ThirdGrade

DearStudentsandParents,

Weareveryexcitedtoofficiallymeetallofyounextschoolyear.Topreparefor3rdgrade,youwill

bereadingTWObooksthissummer.Youmaychoosefromamongtheattachedlistofbooktitles.Try

tochooseabookthatreallyinterestsyou,sincereadingshouldalwaysbeenjoyable!Pleasebesure

thatbothbooksarecompletelyreadbythefirstdayofschool,aswewillbetakingAccelerated

Readertestsonbothbooks.Attachedaredirectionsforabookreportaswellasmakingadiorama

depictingthemaineventinyourbookofchoice.Thesewillbegreatwaysforustoknowthatnot

onlydidyoureadyourbooks,butyouunderstoodthemaswell.Also,wewillhavebeautiful

dioramastodisplayinourclassroom,andsharewiththe2ndgradersduringourDioramaTourevent!

Anotherwaytobepreparedforthetransitioninto3rdgradeistomaintainskillslearnedin2nd

grade.StudentsaretopracticeskillswithinIXLandRaz-Kidsonlinelearningprogramsforaminimum

of600minutes.(200minutesinIXLMath,200minutesinIXLLanguageArts,and200minutesinRaz-

Kids)Classcreditwillbeassignedforcompletion.Thiswillletyouhaveagreatopportunitytogeta

headstartforasuccessfulyear.

Pleasepracticeandmemorizeyouradditionandsubtractionfacts(0-18).Ourgoalistocomplete100

problemsin4minutes.Useflashcardstopracticeyourfactseachdayfor10minutes.Wewillbe

takingtimedtestinthefirstweekofschool.Wealsoencourageallstudentstokeepawritingjournal

overthesummer,notonlywillthishelpyoumaintainandpracticeyourhandwriting,butitwillalso

helpyoukeepyourwritingskillsfreshasweheadintoFall.Youmaybringyourjournalintosharethe

firstweekofschool.

Haveawonderfulandsafesummer.WearelookingforwardtoseeingyouinAugust.

Sincerely,Ms.HinshawandMrs.Eichman

SummerWork,Grade3

SummerworkatSt.Raymondisanimportantcomponentoftheacademicprogram.Thepurposeofsummerworkisto:1)Providespecificinstructionalpracticeonthoseessentialstandardsforentryintothenextgradelevel,and2)Providestructuredpracticeofessentialskills.Studentsaretopracticetheskills(asdetailedbelow)aminimumof600minutes(200minutesIXLMath,200minutesIXLLanguageArtsand200minutesRaz-Kids).Thisencourages20minutesofpracticeforeachcontentareaweekly.Studentsmaycompleteminutesinthemannerthatbestsupportsfamilytravelandsummerplans(i.e.moreminutessomeweeksandfewerminutesotherweeks).Studentshaveunlimitedaccesstogradelevelcurriculumandaretocontinuetopracticethroughoutthesummerevenifmasteryoftheassignedstandard(100%)isaccomplished.Teacherswillviewthetimespentpracticing,problemspracticed,thenumberofskillsattempted/mastereduponreturntoschool.Classcreditwillbeassignedforcompletion.Pleasenote:

• Letterand/ornumbercanbesubjecttochange(IXLsystemupdates).Pleasecheckthattheskillpracticedmatcheswhatiswritteninparentheses.

• StudentswillbeabletologinfromFriday,June9–Friday,August18.TheIXLMathandLanguageArtswillcloseforsystemmaintenance,Saturday,August19.

I. IXLMath:Grade2SkillsLibrary MathPractice(20-30minutesweekly)

Skill(s):Addition-twodigitsG.6(Addtwotwo-digitnumbers-withregrouping)G.7(Additioninput/outputtables-uptotwodigits)

Skill(s):Subtraction-threedigitsJ.3(Subtractthree-digitnumbers)J.4(Subtractioninput/outputtables-uptothreedigits)

Skill(s):Subtraction-twodigitsH.6(Subtracttwotwo-digitnumbers-withregrouping)H.7(Subtractioninput/outputtables-uptotwodigits)

Skill(s):MoneyP.15(Addandsubtractmoney-upto$1:wordproblems)P.16(Purchases-doyouhaveenoughmoney-upto$5)P.19(Howmuchmoretomakeadollar?)

Skill(s):Addition-threedigitsI.3(Additionwiththree-digitnumbers)I.4(Additioninput/outputtables-uptothreedigits)

Skill(s):TimeQ.1(Matchanalogclocksandtimes)Q.9(ElapsedtimeI)

Skill(s):MeasurementS.2(Measureusinganinchruler)S.8(Measureusingacentimeterruler)

II. IXLLanguageArts:Grade2SkillsLibrary LanguageArtsPractice(20-30minutesweekly)

Skill(s):NounsD.1(Selectthenouns)D.2(Whichwordisanoun?)D.3(Identifynouns)

Skill(s):PossessivepronounsQ.1(Identifypossessivepronouns)Q.2(Usepossessivepronouns)

Skill(s):PossessivenounsG.1(Identifyplurals,singularpossessives,andpluralpossessives)G.2(Formthesingularorpluralpossessive)

Skill(s):AdjectivesT.1(Usesensewords)T.2(Doestheadjectivetellyouwhatkindorhowmany?)

Skill(s):ActionVerbsH.1(Useactionverbs)H.2(Identifyactionverbs)

Skill(s):AlphabeticalorderOO.1(Orderalphabeticallybasedonthefirstletter)OO.2(Orderalphabeticallybasedonthefirsttwoletters)

III.Raz-KidsReadingAssignment:www.kidsa-z.com

• Twenty(20)minutesofweeklysustainedreadingandcomprehensionpracticeactivitiesinLexilegrouplevel.

IV.SummerNovelsReadingAssignment:two(2)books,BookDioramaandOpinionPageBook

Report(seeattachedforcompleteinstructions)

St.RaymondThirdGradeSummerReading2017REQUIREDSUMMERREADING/ASSIGNMENTFORTHIRDGRADE-2017OpinionPageBookReportandDiorama

• ReadanovelwithinyourLexileZone.ThisbookdoesnotneedtobechosenfromtheprovidedlistofSummerReadingbooks.Afterreadingthebookyoumustcompletethe“OpinionPage”BookReport.(seeattached)Thisreportwillallowustoseewhatyourfavoritepartwas,howyoufeltwhenreadingit,andifitremindsyouofanythingelse.Thispageisduethefirstdayofschool.

• ReadabookfromtheSummerReadinglist.Thisbookdoesnothavetofallwithinyour

LexileZone.YoumaychooseanybookfromtheprovidedSummerReadinglist.The3rdgradeclassandteacherswouldlovetohearaboutthestoryyouchose.Youmustconstructadiorama.

o Adioramaisathree-dimensionalsceneforviewinginabox,whichincludes

modelsofpeople,buildings,plants,andanimals,depictingthemaineventofthebookyouchose.

o Youmayuseasmallboxlikeashoeorcerealboxorsomethingsimilar,alongwithavarietyofmaterialssuchascardboard,constructionpaper,fabric,wood,clay,aluminumfoiletc.

o Pleaseincludeawrittendescriptionofthescene(3-5sentences).Thismaybehandwrittenortyped.

o Bringyourdioramaandbookonthefirstdayofschool.Youwillpresentyourdioramathefirstweekofschool.

o PleasenotethatthedioramaissupposedtobeFUN.Weunderstandnoteveryoneisanartist,andthatisokay.Wewillbelookingatyoureffortandabilitytodescribethemainevent.Enjoy!

SummerReadingList–3rdGrade

Author Title LexileLevelJudyBlume FreckleJuice 400L Superfudge 560L TalesofaFourthGradeNothing 470L RoaldDahl FantasticMr.Fox 600L KateDiCamillo Flora&Ulysses 520L TaleofDespereaux 670L SidFleischman TheWhippingBoy 570L LouisSachar Holes 660L MadeleineL’Engle AWrinkleinTime 740L CynthiaKadohata Kira-Kira 740L BeverlyCleary BeezusandRamona 740L GeorgeSelden TheCricketinTimesSquare 780L RobertC.O’Brien Mrs.FrisbyandtheRatsofNIMH 790L FrancineSabin AmeiliaEarhart AdventureintheSky 820L DonBrown TheAdventuresofMarkTwain 840L RichardAtwater M.Popper’sPenguins 910L

RAZ-KIDSSummerEnrichmentDearParents,CONGRATULATIONS!YourchildhasaccesstoawonderfulworldofbooksthroughRaz-Kids(KidsA-Z)www.kidsa-z.com.Raz-Kidshelpsstudentsimprovetheirreadingskillsastheylistentoabookreadformodeledfluency.Then,ifthecomputerhasabuilt-inrecordfunction,theycanrecordthemselvesreadingthesamebook.Or,studentscanreadthebooktothemselvesoraloudforpractice.Interactivequizzesareavailableattheendofeachbooktocheckforunderstanding.Remember,themoreyourchildreads,thebetterreaderheorshewillbecome!Pleasehaveyourincoming3rdgraderengagein20minutesofRaz-Kidsweeklythroughoutsummer.Hereishowtoaccessthewebsiteandyourchild'ssummerreadingassignmentfromanycomputerconnectedtotheInternet:

1. Gotowww.kidsa-z.comfromyourInternetbrowser.2. Typeintheteacher'susernamepeichman0andclickGO.

3. Findyournameonthechartandclickonthatsymbol.4. Enteryourpassword(refertoattachedlabel)5. Thebooksinyourchild'sassignmentandstarsearnedappearonapersonalassignment

page.Yourchildcanchoosetolisten,read,ortakeaquizbyclickingonthesymbolsbeloweachbook.