
TOPS 3rd Grade Weekly Newsletter
February 15, 2019
Course Specific Information for Week of February 18
NO SCHOOL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH!
3rd Grade Reading with Mrs. Deegan-Smith
Hello 3rd Graders! Please look at each ELA Course in the chart to help you prepare for the week of February18-22.
OLS Literature and Comprehension Course:
Remember each week to follow the chart below for Literature and Comprehension assignments as the OLS does NOT mark lessons overdue or completed late.
USA Test Prep/ 3rd Stride ELA
New students 2nd Semester:
Reading Readiness:
- Assigned: enrollment
- Due date: Feb. 15
All students:
3rd ELA Stride
- Assigned: Friday, 01/11
- Participation entered: Friday, 02/11
Reading 3 TGA 6 Summary
- Due: Friday, 01/18
Reading 3 TGA 7 Theme
- Due: Friday, 01/25
Writing Skills: Unit 13 Research Presentation
- Due: Thursday, 01/31
Reading 3 TGA 8 Poetry
Due: Friday, 02/01
Reading 3 TGA 9 Context Clues
Due: Friday, 02/08
Reading 3 TGA 10 Comprehension
Opened: Monday, 02/11
Due: Friday, 02/15
Reading 3 TGA 11 Writing Research
Opened: Monday, 02/19
Due: Friday, 02/22
Reading Class Connect
3rd Grade Math with Mrs. Moore
Hello awesome third graders! Thank you all for your hard work this week. Please let me know if you have any questions!
Unit 13 Lesson 1 - due 2/19
Unit 13 Lesson 2 - due 2/20
Unit 13 Lesson 3 - due 2/21
Unit 13 Lesson 4 - due 2/22
New students 2nd Semester:
Math Readiness (in USA Test Prep):
- Assigned: enrollment
- Due date: 2/15/19
All students:
3rd Math Stride:
Work on Tuesday/Thursday
Math TGA (in USA Test Prep):
- Math 3 TGA #2: Fractions - due 2/1
- Math 3 TGA #3: Multiplication Review - due 2/8
- Math 3 TGA #4: Geometry Attributes (3.6B) due 2/15
- Math 3 TGA #5: Classify & Sort Figures (3.6A) due 2/22
3rd Grade Science with Mrs. Cummings
Hello Lovebugs!
Thank you for all of your hard work this week! Next week we will review Unit 7 with a battle of Chutes and Ladders!
I hope you have an amazing three day weekend and I will see you on Tuesday!
Unit 7 lesson 7- due 2/19
Unit 8 lesson 1- due 2/20
unit 8 lesson 2- due 2/21
KWL
3rd Grade Social Studies with Mrs. Lipscomb
Hello 3rd graders, this week we will continue in unit 5 The Nation Grows and Changes.
Please complete this lesson:
- Lesson 10: We Still Need Heroes
During class on Friday, February 22nd, we will learn about people in current times who have improved their communities and country.
I’ll see you in class on Friday!
Week of Feb. 19th - 22nd:
Heroes Against Slavery TGA
3rd Grade Music with Mrs. Bass
Every week you will check the grade level newsletter to see which Music Studio lessons to complete. Just open Unit 1, Lesson 1 in the OLS and click the link to take you to Music Studio! (This is why everything in the OLS for Music EXCEPT for Unit 1, Lesson 1 has been marked skipped.)
I update the gradebook on Friday afternoons. Check the gradebook on Monday morning to see your updated Music grade.
Section 1, Unit 4, Unit Assessment: Spotlight Your Success! - this is the unit review lesson at the end of the list of lessons in the unit
Section 1, Unit 4, Music News
Need help finding the lessons in Music Studio? https://tinyurl.com/elem-MusicStudio
Week of 02/19 Music Studio Unit 4 assessment
Quarter 3 Extra Credit - all extra credit points will be entered into the gradebook at the end of Quarter 3.
Need help finding the assessments? https://tinyurl.com/elem-MusicStudioAssessments
3rd Grade Health/PE/Art with Ms. Buchanan
Happy Friday!!!
I hope everyone has had a wonderful week. Have a fun 3 day weekend!!!
I will keep the Health Activity Book attached so that you use with some of your OLS lessons.
Recording directions for TGAs in gradebook:
https://tinyurl.com/Gradebook-TGA-directions
The Hive:
We will continue to have Kahoot in the main room. Thank you LCs that have helped monitor chat and the rooms this week. I know it is wild in there but, it's recess. I hope everyone has had a blast!!!
Art
Unit 5 Lesson 8: Reading, Review, and Wrap-Up
USA Test Prep
Don't Forget to Practice Your 5 TOPS Habits!
Blanda Watt, Elementary School Principal
Email: bwatt@texasonlineprep.org
Phone: 682.593.1514
Twitter: @TOPSMrsWatt