This week begins the start of the 3rd nine weeks. Students will continue to read and log in, use their textbooks for their weekly reading vocabulary and skill focus. This week we will be wrapping up the 3rd theme in the textbook. Students will have their spelling, vocabulary, skill and selection test on Wednesday this week and then take their big Theme test on Friday.
Next week I will collect this first reading textbook and students will be issued the second reading textbook. It follows the same pattern; vocabulary, story and weekly skill focus.
We are drawing near to the FCAT which begins early March. Please make sure your child is reading nightly to build their vocabulary, fluency and stamina for this very important test.
Thanks for all your support!
Until next time,
R. O'Steen
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Reading Week of January 18
We are wrapping up the end of the 2nd nine weeks. Can you believe it??? This week we will begin our reading, spelling and vocabulary focus but won't have tests until next week, Wednesday, January 27 due to the short week.
Reading
This week's story is The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. Students will be focused on story structure. Story structure is identifying the characters, setting and plot (problem and solution) of a story.
Students should be reading the weekly textbook selection at least 3 times throughout the week as these are solid third grade level texts.
Students should also be studying vocabulary words that are in the textbook one page before the weekly story.
Writing
We have now finished the informational standard and students should have turned in their report that we were working on in class. If they weren't finished in the class time allowed they were assigned to take it home to finish it. Ask you child what they learned about in their report.
Spelling
This week the spelling focus is homophones. Students will need to know the meaning of the words as well as the spelling to differentiate which word to write on the spelling test next week.
Important dates:
No School Friday January 22 Planning day
Tests next Wednesday January 27
Until next time,
R. O'Steen
Reading
This week's story is The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. Students will be focused on story structure. Story structure is identifying the characters, setting and plot (problem and solution) of a story.
Students should be reading the weekly textbook selection at least 3 times throughout the week as these are solid third grade level texts.
Students should also be studying vocabulary words that are in the textbook one page before the weekly story.
Writing
We have now finished the informational standard and students should have turned in their report that we were working on in class. If they weren't finished in the class time allowed they were assigned to take it home to finish it. Ask you child what they learned about in their report.
Spelling
This week the spelling focus is homophones. Students will need to know the meaning of the words as well as the spelling to differentiate which word to write on the spelling test next week.
Important dates:
No School Friday January 22 Planning day
Tests next Wednesday January 27
Until next time,
R. O'Steen
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