3rd Grade Newsletter
Monday, August 22nd- Friday, September 2nd, 2022
Congrats on a GREAT First Week!
We have officially finished our first week of 3rd grade! It was a great week and we want to thank our students and Learning Coaches for working hard to make it to classes and complete your Online Learning course! If you have not yet completed the Online Learning course, please do so ASAP to learn all about the OLS.
Beginning Monday, August 22nd, you will have 2 live classes for ELA and Math, and a live Writing ESL class twice a week at 11-1130. Be sure to check your OLS for your Class Connect schedule. Your teachers are looking forward to seeing you everyday and watching you grow this year!
Announcements & Upcoming Dates
Star360 Growth Assessment- Starts August 29th
Teachers can use the score to inform instruction, personalize learning, and monitor the growth of individual students. Principals and administrators can use the scores to see the performance and progress of a grade level, school, or the entire district.
Media Release Form
OVCA is focused on providing a safe virtual learning environment. With this in mind, we ask that a legal guardian complete the below survey for each student enrolled with OVCA. The media release form includes two sections: Photograph, Testimonial and Interview Release, and Face to Face Platform (webcam) Usage School-Guardian-Student Compact. You will be given the choice to accept or decline each opportunity.
Together we can help students reach their full potential through personalized learning this year! Thank you for taking the time to complete this form.
NewRow Support for Families
If you need assistance with Class Connect sessions, powered by Newrow you can contact the Newrow Support Line at (877) 847-1169. Representatives are available to answer questions and troubleshoot any issues that students may have 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!
As always, if you are experiencing an issue with the Online School or any K12 application, you can contact K12 Customer Support at (866) 512-2273 or visit Help.K12.com
Important Upcoming Dates
- August 29th: Star 360 testing begins in Live Classes
- September 5th: No School- Labor Day
What We're Doing
ELA
- Main Idea
- Summarization
- Inferencing
- Writing
- & so much more!
We will be reading so many great stories and books in your classes and OLS lessons. Be sure to keep your curriculum materials in a safe and accessible place so you are ready to use them in class.
It is so important to get into the habit of reading for at least 30 minutes every single day! If you don't already do this, start today! Find books on Big Universe through the OLS or at your local library. Learning coaches, click here for some tips to help your 3rd grader with reading.
Math
Some of the things we will focus on in math this year are:
- Multiplication
- Reading and writing numbers in different forms (standard, word, expanded, etc.)
- Solving real-world problems
- Fractions
- and so much more!
It will be essential to have a good foundation of fact fluency, so be sure to practice your addition, subtraction, and multiplication facts every day!
Dollar Tree stores are an economical place to find math flash cards. A great math activity is to make your own flash cards.
Practice spelling number words, like zero through nineteen, twenty through ninety, hundred, thousand and million.
3rd grade math tips: Here's how to help your student
- Discuss math class at home. Encourage your third-grader to talk about the math concepts that they are learning at school. Don’t just ask, “How was math today?”
- Model good math behavior. Speak positively about math and reward effort, rather than grades or ability.
- Talk through math problems. If your child is struggling with math problems, have them read each problem out loud slowly and carefully so your child can hear the problem.
- Highlight real-life math problems. Continue to find as many opportunities as possible to highlight math problems in real life.
Helpful Math Links:
Mr. Thomas & Mrs. Ratzloff's Corner
If your child has a disability, special education can help your child learn, develop social skills, and enjoy school again.
Special Education Information:
- You will work as part of a team along with others from the school to develop an Individualized Education Program or IEP.
- The IEP is developed by the IEP team at a meeting. An IEP is good for one year. It can be changed anytime during the year in another IEP team meeting.
- The IEP team has a very important job. You will want to attend the meetings to be part of all the decisions about your child.
- You know your child best. The IEP team needs you!
7 Mindsets Corner
Tips & Tricks for a Successful School Year
- Class connect attendance is extremely important in addition to completing online coursework. Please prioritize attending class, including Morning Meeting, every day and email all teachers if you know you are going to be absent. Communicate with your homeroom teacher about any scheduling conflicts.
- Create a family schedule to stay on track with all students' class connects.
- Come to class prepared. Be sure to eat, use the restroom, do chores, etc. before or after class connects. Log in to class a few minutes early with your materials to be ready to start on time.
- All assignments require 80% mastery in order to be marked complete. Click here to watch a video showing how to retake an assessment. If you run out of attempts, contact your homeroom teacher.
- Watch recordings of any missed class connects. Click here to see how to access recordings.
- Clear out browser cache, cookies, and history daily to ensure that your computer runs smoothly with Newrow. Click here for instructions. Shut down your computer each night.
Important Websites
Teacher Contact Information
Erin Brady
Lori Shepherd
Leah DeGiacomo
Stefanie King
Caron Monday
Marissa Gage
Jennifer Ratzloff
Holly Moore
Seth Thomas
Special Education Teacher
Call: (405) 259-9478 ext. 3345
Call or Text: (405) 633-2446
The Oklahoma Virtual Charter Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities and provides equal access educational programs and activities. As required by Title IX, the Oklahoma Virtual Charter Academy does not discriminate on the basis of gender, in its educational programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the Title IX non-discrimination matters:
- Angie Foust, Title IX Coordinator, afoust@okvirtual.org, (405) 259-9478 ext 2069, 1160 S Douglas, Midwest City, OK 73130
- Additionally, you may contact the Office of Civil Rights by calling 1-800-421-3481.