T.C.A. Care Kids are:
 
C - Courteous
A - Accepting
R - Respectful
E - Exceptional

 
Third Grade TCA Care Kids Recipient
Congratulations to:

September - Kaden F.
October -  Mary Kate O.  
November -  Germaine B.
December -  Angelina M.
January  - Jefferson A.
February - Joy S. 
March - Isabel F.

 


Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed.


April 2018 

Tuesday, April 24th - Trip to Princeton Art Museum

Friday, April 27th - Diocesan Day of Service





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BACK TO SCHOOL POWERPOINT



NOTES TO PARENTS: 

Please take time to read the tab on my website
BACK TO SCHOOL REMINDERS just to refresh your minds.  

SCHOLASTICS READING CLUB CODE:

HRQK2

Just to let you know I do NOT hand out spelling word lists or vocabulary word lists.  I have the students write them down on Monday.  If for some reason they do not have their word list please look at the website page for SPELLING AND VOCABULARY. I have posted links so you can view and/or print out the spelling and vocabulary list for each week.  
Please feel free to email me if you have any questions or concerns.  Thank you and I am looking forward to a great year!

Week of 4/26/18 
Story#24: Cocoa Ice

Spelling #24
Vocabulary #24
Spell City Spelling and Vocab
Utube Video/Audio Story #23
Youtube Video / Audio Story #24

What's New in Third Grade!

ILA
On Your Marks:  Theme 2: Good Neighbors

• FOCUS SKILL: Fact and Opinions
• STRATEGY: Self Question
• Grammar: Action Verbs
• Phonics : Word Structure:  Compound Words
• Writing: Research Report: Pre-write
• Comprehension: Narrative Elements

• FOCUS SKILL: Main Idea and Details
• STRATEGY : Use Context to Confirm Meaning
• Grammar: Main and Helping Verbs
• Decoding Phonics : Syllable Pattern: VCCV
• Writing: Reference & Resources
• Comprehension: Fact and Opinion​

• FOCUS SKILL: Fact and Opinion
• STRATEGY: Self-Question
• Grammar: Present Tense Verbs
• Phonics: Syllable Patterns: VCV Words
• Writing: Research Report Draft
• Comprehension: Draw Conclusions

• FOCUS SKILL: Compare and Contrast
• STRATEGY: Create Mental Images
• Grammar: Past Tense Verbs
• Phonics: Root Words with –ed and –ing
• Writing: Research Report Edit
• Comprehension: Paraphrase

• FOCUS SKILL: Main Idea and Details
• STRATEGY: Adjust Reading Rate
• Grammar: Irregular Verbs
• Phonics: Words that end with –tion and –sion
• Writing: Research Report Publish
• Comprehension: Elements of Non Fiction

Dear Parents: 

I just like to put together a list of reminders that I hope will help you as you prepare your child to come to school each day.

• TAKE HOME FOLDER – Please check your child’s folder every night for new items coming home. Once we begin taking test you will receive a packet of graded papers for your review and signature to confirm you had a chance to look at them. 
• READING  – Every night your child should be reading something they enjoy.  Have them read to themselves or read to you.  Please read the attached article at the bottom of the page which really sums up why this is such an important practice.
• LUNCH MONEY – Please put it in an envelope with your child’s name; 3rd grade marked Lunch Money.  (I don’t keep track of the money but I do hand it in each day to the cafeteria and they keep the records.)
• LUNCH PRIVILEGE:   On Fridays I will allow children to buy snacks during lunch so it’s up to you if you want to send them in with money. Please keep it under $5.00.
• Gym Day for 3A is on MONDAY  So every MONDAY (unless you hear otherwise) you can sent your child into school with their gym uniform/sneakers on.
• Snack – We have a small snack in third grade so please send something nutritional in with your child to eat. During the hot days you may send your child in with water.  I prefer water to juice, since a juice spill can be messy and sticky.
• DISMISSAL – If your child usually takes a bus and there is a time when he or she is being picked up please send in a hand written note so I can remind them to go in the car line.  I like to have something written from you to verify this change.  You can call the office to let them know the change if it is an unexpected change.
• Please be ON TIME.
• Birthdays:  If you wish to bring in a snack and juice boxes for your child’s birthday that is fine.  We have 17 students in the class (10 boys; 7 girls).  Please just let me know ahead of time so I am prepared and allow time during the day.
• Homework – The homework given should not take your child more than 30 minutes.  If you find that they are having difficulties please let me know right away.  

READING IS CRITICAL ARTICLE 

Nightly Reading is Critical for Academic Success
How does one become a better student? It's easy! Nightly reading is a wonderful lifelong habit and has been shown by many different educational studies to be a major factor in a student's academic success. Reading provides opportunities for vocabulary growth and continued learning. In an ideal world reading should be enjoyable and hassle free but even if your child is not a willing participant it is important to set aside at least 15-20 minutes a night for reading time. Even if you read to them and they follow along until they are more confident they will benefit. Plus it is a nice way to spend quality time with your child as you end your day.
Please read this article on why nightly reading is so very important.
                                                  Why Nightly Reading?
 
                      "Why Can't I Skip My Twenty Minutes of Reading Tonight?"

Student A reads 20 minutes five nights of every week.
Student B reads only 4 minutes a night...or not at all!

Step 1: Multiply minutes a night x 5 each week.
Student A reads 20 minutes x 5 times a week = 100 mins. a week.
Student B reads 4 minutes x 5 times a week = 20 minutes.

Step 2: Multiply minutes a week x 4 weeks each month.
Student A reads 400 minutes a month.
Student B reads 80 minutes a month.

Step 3: Multiply minutes a month x 9 months a school year.
Student A reads 3600 minutes a school year.
Student B reads 720 minutes a school year.
Student A practices reading the equivalent of ten whole school days a year. Student B get the equivalent of only two school days of reading practice.

By the end of 6th grade, if Student A and Student B maintain these same reading habits, Student A will have read the equivalent of 60 whole school days. Student B will have read the equivalent of only 12 days. One would expect the gap of information retained will have widened considerably and so, undoubtedly, will school performance. How do you think Student B will feel about him/herself as a student?

Some questions to ponder:
Which student would you expect to read better?
Which student would you expect to know more?
Which student would you expect to write better?
Which student would you expect to have the better vocabulary?
Which student would you expect to be more successful in school...and in life?

Which student are you?

 
Article borrowed from Mrs. Barth,
2nd grade teacher, Resurrection School, KY

COMPREHENSION PRACTICE:

Reading Comp Study Zone

Grammar:
Possessive Nouns & Pronouns

1. Possessive Nouns - Reading Fun
2. Harcourt
3. Quia Rags to Riches Game
4. Soft School - Quiz

1. Capitalization Quiz - www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/capitalization/quiz288.html
   Capitalization - a4esl.org/q/j/ck/ed-caps.html
   Grammar Blast: Rules - www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/grammar/gr3/launcher.html?qid=0305
   Capitalization practice - http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/o/capitalizationp.cf

Prefixes and Suffixes
Games: https://sites.google.com/site/easygrammar4kids/prefixes-and-suffixes 

Place Value:

Place value hockey:
Misc. Games

ADDITION:

Online timed drill
Addition facst sheet

MULTIPLICATION 


Flash Cards
Multiplication online games
Flash Cards (2)
Learn Multiplication Tables


MONEY
Money Websites and Games
Fun Brain - Change Maker
Money Memory (need Shockwave)
Learning Coins (abcya)
Hoodamath
Soft School
Money Instructor
General Math
AAA Math  - Money (under Consumer Math)
Web Links - Lee Summit School
Math Links (Mrs.Gold's Website)
Cool Math  (games/flash cards)
Cool Math - The Timernator
Math Mania (Mr. Myers)   Timed tests online; flashcards
 
Math Flash Cards
Addition Fact Monster
A-Plus Math
Math Play Ground All Flash Cards
Mr.Martini
Math Fact Cafe
Math Drills
Cool Math 4 Kids (printables)