3rd Grade Newsletter

3rd Graders will be taking their online NWEA MAP test in February

Reading MAP test will be on Tuesday February 14th

Math MAP test will be on Thursday February 16th

We will be setting goals to ensure our scholars do their best!

Please contact your child's homeroom teacher if you have any questions or concerns

We would be happy to help!

We are still using a 3rd Grade Homework Packet. Homework Packets are always given on the first day of the week. They are always due on the last day of the week. Homework Packets include math, reading, and spelling homework. The front cover of the Homework Packet will include reminders for the week, to help families look ahead. Please make sure your child is bringing the Homework Packet home every week, and working on it each night. Please contact your child's homeroom teacher if your child does not receive one.

During the third marking period in Shared Reading and ELA we will be recognizing Black History Month by reading biographies that include “A Picture Book of Frederick Douglass”, “Rosa Parks” and “When Marian Sings”. In addition to the books that we will be reading, we will also begin preparing students for the MCAP test, which is a state standardized test used to assess students' reading fluency, comprehension and writing skills. Students will engage in a series of lessons and activities that are similar to what they will see on the MCAP test.

If your child is in Mr. Hall's homeroom class or Ms. Patterson's homeroom class, you can email Mr. Hall at cehall@ccps.org, or call Mr. Hall at (410) 996-5080 Ext: 54321 with any questions or concerns.

If your child is in Ms. Pulling's homeroom class, you can email Ms. Pulling at snpulling@ccps.org or call Ms. Pulling at (410) 996-5080 Ext: 54646 with any questions or concerns.

In the 3rd marking period, students will continue to learn and practice strategies to add and subtract numbers within 1,000. Please continue to practice adding and subtracting with your child at home. Your 3rd grader has learned how to use place value to add and subtract. They can use these strategies when solving at home too. These are foundational strategies that can help them with higher level concepts later in 4th and 5th grade. We will review multiplication this marking period by, multiplying by multiples of 10. Please continue to have your child practice their multiplication facts at home each week. If you need flash cards please let me know. In this marking period your 3rd grader will be solving word problems using all 4 operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division). All operations we have previously learned. This is why it is so important to keep practicing facts at home all year long. Keep reviewing with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division flash cards at home. Please let me know if you need flash cards. Your 3rd grader will also be learning about fractions. We will compare fractions, find equivalency, and use a variety of hands on manipulatives to support our learning in class. There is a lot to accomplish this marking period so please be sure your child is getting a good night's rest each night. Please make sure you check their homework packet each week to see what skill we are learning in math class. And please call or email me anytime for support. I am here to help!

Math Graded Assignments:

You can expect your child to take a Math Graded Assignment on or around the following dates this marking period. *All dates are subject to change at any time*

• Math Graded Assignment 1 on Thursday February 2nd
• Math Graded Assignment 2 on Thursday February 9th
• Math Graded Assignment 3 on Tuesday February 21st
• Math Graded Assignment 4 on Friday March 3rd
• Math Graded Assignment 5 on Tuesday March 21st
• Math Writing Graded Assignment on Thursday March 23rd

You can email (Ms. Patterson) at mmpatterson@ccps.org or call (410) 996-5080 Ext: 54332 with any questions or concerns about math.

Students will learn about waves; light and sound waves. Students will solve a problem using the
Engineering Design Process (EDP) while they learn about light. Students will discover interesting
information about magnets and magnetic forces.

You can email Ms. Pulling at snpulling@ccps.org or call Ms. Pulling at (410) 996-5080 Ext: 54646 with any questions or concerns.