Math Rounding Rap

Third Graders are learning about ROUNDING as a way to estimate this week. There is a great song we've learned to remember an easy way to do this. If you'd like to see it, click here.

Coming Up This Week...

Hi!
It is an important skill for students in both grade levels to learn to complete work in a timely manner. Many students are not using class time wisely, and thus, are not completing work accurately and completely. Students are expected to complete this work at their valued time (recess), but we have found this is not a very conducive environment for completing work. Since so many students are struggling with this, one of us will be staying in each day Monday through Thursday to see that this work gets completed. Students will join their classes outside on the playground once they are finished. Students who do not complete their unfinished assignments during this time will be expected to take it home to complete it. We will attach a note to it to let you know that he/she did not get it finished even during the time given. We hope this will help those students to work more efficiently, so that taking it home will not be necessary. However, if the work is brought home, we expect that you will see that it is completed and returned the following day. Thanks for your help with this!

Third Grade Parents: Don't forget about Daily Reviews (we call them DRs). There will be a quiz over these each week on Thursday. (We gave it on Friday last week, but it will be on Thursdays from now on). I explained this in the newsletter coming home tomorrow, but if you have questions, you can let me know. Thanks for helping your child review these important concepts so they can hopefully transfer to long-term memory!

Thanks for all you do!

Answers to DR Week 1 Day 1 (3rd grade only)

Since third graders are just beginning DRs (Daily Reviews), I thought I'd post the correct answers for you. Keep in mind that it is your child's responsibility to correct these answers in class when we go over them and to study them each night for a quiz at the end of the week. DRs are a review of information that has already been taught and hopefully a good way to remember some of those old skills. We will take a grade on the weekly quiz which is made up of the exact same questions given throughout the week. Students just won't know WHICH questions from the week will be on the quiz so he/she should study all of them. :) In other words, if your child writes down the correct answers and studies them each night, then he/she should do well on the quiz.
Today was only Day 1 so I thought a few people may not have gotten the hang of accurately correcting these in class yet. Just in case, here are today's answers:
Math:
1. 75
2. 34
Reading:
A should be circled (fact) and B should have a rectangle (opinion).
Language Arts:
1. dog
2. brother
Social Studies:
1. 7
2. George Washington
Science:
1. rabbit
2. water

Marvelous Monday

Hi! We had a great day today. It was our first day of officially switching classes for Math and Reading. It was a busy day and so I forgot to send home today's newsletter full of important information! Look for it in your child's binder tomorrow, but here's a preview of what you'll see:

Welcome back! We had a great first week getting to know one another. Today we started our regular routine which included switching classes for Reading and Math.

            Please note that we will not be giving spelling tests this year. We WILL be studying words throughout the week and practicing the associated skills, but we will NOT be giving a weekly test over those words.

            Please note that we are using a web-based behavior system in our class that will send a weekly report of your child’s behavior directly to your email. To do this, I must have your updated email address. If you have not yet given me this information, please do so as soon as possible. If you do not have email access, please let me know that as well so that I can send you a printed copy of your child’s behavior report each week.

            Other ways to stay in tune with what’s happening in our room is to follow our classroom blog: www.sgefredericks.blogspot.com. You can also sign up for text updates (which is handy when I forget to tell the students something before they leave!) that will come directly to your phone. To do this, simply text @499b to 502-603-6005. These are mass texts sent through a program called Remind 101.

(There is a separate number if your child is a third grader in my READING class which was sent home with those students today).

            Finally, please turn in all important forms as soon as possible. Several room fees still need to be paid as well. The fee is $20 and checks can be made out to Stamping Ground Elementary. Thanks to all of you who have already done this!

Yellow Communication Folders came home today and you can look for these every Monday. This is where you'll find information that the school sends out along with graded papers (and usually, a newsletter!). I also included a Book Order. If you'd like to order any books from this order, please fill out the form on the back and send it in with a check made out to Scholastic by August 23rd. I will try to send one of these home approximately once a month.

For homework tonight:
3rd Grade: Reading Log (be sure to sign) and Study for DR Quiz on Friday (over Week 1)
*Ms. Fryman's Reading Class only is to read "Boom Town" for homework (which will count for their Reading Log) and to complete the Spelling Sort page 1.

2nd Grade: Math worksheet over Even & Odd Numbers

Have a great night and stay dry!

First Day of School

Welcome Back! We had a great first day of school! I hope your child felt comfortable in my class today. We spent a great deal of time organizing our supplies today--there were so many! Hopefully your child came home with a binder tonight that included an agenda. The agendas were a little difficult to snap into some of the binders, but as long as they have it WITH their binders that will work! We did not have any homework tonight, but I asked the students to write "No HW" in the column with today's date and to get it signed for homework tonight. This will be a daily responsibility so I wanted to get this started right away. Beginning next week, students will lose points (and "clip down") if his/her agenda is not signed. Please be sure to check your child's agenda each night and sign it!
Our class behavior system, Class Dojo, will send you a detailed report of your child's behavior each week directly to your email. For this reason, it is very important that I have your email address. If you have not already given me this information, please do so as soon as possible. You can email me at betsy.fredericks@scott.kyschools.us and I will reply to you and let you know I have received it. This will also be a great way for us to communicate.
As I am collecting forms, I notice that many are not sending in the enrollment from.  All students need this form completed  I know it is confusing because it says New Student Enrollment Form - but it is for everyone. Sorry for the confusion, if you need a new form let me know.   Please return all forms as soon as possible. Thanks so much for all you do at home!