Room E222 News
April 8th-April 26th
STATE TESTING
Here is a letter regarding state testing and how to access the practice tests at home :)
Dear Parents,
Within the next few weeks, your child will be getting ready to take the Smarter Balanced Test (SBAC) by taking online practice tests.
What is The SBAC?
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) is a computer-based assessment on Math and English Language Arts that will assess students 3rd-12th grade.
When is it?
We will be taking the Smarter Balanced Test the week of May 6th- May 10th. Your child’s attendance during this week is very important. Thank you for bringing your child to school each day on time. ☺
How do I prepare my child at home?
Your child has access to practice SBAC test questions online. If you are interested in seeing practice questions or doing test prep at home, please follow the directions below.
Directions for Accessing SBAC Practice Tests:
Click on ‘Student Interface Practice and Training Test’
Click on ‘sign in’ (No code or ID is needed).
Select grade 3.
Chose the ELA Practice Test (or whichever test you are trying to access).
Click select then ‘yes, start my test’
Click on the sound check icon and if you hear sound click ‘yes’
Click ‘Begin Test Now’
What is needed on a testing day?
Eating a healthy and hearty breakfast is important for your student’s success. If your child has a preference on a certain pair of headphones they would like to use, please have them bring them in, otherwise they can use the headphones available to them in class. Additionally, please make sure your child is on time to school due to the specific testing block we have each day.
If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know!
Warmly,
3rd Grade Team
Students will need to access the online practice tests for part of their homework.
Upcoming Events and Schedule
4/10- Class CRAZY HAIR DAY (Won from APEX)
4/11- Class PAJANIMALS DAY (Won from APEX)
4/12-School Spirit Day-Neon Day
5/1- Leadership Day & Open House
5/2-Mother/Son Event-Obstacle Course Party 4:30-6:30pm
5/6-5/10-Testing Week
5/10- Muffins with Mom
5/10- School Spirit Day-Tye Dye Day!
5/27- Memorial Day-No School
6/7- Field Day
6/12- Minimum Day: Last Day of School & Report Cards Sent Home
Weekly Schedule:
Monday: Music (10-10:40) and PE (1:50-2:40)
Wednesday: PE (9:50-10:40) Art 4/10 (11:05-11:50)
-Early Release @ 1:40
Thursday: Music (10-10:40) and Library (1:30-2:00)
Friday: DPS Hour (1:40-2:40)
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE CLASSROOM??
- Homework: Students need to get their weekly reflections signed, complete bingo and the math problem on the back side. They need to return everything together in the homework folder by Friday of each week!
- Language Arts -Unit 8-Weather and Climate! Click Here for the parent letter. The essential question we are exploring is, How can we predict the unknown? We will be working on this unit all the way up until the end of the month leading into state testing. In class we will explore a variety of fiction and non-fiction texts looking at various communities. Reading skills we will be practicing in class include: Key details and main idea, using context clues to define vocabulary, Identify key events and summarize, understanding literal and nonliteral language, making inferences & using graphic features to better understand a text.
- Writing -Students will be working on a three week long research project where they pick a severe weather of their choice to research. Students will use their research to write an informational essay and then create a project of their choice to show their learning!
- Spelling- Hard and Soft C (center, ice, compared and typical), Hard and Soft G (get, garden, germ, and danger) & diphthongs (toil, voyage, scout and cow).
- Vocabulary- Students will be able to use reference materials and context clues to define domain-specific vocabulary. They will show their understanding of the words by using them in a sentence during collaborative conversations and in their writing. Here is the link to some of the Unit 8 Vocabulary Words we will be working with.
- Math -Unit 5-Measurement & Geometry. Click here for the Unit 5 Parent Letter with the big ideas of what we will be covering during our last major math unit before state testing. Continue to practice multiplication facts at home!!! We will also continue working on solving multi-step word problems. Students will solve each problem by identifying the given information in the problem, understanding what they are solving for and correctly solving it using the appropriate operation (addition, subtraction, multiplication or division).
- Innovation: Innovation Block 3! Students will be improving their engineering skills by becoming experts on dissecting math word problems and solving them.
- 7 Habits - Habit of the Month-Habit 6: Synergize!
If you have any box tops at home please send them in! We collect box tops in the classroom all year long!
Interested in Purchasing Books through Scholastic??
Ordering from Scholastic Book Clubs is an easy way to find the best books that are just right for your child’s grade and interests.
Here’s how:
Choose books with your child from the paper flyers or online at: scholastic.com/bookclubs
To order online, connect to our class using our Class Code Q8JP6
I submit orders on the last day of each month-The next order will be placed April 30th @ 3pm. Get your orders in before then!
As soon as your order is delivered to our classroom, I will send it home with your child.
Plus every order you place earns FREE Books for our class to share.
Thank you for your support and happy reading,