Thanks to all the parents, grandparents, relatives, etc. who have commented on our student blog pages. Last week most of the students posted about Homecoming week (some still need to finish) so I hope you get a chance to read them and comment as well. Please share our blog pages with relatives and friends...the more the better....as students love to look at who commented and what they said. We will continue to blog throughout the year about various different topics, sharing writing, reflections, and posting videos. Exciting! Last week I showed the students how to change the color, and they were beyond excited! So keep checking those blogs and commenting! We have also started working through a keyboarding program to help speed the process as well.
Yesterday a calendar for Book-It was sent home. This is a reading incentive sponsored by Pizza Hut. While 3B has not had a lot of homework yet, one thing I encourage all students to do is read at home. We have had a lot of discussions about the importance of reading and so I am hoping students are reading at home. With the Book-It program, I went over with the students today how to fill out the calendar for the month working towards the goal of 200 minutes. If students read more than 200 minutes, super! Don't return the calendar until the end of the month and then total the minutes read. While I hope that all students participate, I can not "require" all students to do so. For those that participate each month, a gift certificate for a free personal pan pizza is given each month they meet the goal. Those students that return their calendar every month and meet or surpass their goal will celebrate in April with a pizza party supplied by me, Mrs. Kerian!!! I am hoping that I have all my students involved in the big celebration in April so get reading!!!!
I am also sending home some science today to start reviewing vocabulary words for our upcoming science test. The test will start on Friday covering the vocabulary words and continue on to Monday with testing concepts, but I would like the students to slowly start preparing. For tonight, I would like the students to study the vocabulary words from the science text as well as finish any words in their illustrated picture dictionaries they do not have done. You, as parents, can help by going over the words with the students as well, making sure they know the meaning of all the words in color or bold in the book. Please return the materials to school tomorrow so that we can do some reviewing with an activity. I will then send them home again tomorrow night as well as the following evenings. I have spoke to the students about starting to study and how to study as this is their first real "3rd grade test". I know they will do fine.
We recently finished our first math assessment last week. I will be sending them home as well tomorrow or Thursday so be looking for them. I would like the parents to sign the assessment and return it to school with your 3B student.
The students are also well into our "word works" routine. Most of us would call this "spelling". You may have noticed a word list that came home last week. These list will be sent home on Fridays or Mondays showing how your 3B student did on his/her most recent "word works" test, which we have every Friday. If you are curious what words your child has selected for the week, his/her words will come home every Tuesday or Wednesday on a sheet titled "Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check". This is our practice sheet done on Tuesdays. If you choose, you can work with your child to review his/her words before the test on Friday. We do work on the words every day in class, but I have found that many parents want to know what the words are ahead of time so they can work with their child at home. That is super! I will explain our 5 day routine of "word works" in more detail later on in the week.
We are fully into literacy and guided reading is going wonderfully. Students are being responsible readers and writers as well as discussers. I am anxious to share some great information at the upcoming conferences at the end of October.
Enjoy the beautiful week of sunshine and fall colors. I wish it would stay this way for a few more months.....I can only hope! Have a great week!
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