TOPS 3rd Grade Weekly Newsletter

December 7, 2018

Course Specific Information for Week of December 10

3rd Grade Reading with Mrs. Deegan-Smith

Hello 3rd Graders! Please look at each ELA Course below (in the chart) to help you prepare for the week of December 10-14.

Reminder!

The OLS Literature and Comprehension Course does NOT mark Literature lessons over due or completed late. The daily/weekly plan does NOT allow me to set or change due dates. Please make sure you are following the lessons in the chart below.

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"Too Many" Contest Winners

Monday's 9:00 winner is Anthony Pappas with "You can never have too many red, Volvik golfballs.

Monday's 11:00 winner is Alishay Baricuatro with "There are too many balls in this bag, it is falling out! Ah!" & "I have TOO MANY food in my stomach. Burp!

We will have to have a run-off in Tuesday's class between these two sentences:

Too many snow flakes falling on a boy that is used to a hot biome (he's from the desert and visiting Alaska. What a exciting life) "COOOOOOLLLLDD! said the by.

There's too many mosquitoes, let's just go inside and play ROBLOX.

Wednesday's winner is Sophia Rodriguez with "Mom always said not to eat too many pieces of candy because they will give you a tummy ache.

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USA Test Prep

Reading 3 Interim 1

Date Opened: Friday, 12/7
Date due: Friday, 12/14

Please check the GRADEBOOK to see if you are missing any assignments.

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Reading Class Connect

Why would a moose move from Utah to Colorado? Come to Reading CC to find out!

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3rd Grade Math with Mrs. Moore

Hello awesome third graders! Thank you for your hard work this week. This is what is coming up in math next week (December 10-14).

Please let me know if you have any questions!

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Unit 9 Lesson 1 - due 12/10
Unit 9 Lesson 2 - due 12/11
Unit 9 Lesson 3 - due 12/12
Unit 9 Lesson 5 - due 12/13
Unit 9 Lesson 6 - due 12/14

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Math Interim 1 Assessment in USA Test Prep - Due 12/14
Make sure all math USA Test Prep assignments are complete

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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 on Wednesday at 10:00.

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3rd Grade Science with Mrs. Cummings

Happy Friday All!

You all did amazing finishing up your projects this week. I can't wait to see you present them next week!

Please see the note below about group reflections.

Have a rockin' weekend!

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Finish lessons as needed. You should have Unit 4 Lessons 1-9 completed.

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Because you did not present this week, you may turn in your group reflection next Friday.

*Continue working on KWL chart for Unit 4. This will be due soon!

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3rd Grade Social Studies with Mrs. Lipscomb

Hello 3rd graders, this week we will continue in unit 4 America’s Past. Please complete these 3 lessons:

lesson 4: Life in the Virginia Colony
lesson 5: More about the Virginia Colony
lesson 6: Creating a New Nation

During class on Friday, December 14th we will be talking about the Declaration of Independence and why it was written. We will also discuss why the colonists wanted a change in government.

I’ll see you in class on Friday!

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lesson 4: Life in the Virginia Colony
lesson 5: More about the Virginia Colony
lesson 6: Creating a New 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.)

Reminder - Mrs. Bass updates the gradebook every Friday at the end of the day. Please check the gradebook Monday morning to see your up-to-date grade!

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Section 2, Unit 3, Lesson 1 - Name That Pitch

Section 2, Unit 3, Lesson 2 - Sing Low La

Optional - Section 4, Unit 3, Lesson 5 - Kwanzaa

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

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No Music Studio assessment this week. :)

Need help finding the assessments?: https://tinyurl.com/elem-MusicStudioAssessments

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

TGIF!!! Art/Health/PE TGAs are in one link this week. This is the last one for Quarter 2.

TGAs are available in the Gradebook. If you are missing any please get them completed.

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!!!