TOPS 3rd Grade Weekly Newsletter

April 5, 2019

Course Specific Information for Week of April 8th

3rd Grade Reading with Mrs. Deegan-Smith

Hello 3rd Graders! Please look at each ELA Course in the chart below to help you prepare for the week of April 8-12

I will be out of the office Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday as I proctor STAAR exams for 4th and 5th Grades. I will check email daily, but it will be late in the day.

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. The OLS moves incomplete lessons to the next day.

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State Research Presentations due Wed. April 10

Please submit your presentation via email or file share. I emailed a template PowerPoint for students to use if needed on Wednesday, April 3. Students have as much creative freedom as allowed by their learning coach.

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USA Test Prep

Reading 3 TGA 13 Text Features

Opened: Monday, 3/18
Due: Friday, 3/22

Reading 3 TGA 14 Draw Conclusions

Opened: Monday, 3/25
Due: Friday, 3/29

Reading 3 TGA 15

Opened: Monday, 4/1
Due: Friday, 4/5

Reading 3 TGA 16

Opened: Monday, 4/8
Due: Friday, 4/12

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Reading Class Connect

We will have 1 class next Friday, April 12 at 9:00 where we celebrate my birthday with reading and writing!

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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!

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No OLS Lessons - Please work on the "Random Practice" assessments that have been assigned to you in USA Test Prep.

3rd Math Stride:

Work on Tuesday/Thursday

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Math 3 TGA #1: Numerical Representations & Relationships - due 3/22

Math 3 TGA #2: Computations & Algebraic Relationships - due 3/29
Math 3 TGA #3: Geometry & Measurement - due 4/5
Math 3 TGA #4: Data Analysis & Financial Literacy - due 4/12

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Complete 3 or more sessions this week to help you learn those math facts!

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3rd Grade Science with Mrs. Fields

Hello 3rd Grade Scientists!

Last week: We started our unit on force and motion! You all did a great job on your GoFormative quiz! If you missed it, here is the link:

goformative.com/join

Passcode: DDMPCW

Learning Points to Remember: Every motion is caused by a force and every motion is stopped by a force. Some forces we learned about were friction and gravity. Friction is the force that pushes against something slowing it down. Gravity is the force that pulls objects together.

Next week: We will study a Scientist named Isaac Newton who studied many of the forces we learn about today.

Announcement: There will be no classes on Tuesday due to STAAR testing. Our Science class has been moved to Friday. Please look at your schedule next week to see the time you will be attending.

Extra Credit: Some students asked if they could do the solar system project for extra credit. You are cleared for take off! If you create a model of the solar system in which the planets are in the correct order next to the sun I will add a 5 point grade as extra credit. This is an OPTIONAL activity! Email me pictures of your project or upload them into the OLS.

I will accept this project at any point throughout the remainder of the year.

Here is a link to a blog about Project Ideas.

https://www.123homeschool4me.com/18-solar-system-projects_4/

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What are my OLS Lessons this week?

Unit 10-3: Due 4/8

Unit 10-4: Due 4/10

Unit 10-5: Due 4/12

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What's my homework this week?

Your KWL for Unit 10 will be due Tuesday April 16.

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KWL

Start your KWL for Unit 10! This is the perfect week to start asking questions about force and motion. It will be a TGA when we finish. I will need 5-10 interesting facts you learned while we study Unit 10. Due after your unit assessment, April 16.

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3rd Grade Social Studies with Mrs. Lipscomb

Hello 3rd graders, this week we are continuing with unit 7 – Communities Over Time

Please complete these 2 lessons:

Lesson 2: Technological Change
Lesson 3: Understanding Periods of Time

Due to STAAR testing this week our schedule will look a little different. We will have one session on Friday at 11:00AM.

I will see you in class on Friday!

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Week of April 8th - 12th:

Unit 7, lesson 2: Technological Change
Unit 7, lesson 3: Understanding Periods of Time

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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.)

I update the gradebook on Friday afternoons. Check the gradebook on Monday morning to see your updated Music grade.

I will be out of the office this week due to STAAR testing. We will not have CC on Friday, but I will reply to all emails as I can.

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Section 1, Unit 6, Lesson 1 - Homeward Bound

Section 1, Unit 6, Lesson 2 - Three to a Beat, a Mexican Treat

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

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Week of 04/08 Music Studio assessment

There is an extra credit assessment in Music Studio for Quarter 4. These points will be entered into the gradebook at the end of the semester.

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 will keep the Health Activity Book attached so that you use with some of your OLS lessons.

If your grades seem lower than expected please check your TGAs. For PE please make sure you have been marking your weekly lesson complete. If you are missing a PE TGA please email me to let me know if you have been doing your daily activity each week.

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!!!