Congratulations! Our Dovin third grade students continue to amaze us with their improved reading skills, thanks to the Read to the Final Four reading program. They have moved on to the Sweet Sixteen (4 schools in each of the four regions) in the Read to the Final Four competition. This round will end on Sunday February 29. Remember, it is a Fulton County expectation that ALL students read for a minimum of 20 minutes each night. Students have to read for 14+ minutes at a time to earn points on MyON. They earn extra points for completing the quiz after each book they read.
Go to this link to see more information: https://readtothefinalfour.renaissance.com Reading: The third-grade students are reading and identifying figurative language including similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia, alliteration, personification, and hyperbole. Last week we focused on similes and metaphors. This week we will focus on alliteration, onomatopoeia, and hyperboles. Grammar: This week the third-grade students will be reviewing commas in a series and commas in addresses. They will be learning how to use commas and quotation marks in dialogue. There will be test on conjunctions, commas, and quotes next Tuesday. Spelling: The third-grade students will be working on lesson 26. The words are more compound words. For homework, students are to write the words in alphabetical order. This is for their practice and does not need to be turned in. Students can also practice their spelling/phonics patterns on Spelling City at https://www.spellingcity.com/users/clarkkw Writing: This week we will work on writing the body of an opinion piece of writing and adding it to the introduction. The students will respond to two articles about the same topic written from different points of view. They will include their own point of view of the passages compared to that of the author. Homework: 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. They should read for a minimum of 20 minutes each night and take the quiz at the conclusion of every book they read. **I will be sending home a commas worksheet and a figurative language worksheet. This will be in your child’s purple CJ folders by tomorrow. Dates to Remember February 26 – Class pictures and individual pictures – Remember, you must pay for class pictures in advance if you want one. February 27 – Progress Skills Checklists go home. Students enrolled at Dolvin for less than 20 days will not receive one. Happy Birthday to: 2/22 – Dylan 2/23- Devin Today (Monday February 10), the next bracket of the Read to the Final Four begins. Dolvin’s third grade students will continue in the Round of 64 with the top 16 schools in each of the four regions competing. This bracket will end on Sunday February 16, 2020. It is vital that our students read on MyON during the upcoming long weekend in order to stay in the competition. Eight schools will be eliminated from each region going into the Round of 32 on Monday February 17, 2020. Go to this link to see more information: https://readtothefinalfour.renaissance.com
We are thrilled to have received 9 new I-Pads in each of the third-grade classrooms. These were funded by SPLOST. Each third-grade classroom also received a new student laptop to be used with the Activeboard, as well as a cart of 16 laptops to be checked out and used in the third-grade classrooms. We are extremely grateful to the Dolvin Foundation for providing a great deal of the technology at Dolvin beyond what is provided by FCS. We are very fortunate to have so many of you, our parents, donate to the Foundation each year, and we appreciate all of your donations. Reading: Today and tomorrow students will be assessed on 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 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. The third-grade students will then be moving into figurative language with the focus on similes and metaphors this week. Grammar: This week the third-grade students will be learning how to use commas in addresses, commas and quotation marks in dialogue, and commas in a series. They will have an assessment on this, coordinating and subordinating conjunctions, and simple, compound, and complex sentences in the near future. Today we practiced using commas in an address. There were several students who do not know their address. If your child doesn’t know your address, please practice this with them. Spelling: The third-grade students will be working on lesson 24. The pattern is adding inflected endings: -s, -ed, -ing with final -y. Writing: This week we will continue learning how to write an opinion essay. 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. We have been working on writing introductions to opinion writing. 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. This can be used as their 30 minutes of reading. Dates to Remember: Feb. 10-13 – Teacher Appreciation Week Feb. 13 – Sign & Return papers sent home. Be sure to review the papers with your child, sign, and return to school on Tuesday February 18. Feb. 13 – Valentine’s card exchange – Please bring a bag or box for your cards. Feb. 14 – Professional Development Day for teachers. No school for students. Feb. 17 – Presidents’ Day Holiday – No school for all Happy Birthday to: 2/22- Dylan 2/23- Devin
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 |
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