3rd Grade News
Weekly Newsletter August 12 2016
Please read through the newsletter entirely. :) I also typically put pictures of students from various class activities in my newsletters, but I would love to be sure all parents have signed a waiver for permission. It is an orange document in your child's take home folder. Please sign this and return if you would like to see your child in the weekly newsletter!
Love,
Ms. Ramsey
Welcome Picnics!!
Tomorrow, Saturday, August 13th---Pre-K through 3rd Grade from 6:00-7:30pm
Sunday, August 14th 4th Grade and Up 6:00-7:30pm
Teachers will prepare delicious barbecue chicken, hot dogs, veggie options.
We kindly ask parents to bring the following side dishes, according to their last names:
A to K - Drinks
L to Z - Desserts and Fruits
Important Information
To the students who completed their summer reading and book reports, they will receive a Dress Down & Popsicle Day on Friday, August 19th. I will email the families in which this applies next week.
2. Student Handbook Pages are due today. If you have not signed the front pages of your child's agenda after going through the handbook with your child, please do so over the weekend and return it on Monday, August 15.
3. Curriculum Night:
Please be sure to attend this event. I will explain anything and everything yu need to know about third grade with Ms. Ramsey :)
Wednesday, August 24th - Pre-K through 4th Grades - 6:00-7:30pm
Thursday, August 25th - 5th Grade and Up - 6:00-7:30pm
4. Spirit Wear Sale: Orders are due Aug. 22nd - Students can wear their spirit wear shirts every Friday with uniform bottoms!
5. CLUBS START NEXT WEEK! These begin on Monday, August 15th! If your child is staying for clubs, please make note of this.
2016 Fall MAP Testing is starting on Monday. August 15th.
August 15th- Math
August 16th- Math
August 17th- Reading
August 18th- Reading
August 19th- Language Arts
August 26th - Science
Please have your child at school no later than 7:53 am. We will begin MAP testing at promptly 8:00 am. It is important our class unpacks and gets to our testing location as quickly as possible!
If you are new to FSAPS or are interesting in knowing more about MAP, please be sure to attend Curriculum Night :)
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
READING AND ELA:--Unit 1/ Week 1
Book of the Week: When Charlie McButton Lost Power
Comprehension Skill: Literary Elements (character, setting, and theme)
Vocabulary: context clues/ homonyms
Phonics: short vowels VC/CV
Spelling Words: happen, lettuce, basket, winter, sister, problem, supper, subject, lesson, spelling, napkin, collar, traffic, suggest, puppet
Cursive: Letters A,B, C, D lower and uppercase
Writing: Narrative Poem
Conventions: Sentences vs Fragments
SCIENCE: Chapter 1-- The Nature of Science
VOCABULARY: scientist, inquiry, investigate, infer, model, procedure, chart, bar graph, tool, unit of measure
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
--Students will also learn song below to know the 50 states in alphabetical order
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