November 22, 2019

MSTEP Prep

On Friday, third graders will bring home 10 M-STEP vocabulary words to study at home and an extra credit crossword puzzle. If students complete and return the extra credit crossword puzzle, they will earn 1 extra credit point on the quiz. On Fridays, the students will be quizzed on these words. In January, when your child earns 80% or better on Friday’s quiz, he/she will earn a charm for his/her M-STEP charm necklace. Students will be quizzed on Friday, December 6th.

Week 2 Vocabulary & Crossword

 


Weekly Reading 

All gold Catch a Sunflake books may be returned to school at this time.

Every Friday, your child is assigned reading material for the week. This assignment will be in the form of an electronic article using ReadWorks. Login info is in your child’s planner. Your child is required to read and answer questions that are Common Core based. Similar questions will appear on the M-STEP. The electronic submission is due by the following Thursday. All short answer questions MUST be answered in complete sentences and contain proper punctuation in order to earn credit. If your child doesn’t submit or return the reading homework by Thursday, he/she will miss out on valuable skill practice, and it will be noted as a missing assignment in Parent Connect. It is imperative that students complete the assigned articles and questions on time. After a certain date, the article will no longer be available in the student’s ReadWorks account for late submission.

ReadWorks Article: Dinosaur Discovery due 12/5

Encourage your child to use the following steps to complete the assignment:

  1. Read the article noting any unknown words.
  2. Explore vocabulary section or use a dictionary to define the words.
  3. Read through the questions.
  4. Listen to the text aloud using the audio option available stopping to note any possible answers to the questions.
  5. Answer the questions using evidence in the text and note it in the text where possible.
  6. Reread until all other questions are answered.
  7. Double check to make sure all answers are completed and reasonable.

 


English Language Arts

Every week your child will read an anchor text as well as a paired text. The anchor text is used to work on fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary skills and strategies. The paired text may be similar in theme and or genre. This text will reinforce vocabulary usage. Student understanding of the anchor text and vocabulary will be assessed on Fridays. Having your student pre-read or listen to the anchor text using Think Central’s Student eBook over the weekend will help set your child up for success during the week.

Students will also work on grammar and spelling throughout the week. Assigned spelling words will be assessed on Fridays.


November PBIS Reward

I am proud to announce that the following students were  able to participate in the October PBIS Clubs Reward: Natalia, Megan, Alexis, Lacey, Edwynn, Jayse, Owen, Kathleen, Riley, Madelynn, Emmanuel, Madison, Connor M., Savannah M., Noah, Eddie, Olivia, Liv, Vinny, Calvin, Jon, Connor S., Addison, Pandora, and Greyson.

These students completed the month with 5 or less clip changes down. Way to go, Room 121!

 


Congrats, Artists!

Wow! I received word on Thursday that a few of our classmates’ artwork will be on display at Luke & Lulu’s Cafe in Allen Park from November 21st-December 12th. Congrats to Liv, Noah, and Connor S. I can’t wait to go check them out!


Math in Focus Chapter 7: Multiplication

In this chapter, your child will learn multiplication without and with regrouping.
Some of the skills your child will practice are:
• multiplying ones, tens, and hundreds mentally
• multiplying ones, tens, and hundreds without and
with regrouping

Chapter 7 Parent Letter

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