Dolvin’s third grade students are continuing to make significant strides in their reading for the Final Four Reading competition. We are currently in third place out of 17 teams in our region. This bracket will end on Monday February 9, 2020. Go to this link to see more information: https://readtothefinalfour.renaissance.com We are currently in the Round of 68. The next round will be the Round of 64 when we go to the top 16 teams in each of the four regions. The next round will last for six days only. We will soon be receiving new I-Pads at school. At the end of next week, we will be giving up our current I-Pads. There may be a few days gap wherein students will not have access to I-Pads at school before the new ones are dispensed to classrooms. We do not want students to lose their standings in the current bracket, so it is vital that EVERY THIRD GRADE STUDENT AT DOLVIN READ AND PARTICIPATE IN myON READING. This is a nightly homework expectation. We need students to increase their reading at home and especially on the weekends. The minutes read on myON can also be used to record time on the reading log for Six Flags Read to Succeed. Reading: This week we will be finishing up the five text structures of description, sequence/chronological order, cause and effect, compare and contrast, and problem and solution in non-fiction text. Students will be assessed on this standard on Monday, Feb. 10. Students will need to identify clue words and be able to identify graphic organizers that can be used with each text structure such as a Venn Diagram with compare/contrast. Grammar: This quarter the third-grade students will be learning how to use commas in addresses, commas and quotation marks in dialogue, commas in a series, how to use coordinating and superlative conjunctions, and how to produce simple, compound, and complex sentences. This week we will begin to focus on commas and quotes. Spelling: The third-grade students will be working on lesson 23. The pattern is plural endings final -y. Writing: This week we will be writing opinion essays. In this type of writing, students will read different articles. They will respond to the articles by including a main idea and details from the passages and their own point of view of the passages compared to that of the author. Homework Students are expected to read 45 minutes per week on I-Ready. At home, students should be reading for a minimum of 30 minutes/two lessons per week on I-Ready reading. Students should be practicing writing and reading their spelling words and practicing on Spelling City as well. All students are expected to read for the Final Four every night by logging into Class Link/Launchpad and logging in with their 10-digit student ID and 8-digit birthdate. In addition, students have many “can do’s” on their reading rotation sheets that be completed at home for extra practice. Suggested: A comma worksheet and problem/solution text structure worksheet will come home on Tuesday in their purple CJ folder. Dates to Remember: Feb. 3-8 – School counselor appreciation week. Our wonderful school counselor is Janelle Layton. Feb. 3-7 – No lunch visitors due to first grade play Feb. 8 – Dolvin Spirit Day, Math Night at Dolvin Happy Birthday to: 2/22 Dylan 2/23 Devin
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Archives
November 2021
|