online AR tests after reading books higher than their level and have failed (70% and below). This provides evidence they did not fully comprehend the book on their own. An 80% or higher shows true independent comprehension. We do many reading activities in class, and I use higher leveled text to challenge them. HOWEVER, when they are reading alone (in their head), they are to read at the level I gave to them. As the year goes on, their Lexile/ AR level will rise, and thus they can read higher books later on. Thank you for your help in advance.
I am combining August and September logs. This means they are required to read 4 books, complete 4 reflection logs, and 4 AR quizzes. (Normally it is only 3) They have time to read/ test/ and reflect in class. They can also read at home, but logs and AR tests are completed at school.
Possible Point Deductions on Monthly AR Reflection Logs:
1. Incomplete logs
2. Late logs
3. Conventions—Poor Penmanship, punctuation, grammar, capitalization, or spelling errors
4. Content: Insufficient amount of detail in book summary
5. Score of below 80% on any of the three online AR quizzes
Mark Your Calendar:
September 10- Community Guild STEAM Truck in Roswell
September 11- Grandparent's Day Celebration at FSAPS
September 12- Technology Interview HW due
September 15- Map Skills and 3 Types of Community Quiz
September 16- Homework Packet due, Spelling Quiz, Fresh Reads Comprehension Test
September 24- River's Alive Community Service Cleanup Day (email justgyms@att.net to participate)
September 30- August and September AR logs due (4 books total)
October 11- Research a State project due (see FSA connect and take-home folder)
Coins for A Cure
September is Children's Cancer Awareness Month, and FSAPS is doing our part! “COINS FOR A CURE!” is a month-long fundraising initiative that will benefit children’s cancer research and a local non-profit charity, CURE. Our goal is to raise $1,000 for the CURE foundation and their childhood cancer research. Each grade has a beautiful change jar, and students are encouraged to bring in spare change and fill our third grade jar! Jars will be counted at the end of each week and then a final count will happen at the end of the month. The class that collects the most coins will win a dress down day and special party. We will find out who the winning grade level is at the end of the month on the 29th at a school wide pep rally. Together we can make a difference!
How Can You Schedule a Home Visit?
This process is very simple. Please send an e-mail to our home visit coordinator, Mrs. Unal, at junal@fultonscienceacademy.org. In that email, please provide three available dates for your child's home visit. We will get back to you to confirm a date. At least two teachers will be together for home visits; specific names/subjects will be dependent upon teacher availability.
For any questions you have about this program, please send an e-mail to junal@fultonscienceacademy.org.
Please note: the best times to schedule a home visit are weekdays after 5:00pm
Maker Faire and Science Festival
This year, Atlanta is hosting two big events that will greatly benefit our students - the Maker Faire Atlanta and Atlanta Science Festival.
Any student who visits one (or both) of these events will receive 10 extra bonus points on one of their science tests for each visit.
To qualify for these extra credit points, please send photos of students at the event to me at cramsey@fultonscienceacademy.org. Dates and details follow:
Maker Faire Atlanta – October 1 – 2, 2016
http://atlanta.makerfaire.com/
Atlanta Science Festival – March 15-25, 2017
Stay Connected with Our Class
What are we learning??
READING AND ELA: Unit 1, Week 5
Comprehension Skill: Author’s purpose (P.I.E.E.D)
Comprehension Strategy: story structure
Vocabulary: Wordly Wise Lesson 2
Phonics: Vowel diphthongs /ou/ spelled ou, ow; /oi/ spelled oi, oy ---examples sounds: “out” and “toy”
Spelling Words: proud, shower, hour, amount, voyage, choice, avoid, thousand, prowl, employ, bounce, poison, annoy, appoint, broil
Conventions: Compound Sentences (FANBOYS)
Writing: Description
CHARACTER EDUCATION: KindnessSCIENCE: Chapter 2: Technology and the Design
How can and does technology affect our lives?
VOCABULARY: technology, work, wheel and axel, wedge, lever, inclined plane, pulley, screw, design process, research, prototype
SOCIAL STUDIES: Chapter 1: OUR COMMUNITY
VOCABULARY: natural resources, region, hemispheres, latitude, longitude, cardinal direction, intermediate directions, grid map, climate map, region map, physical map, absolute location, relative location, 3 types of communities: rural, urban, suburban
Worldly Wise Lesson 2 Words (We learn and practice these for 2 weeks!)
SYMBALOO EDU RESOURCES
Ms. Ramsey's 3rd grade Resources
http://edu.symbaloo.com/shared/AAAAAwQrGCQAA41_WBN4jg==
Reading/Spelling
http://edu.symbaloo.com/mix/reading-spellingsymbaloo
Elementary Science Resources
http://edu.symbaloo.com/mix/elementaryscience2
Elementary Math
http://edu.symbaloo.com/mix/elementarymath1
Grades 3-5 Resources
http://edu.symbaloo.com/mix/3-5-sites
Another Teacher's symbaloo that is excellent!!
Ms. Chelsea Ramsey
Fulton Science Academy Private School
Serving Advanced and Gifted Students
Email: cramsey@fultonscienceacademy.org
Location: 3035 Fanfare Way, Alpharetta, GA, United States
Phone: 678- 366-2555