Mrs. McManus' Class

October 2nd Capital Campaign Begins

October 4th Field Trip (JAWC)

October 6th Field Trip Payment Due ($10)

October 6th Capital Campaign Turn In

October 13th Mrs. McManus' Class - CogAT (More information below.) RESCHEDULED

October 16th Rescheduled CogAT for Mrs. McManus' Class

October 19th PTO Fall Festival- 5:00-7:30

October 20th PTO Capital Campaign Turn In

October 20th Field Trip (Catawba Science Center)

October 24th ShortStop Spirit Night (4pm-8pm)

October 25th Early Release

October 26th No School

October 27th No School

The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) is a multiple-choice K-12 assessment that measures reasoning skills with different types of verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal questions.

Examples of the types of questions that could be asked.

Verbal

• Picture/Verbal Analogies: Grasp relationship between two concepts (represented either through images or words, depending on the age of the student).
• Sentence Completion: Complete sentences after either hearing or reading them.
• Picture/Verbal Classification: Classify a given concept based on its relationship to other given concepts (represented either through images or words, depending on the age of the student).

Quantitative

• Number Analogies: Determine the relationship between two mathematical concepts, based on another given pair of concepts.
• Number Series: Complete a series of numbers by deducing the underlying pattern.
• Number Puzzles: Solve a given equation to discover the value of an unknown.

Nonverbal

• Figure Classification: Choose the shape/ figure that most fits a given category.
• Figure Matrices: In a 2X2 matrix, identify the relationship between the two top squares and apply it to the two bottom squares.
• Paper Folding: Determine the end result upon folding a hole-punched paper in a specific way.

Websites that have samples of what questions might look like this:

https://www.testprep-online.com/cogat-9-free-sample

https://www.testingmom.com/tests/cogat-test/sample-cogat-practice-questions/

https://www.tests.com/practice/cogat-practice-test

(Look at questions for 1st grade and up.)

New News

We are currently in 5th place in the WE Capital Campaign! If we move to 1st place our class gets to GO TO SWEET FROG! Let's make it happen. The next turn-in date is October 20th.

Old News, but still important....

Tardies- Please make sure that your child is on time for school each morning! Tardies are becoming a problem. The bell rings at 7:50. All students should be in the class before then so that they can get settled in to begin their day. If you are having a hard time getting your child to school on time please reach out to discuss your options. I am sure that we have spaces on the buses that go by your house in the morning.

Folders/Planners- Please continue to check, sign, and clean out the planner each night. Look over and discuss any graded work. Take all graded papers out of the folder and keep them at home. (The spelling sheet should remain in the folder ALL week.)

Can you read your child's planner? If not, please have a conversation with him/her. We write down the homework together each day. They should have the information in the correct boxes and it should be legible.

Water Bottles- Please only send PLAIN water in water bottles. Do not send juices or flavored water. We have had a lot of flavored water spills to clean up lately.

Field Trip Payment Sheet- If you haven't already, please send back the form to let me know how you plan on paying for field trips this year. There are three payment options. The first payment was due Sept. 1st. Please be sure to stay caught up on your payments.

One payment of $60- Due Sept. 1st

Two payments of $30- Due by Sept. 1st and Dec. 1st

Six payments of $10- Due the first day of each month September -February

Dojo- I hope you will check Dojo frequently for classroom news and updates.

Snack- Please be sure your child brings a small snack (just one) and a water bottle to school each day.

Counting by 3's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fijHui9BJoU&list=PLBKguK5HqJvkGWF_Wd3VnpCjyEnb0MIFu

Counting by 4's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MX6S22QS9U&list=PLBKguK5HqJvkGWF_Wd3VnpCjyEnb0MIFu&index=2

Counting by 6's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3g5G3pr5S0&list=PLBKguK5HqJvkGWF_Wd3VnpCjyEnb0MIFu&index=3

Counting by 7's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viPQvCyTqCg&list=PLBKguK5HqJvkGWF_Wd3VnpCjyEnb0MIFu&index=4

Counting by 8's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kjgdSiKvmY&list=PLBKguK5HqJvkGWF_Wd3VnpCjyEnb0MIFu&index=5

Counting by 9's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4oB5KSoKsY&list=PLBKguK5HqJvkGWF_Wd3VnpCjyEnb0MIFu&index=6

Amazon Wishlist

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/188BKWHT7R2J4?ref_=wl_share

Our third-grade team is raising money to put books in the hands of our students. One of the biggest joys of teaching is seeing a student fall in love with a book. We hope to be able to send home at least one book each month with every student in our grade. Growing lifelong readers is the goal —and your contribution will help do just that! Click the link below to donate to our campaign and be sure to share this link with family and friends. Thanks so much!

https://shop.scholastic.com/viewCampaign?campaignId=f578e8ba-335a-4c02-a66e-7a993857042b

Do you have an account with Carolina West? If so, please click the link below and attach our school to your account. Carolina West will donate 3% of your monthly service fee to the school, at NO ADDITIONAL FEE TO YOU. Thanks, Carolina West!

https://www.carolinawest.com/c4e/

Please click the link below to get more information on how to support our school. It takes less than five minutes to download the app and get started.

https://www.boxtops4education.com/

Math

• Students can solve two-step addition and subtraction problems.
• Students can create and interpret graphs.
• Multiplication and Division

Reading/Writing (Wit and Wisdom)

• Students ask and answer questions to show they understand a non-fiction text. They use specific details in the text to support their answers.
• Students determine the main idea and key details of a text.
• Students determine the meaning of general academic words and phrases.
• Students use information gained from text features to demonstrate understanding of the text.
• Students will write informative/ explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
• Students will recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.

Phonics/Spelling

• short vowels/closed syllables
• schwa and digraphs
• suffixes -s /- es / -ly
• long vowels/closed syllables

SEL

• Respect- Understanding the different ways people show respect and thinking about the ways they may show respect.

• Responsibility- Learning how to take responsibility for your actions and your needs.

• Emotions- Learning what emotions are, why they are healthy, and how to begin to identify and accept them.

Science/Social Studies

• landforms
• geography
• entrepreneurship
• matter

Would you like to volunteer to help in my classroom, the school, or on a field trip? Please click the link below to complete the application in Volunteer Tracker.

*We will need chaperones to go with us to the Catawba Science Center and Grandfather Mountain.

https://appgarden4.app-garden.com/VolTrackNC970.nsf

http://www.multiplication.com

Games, Auto-Scoring Quizzes, Flash Cards, Worksheets, and tons of resources to teach kids the multiplication facts

https://www.mathplayground.com/

Free, online math games and more! Problem-solving, logic games, and number puzzles kids love to play.

https://www.nctm.org/Classroom-Resources/Illuminations/Interactives/Product-Game/

The Product Game is a fun, interactive game that exercises your skill with factors and multiples.

https://storylineonline.net/

Storyline Online is a free online library that features popular books read by celebrities. New books are added regularly and it's funded by the Screen Actors Guild.

https://www.freechildrenstories.com/

Founded in 2008, freechildrenstories.com operates on the simple principle that children's development is paramount. Their mission is to offer
meaningful storytelling to each reader around the globe,
with access to the internet, for free.

https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/

Goal: We picture a world where all families have access to an abundance of books that celebrate their languages and cultures and cultivate a lifelong love of reading.

https://www.abcya.com/

https://freerice.com/categories

Freerice is an educational trivia game that helps you get smarter while making a difference for people around the world. Every question you answer correctly raises 10 grains of rice for the World Food Programme (WFP) to support its work saving and changing lives around the world.

https://www.artforkidshub.com/

Here you’ll find all kinds of art lessons for kids, including how to draw for kids, even painting and origami for kids.

Please contact me with any questions or concerns. The fastest way to reach me is on Dojo.

Email: mcmanustr@wilkes.k12.nc.us
Website: http://wes.wilkescountyschools.org/
Location: 1248 School Street, Wilkesboro, NC, USA
Phone: 3368384261