Snapshot for February 19
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Next week, we will finish
reading “Book the Third” ofTale of
Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo. In
reading, we will focus on reviewing different genres that we have covered this
year. Please click here to look at the studyguide. Students will have a quiz on the
different genres based off of this study guide on Friday, February 23. We will
also review the skills covered in unit 4 and will take our reading unit assessment
on Thursday, February 22.
In writing, we will review the skills covered in unit 4 and
will take our writing unit assessment on Wednesday,
February 21. Students have been
working on their Fractured Fairy Tale Project.
Next week, students will continue to write their final copy. Please check in with your student and
encourage them to turn in their rough draft for editing if they have not done
so already.
For homework, we will have our 100 minutes of at home
reading assignment due on Monday, February 26. Due to the short week and having a genres
quiz, we will not have a spelling or TFK assignment for next week. Please click here to see the spelling list for the week ofFebruary 26-March 2nd. The spelling homework and the quiz will be
due on Friday, March 2 over
the “Common Closed Syllables” list. Spelling
City Certificates can also be submitted by email to my email address. We passed out the TimeForKids assignment the
week of February 26-March 2nd. On Friday,
March 2, students will have to discuss the new magazine in class and will
have a quiz over the “A Monumental Fight” article. There will also be extra credit questions
over other articles found in this week’s edition. Please click here to see the digital version.
Please see the attached letter regarding a new, optional STAAR Prep Incentive Program that we have
started in ELAR! Thank you to everyone who is taking the time to complete these
optional activities. Please see the
classroom blog for easy access to these resources.
We have an exciting opportunity to be recognized by
Rowlett’s City Council for all of our hard work during the City Brochure
Project. We have been invited to attend
the session on February 20, 2018. Students
must be there at 6:45.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
+ Rachel Fendley
3rd Grade ELAR Teacher
Kimberlin Academy
Reminders:
February
19- No School! Teacher Professional Development Day!
February
20- Optional Rowlett City Council Meeting
at 6:45
February
21- Students will rotate to a new STEAM
School class!
February
26- Last Day of Explorer Classes
Helpful Links:
Online Resources for Skills Practice: All of our
links can be found at our new PortAPortal account and on the classroom
blog.
Guest code: kimberlin3rd
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STAAR Prep Incentive Program – See PortaPortal
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ReadWorks:
Passwords are the same student password that they use for every other
program. If your student had to have
their password reset, I reset the password to 1234. If you have any problems,
please email me or text me through Remind. J
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Class Code of Fendley’s Homeroom: 76PTWC
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Class Code of Osborn’s Homeroom: 4H2VX5
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BoomLearning: https://wow.boomlearning.com/student-login
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The username will be your student’s first names
& last name initial followed by an underscore (_) and the word “fendley”.
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Example: Lily Moldenhauer = lilym_fendley
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Password: 1234
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If your student goes by a shortened version of
their given name, the username will reflect that. Rebecca White =
beccaw_fendley
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Genre review:
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Genre
Jeopardy #1
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Genre
Jeopardy #2
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Subject-Verb Agreement:
Subject-Verb
Slam Dunk!
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