3rd Grade Newsletter
Monday, September 5th- Friday, September 16th, 2022
The Role of the Learning Coach
We appreciate all the support our Learning Coaches provide each day! You play a vital role in helping your student grow academically.
Reminders:
- Learning Coaches should read and respond to emails daily.
- If your student is absent, please email all of your student's teachers.
- Make sure student is attending live Class Connects and completing daily lessons in the OLS.
Announcements & Upcoming Dates
Quarter 1 TGAs
Math TGA, a Writing TGA, and a Writing Work Sample. Teacher Graded Assignments are worth 20% of your grade in Math and ELA. These TGAs are an opportunity for students to apply the skills they are learning in classes and lessons and for teachers to provide individualized feedback. It is vital that students complete these and turn them into Seesaw each quarter. See below for information on the 1st quarter TGAs.
Ms. Monday students- please follow her directions for turning in TGAs.
Writing Work Sample-due in Seesaw September 8th
- Students will read two stories, "Into the Woods" and "The Dark Woods." Then, compare & contrast how Jack and Annie act throughout both stories, providing text evidence from both stories to support your answer.
- We will be working on this in ELA classes on Thursday, September 1st. It will need to be uploaded to Seesaw by Thursday, September 8th at 5:00 pm.
- See attachment below for directions and click here to watch a video explaining the Writing Sample.
Math TGA- due in Seesaw September 20th
- Big Ideas-Mini Project from Math Unit 1, Lesson 15- Creating Mystery Pictures
- This lesson is assigned on the daily plan and will be worked on in Math class on Wednesday, September 14th. It will need to be uploaded to Seesaw by Tuesday, September 20th at 5:00 pm.
- See attachment below and check the next newsletter for a video explaining the Math TGA.
Writing TGA- due in Seesaw September 27th
- Final draft of your Personal Story from ELA Unit 1, Lesson 14.
- You will be working on your personal story in ELA Unit 1. The final draft will need to be uploaded to Seesaw by Tuesday, September 27th at 5:00 pm.
- See attachment below and check the next newsletter for a video explaining the Writing TGA.
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
- September 5th: No School- Labor Day
- September 2nd: PE starts
- September 8th: Q1 Writing Sample Due
- September 12th: Music, Art, or Foreign Language Start
- September 20th: Q1 Math TGA Due
- September 27th: Q1 Writing TGA Due
- October 11th: Last Day of Quarter 1
- November 14th: Fall Parent Teacher Conferences Begin
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
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- 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.