TOPS 3rd Grade Weekly Newsletter

January 18, 2019

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Extra! Extra! Read All About It!

Monday, January 21st is a staff and student holiday. Enjoy time with your friends and family!

Course Specific Information for Week of January 21

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3rd Grade Reading with Mrs. Deegan-Smith

Hello 3rd Graders! I'm so excited to see everyone again. Please look at each ELA Course below (in the chart) to help you prepare for the week of January 21-25

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.

OLS Writing Course:

I'm keeping Unit 13 Lessons 1-3 on the plan this week because some daily/weekly plans would not update, and I want everyone to have a chance to get successfully complete their research.

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Six Flags Read to Succeed Program

You can find the family letter and reading log under the File Share section of the OLS landing page.

Reading Logs are due Friday, February 15.

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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
Work on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays

Reading 3 TGA 6 Summary

Assigned: Friday, 01/18
Due: Friday, 01/18

Reading 3 TGA 7 Theme

Assigned: Friday, 01/25
Due: Friday, 01/25

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Reading Class Connect

What's the Message? Come to Class Connect to find the secret message.

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3rd Grade Math with Mrs. Moore

Hello awesome third graders! Thank you all for your hard work this week. Make sure you attend our live CC this week. We are going to go over equivalent fractions and this is not in the OLS.

Please let me know if you have any questions!

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Unit 12 Lesson 6 - due 1/22

Unit 12 Lesson 7 - due 1/23

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New students 2nd Semester:

Math Readiness (in USA Test Prep):

Assigned: enrollment
Due date: 2/15/19

All students:

3rd Math Stride:

Assigned: 1/22/19
Work on Tuesday/Thursday

Math TGA (in USA Test Prep):

Math 3 TGA #1: Summarizing Data (3.8A & 3.8B)
Due 1/25/19

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Continue to work on those multiplication facts! Complete 3 or more sessions this week - make sure are logging in using the instructions that were sent. These are participation TGA's that should be completed weekly (9 points each). If you are having trouble with logging into Math Facts Pro, please come to our Math/ELA help desk next Wednesday at 10:00.

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3rd Grade Science with Mrs. Cummings

It's Fri-yay!

I am so proud of your big, beautiful brains and all of the things you were able to explain while we reviewed last semester's information. Take Monday to relax and rest and prepare to "Rock" and roll on Tuesday as we take a closer look at rocks and minerals.

Have a wonderful weekend!

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Unit 6 Lesson 4- due 1/22

Unit 6 lesson 5- due 1/23

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Unit 6 Lesson 2- Rock Properties Lab Sheet

-File Share (through OLS) by 1/25

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KWL

Don't forget to take notes on your KWL chart during this unit! It will be a TGA when we finish. I will need 5-10 interesting facts you learned while we study Unit 6.

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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 3: Growth of the Nation

During class on Friday, January 25th we will talk about the contributions of Lewis and Clark and identify areas that were added to the United States over time. Come learn about Manifest Destiny!

I’ll see you in class on Friday!

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Week of Jan. 22 - 25:

Lesson 3: Growth of the Nation

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None this week

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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.)

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Section 1, Unit 4, Lesson 1 - Travel Phrases

Section 1, Unit 4, Lesson 2 - One Beat, Four Sounds

Optional - Section 4, Unit 3, Lesson 6 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Need help finding the lessons in Music Studio? https://tinyurl.com/elem-MusicStudio

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Week of 01/22 Music Studio 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

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3rd Grade Health/PE/Art with Ms. Buchanan

Happy Friday!!!

I hope everyone has enjoyed having Health/PE CC back. Remember this is an optional CC session. The OLS lesson and TGAs are still required.

I have also attached the Health Activity Book 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!!!