Mrs. Flick's Facts
March 23, 2018
Important Dates
March
Continuing this week, students will have the chance to buy raffle tickets for a teacher made prize! Students can buy a 50ยข raffle ticket for the prize of their choice. All proceeds go to Relay for Life! The raffle will be running from Monday 3/19 through Thursday 3/29.
School in Session on March 27 & 28
March 30 -April 2- Spring Break- No School
April
5- Rescheduled Math & Literacy Night
9-19th PSSA Testing window for 3rd Grade
13- PTO Parents Night Out 5-9 PM more info to come soon!
Upcoming Specials
Monday: Day 5 Library
Tuesday: Day 1 Music
Wednesday: Day 2
Thursday: Day 3
Reminders!
-HOMEWORK is very important as it reinforces skills. Please be sure to check that your child has completed their nightly homework.
-Record that Reading!
EACH night the students should be recording their reading time on the November calendar page in their agendas. They know where this page is and should be able to record it themselves. An adult just needs to initial it each night :).
- Please send a snack with your child each day. Please do not send any drinks other than water- juices are sticky when they spill! Thank you! (remember that we are peanut and treenut free)
- Please check and sign your child's planner every night.
Math Updates
This week and next week in math we are finishing up Unit 7 Fractions Unit and will test on March 27 & 28 next week.
Building a READING LIFE
This week in reading, we continued with our Fiction unit and beloved Because of Winn-Dixie. Readers notices how a character can resolve "big trouble" and we asked ourselves "What strength does the character draw on?" and "How does the character change?"
Word Study
We took HFSW and WS tests.
Monday nights- Students are to sort their words and record them in their notebooks. They are to also record their discovery or rule for the week.
Tuesday and Wednesday nights- Students should sort their words and read them as they sort. They can practice writing them on paper, whiteboards, or typing them. NO WRITTEN homework is required on these nights.
Thursday nights- Students are to ask an adult to quiz them on their words. They write the headers and then record the words as they are called out. The adult should use the notebook to correct the sort and ask the student to practice any words that were spelled incorrectly. This should be completed in the word study notebook in their binder.
The notebook will then be returned to school Friday morning and handed in to me :).
Friday- there will be a test given
This means that before the notebooks are handed in on Fridays there will be...
1. an answer key made of the sort and discovery in class during sort introductions
2. Monday night homework practiced/written sort and discovery.
3. a blind sort and written discovery on Thursday night.
Writing Long & Strong
This week in writing, we continued working on our Opinion Unit. We focused on adding evidence to our Persuasive writings by using words like "for example" and added our own mini stories to make our opinion stronger to the reader. We also focused on paragraphing and organizing our writing.
Special Areas
Gym- The students are engaging in the game of volleyball.
Music- The students are playing the games of "Hide the Shamrock" and "Go Through the Window". The students are also practicing singing.
Library- The students are practicing typing and coding using the Destiny catalog.
Art- The students are creating a dragon themed book
Scholastic Book Orders
If you are interested in placing book orders throughout the year from Scholastic, please go to www.club.scholastic.com
and use our class code: LDBK3
Giant Bonus Cards
Giant Bonus Cards are our BIGGEST fundraising source. The link to register Bonus Cards is: http://giantfoodstores.com/aplus/register-card/?_requestid=1157213
Cursive
This week the students we continued to work on capital letters.
TECH
This week we continued to use SEESAW and Google Classroom. Some of the students are also publishing their Informational Books on Book Creator as well.
We also continue to use X-tra math and Rocket math to reinforce daily fact practice.
This week, we continued using a new app called Boom Cards. The students have been having fun reviewing math and reading skills in a fun and exciting way.
Specialist Spot
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PSSA SNACKS
There are still a few slots open if you are interested.
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