Down Third Street
Mrs. Newman's Classroom Newsletter
STAR Reading and Math
We took STAR Math and STAR Reading last week. This week I will send home a detailed report for you to review. We will go over the reports in depth during our parent/teacher conferences in the fall.
ELA
This week we will be modeling our first spelling packet. It will be done in class so students know procedures and our expectations. Students will get a list of 8 words that follow a spelling pattern, then 5 additional new words that follow the same pattern to spell on the spelling test. Your child will also be asked to dictate two sentences using words with the same spelling pattern. I will be looking for capitalization,punctuation, and words with that pattern spelled correctly. We will have a practice spelling test this Friday. Look for a new spelling packet to come home on Friday.
Math
We will continue working on rounding to the nearest tens and hundreds this week. We will review telling time to the nearest minute, then progress towards elapsed time. We will focus on math fluency the entire school year. Your child will start where they need the most support (addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division). Students can be practicing their fluency at home through flashcards, XtraMath, Dreambox, EveryDay Math online and math games from our 3rd grade website. Students can get to all of these programs by going to our google classroom. Students will need to know their username and password:
USER NAME: firstname.lastname@stu.boone.kyschools.us
PASSWORD: 4 digit code twiceReminders
*Spirit Wear Order Online Due Sept. 1st
*Curriculum Night Sept. 12, 5:15 PM
*Cincinnati Nature Center Field Trip Sept. 18/19 (More Information coming soon)
It was an awesome first full week. We are still working on getting to know each other and building a positive,caring classroom community. I can't wait to see how awesome this week goes!