Term Two will be closing on Thursday, April 2 rather than Friday, March 20th. The end of the term also coincides with the second set of parent-teacher conferences. Students in third grade will be taking the PARCC test this month.
Term Two will be closing on Thursday, April 2 rather than Friday, March 20th. The end of the term also coincides with the second set of parent-teacher conferences. Students in third grade will be taking the PARCC test this month.
Term Two will be closing on Thursday, April 2 rather than Friday, March 20th. The end of the term also coincides with the second set of parent-teacher conferences. Students in third grade will be taking the PARCC test this month.
Dear Parent/Guardian, Where does the time go? I cant believe we are already in the month of March. The month of February came and went without me getting a newsletter home to you. Please accept my sincerest apologies. Mother Nature kept us on our toes with all of the snow. Four snow days within a two week period and then it was vacation. Term Two will be closing on Thursday, April 2 rather than Friday, March 20th. The term was extended due to the loss of days because of weather related issues. The end of the term also coincides with the second set of parent-teacher conferences. They are on the Weymouth school calendar for Wednesday, April 1st and Thursday, April 2nd. More information should be coming home from the office as the date approaches. The third grade concert will be held next Wednesday, March 11th at 10:00am. Ms. Isaac has asked that the children wear black/navy pants and a purple/green shirt.
March marks Womens History Month. In honor of all of
the many women who have shaped the world we live in today, all third graders have been assigned a biography book report. Each student chose a book about a woman in class yesterday. The outline for the book report will be coming home tomorrow. These Timeline book reports are due on Tuesday, March 31st and will be displayed on the walls outside of our classroom during parent conferences. Students in third grade will be taking the PARCC test this month. We are a Computer-based Testing (CBT) school so all students will be administered the test on computers. This first part of the test is the Performance-based Assessment (PBA). The second part of the test, which will be administered in May, is the End-of-Year Assessment (EOY). You may look at practice samples of PARCC type questions by following the link below. You just have to click on ELA or MATH and then the grade level (3). http://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/ In math, we are finishing up the foundations of multiplication and division. Our next adventure leads us to fractions. Students will continue to take math fact drills 2-3 times a week. These drills will focus on multiplication and will then move on to division as we enter into third term. I cannot stress how important it is for each child to master their math facts for speed and mastery. Mastery of addition and subtraction facts is a second grade benchmark whereas mastery of multiplication and division facts is a third grade benchmark. A big shout out to Grady Salfity, Jennifer Nguyen, and Joshua Cazeault! They have completed the Xtra Math program. CONGRATULATIONS! Each has moved on to the advanced program.
As always, if you ever have any questions or concerns
please contact me. Sincerely,
Dates to Remember Friday, March 6th: Book Orders DUE Tuesday, March 10th: HALF DAY: Teacher Inservice Wednesday, March 11th: 3rd Grade Concert @ 10:00 Tuesday, March 31st: Timeline Biography DUE