Week of September 1 - 5

I'd like to welcome Mrs. Cox as our math and science teacher! Mrs. Cox has been teaching third grade at Bartram Springs for three years. Previously, she taught in Duval County at Bank of America Academy for 9 years and in Texas. Our transition has gone very well and we are looking forward to working together to make this a great year for all! Also, we would like to welcome our 6 new students who joined our classes this week!

Please see the post below with information about the flu mist program. A flyer was sent on Friday.

RESOURCES THIS WEEK:
Tuesday: PE Wear tennis shoes!
Wednesday: Art
Friday: Music

READING CGA BASELINE: Wednesday and Thursday

Reading: This week, we will begin our first novel study: Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo. We will read this book in class. Students will not bring the book home. The novel is used for instruction of reading strategies and standards. Students will not have comprehension tests about the book, but will be assessed as they read other passages followed by questions based on the strategies we are working on.

For example, our first lessons address the following Florida standard:

LAFS.3.RL.1.3 Describe characters in a story (e.g. their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events

As we read Because of Winn Dixie, we will collect evidence about the main characters to help us understand their traits, motivations, and feelings. Students will complete multiple activities based on this standard. Below are some typical question stems related to this standard. They can be applied to any fictional character or text!

•  Select the sentences in the story that show the main character is _____.
• The main character is ___ in the passage.  Select the sentences that show this feeling.
•  How does the main character feel in the paragraph below?   Select the sentences that show this feeling. 
• Which of the following phrases describes both the main character’s behavior and the author’s writing.

Language: We will review the function of nouns: to name a person, place or thing. Students should be able to identify nouns in a sentence and tell if they name a person, place or thing. Students should be able to write a sentence including three nouns using correct capitalization, punctuation, and spelling of third grade words.

Writing: We will look carefully at the author of Because of Winn Dixie, Kate DiCamillo and what we can learn from her as a story teller that will help us as authors. Students will also work on planning out the characters, setting and sequence of events for a story about Winn-Dixie before he came into the grocery store using a narrative planning tool. 

Math: This week in math we will be sequencing numbers to 1,000.  Using place value to determine the size of numbers to 1,000.  Estimating the sums of 2 and 3 digit numbers and recognizing and representing the groups of 10’s in 3 digit numbers.

Math Homework:

Monday: No School

Tuesday: Unit 3 page 2

Wednesday: Unit 3 pp. 4-5

Thursday: Unit 3 pp. 9

Science: This week in Science we will be learning about the tools scientists use when conducting investigations.  We will be discussing the importance of communication when conducting investigations.

District Flu Mist Program

Today, a Flu Mist Parent Consent form will come home.

From September 2^nd through the 9th, the Duval County School District will host its flu mist program serving schools throughout the district. Only students with signed parent consent forms will be permitted to receive the flu mist vaccine.  

The scheduled day for BSE is September 8th.

Below is additional information you should know about next week’s vaccinations.

·       The flu mist vaccine is completely voluntary.

·       There are no costs to parents for the vaccine.

·       Students with compromised immune systems should contact their physician for guidance - The district will accept and accommodate any medical instructions or restrictions concerning the Flu Mist Program.

Week of August 25th-29th

Woo!  We made it through the first week of school!  We had a great time getting to know each other and getting started on the 3rd grade curriculum!  Students also began CGA testing. They took the math on Thursday and Friday!  This week students will take science on Wednesday and reading baseline the following week on Wednesday and Thursday (9/3 & 9/4).  These tests help us know exactly where your student is at the 3rd grade level.  Thank you for getting all your paperwork back in on time.

Resources will begin this week:
Monday- P.E. (both classes please remember to wear tennis shoes!!!)
Tuesday- Art (both classes)
Thursday- Music (both classes)

This week we will work on...

Reading: We have started the year with informational text. Last week, we looked at several pieces of informational text and how the author organized the information. We know authors use special text features to organize the information and support readers in their understanding.

Text features:

• help us find our way around the text 
• provide visual cues to emphasize important information
• give more information about a topic.

Click on the image below to view a slide show about informational text features.

In class, we identify text features, determine what they tell us, and how they help us as readers.

We have also started to review main idea and supporting details. Using headings and text, we think about the broad main idea and find details to support it. 

Writing: In writing, we have been learning how to answer questions. We have discussed a 2 point written response rubric and looked at examples of answers that would score a 0, 1, and 2. I am very proud of how hard everyone has worked on this. As a class, we have created a checklist to help us remember to include the following in our responses:

• Use specific language from the question to begin our answers.
• Provide strong details or evidence to support our answers.
• Include correct capitalization and punctuation in our sentences and paragraphs.

We will expand on this, but it is a start. Way to go third grade writers!!!

Math:
We will continue our discussions on place value through the thousands place.  We will also discuss rounding to the nearest ten and hundreds place.  There will be homework nightly!






Science:
We will continue to learn about scientists-- including the different types of scientists, tools they use, and information they record and share with others.  We had a fun activity using our 5 senses last week, that including eating a bit of popcorn! :)

Happenings this week:
Monday, August 25th- Open PTA meeting 6PM in the cafeteria

No school on Monday, September 1st for Labor Day!  We will see you on Tuesday!

3rd Grade Orientation!

We can't wait to meet our new third graders on Thursday, August 14th at 11:00 AM. If you would like to bring your supplies in early, please bring them with you! See you then!

Bartram Springs Elementary

Third Grade Supply List 2014 - 2015

Please do not label the items.  

               

(3) 1-inch binders (white with view pocket) 
                       

(3) sets of dividers (WHITE WITH WRITE-ON TABS)
            

(3) 3-prong pocket folders (Red, Blue, Yellow)  
               

(3) pkg. of plain yellow #2 pencils (PLEASE SHARPEN)    
       

2 packages of pencil cap erasers
                                        

1 box of crayons (24 or less)       
                                      

1 package large glue sticks 
                                                

1 box of colored pencils 
                                           

(2) pkg. of loose leaf notebook paper (wide ruled)  
           

(6) black and white composition notebooks   
   

scissors     

backpack or book bag (no wheels please)

        

Boys  

                                                     

hand sanitizer
                                         

gallon size Ziploc bags   
                  

Clorox wipes    

Girls  

hand soap  

  

sandwich size Ziploc bags 

   

(2) boxes of tissues                             

Additional supplies (if able): (2) reams of copy paper, individually wrapped candy   

Last Week of School! :)

Here we are!  Can you believe it!?!?!  These kids are so ready for summer and more importantly 4th grade!

Schedule for the week:
Monday- End of year activities (Memory Book)
Tuesday- Awards 10:00 AM in the cafeteria/ Math & Reading Activities
Wednesday- Game Day-- students can bring in board games no electronics!
Thursday- End of year party-- Movie and Chik-Fil-A
Friday- Dismissal at noon!  No afternoon extended day!

Students may bring yearbooks all week to have signed throughout the week.

Report cards will be sent home on Friday!  If your child does not come to school on Friday you will need to come to the school the following week to pick it up.

Over the summer:
Continue to read and get on i-Ready!  Reflex Math would be a great tool to continue to build math fluency!

Have a great summer and be sure to come and visit us next year!!! :)

Welcome Home Mr. Banks

Two of our Bartram Springs Students were surprised when their father who has been serving in the Persian Gulf returned home today!  We were so thankful that we were able to witness this reunion!  Thank you for your service!

Week of May 26th-30th

No school Monday in observance of Memorial Day! 


On Tuesday & Wednesday we will be taking the final Curriculum Guide Assessment for Science.  This will cover everything they learned this year.  We have been reviewing and the students should be well prepared.  Please continue to look over the study guides that were sent home last week.

We will attend the Spring Musical on Thursday at 1:45, thank you Mrs. Lim for conducting and organizing this!

Friday, the teachers will challenge the 5th graders to a kickball game at 9AM on the track!

Resources:
Tiberio:
Thursday- Media

Kluge:
Wednesday- Media
Friday- Music