Snapshot for October 7

Snapshot for October 7 

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Thank you to everyone who signed up and donated to the PTA Fun Run!  It’s not too late to set up an account and to donate.  We will continue to take donations up until Friday, October 11.  There are 2 new incentives. The next two pass incentives will be “Popsicles on the Playground” and “Silly String War.”  The actual redemption date for these passes will be AFTER we finish gathering all donations.  We will keep you posted once the official date has been set.  Here’s the link for registration.

Here is the link to Fendley's Class Page.  Here is the link to Tran's Class Page.

In class this week, we will complete our reading of the novel study over Back to School, Mallory by Laurie Friedman.  We will continue our study of informational texts.  We will focus on text structure and main/central idea.  Both of these skills can be very tricky and challenging for our 3^rd graders.  To help them, I added new BoomCards and Padlet activities focused on these skill areas. Please see the bottom of the snapshot for information on how to access BoomCards and Padlet.

In writing, we will complete our study verb tenses in grammar this week and will then move on to studying commas usage when listing in a series.   We will also write a persuasive writing told through the eyes of a pumpkin trying to convince the reader not to select him.

For homework, we will have spelling homework and a quiz over the “Words with /j/, /k/, and /kw/” list on Friday, October 11. We will also have an upcoming reading log assignment.  Our next reading log assignment is due on Friday, October 11 for 100 minutes.  

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

+Rachel Fendley

3rd Grade ELAR Teacher

Kimberlin Academy

RFendley@garlandisd.net  

Reminders:

October 14 – Fair Day! No school!

October 15- Heard Field Trip $10.00 and Form due

October 22 - Fall Photos, Parent Teacher Conference Night!

October 28 – Spring Creek PTA Night

Helpful Links:

Spelling City: https://www.spellingcity.com/RMLittre/ 

Mrs. Fendley’s Blog: https://mrsfendleysowls.blogspot.com/

Online Resources for Skills Practice: Optional practice games and resources for current skills are linked our class padlet and BoomCards account.  Each site has different optional practice opportunities.

●       Our class padlet account can be found on the classroom blog or by using the link below.

https://padlet.com/rfendley/owls

●       BoomLearning: https://wow.boomlearning.com/student-login

▪         Students have their BoomCard username stapled to their agendas

▪         Password: 1234 or students may have changed it

Snapshot for October 1

Snapshot for October 1 

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Thank you to everyone who signed up and donated to the PTA Fun Run!  It’s not too late to set up an account.  Please see the linked flyer for more information.

In class this week, we will continue reading our novel study over Back to School, Mallory by Laurie Friedman.  We will also start our study of informational texts.  We will focus on text structure and main idea.  Both of these skills can be very tricky and challenging for our 3^rd graders.  To help them, I will be adding new BoomCards and Padlet activities focused on these skill areas. Please see the bottom of the snapshot for information on how to access BoomCards and Padlet.

In writing, we will wrap up our personal narrative unit.  We are writing short stories about one moment from our lives.  We study verb tenses in grammar this week.  There will be a graded assignment of common and proper nouns on Thursday, October 3.    

For homework, we will have spelling homework and a quiz over the “Three Letter Blends” list on Friday, October 4. We will also have an upcoming reading log assignment.  To cut down on the number of due dates, our next reading log assignment will not be due until Friday, October 4.  Moving forward all reading logs and spelling assignments will both be due on Fridays. 

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

@Rachel Fendley

3rd Grade ELAR Teacher

Kimberlin Academy

RFendley@garlandisd.net  

Reminders:

September 4 – Donuts for Dudes at 7:30 am, Fun Run during Specials

October 8 – Spring Creek PTA Night

October 14 – Fair Day! No school!

October 22 - Fall Photos

Helpful Links:

Spelling City: https://www.spellingcity.com/RMLittre/ 

Mrs. Fendley’s Blog: https://mrsfendleysowls.blogspot.com/

Online Resources for Skills Practice: Optional practice games and resources for current skills are linked our class padlet and BoomCards account.  Each site has different optional practice opportunities.

●       Our class padlet account can be found on the classroom blog or by using the link below.

https://padlet.com/rfendley/owls 

●       BoomLearning: https://wow.boomlearning.com/student-login

▪         Students have their BoomCard username stapled to their agendas

▪         Password: 1234 or students may have changed it

Snapshot for September 16

Snapshot for September 16 

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Today student went down to take their MAP Reading test.  I am so proud of the effort and strategies that I saw today.  Several students did not complete the test and will be going to finish it throughout the week.  We are also making great progress on our DRA assessments and are nearly done!  J

Due to MAP and DRA testing we are behind on our Back to School, Mallory novel study but will get back on track this week.  This week we will also study a story and a collection of poems focusing on figurative language and describing the author’s use of similes, metaphors, and hyperboles.  While looking at the story and the poems, we will discuss the structure and characteristics of these two different types of text.

In writing, we will continue our personal narrative unit.  We are writing short stories about one moment from our lives.  We wrap up our study of conjunctions and there will be a graded assignment on Tuesday, September 17.  We will also wrap up our study of common and proper nouns and there will be a graded assignment on Friday, September 20. 

For homework, we will have spelling homework and a quiz over the “ Long I” list on Friday, September 20.   Our next reading log is due on Monday, September 23.

On Saturday, September 21, GISD is hosting the Literacy for Life Community Event from 10:30-3:00 p.m. at the Curtis Culwell Center.  THE CAMPUS WITH THE HIGHEST ATTENDANCE WILL BE AWARDED A CLASS SET OF CHROMEBOOKS AND A CHROMEBOOK CART!  Students are encouraged to dress up as their favorite storybook character for the event.

To help us win the Chromebooks, we are offering the following:

·        Each student who attends will get a ticket to an ICE CREAM/DANCE PARTY.

·        The class with the most students in attendance win "MRS. SULLIVAN'S STORYTIME PARTY WITH COOKIES AND MILK!"

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

+ Rachel Fendley

3rd Grade ELAR Teacher

Kimberlin Academy

RFendley@garlandisd.net  

Reminders:

September 20- Super Family Fun PTA Knight 6-8 pm

September 30- Student holiday!

October 4 – Donuts with Dudes at 7:30 am

Helpful Links:

Spelling City: https://www.spellingcity.com/RMLittre/ 

Mrs. Fendley’s Blog: https://mrsfendleysowls.blogspot.com/

Online Resources for Skills Practice: Optional practice games and resources for current skills are linked our class padlet and BoomCards account.  Each site has different optional practice opportunities.

·        Our class padlet account can be found on the classroom blog or by using the link below.

https://padlet.com/rfendley/owls 

·        BoomLearning: https://wow.boomlearning.com/student-login

§  Students have their BoomCard username stapled to their agendas

§  Password: 1234 or students may have changed it

Snapshot for September 9

Snapshot for September 9

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Thank you so much for coming out to Meet the Teacher on Thursday night! We loved getting to spend the evening getting to talk to you and getting to know you.  If you were unable to attend, the PowerPoint is attached to this snapshot

This week, we will continue to assess students on their oral reading and comprehension skills using our Developmental Reading Assessments (DRAs). We will start the beginning of the year MAP assessments.  In class this week, we will continue reading our first novel study over Back to School, Mallory by Laurie Friedman.  We will also continue to focus on character traits and will focus on the changes we see the characters in our book undergo.  Next week’s focused skill will be on identifying different types of point of view.

In writing, we will continue our personal narrative unit.  We are writing short stories about one moment from our lives.  We wrap up our study of conjunctions and will start our study on common and proper nouns.  There will be a graded assignment of the four types of questions on Friday, September 13.     

For homework, we will have spelling homework and a quiz over the “Long O” list on Friday, September 13.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

@Rachel Fendley

3rd Grade ELAR Teacher

Kimberlin Academy

RFendley@garlandisd.net  

Reminders:

September 12- MAP Math Assessments – Bring a light jacket

September 16- MAP Reading Assessments – Bring a light jacket

September 30 – No School for Students

Helpful Links:

Spelling City: https://www.spellingcity.com/RMLittre/ 

Mrs. Fendley’s Blog: https://mrsfendleysowls.blogspot.com/

Online Resources for Skills Practice: Optional practice games and resources for current skills are linked our class padlet and BoomCards account.  Each site has different optional practice opportunities.

·        Our class padlet account can be found on the classroom blog or by using the link below.

https://padlet.com/rfendley/owls

·        BoomLearning: https://wow.boomlearning.com/student-login

§  Students have their BoomCard username stapled to their agendas

§  Password: 1234 or students may have changed it