Ms. Harvey's class will have homework every TUESDAYS, beginning today 8/23/16. The homework should be completed and returned on WEDNESDAY. They will be bringing home a copy of the textbook to use while they are completing their homework. For this homework they will be referring to pp 34-35 in their textbook. It is IMPERATIVE that they bring their textbook back to class the following day. I am counting their textbook return as part of their homework. If they forget to bring it in, they will use their homework late pass, and if it continues they will ultimately lose out on Fun Friday. Ms. Eisenbacher and Ms. Sawyer's classes will have homework every WEDNESDAY beginning tomorrow 8/24/16 which should be completed and returned on THURSDAY. They will also be taking textbooks home. Please ensure that your child has their textbook in their backpack to return the following day. Thank you!
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Science homework will be given to each class once a week.
If your child is in Class 3A (Mrs. Harvey's homeroom) you can expect your child to have science homework on TUESDAYS. If your child is in Class 3B (Ms. Eisenbacher's HR) or 3C (Ms. Sawyer's HR) you can expect your child to have science homework on WEDNESDAYS. Science homework will begin being sent home starting next week (Aug 22-26). Here are a few reminders about homework this year!
Reading/ELA: *Please remember to watch and listen to your child read nightly. It is very important to support them as they read higher level books and develop their vocabulary. *Pick a just right book (A quick check is around 3-5 small errors on a random page. No errors may be too easy. More than that is too hard for independent reading.) *The Lexile Band for 2nd-3rd grade is 420-820. As a third grader, our goal is to be reading near the middle to upper end of that, so look for books in that range at the library or bookstore. (You can even look up titles at Lexile.com) *Modeling proper reading pace and inflection will help improve student reading.Show them what a great reader sounds like by reading a page here and there or get two copies of the same book and trade off reading chapters to each other. Plus, 3rd graders LOVE to be read to still-cherish it while it lasts! *Accelerated Reader (AR) books are also leveled to help you pick out appropriate books at home. They are leveled 3.4 for 3rd grade, 4th month for example. (It's ok to be "close" or a little ahead.) *Please ask them comprehension questions (provided at the beginning of the year conferences) as they read to you to develop their thinking strategies and become stronger at inferencing. *Identifying question types: is the question about cause-effect, main idea, vocabulary, text features, author's purpose, chronological order, infer, right there. Let them "WOW" you with their knowledge as you ask them questions. This skill will develop throughout the year. (This is a highly-tested 3rd grade skill so any support at home is helpful.) Reading logs are the most time consuming, but also help in so many ways. They actually cover a variety of areas, including reading fluency (pronunciation and speed), vocabulary development, sentence and paragraph structure, summarizing, character analysis, critical thinking, writing development, handwriting/cursive, and the list goes on and on! They can even be used to study Science material by reviewing or previewing that week’s lessons. (In fact, we recommend 2 entries on fiction and 2 on nonfiction in order to keep a good balance.) These are all highly assessed third grade skills and every amount of practice that students receive is critical. For this reason, we do ask that the 15-20 minutes of reading be done out loud, with a parent next to them where they can see the words and assist with errors as needed. We also ask that parents actively guide students with their summarizing skills and help them create good entries. For example: Acceptable: In The Keeping Quilt, Patricia’s great-grandmother moved from Russia to the United States. She outgrew her clothes, so her family got together and added pieces of their own to make a beautiful quilt. The quilt was at many family gatherings for many years. It always reminded the next generations of their grandparents, where they came from, and made them feel connected to each other. (About 50-60 word count and every section completed properly.) Not Acceptable: The book was really good. It was sad when they moved. One day someone got married and a quilt was there. It was pretty. I liked it a lot. Science
Math *Please remember to check nightly homework for accuracy. This is the single most important thing that you can do to ensure your child’s success. *Finishing in 5 minutes may seem great, but if the skill has been practiced incorrectly, it is actually more detrimental than not doing it at all. If a student is ever "stumped" please refer them to the online lesson, homework buddy on Pearson realize, or simply write me a note if you do not have internet access. The website address is PearsonRealize.com. *Math skills should never "go away" just because the chapter or unit has been completed. For this reason, you may see homework (and test questions) that will be on a topic from the past. The goal is to develop long-term memory of this skill. You can do the same thing by asking your child to read a clock when you're out, measure something to the nearest 1/2 inch for you, or add some numbers for you mentally while you shop. *Please practice ways to add to make 10 and other simple addition problems mentally (great for in the car, while shopping, etc.) *Please practice the multiplication tables that they learned while in 2nd grade (0’s,1’s, 2’s, & 3’s) and go all the way up to 12’s *Time, fractions, story problems, area, perimeter, features of plane figures, properties of addition and multiplication, angles, multiplication, and division are all great topics of apps (kids LOVE the apps!) or workbooks (or even “free printables” you can find online) |
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The mission of Plato Academy Charter Schools is to assist students in achieving their full potential by requiring and nurturing high academic and behavioral standards in a safe, supporting, challenging and enthusiastic environment fostered by a commitment and cooperative effort between the school, students, parents, and community. |