On Friday, your child was introduced to a website that we are going to publish our writing on. It is titled "Story Jumper." Your child has a login card for school and also has a login card for home. Your child should have brought home his/her login card on Friday. You will need to help set up his/her account at home. I am expecting your child to work on his/her story throughout the next few weeks AT HOME. MAPS, or MISIC, testing will begin this week and we will not have access to a classroom set of laptops for several weeks. Unfortunately, that means we will not be able to work on the books at school, so students will have to work on them at home. If your child does not have access to the Internet at home, he/she can come in to the classroom before school at 8:00 AM and work on it during that time. Your child will have to let me know if he/she is coming in before that morning, so I can plan on him/her being there. If you have any questions, feel free to let me know. Thanks!
We have only finished the Iowa Tests a couple of weeks ago, and it is time to start talking about the MAPS, or MISIC tests. Later this week, and Monday and Tuesday next week, we are planning on taking the spring MAPS
tests. We are taking the first test on Thursday and will take the other tests on the following Monday and Tuesday. Please see that your child is getting a good
night’s rest and having breakfast at home OR at school, so he/she is ready for
the tests next week. Also, like the Iowa
Testing, please assure your child that these tests are important and it is
important that he/she tries his/her best on the tests. Your child is also aware of his/her score from the MAPS tests in the fall and has set goals of where he/she would like to score in the spring. I will send home a copy of your child's goal sheet on Wednesday so you can discuss the importance of the tests with your child. On his/her goal sheet, you will notice the average score for the spring, so you are aware of the "average score" for 3rd graders. Please contact me with any questions.
Yet another reminder about homework: Book Clubs are assigned every Monday and Friday. Hopefully your child showed you the information sheets or explained how Book Clubs are organized. Please remember to check that your child is completing his or her Book Club assignments. BOOK CLUB READING IS TO TAKE PLACE AT HOME. YOUR CHILD IS TO READ THE AMOUNT OF READING THE GROUP DECIDED ON AT HOME. YOUR CHILD IS ALSO TO BE WRITING THEIR THOUGHTS ON THE POST-IT NOTES THAT I HAVE PROVIDED THEM. IF THEY ARE NOT COMPLETING THE POST-ITS, THEY ARE NOT COMPLETING THE ASSIGNMENT. STUDENTS MUST DO AT LEAST 3 POST-ITS EVERY ASSIGNMENT! Again, whatever your child is assigned on Friday, will be discussed on Monday. Whatever your child is assigned on Monday, will be discussed on Friday. Your child should have plenty of time to complete his or her reading for the next time the Book Club meets. THIS IS HOMEWORK TO BE COMPLETED AT HOME. IF YOUR CHILD MISPLACED ANY OF THE INFORMATION SHEETS AND YOU WOULD LIKE A COPY, PLEASE LET ME KNOW SO I CAN GIVE YOU ANOTHER COPY! Please contact me with any questions. Thanks!
Lastly, there will be a 3-hour early dismissal on Wednesday, April 10th, due to teacher in-service. Students will be dismissed at 12:25 PM, so please plan accordingly.
Have a wonderful week!
Mrs. McCarville
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