The Word on Third
Third Grade Newsletter April 4, 2021
Happy Easter!
The MOST important things...
- Please double and triple check each morning that your child has their fully charged iPad. With many of our assessments online, those learning tools are necessary daily. We are
Instructional Changes for Remote and some In-Person students
Thank you for being so flexible as we settle in new routines once again.
Remote students are now in a hybrid class with in-person students for the duration of the year. Please see the schedule below.
Dagger/Dickinson Remote Schedule
The lesson plans will return to the former way that we have done them and attached to the weekly newsletter. They will be updated by 7:00 p.m. nightly to reflect what we shall be doing the following day. Links to lessons and PDFs will be found on that document. To ensure that assignments are being completed, you will need to cross check your student's work with those plans for that information.
DAILY!
Calendar:
April 30 - Bad Weather Make-up Day - No School
May 11-13 - STAAR Testing
May 27 - Last Day of School - Early Dismissal at 11:45 a.m.
Highlights of the Week
- We had four amazing students take over our jobs for the day and we all had a great deal of fun.
- We continued learning about the different elements of drama in Reading.
- We wrote about our Spring Breaks for Writing.
- We started our Math unit for Geometry and worked with 2D and 3D shapes
- For Science we learned about the earth's forces.
What We are Learning Next Week
Reading: Continuing our unit on drama
Social Studies: Government
Math: Geometry - Measurement
Science: Earth's Forces
GT Testing and Referral Information
UPCOMING GT TESTING FOR GRADES 1-4
GT Testing Window: Feb. 8th through March 5
AND New information:
MATH TELESCOPING DATES &. MATH TELESCOPING WEBSITE
JUNE Testing: Online June 7-17 & Paper June 7-10
Registration Opens: March 22
Registration Closes; April 1st
JULY Testing: Online July 19-29 & Paper July 19-22
Registration Opens: June 14
Registration Closes: June 22
In order to telescope in math, a student must take a grade level end of course exam and score 90% or higher. For example, a first grader would take an end of course 2nd grade exam. If that child scored 90% or higher on it, then the next year as a 2nd Grader, that student would take 3rd Grade math. If you are wondering if this could be a good fit for your child, reach out to your child's math teacher to discuss this opportunity. If you choose to move forward with testing, then contact the Assessment Department at GCISD Administration Office (817-251-5524) to schedule and pay for testing.
Lead 2.0:
FOR OUR IN-PERSON STUDENTS
A FEW REMINDERS:
Everyday every student should have the following items with them:
- FULLY CHARGED IPAD
- IPAD CHARGER
- WATER BOTTLE
- AN EXTRA MASK
Every student should have a set of headphones here at school. Please send them daily or purchase another set for your student to leave here. Thank you.
Masks will be worn at all times in 3rd grade. Due to the increase in cases in the district, student mask breaks will be 10 minutes in duration. Snack time in class will follow that rule.
The Parent Corner
GCISD Assessment Expectations
GCISD Reads
The Third Grade Team
Tiffany.Daggercummin@gcisd.net, @OCTDagger - Humanities
allyson.dickinson@gcisd.net, @OCTDickinson - Math and Science
julie.lee@gcisd.net, @OCTJLee - Humanities
amanda.eikelbarner@gcisd.net, @OCTWierzbicki - Math and Science