Announcements:
Upcoming Events:.
What's Been Happening In Class?
- Prodigy Math Game: Well, apparently RRISD has decided to "block" this online math game from schools. I have set the math problems on Prodigy to be all STAAR review problems. Please, have your child work on Prodigy to help review for STAAR a few times this upcoming week for at least 15 minutes each time. I apologize for this inconvenience. Thank you for your support at home with this math review.
- Last Nine Week Grading Period (4th quarter): Please, keep an eye on your child's grades and assignments. Typically, the last grading period is most difficult for students as they are so ready for summer! Check Home Access with your child often (once or twice a week). The link to Home Access . Report cards will go home on the last day of school, May 23rd.
- STAAR Assessments May 13 and May 14: They are just around the corner. Want to help prepare your child at home? Suggestions for math: Khan Academy and Prodigy (students have a login already) and my "Math Links" tab are excellent online resources your child has access to. You can also create your own subscription to ixl.com and create an account for your child. It's a great math resource! Suggestions for reading: reading comprehension passages with questions and other reading comprehension skills. Check out the "Reading Links" tab for tons of great online resources.
Upcoming Events:.
- May 3 - The 5th Grade Elsa England Talent Show from 6:00 - 8:00pm (cafeteria)
- May 6 - May 10 Teacher Appreciation Week!!!
- May 10 - Last day to place any online Scholastic Book Order! Get your summer books and Bluebonnet Books. Here's next year's Bluebonnet Book List
- May 13 - 3rd Grade STAAR - No visitors
- May 14 - 3rd Grade STAAR - No visitors
- May 16 - Science Unit 11 DCA (Life cycles of Plants and Animals)
- May 17 - Math DCA (Multiplication and Place Value). Last day of "graded" work.
- May 20 - 3rd Grade PBL Showcase to 2nd, 4th and 5th grade classes
- May 21 - Field Day!
- May 23 - End of Year Party - Last Day of School
What's Been Happening In Class?
- Writing: This week our focus was on Personal Narratives.
- Reading: We've been practicing STAAR Reading Passages in class this week as we prepare for STAAR. Plus, we are deep into our Spring Book Club groups. Ask your child what book he/she is reading for book club groups!!
- Math: Our current unit is larger numbers in multiplication and division (associative property, distributive property, doubling/halving strategies, standard algorithm). We'll start our Place Value unit next week, with our DCA over both units on May 17th.
- Science: We are in the Animal and Plant Adaptation unit. We took our test yesterday. We'll start our last unit next week: Plant and Animal Life cycles (specifically ladybugs, frogs, flower plants and tomato plant). Last Science DCA will be on May 16th.
- Social Studies: Communities over time focusing on inventions that have helped shape our society. The kids started exploring various inventors on their own this week. They will choose one inventor next week to research further and create a Google Drawing.
- Eslot: Mother's day surprise
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