Oceans of fun in 3-O!
Welcome to third grade!
REMINDERS & NEWS
- My email address is jowsiany@sthelenaschool.org – please reach out with any questions or concerns.
- Scholastic Book Club – You can place orders online with the code ML8CJ.
- Because of Winn Dixie: please let me know if you need a copy and send in $5.00 to purchase the book or place the order on Scholastic Book Club website. Orders will be placed on 4/28/21.
- On 4/20/21, the students watched/participated in an online assembly called Conservation Capers (about Earth Day). Here is a link to related activities (games and books) that students can do at home: https://ntcplayworks.com/the-conservation-caper-peco-student/
- May reminders:
- 5/7 Noon dismissal; faculty meeting
- 5/12 Spring Spirit Day in honor of Kellan Ford
- 5/13 – 5/14 No school due to Ascension Thursday
- 5/25 Mass for grades 3-5
- 5/28 Noon dismissal
- 5/31 Memorial Day, no school
Homework:
Monday, 4/19/21
- Reader’s Notebook: pg. 118
- Math: pgs. 701-702 (page in H folder)
- Spelling: Tic Tac Toe – choose one activity (in order)
- Reading: read for 20 minutes and complete log.
- IXL: 20 minutes by Friday.
Tuesday, 4/20/21
- Reader’s Notebook: pg. 119
- Math: pgs. 707-708 (page in H folder)
- Spelling: Tic Tac Toe – choose one activity (in order)
- Reading: read for 20 minutes and complete log.
- IXL: 20 minutes by Friday.
Wednesday, 4/21/21 (gym class tomorrow)
- Math: pgs. 713-714 (page in H folder)
- Spelling: Tic Tac Toe – choose one activity (in order)
- ELA Packet: pgs. 11-12
- Reading: read for 20 minutes and complete log.
- IXL: 20 minutes by Friday.
Thursday, 4/22/21
- Math: pg. 719-720 (page in H folder)
- Spelling: study for test tomorrow
- ELA packet: pgs. 13 & 16
- Leveled Reader: read the book you brought home and complete the worksheet
- Reading: read for 20 minutes and complete log
- IXL: 20 minutes by Friday
Google Classroom Instructions
- Sign into Google Classroom with the email and password you received on Monday, 9/21. I sent home instructions on how to sign in and join.
- bring up google on your computer
- log in using your gmail address and password found on laminated sheet – this will take you to your email
- click on the waffle at the top right
- click on “Classroom” picture
- click on Mrs. Owsiany’s classroom once you get into Classroom (3-O 2020-2021)
- click on the assignment at the top of the streaming page
Some additional free educational resources:
- This is a fun series of math games. Sign-up is free. https://www.prodigygame.com/
- National Geographic for Kids: great science resource- browse for lots of information about animals
- https://www.raz-kids.com/: Online guided reading program with interactive ebooks, downloadable books, and reading quizzes.
- Scholastic has some cool “learning at home” activities. Check it out: https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/grades-3-5.html
- Watch Live Science at home from The Franklin Institute
- http://www.amazingeducationalresources.com/ This a huge document listing many free resources (organized alphabetically). Brief descriptions and targeted age groups are listed for each resource. I have not looked through all of the options listed so I cannot attest to the quality of these, but there are many options for virtual field trips, reading sites and art sites. Please take a look.
- Specials:
- Monday – Spanish
Tuesday – Music - Wednesday – none
Thursday – Gym
Friday – none
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Way Cool Websites
- Reading
- Our ELA web site: www-k6.thinkcentral.com
- This is the same site that we use for Go Math! Student’s user id and password can be found in back of student assignment book.
- You can access homework pages, the anthology and many more resources here.
- Finding a “Just-Right” Book
- Spelling City – this is a fun website to practice your spelling words each week https://www.spellingcity.com/users/jowsiany
- Math games:
- IXL.com (User id and password are glued into back cover of student assignment books.)
- https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com (This is the Go Math! website with valuable tools and games on it. User id and passwords are also in the back of the student assignment book.)
- For explanations of specific math skills, please log onto the https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com website. Click on “My Library” and then on the “Math” section. In your math library, there is something called “GO Math! Animated Math Models G3“. Click on this and you will find extra practice and explanations of many third grade skills.
- Prodigy: https://www.prodigygame.com/
- A-Plus Math
- Multiplication
- Math Playground
- Cool Math for Kids
- The Kids Page
- Fun Brain
- Science / Social Studies
- Discovery Education
- Let’s learn about the three branches of government in a fun rap song and a cool website:
- Let’s learn about the Presidents in a rap song and on an interactive website:
- General Educational Games
- http://interactivesites.weebly.com/
- For Parents
- How to help Reluctant Readers
- Ways Parents can help in Reading, Spelling, and Math
- What Parents can expect in third grade
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