Mrs. Fendley's Outstanding, Wonderful Learners!

Last week, we were able to enjoy a fabulous field trip! Thank you so much to all of the parents and grandparents who helped us chaperone such a fun event!

This week, we will continue our fiction unit. Students will learn about the literary nonfiction genre and will work with texts such as Owl Moon by Jane Yolen and Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin. We will also review skills such as identifying plot structure and character traits as we continue our novel study on Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo.

We will also be reviewing dictionary skills. There are great review and practice activities on both Study Island and Education Galaxy. I have also uploaded new BoomCard activities to help students review the skills we are currently learning. We will have a graded passage and dictionary skills activity on Friday, January 18. In Social Studies, we will learn about different type of communities, such as rural, urban, and suburban. We are working on our week 17 Social Studies Weekly. Students have access to the digital copy of this newspaper on through their Ready Hub account. This newspaper is due on Tuesday, January 22. Within our Living Wax project, we are working on writing interview scripts. We will film interviews in 2 weeks!

For homework, we will have spelling due on Friday, January 18 over the Single Syllable Homophones list.

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

Rachel Fendley

3rd Grade ELAR Teacher, Kimberlin Academy

Reminders:

January 21 – No School for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 31 - Living Wax Costume Dress Rehearsal

February 7 – Living Wax Night from 6:30-7:30

Helpful Links:

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

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

Online Resources for Skills Practice:

o Imagine Literacy * New program! We have started using s new program here at school called Imagine Literacy. It is recommended that students complete at least 1, 20-minute lesson a week.

o Study Island Reading: Click on “Texas Programs” and select “Reading”. Then you may select any skill that you would like to work on. Start with the mini-lesson and then work through the activities! Student login information is in their blue folders.

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

§ The username will be your student’s first names & last name initial followed by an underscore (_) and the word “fendley”.

§ Example: Lily Moldenhauer = lilym_fendley

§ Password: 1234 or students may have changed it

§ If your student goes by a shortened version of their given name, the username will reflect that. Rebecca White = beccaw_fendley

Monday, December 10, 2018

Snapshot for December 10

Last week, we were able to enjoy wonderful timeline presentations and a fun field trip! Last week, students started writing their Living Wax biography rough draft. Students are allowed to type these on Google Docs or they may submit a written copy for editing. Every student had their Google Docs log-in taped to the inside of their green agenda today. Last week we went over biography writing and gave students biography checklists to help them complete this task. They have also been given time to work on these during class. Living Wax biographies (rough draft) are due for editing on Monday, December 17.

This week, we will continue our informational unit. Students will continue to apply their main idea and drawing conclusions skills to an informational text. We will also continue to study nonfiction text features. Students will have a text features quiz on Monday, Dec. 17. A study guide went home with them today and both Education Galaxy and Study Island have text feature study resources. We will also have fun Christmas Carol stations to connect to our field trip. Students will be able to reenact the play using reader’s theater scripts and will be able to sequence the story to track the changes that Scrooge makes during the story. Students will have a quiz over The Christmas Carol on December 18. A study guide has been linked and will be sent home. In Social Studies, we will continue our Cultural Celebrations Unit, focusing on the traditions from Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Christmas.

For homework, we will have spelling due on Friday, Dec 14 over the Common Open Syllables list. There is also an extra credit opportunity with the passage “Reindeer”, which is due on Dec. 19. Students must show text evidence for the assignment to be accepted.

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

Rachel Fendley

3rd Grade ELAR Teacher, Kimberlin Academy

Reminders:

December 14 – Spelling Test, Mrs. Fendley will be out.

December 17- Text Features Quiz, Biography Rough Draft Due

December 18- Christmas Carol Quiz

December 20- Holiday Party from 2:15-3:15! Please visit the sign-up to donate supplies!

December 24- January 7- Winter Break! Students will return on Jan. 8!

January 10 – SPARK Field Trip!

January 31 - Living Wax Costume Dress Rehearsal

February 7 – Living Wax Night from 6:30-7:30

Helpful Links:

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

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

Online Resources for Skills Practice: All of our links can be found at our new padlet account and on the classroom blog.

o Imagine Literacy * New program! We have started using s new program here at school called Imagine Literacy. It is recommended that students complete at least 1, 20-minute lesson a week.

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

§ The username will be your student’s first names & last name initial followed by an underscore (_) and the word “fendley”.

§ Example: Lily Moldenhauer = lilym_fendley

§ Password: 1234 or students may have changed it

§ If your student goes by a shortened version of their given name, the username will reflect that. Rebecca White = beccaw_fendley

Friday, November 16, 2018

Snapshot for November 26

Next week, I will be grading our Living Wax research notebooks. Please make sure that students bring their research notebook back on Monday, November 26 to be graded. The next assignment in this project is a Timeline Homework Project. Please click on the included link to see the project letter and requirements. Timelines and orally presentations will be due on Tuesday, December 4.

Students did a great job on their District Assessment. Scores from the assessment and individual focus areas were sent home in student agendas today. A new technology incentive program was also sent home today, called “Thankful Turkeys”. This is an optional program to encourage students to practice their reading skills using our wonderful technology programs. Students can use Education Galaxy or Study Island to pull up activities based on their individual focus areas from the District Assessment. J

Next week, we will continue our informational unit. Students will continue to apply their main idea and drawing conclusions skills to an informational text. We will also study nonfiction text features. We will complete our review of capitalization rules and then move on to adverbs grammar.

For homework, we will have spelling due on Friday, Nov 30 over the Complex Consonants list. Timelines and orally presentations will be due on Tuesday, December 4.

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

Rachel Fendley

3rd Grade ELAR Teacher

Kimberlin Academy

Reminders:

November 19-23 – Thanksgiving Break!

December 4 - Timelines and orally presentations will be due

December 7- PTA Spirit Sticks on sale during lunch!

December 11- College Shirt Day!

January 31 - Living Wax Costume Dress Rehearsal

February 7 – Living Wax Night from 6:30-7:30

Helpful Links:

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

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

Online Resources for Skills Practice: All of our links can be found at our new padlet account and on the classroom blog.

o Imagine Literacy * New program! We have started using s new program here at school called Imagine Literacy. It is recommended that students complete at least 1, 20-minute lesson a week.

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

§ The username will be your student’s first names & last name initial followed by an underscore (_) and the word “fendley”.

§ Example: Lily Moldenhauer = lilym_fendley

§ Password: 1234 or students may have changed it

§ If your student goes by a shortened version of their given name, the username will reflect that. Rebecca White = beccaw_fendley

Friday, November 9, 2018

Snapshot for November 12

Next week, we will continue researching our Living Wax individuals. We are encouraging students to bring books on their assigned individual to school to help them research this week. If you have any books at home or access to a library, please feel free to send them to school inside of backpacks. We will be providing internet resources here at school. Research notebooks will be will be due for a progress check on Monday, November 12. We will also be introducing the next assignment of our Living Wax project, which is creating a timeline over their person’s life.

Students did a great job on their District Assessment. Once they have all been graded we will communicate the scores with you. J

Next week, we will move towards or informational unit. Students will compare a fiction and an informational Thanksgiving passage and will work to apply their main idea and drawing conclusions skills to an informational text. Students will get to solve a turkey mystery to find the stolen Tom Turkey on Thursday! We will also review capitalization rules in grammar.

For homework, we will have our “Marvelous Memories” interview assignment due on November 16. Due to the length District assessment, we will take our missed spelling test from this week, “Consonant Doubling When Adding an Ending” list, on November 12.

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

Rachel Fendley

3rd Grade ELAR Teacher

Kimberlin Academy

Reminders:

November 10- PTA carnival! *Ms. Franz and I are working from 3-4! We hope to see you there!

November 12- Research Notebook progress check

November 16- Grandparents Day! Invite a grandparent or a grandfriend up to school from 8:30-10! “Marvelous Memories” interview assignment due

January 31- Living Wax Costume Dress Rehearsal

February 7 – Living Wax Night from 6:30-7:30

Helpful Links:

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

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

Online Resources for Skills Practice: All of our links can be found at our new padlet account and on the classroom blog.

Click {here} to download this week's Snapshot!

o Imagine Literacy * New program! We have started using s new program here at school called Imagine Literacy. It is recommended that students complete at least 1, 20-minute lesson a week. J

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

§ The username will be your student’s first names & last name initial followed by an underscore (_) and the word “fendley”.

§ Example: Lily Moldenhauer = lilym_fendley

§ Password: 1234 or students may have changed it

§ If your student goes by a shortened version of their given name, the username will reflect that. Rebecca White = beccaw_fendley

Saturday, November 3, 2018

Snapshot for November 5

Next week, we will start researching our Living Wax individuals. We are encouraging students to bring books on their assigned individual to school to help them research this week. If you have any books at home or access to a library, please feel free to send them to school inside of backpacks. We will be providing internet resources here at school. We are still missing several “Wish List”, so if your student has not been assigned an individual please help them get this submitted as soon as possible. Research notebooks will be given out on Monday, November 5 and will be due for a progress check on Monday, November 12 for a progress check.

Next week, we will focus on identifying the theme of a passage or text and will wrap up our study of fiction genres. Students will have a genres quiz on Thursday, November 8. Please use the attached study guide and your notebook to help you prepare for the quiz. We will also be going over and reviewing passage skills and strategies. We will take our district curriculum assessment on Friday, November 9. Please encourage your students to take their time, check everything twice, and to use their strategies on this assessment.

For homework, we will have our “Consonant Doubling When Adding an Ending” list due on November 9.

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

Rachel Fendley

3rd Grade ELAR Teacher

Kimberlin Academy

Reminders:

November 5 – Explorers begins afterschool!

November 6- Group/Class Pictures and Fall Retakes!

November 8- Genre Quiz

November 9- District Assessment and Spelling Test **Spirit Sticks Sales at lunch!

November 12- Research Notebook progress check

January 31- Living Wax Costume Dress Rehearsal

February 7 – Living Wax Night from 6:30-7:30

Helpful Links:

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

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

Online Resources for Skills Practice: All of our links can be found at our new padlet account and on the classroom blog.

Click {here} for this week's snapshot!

o Imagine Literacy * New program! We have started using s new program here at school called Imagine Literacy. It is recommended that students complete at least 1, 20-minute lesson a week. J

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

§ The username will be your student’s first names & last name initial followed by an underscore (_) and the word “fendley”.

§ Example: Lily Moldenhauer = lilym_fendley

§ Password: 1234 or students may have changed it

§ If your student goes by a shortened version of their given name, the username will reflect that. Rebecca White = beccaw_fendley

Monday, October 1, 2018

Snapshot for October 1

Thank you to all of the families that came out to PTA’s Family Game Night! It was great to see everyone and the games were so much fun! Thank you to everyone who joined PTA! 3^rd Grade had the highest number of PTA memberships and won the PJ Day! We will plan a PJ day for next week and will keep you posted on when it will be. J

Next week, we will continue our novel study over “Be a Perfect Person in Just 3 Days” by Stephen Manes. We will focus on the remaining 4 chapters of this text. Our reading skill will be to identify features of a folktale with a special focus on fables this week. In grammar, we will review possessive nouns. In writing, we will write fall themed personal narratives. We will also start our Explores Unit in Social Studies. There are optional practice links on below.

For homework, we will have our 100 minutes of at home reading assignment due on Monday, October 8. Our R-Controlled Vowels list will be due on October 5.

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

Rachel Fendley

3rd Grade ELAR Teacher

Kimberlin Academy

Reminders:

October 1- Reading Log Due

October 2 – Fall Pictures, Spring Creek PTA Night! *Mrs. Fendley will be serving bread from 6:30-7. J

October 3 – Gilmour Gallop forms due (participation form linked)

October 5 – Donuts with Dudes, Gilmour Gallop race, and PRIDE Parties! R-Controlled Vowels list due

Helpful Links:

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

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

Online Resources for Skills Practice: All of our links can be found at our new padlet account and on the classroom blog.