Week 12 Oct. 29th-Nov. 2nd

Team Urban,

It is hard to believe that November is almost upon us! Speaking of November, please remember that November 2nd is the end of the first trimester and AR deadline. October assessment logs will go home sometime this week.

I appreciate all of you who have already signed up for conferences and finding a time slot convenient for you. 

As report card season is upon us, please keep in mind that ILCS assesses on end of the year mastery. This means that we are working towards mastery by the end of third grade. Many kiddos will not meet end of the year mastery in the first trimester and could very well be a 2 in areas, as they work towards that end of year mastery of a 3. Keep in mind when looking at assessment logs, the % score is composed of several standards assessed in that test to come up with a total score. For example, a Reading Test is made up of several reading, writing, or language standards.  Within those standards being assessed, there can be a standard or so that a student is not showing mastery even though an 80% is achieved.

A recent reading test pictured above shows five students and their final scores to the left. The fraction listed under each common core standard show the correct answers over the total number of problems of that standard in the test. As you can see, most have a standard they have yet to show mastery on in some standards.  This is just one snapshot of what I am looking at over multiple assessments for the trimester.

Here are some pictures of students working on math word problems using a brace map for their thinking.







Homework 
Due Daily: Math fact practice
Due on Friday:
80 minutes (4 entries) in Reading Log 
"Turn In" Google Classroom writing 
Remember to study spelling based on your child's pretest

ELA:
Read: Begin chapter book reading of The Year of Miss Agnes
Discussing how readers use evidence from texts to understand what they read, and discuss how writers include characters dialogue and actions to affect the events in a story. 
Conventions: adverbs  
Spelling: consonant blends
1. splash 
2. throw
3. three
4. square
5. scream
6. strike
7. street
8. split
9. splurge
10. thrill
11. strength
12. squeak
13. throne
14. scratch
15. squeeze
Challenge words
16. squid
17. squander
18. arthritis
19. instrument
20. strategy

Math:
Continue Topic #5: Fluently multiply and divide within 100

Science: Environmental traits

Dates to remember:
Monday, Oct. 29th: Field Trip Arrive at school at 6:30am in rm 5
Tuesday, OCt. 30th: APEX assembly
Wednesday, Oct. 31st: PJ day and Halloween celebration 11-1
Friday, Nov. 2nd: AR deadline
Friday, November 9th: Patriot's Day
Friday, November 9th: 1st trimester awards assembly
Monday-Tuesday November 12-13 No School
Tuesday, November 13th: Conferences begin

Have a great week Team Urban!

Week 11 Oct. 22-26

Team Urban,

With the end of the 1st trimester approaching, conference email signups will go out at 3:00 pm on Friday the 19th. Please remember each conference time is scheduled for 20 min.  I know this time is short, however, make sure you are on time so other sibling conferences are not impacted. If you are late, please email me to reschedule for another time slot.  

Students have until Nov. 2nd to make their AR goal for the first trimester. 

Field Trip Chaperones: Chaperones are free of charge.  All other parents who wish to attend the field trip, unless you have a pass, must pay $15 to me before Oct. 26th. 

• Mrs. Ferguson
• Mrs. Reyes
• Mr. Casavan
• Mrs. Amick

Here are some great pictures from Mrs. Pettit from the Spirit Days this week at school.

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This Week:

ELA:

• Read The Athabascans
• Discuss how readers use evidence from texts to understand what they read, and discuss how writers include characters dialogue and actions to affect the events in a story. 
• Conventions: adverbs and capitalization 
• Writing:  finish narrative  
• Spelling: Compound words

1. sunglassess
2. football
3. homework
4. haircut
5. popcorn
6. railroad
7. snowstorm
8. earring
9. scarecrow
10. blueberry
11. butterflies
12. lawnmower
13. campground
14. sandbox
15. toothbrush
16. thumbtacks
17. earthquake
18. scrapbook
19. courthouse
20. whirlpool

Math:

• Begin Topic 5 - Understanding patterns in multiplication (If your child needs/wants extra practice for the Topic, it is always assigned to them from their pretest)

Homework:

• Math Facts due Daily
• Google Classroom question due Friday
• 4 Reading Log entries due Friday

Dates to Remember:

• Monday, October 22nd - Food Drive begins
• Friday, October 26th- Spelling Test, Athabascans Test, STAR reading test
• Monday, October 29th - Safari Park Field Trip
• Tuesday, Oct. 30th - Apex Fun Run Assembly
• Wednesday, Oct. 31st - Halloween Celebration in class 11-1
• Friday, November 2nd - Last day to meet AR goal
• Friday, November 2nd - Oct. Assessment Log goes home

Have a great week Team Urban!

Week 10 Oct. 15-19

Team Urban,

This upcoming week is going to be full of spirit and fun! If students are not dressing out for spirit week, they will still be required to adhere to the school dress code.

Here is the spirit schedule for the week:

• Monday - Color Splash Monday-go crazy with color 
• Tuesday - Tacky Tourist Tuesday
• Wednesday - Wacky Wednesday
• Thursday - Throwback Thursday-Dress as your favorite decade
• Friday - Pajama Day Friday

Here are some pictures of students working on finding the key details in chapters and stating the main idea from Treasure in the Trees.

Field Trip:

Here is a recap of some important information for our Safari Park Field Trip on Oct. 29th.

-Can I drive my child to and from the field trip? Yes.

-Can I drive my child's friend? Only if their parent is in the car as well.

-Can I just drive my child straight to the Safari Park without coming to school at 6:30am.? No.  You and your child must check in with me at school and then sign them out into your custody at school.

-Can I go if I am not picked as a chaperone? Yes, however, you will still need to pay at the group rate of $15 to me before Oct. 26th.

-Can siblings go? As long as they are in your care and you are not an assigned chaperone.

-Can I bring a sibling if I am a chaperone? No.

-Can I stay with my child at the Safari Park when the school leaves? Yes, as long as you meet us at the time/place of departure to sign your child over to your supervision.

-Can I/husband be a chaperone? Yes, as long as you/husband have your current Megan's Law clearance on file in the office.

-How will I know if I am a chaperone? I will notify you by person or email by the end of this week.

-Do I need to ride the bus if I am a chaperone? No, but it is expected that you are there upon our arrival at Safari Park if you choose to drive yourself.

-What is the cost for a chaperone and non-chaperone? Chaperones are included in the group rate, and non-chaperones will need to pay the group rate of $15 to me before Oct. 26th. If not, it will be full price the day of the field trip.

-Do we have to pay for parking? No, but you must mention you are with ILCS (Inland Leaders Charter School) at the parking lot entrance.

-Please check on Parent Square for our arrival at the park and back to school. We are expected to be back at school between 3:30pm and 4pm.


Homework 
This month, our school is focusing on Owning Actions for ROAR. We set a class goal about owning our actions with homework due each day/week. Our class had a discussion and set a goal for all students turn in homework 90% of the time each week. We will be charting our progress each week.

This week:

Due Daily: Math facts
Reading Log: Students should be writing down what they read every day for 20 min.  Parents: please sign reading log if reading was completed.  When looking at each student's AR goal, the students who are doing nightly reading are achieving their goals and their growth in reading is evident. Many reading logs are still blank for October. November 2nd is the last day for students to take AR tests for the 1st trimester.  As of right now, 3 students are still below 50% of their AR goal.  


Our ELA focus this week will be:

• Writing: narrative  
• Spelling: no spelling this week

Math:

• Review for cumulative math test Topics 1-4

Dates to Remember: 

• Monday, October 15th -19th: Spirit Week
• Oct. 18th: Disaster Drill
• Oct. 19th: Parent sign ups for conferences go out digitally
• Oct. 22nd: Food drive begins
• Oct. 29th: Apex Fun Run begins
• Oct. 30th: Apex Fun Run Assembly
• Nov. 2nd: Last day to AR and meet goal

Have a great week Team Urban!

Week 9 Oct. 8-12

Team Urban,

Students continued to RACE respond this week as a group and individually.  I know the explanation portion of RACE can be difficult sometimes.  The explanation sentence is a statement or two making a connection as to why the evidence supports their answer. Please remember this is still a work in progress and we are working towards mastery.  We may not be there yet, but we will continue working on our response to reading in class each week.

THIS WEEK:

ELA: students will continue working on main idea and supporting details in literature while finishing Treasure in the Trees.
Treasure in the Trees test on Friday.

Writing: Narrative writing

Spelling: ou, ow, oi, oy patterns

Spelling Words:

proud
shower
hour
amount
voyage
choice
avoid
thousand
prowl
employ
bounce
poison
annoy
appoint
broil
Challenge words:
however
mountain
coward
turmoil
chowder

Math: Topic 4 Post Test on FRIDAY. Please have your child review and rework the pretest by Friday. I will be sending home an a paper called "Managing your Mastery." This tool will help them structure their Pretest evidence for Topic 4 due by Friday.

Science: We began our exploration stations in Magnetism this week. Student discovered different strengths of magnets and explored with magnetism through objects.  






HOMEWORK: 
Google Classroom: Due every Friday morning
Fact Practice: Due every day
Reading: every night for 20 minutes minimum.  If your child has yet to meet their goal, their nightly and weekend minutes need to be increased. (reading logs checked every Friday)


FIELD TRIP: 3rd grade is going on their first field trip to the Safari Park in Escondido, Ca.  The permission slip went home last week so please sign and return it as soon as possible. 
-When: Oct. 29th
-Time: Arrive at 6:30am in our classroom
-Depart school: 6:45am on one bus
-Return time: 4:00pm (depending on traffic)
-Items to bring: small backpack, sack lunch, walking shoes, ILCS shirt, water, sunscreen.
-Transportation: 1 bus

Answers to some frequently asked questions are below:

-Can I drive my child to and from? -Yes, the more the merrier. WE are actually encouraging you to do so for this field trip.
-Can I drive my child's friend?-Only if their parent is in the car as well.
-Can I just drive my child straight tp the Safari Park without coming to school at 6:30 a.m.?-No.  You and your child must check in with me at school and then sign them out into your custody at school. 
-Can I go if I am not picked as a chaperone?- Yes. The cost is $15 exact cash payment to your child's teacher by Oct. 26th.  If it is not paid by then, it will be full price on the day of the trip.
-Can siblings go?-As long as they are in your care and you are not an assigned chaperone.
-Can I bring a sibling if I am a chaperone?-No.
-Can I stay with my child at the Safari Park when the school leaves?-Yes, as long as you meet us at the time/place of departure to sign your child over to your supervision.
-Can I/husband be a chaperone?-Yes, as long as you/husband have your current Megan's Law clearance on file in the office.
-How do I let you know I want to chaperone?-Sign bottom of permission slip.
-How will I know if I am a chaperone?-I will notify you by person or email as soon as all permission slips are turned in.
-Do I need to ride the bus if I am a chaperone?-No but it is recommended and expected that you are there upon our arrival at Safari Park if you chose to drive yourself.



Have a great week Team Urban!