Mrs. Flick's Facts
June 1, 2018
Important Dates
June
5- 3rd grade picnic (more info to come)
7- 11:50 Dismissal
8- 11:50 Dismissal- Last Student Day
Upcoming Specials
Monday: Day 1 Music
Tuesday: Day 2 Gym
Wednesday: Day 3 Art
Thursday: Day 4 Music
Friday: Day 5 Library
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
In math this week, we began a partnership project that utilizes their math skills to plan a party...complete with party supplies!! They students had a lot of fun with this project.
Building a READING LIFE
In Reading this week, we continued our independent research project on influential people in Pennsylvania. The students are set with their PA people and are continuing their research. They have been using Google slides to compile their information regarding the early life, importance, and how they supported PA. When they have finished they will be making a book about their person on Book Creator.
Word Study
Word study will continue IN-SCHOOL but you will not be doing any at-home activities!! :)
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
In writing this week, we continued to work on our Fairy Tale stories. We began publishing our final copies.
Special Areas
In Gym, the students completed fitness circuits.
In Music, the students worked on reading and practicing notes with their recorders.
In Library, students are learning about our online resources such as World Book, Gale Databases and Power Library. They are also learning how to create a shared Google Doc and work on it collaboratively.
In Art, students are finishing their accordion-style dragon books with acrostic poems inside them.
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
The student continue to complete capital letters and use cursive whenever they feel comfortable doing so.
TECH
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.
We also continued to use the reading apps Epic and Storia during independent reading.
Specialist Spot
Please click on this link to read the monthly newsletters from our Reading Specialists!
3rd Grade Picnic
Our picnic will be on Tuesday, June 5th. Students will have the opportunity to buy or pack lunch as always. Please make sure they bring their yearbooks or signature papers to school that day!!!
Stay tuned for an email from Mrs. Sharp about how you can help!
Social Studies
In Social Studies this week we began looking at all of the different regions across the US!