Mrs. Fendley's Outstanding, Wonderful Learners!

Friday, June 1, 2018

Snapshot for June 4

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June 4

Next week, we will continue and complete our new novel study and student-led literature circles over the novel Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo. In writing, we will work on cursive writing. We will also finish our 3rd-grade memory writing, which we started this week and that will be due on or before June 5. We will also review our 3rd-grade reading and writing skills with fun, end-of-year activities!

If your student has a yearbook, field day shirt, or any other item that they would like to have their classmates sign, please send it on Thursday, June 7. Students will be given time in my classroom to have a signing celebration!

We do not have any homework but please keep in mind that all assignments must be turned in on or before June 5. A zero will be placed in the gradebook for any assignment that has not been turned in by the end of the day on June 5^th. Please make sure to check Skyward to ensure that your student is not missing any assignment.

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

+ Rachel Fendley

3rd Grade ELAR Teacher

Kimberlin Academy

RMLittre@garlandisd.net

Reminders:

June 5- 3^rd grade Talent Show from 2:25-3:15 and ALL assignments must be turned in

June 6- 3^rd End of the Year Awards at 8:30 a.m.

June 8 – Early Dismissal

Helpful Links:

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

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

www.portaportal.com

Guest code: kimberlin3rd

· STAAR Prep Incentive Program – See PortaPortal

o 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

§ Class Code of Fendley’s Homeroom: 76PTWC

§ Class Code of Osborn’s Homeroom: 4H2VX5

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

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

Writing Resources

· Cursive: Alphabet Animation https://bit.ly/2kGJ02t

· Free Cursive Writing App: https://apple.co/2kFErW8

· Cursive Writing- abCursive App: https://apple.co/2J2tuws

· Cursive Writing Wizard – Handwriting https://bit.ly/2Hf8vRk

Thursday, May 17, 2018

iWrite Eco-Fiction Contest!

Click here to download the class letter!

Next week, students will have the opportunity to take part in the iWrite Literacy Contest! Students will be given work time to create short stories and poems that incorporate the theme of Environmental Fiction or Eco-fiction. Students can then submit their short story or poem online and enter the iWrite Literacy Contest. iWrite will select 65 winners to publish in their annual anthology. The winners will be invited to a book signing celebration in Houston, Texas. To learn more about the contest, please visit https://iwrite.org/i-write-contest/

This is a great opportunity for our students to see their work professionally published. The anthology will also be available at bookstores and online at Amazon.com and Barnes&Noble.com! Being a published author at a young age is great for future resumes and applications!

We will review environmental issues such as pollution in class. Students will also have brainstorming activities, editing opportunities, and will write their poems and short stories in class from May 21-29. Students will have their Environmental Fiction or Eco-fiction short story due for a class composition grade at the end of class on Tuesday, May 29. Students will have their work returned on Tuesday, May 29. Please see the attached grading rubric. Students who would like to enter the contest will have to type their submissions and submit it at https://iwrite.org/i-write-contest/ by May 31.

We included other optional educational resources below. We will cover some of these in class but may not get to all of them due to time restrictions. You can support your student by talking to them about what they plan to write, helping them access the games below, or discussing some of the articles.

Optional Resources:

Brainpop: Username: kimberlines Password: brainpop

· Pollution videos on topics, such as air pollution, water pollution, waste management, humans and the environment, and water supply.

Children’s Literature:

· Top Children's Books on the Environment https://bit.ly/2DpG9SD
· List of Eco-Fiction Books from eco-fiction.com https://bit.ly/2GnVdBz
· Environmental Books for Kids https://bit.ly/1F00G9n

Games:

· Water Pollution
· Interactive Website “EekWorld”
· Scientists in Action: 5 different Fresh Water Now Interactive Games
· The Water Project – 20 Different Games

Friday, May 11, 2018

Snapshot for May 14

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Snapshot for May 14

Here is this week's snapshot if you are unable to get the e-mails. You can download the pdf file by clicking beneath the snapshot picture. All snapshots will be available in pdf form on the "Weekly Snapshots" page {here} once they are sent out and posted!

Thank you to all of the parents who donated their time and supplies to make the STAAR Carnival such a fun experience for all of our students! It was an amazing day and we could not have done it without you!

Next week, students take their STAAR Assessments on Monday (math) and Tuesday (reading). Please encourage students to take their time, use their strategies, and to do their best on these assessments. They may want to bring a jacket, a water bottle, and an extra snack.

With STAAR just around the corner, please take part in our STAAR Prep Incentive Resources. There are new resources available on BoomCards and ReadWorks. Students know their log-in and there are directions at the end of the snapshot. Please see the classroom blog for easy access to these resources. Please see the optional practice links below and on portaportal.com.

Next week, we will also start our new novel study and will break up into student-led literature circles. We will start Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo on Wednesday. Our goal is to cover chapters 1-8 by Friday, May 18.

For homework, we will have our 100 minutes of at home reading assignment due on Wednesday, May 16. We will NOT have spelling or a TFK assignment next week. Please spend time completing one of our reading technology programs, such as Education Galaxy or I-Station, and completing the STAAR Prep Incentive Resources.

Students did a great job on their MAP End of Year Assessments last week! Many of our students did not finish one or both of their assessments. As soon as we know when our students will go back in to finish their assessments, we will let you know!

Reminders:

May 14 – STAAR MATH – No Lunch Visitors

May 15- STAAR READING – No Lunch Visitors

May 16- No Lunch Visitors due to 5^th Grade STAAR Science

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 PortAPortal account and on the classroom blog.

www.portaportal.com

Guest code: kimberlin3rd

· STAAR Prep Incentive Program – See PortaPortal

§ Class Code of Fendley’s Homeroom: 76PTWC

§ Class Code of Osborn’s Homeroom: 4H2VX5

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

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

Sunday, April 22, 2018

Snapshot for April 23

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Snapshot for April 23

Here is this week's snapshot if you are unable to get the e-mails. You can download the pdf file by clicking beneath the snapshot picture. All snapshots will be available in pdf form on the "Weekly Snapshots" page {here} once they are sent out and posted!

Next week, students will “race” through Nonfiction Amazing Race themed stations. We will review skills such as finding the main idea and supporting details of a text, author’s purpose, text features, and using context clues. These stations will allow students to practice these skills with STAAR formatted questions and “Minute-to-Win” styled activities. Please see the optional practice links below and on portaportal.com.

This week students will review prepositions and prepositional phrases. On Wednesday, students will complete the Flocabulary and Education Galaxy prepositions activity for a grade, however, students can access this activity early as a practice.

Please see the attached letter regarding the optional Reading At Home Technology Challenge! that we have started in ELAR! As we prepare for our STAAR reading test, let’s see who can log the most time spent practicing reading skills at home! There will be prizes for the top technology times logged. Every Monday, students will have the opportunity to fill in a class chart to celebrate their accumulated practice time. The competition ends on May 7, 2017.

Please see the attached letter regarding the 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. These are great ways to help practice skills and get ready for the STAAR, which is just right around the corner.

For homework, we will have our 100 minutes of at home reading assignment due on Monday, April 30. We will have a TFK quiz on Friday, April 27 over “The Problem with Plastics”. Click here for the digital copy and the real magazine will be coming home Monday. The Spelling assignment and Friday quiz this week is also over the “Common Closed Syllables”.

Reminders:

April 23 – Students need a sack lunch for our field trip to the GISD planetarium. A copy of the field trip form is attached. Please make sure your student turns this in tomorrow if they have not already.

April 27 – TFK and Spelling due, PRIDE Party!

May 14 – STAAR MATH

May 15- STAAR READING

Helpful Links:

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

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

www.portaportal.com

Guest code: kimberlin3rd

· STAAR Prep Incentive Program – See PortaPortal

§ Class Code of Fendley’s Homeroom: 76PTWC

§ Class Code of Osborn’s Homeroom: 4H2VX5

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

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

Reading Resources:

· Flocabulary: Use student username and password – Context Clues, Main Ideas, Text Features, and Synonyms and Antonyms

· Education Galaxy “Study Plan- Reading” Topics – Context Clues, Main Ideas, Text Features, and Synonyms and Antonyms

· Brain Pop: See Snapshot for login – Main Idea and Context Clues

· Brain Pop Jr. : See Snapshot for login – Main Idea and Synonyms and Antonyms

· Main Idea Millionaire

· Main Idea Lightning Strike

· Main Idea Hamburger Game

· Identify the Text Features

· Nonfiction Memory Match

· Nonfiction Text Jeopardy Game—Multiplayer!

Grammar Resources:

· Flocabulary: Use student username and password – Prepositions

· Education Galaxy “Study Plan- Writing” Topics – Prepositions

· Brain Pop: See Snapshot for login – Prepositions

· Prepositional Phrases Battleship Game

· Fun Preposition Games

· Khan Academy Games

Sunday, April 15, 2018

Snapshot for April 16

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Snapshot for April 16

Here is this week's snapshot if you are unable to get the e-mails. You can download the pdf file by clicking beneath the snapshot picture. All snapshots will be available in pdf form on the "Weekly Snapshots" page {here} once they are sent out and posted!

Next week, we have project presentations over our novel study of Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo. Our “Book the Forth” Quiz” and projects are due on Monday, April 16, 2018. A study guide went home last week and a digital copy is attached here. In reading, we will continue to focus on reviewing fiction reading skills, figurative language, and poetry. Students will continue to review these skill as they “race” through Amazing Race themed stations. These stations will allow students to practice these skills with STAAR formatted questions and “Minute-to-Win” styled activities. Please look below to see the blog post with pictures from last week. Please see the optional practice links below and on portaportal.com. Students will also take their Unit 5 District Reading Assessment on Friday, April 20.

This week students will continue their unit on persuasive writing. Please see the optional practice links below. They will also have time to continue their Fractured Fairytale Project. Students will take their Unit 5 District Writing Assessment on Wednesday, April 18.

For homework, we will have our 100 minutes of at home reading assignment due on Monday, April 23. We will not have a TFK or Spelling assignment this week, due to Open House Night on Thursday. There was an optional Extra Credit assignment that was sent home on Friday. To receive credit for the optional extra credit, students have to use text evidence for their answers. The optional extra credit is due on Friday, April 20. A digital copy has been attached.

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

Reminders:

April 16- Tale of Despereaux Project due

April 16 - Book Fair Opens

April 19 - KAE Open House and Silent Auction from 6:00pm - 8:00pm *Please see Tuesday Folders for a letter regarding ordering food during Open House. J

April 20 - 5th Grading Cycle ends

April 23 - Book Fair closes

Helpful Links:

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

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

www.portaportal.com

Guest code: kimberlin3rd

· STAAR Prep Incentive Program – See PortaPortal

§ Class Code of Fendley’s Homeroom: 76PTWC

§ Class Code of Osborn’s Homeroom: 4H2VX5

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”.