3rd Grade News
Ridgeview Elementary
Week of May 8-12, 2017
STAAR Information
On Monday, May 8th, the students will take the Math State Assessment of Academic Readiness, then on Tuesday, May 9th they will take the Reading assessment. They have worked very hard this year and learned so much. I know they are ready! Here is some information you will need to know.
Reminders for you:
Remind your child to show his/her work and to do his/her best, all days, but also on our testing days!
Make sure your child gets a good night’s rest both nights before the test.
Have your child eat a healthy breakfast at home or at school on the morning of the test.
Gently encourage your child to do their best and show you believe in them!
Testing Days Reminders:
Make sure your child arrives at school with plenty of time to prepare for the test (rushing around never makes for a calm child!). Students can start coming down to class at 7:30 on the testing days (Monday and Tuesday). It is very important that students are not tardy on the testing days. We start the test immediately at 8:00 a.m..
Each student needs to have a couple of chapter books to read for after they are done testing. They can bring these from home, library books from school or from my classroom. If your child is going to bring a book from home, please have him/her bring it on Thursday or Friday, so that we can have everything in place for testing.
Students should bring a sweatshirt or long sleeved shirt in case they get cold during the test.
Students may bring a water bottle to drink from during the test. Students may have water only during the test. Please label water bottles.
Students may bring an additional healthy snack on testing days. Students need to bring a snack that isn’t messy or won’t get on their hands at all for during the test. Any messy types snacks (like Doritos, Cheetos, brownies, Gogurt, fruit, yogurt, etc.) may be eaten at lunch on those days.
Snack suggestions for during the test (if possible please send these in ziplock baggie to avoid noisy wrappers)
Pretzels
Goldfish
Cheese-its
Animal crackers
It does not have to be these snacks specifically, but it does need to be a snack that is not messy at all.
Students may bring unwrapped mints in a baggie to have during the test too. They must be unwrapped and in a baggie.
During the test sessions, I will have to take up any electronics like cell phones, iPods, iPads, video games, etc. Please have your child leave the electronic devices at home. I understand that some need to bring a cell phone so that you can contact them after school. Please let your child know that the morning of the tests, they will need to hand me all electronics. I will return them at the end of the day!
Backpacks and Folders
Students do not need to bring backpacks or folders on Monday or Tuesday. Please do not send them in!
What We Are Learning
ELA
Fiction Book Clubs
Math
2 by 1 Multiplication using various strategies
2 by 2 Multiplication using various strategies
Science
- explore how structures and functions of plants and animals allow them to survive in a particular environment
-explore that some characteristics of organisms are inherited such as the number of limbs on an animal or flower color and recognize that some behaviors are learned in response to living in a certain environment such as animals using tools to get food (Inherited vs. Learned Traits)
-investigate and compare how animals and plants undergo a series of orderly changes in their diverse life cycles such as tomato plants, frogs, and lady bugs
Social Studies
- identify and compare the human characteristics of various regions
Keller ISD Flm Festival Awards
Who will be taking home a prestigious Film Festival Award?
Which film won the coveted People's Choice vote?
Which school will be named "2016-17 Filmmaker Campus of the Year"? The judges' votes are in! The online votes have been cast! The excitement has reached fever-pitch!
All winners will be announced at the Film Festival Awards Ceremonies on Thursday, May 11th, 2017 at Harkins Southlake Town Center, 1450 Plaza Pl, Southlake, TX 76092. This new venue has 150 extra seats than last year which should accommodate all who wish to attend.
Clips will be shown from every finalist entry, winners will be announced, and the school with the most entries (per enrollment) will be named "2016-17 Filmmaker Campus of the Year". Finalists' certificates will also be available.
The ceremony for Grades K-4 begins at 5:30 p.m., while the ceremony for Grades 5-12 begins at 7 p.m. Attendees are welcome to stay for both ceremonies. Entry is free and open to the public. Formal attire is encouraged, but not necessary, just look your best!
Important Dates
May 8-12
Campus Closed to Visitors due to STAAR Testing
May 8
3rd Grade Math STAAR Test
May 9
3rd Grade Reading STAAR Test
May 12
Last day to check out books from the library
May 17-19
Buy one, get one free Book Fair
May 18
Open House/Fine Arts Night
May 19
All library books due
May 19
Field Day
May 22 @2:30
Birthday Book Club Party in the library