ThirdGrade

DearStudentsandParents,

Weareveryexcitedtoofficiallymeetallofyounextschoolyear.Topreparefor3rdgrade,youwill

bereadingTWObooksthissummer.Youmaychoosefromamongtheattachedlistofbooktitles.Try

tochooseabookthatreallyinterestsyou,sincereadingshouldalwaysbeenjoyable!Pleasebesure

thatbothbooksarecompletelyreadbythefirstdayofschool,aswewillbetakingAccelerated

Readertestsonbothbooks.Attachedaredirectionsforabookreportaswellasmakingadiorama

depictingthemaineventinyourbookofchoice.Thesewillbegreatwaysforustoknowthatnot

onlydidyoureadyourbooks,butyouunderstoodthemaswell.Also,wewillhavebeautiful

dioramastodisplayinourclassroomandsharewiththe2ndgradersduringourDioramaTourevent!

Anotherwaytobepreparedforthetransitioninto3rdgradeistomaintainskillslearnedin2nd

grade.StudentsaretopracticeskillswithinIXLandRaz-Kidsonlinelearningprogramsforaminimum

of600minutes.(200minutesinIXLMath,200minutesinIXLLanguageArts,and200minutesinRaz-

Kids)Classcreditwillbeassignedforcompletion.Thisisagreatopportunitytogetaheadstartfora

successfulyear.

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).Pleasematchthemathorlanguageartsskillname.

• StudentswillbeabletologinfromFriday,June8–Friday,August17.TheIXLMathandLanguageArtswillcloseforsystemmaintenance,Saturday,August18.

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

Skill(s):ComparingandorderingB.2Comparingnumbersupto1,000B.3Putnumbersupto100inorder

Skill(s):Subtraction-threedigitsJ.3Subtractthree-digitnumbers

Skill(s):Addition-twodigitsG.6Addtwotwo-digitnumbers-withregroupingG.11Writetheadditionsentence-uptotwodigits

Skill(s):MoneyP.13Addandsubtractmoney-upto$1P.16Purchases-doyouhaveenoughmoney-upto$5

Skill(s):Subtraction-twodigitsH.6Subtracttwotwo-digitnumbers-withregroupingH.11Writethesubtractionsentence-uptotwodigits

Skill(s):TimeQ.2MatchanalogclocksandtimesQ.5Readclocksandwritetimes

Skill(s):Addition-threedigitsI.3Additionwiththree-digitnumbers

Skill(s):UnitsofmeasurementS.2MeasureusinganinchrulerS.8Measureusingacentimeterruler

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

Skill(s):SentenceStructureN.1Isthesentenceastatement,question,command,orexclamation?N.2IdentifythesubjectofasentenceN.3IdentifythepredicateofasentenceN.7Unscramblethewordstomakeacompletesentence

Skill(s):ContractionsV.3Formcontractionswith"not"

Skill(s):NounsO.4SortcommonandpropernounsO.5IdentifycommonandpropernounsO.9Isthenounsingularorplural?

Skill(s):Punctuation,capitalization,andformattingW.4Commas:reviewW.5CapitalizingthenamesofpeopleandpetsW.8Capitalization:review

Skill(s):VerbsQ.2Identifyactionverbs

Skill(s):ReferenceSkillsY.1Orderalphabeticallybasedonthefirstletter

Skill(s):TransitionsandsequenceU.2Identifytime-orderwords

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

• Twenty(20)minutesofweeklysustainedreadingandcomprehensionpracticeactivitiesinLexilegrouplevel.

IV.SummerNovelsReadingAssignment:two(2)books,BookDioramaandOpinionPageBook

Report(seeattachedforcompleteinstructions)

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

St.RaymondThirdGradeSummerReading2018REQUIREDSUMMERREADING/ASSIGNMENTFORTHIRDGRADE-2018OpinionPageBookReportandDiorama

• ReadanovelwithinyourLexileZone.ThisbookdoesnotneedtobechosenfromtheprovidedlistofSummerReadingbooks.Afterreadingthebookyoumustcompletethe“OpinionPage”BookReport.(seeattached)Thisreportwillallowustoseewhatyourfavoritepartwas,howyoufeltwhenreadingit,andyourconnectiontothestory.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 Includeawrittendescriptionofthescene(3-5sentences).Thismaybehandwrittenortyped.

o Bringyourdioramaandbookonthefirstdayofschool.Youwillpresentyourdioramathefirstweekofschool.

o PleasenotethatthedioramaissupposedtobeFUN.Weunderstandnoteveryoneisanartist,andthatisokay.Wewillbelookingatyoureffortandabilitytodescribethemainevent.Enjoy!

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.