Ms. Beckstead's 3rd Grade Class

Announcements

•  We do not have school on Friday!  So. please submit reading log and sorts on Wednesday night and bring in math on Thursday.
• In math we are working on interpreting data from line plots.
• We are learning how to use Google Slides and the kids are loving it!
• Quest Gala is March 21st!  I hope to see some of you there.

Homework
Please remember to submit your homework online under the homework tab, or, print out the Sort and Reading Log (below) and send it in on Wednesday night.  I have many students who are not submitting their reading minutes or sorts.  Please make sure that these get handed in. 
Sort-and-Reading-Log

Reading – 20 minutes every night
Students may use RAZ-KIDS for reading.  Username lbeckstead0 (0=zero, not the letter)

Math
Monday – Line Plot 1
Tuesday – Line Plot 2
Wednesday – Line Plot 3



Sorts – Please print the words out and have them pick from the following categories to do nightly at home.  Your child only needs to do 1 a night.
1. Sort your words into categories -Always do this one on Monday night and have your child explain the rule to you.  The rest of the week, your child may choose what he/she would like to do for the rest of the week.
2. Turn the word sorts face down. Time your child to see how long it takes them to sort them into the correct categories.  Do this 3x (You may only choose this sort to do once a week)
3. Write the words 3x each.
4. Write the words in ABC order
5. Give your child a practice spelling test.
6. Play ball – Have your child grab someone to play catch and let the fun begin.  The person helping your child will say the word to him/her and he/she will spell the work back to you. Every time your child throws the ball have them say one letter of the word.  Continue until your child has spelled the word.  If your child makes a mistake, correctly spell the word for them, and have them start over.
7. Glue Down Sort – Glue down your sorts and a piece of paper in the correct categories.
8.  Syllable Sort – Sorts your words according to how many syllable each word has
9. ABC Sort – Write your words in their correct categories in alphabetical order

Yellow Group
Kaydin, Abby C., Maggie, Abbi H., Mallorie, Jake, Karlos, Samantha O., Nikolas, Ty, Carrie, Sadie
Green Group
Grant, Cohen, Halle, Evan, Makeila, Christian, Samantha C., Tyler, Joe
Orange Group
Guillermo, Kenzie, Bethany

Announcements

• In math we are moving on to reading different types of graphs.
• If you do not know how to see your child’s work on Seesaw, please let me know.  Seesaw is a really cool class blog that your child posts to weekly.
• We have been doing research for our animal reports.  We will be putting the  information on Google Slides this week. 

Homework
Please remember to submit your homework online under the homework tab, or, print out the Sort and Reading Log (below) and send it in on Thursday.  I have many students who are not submitting their reading minutes or sorts.  Please make sure that these get handed in. 
Sort-and-Reading-Log

Reading – 20 minutes every night
Students may use RAZ-KIDS for reading.  Username lbeckstead0 (0=zero, not the letter)

Math
Monday – Bar Graph 1
Tuesday – Bar Graph 2
Wednesday – Pictograph 1
Thursday –  Pictograph 2


Sorts – Please print the words out and have them pick from the following categories to do nightly at home.  Your child only needs to do 1 a night.
1. Sort your words into categories -Always do this one on Monday night and have your child explain the rule to you.  The rest of the week, your child may choose what he/she would like to do for the rest of the week.
2. Turn the word sorts face down. Time your child to see how long it takes them to sort them into the correct categories.  Do this 3x (You may only choose this sort to do once a week)
3. Write the words 3x each.
4. Write the words in ABC order
5. Give your child a practice spelling test.
6. Play ball – Have your child grab someone to play catch and let the fun begin.  The person helping your child will say the word to him/her and he/she will spell the work back to you. Every time your child throws the ball have them say one letter of the word.  Continue until your child has spelled the word.  If your child makes a mistake, correctly spell the word for them, and have them start over.
7. Glue Down Sort – Glue down your sorts and a piece of paper in the correct categories.
8.  Syllable Sort – Sorts your words according to how many syllable each word has
9. ABC Sort – Write your words in their correct categories in alphabetical order

Yellow Group
Kaydin, Abby C., Maggie, Abbi H., Mallorie, Jake, Karlos, Samantha O., Nikolas, Ty, Carrie, Sadie
Green Group
Grant, Cohen, Halle, Evan, Makeila, Christian, Samantha C., Tyler, Joe
Orange Group
Guillermo, Kenzie, Bethany

Announcements

• A huge THANK YOU to all the parents who helped with the our field trip.  We had a lot of fun!
• If you do not know how to see your child’s work on Seesaw, please let me know.  Seesaw is a really cool class blog that your child posts to weekly.
• We are working on fractions as  a group.

Homework
Please remember to submit your homework online under the homework tab, or, print out the Sort and Reading Log (below) and send it in on Thursday.  I have many students who are not submitting their reading minutes or sorts.  Please make sure that these get handed in. 
Sort-and-Reading-Log

Reading – 20 minutes every night
Students may use RAZ-KIDS for reading.  Username lbeckstead0 (0=zero, not the letter)

Math
Monday – Fractions as a Group
Tuesday – Fractions of a Group
Wednesday & Thursday –  Fraction Word Problems – Do 6 a night


Sorts – Please print the words out and have them pick from the following categories to do nightly at home.  Your child only needs to do 1 a night.
1. Sort your words into categories -Always do this one on Monday night and have your child explain the rule to you.  The rest of the week, your child may choose what he/she would like to do for the rest of the week.
2. Turn the word sorts face down. Time your child to see how long it takes them to sort them into the correct categories.  Do this 3x (You may only choose this sort to do once a week)
3. Write the words 3x each.
4. Write the words in ABC order
5. Give your child a practice spelling test.
6. Play ball – Have your child grab someone to play catch and let the fun begin.  The person helping your child will say the word to him/her and he/she will spell the work back to you. Every time your child throws the ball have them say one letter of the word.  Continue until your child has spelled the word.  If your child makes a mistake, correctly spell the word for them, and have them start over.
7. Glue Down Sort – Glue down your sorts and a piece of paper in the correct categories.
8.  Syllable Sort – Sorts your words according to how many syllable each word has
9. ABC Sort – Write your words in their correct categories in alphabetical order

Yellow Group
Kaydin, Abby C., Maggie, Abbi H., Mallorie, Jake, Karlos, Samantha O., Nikolas, Ty, Carrie, Sadie
Green Group
Grant, Cohen, Halle, Evan, Makeila, Christian, Samantha C., Tyler, Joe
Orange Group
Guillermo, Kenzie, Bethany

Announcements

• Our field trip is on Wednesday, the 24!
• We ran out of time for Idioms on Seesaw, so please look for out Idioms this week!
• We are working on equivalent fractions and ordering fractions in Math this week. 
• Parent Teacher Conferences are on Thursday until 5:30.  If you would like to meet with me, please email me.

Homework
Please remember to submit your homework online under the homework tab, or, print out the Sort and Reading Log (below) and send it in on Thursday.  I have many students who are not submitting their reading minutes or sorts.  Please make sure that these get handed in. 
Sort-and-Reading-Log

Reading – 20 minutes every night
Students may use RAZ-KIDS for reading.  Username lbeckstead0 (0=zero, not the letter)

Math
Monday – Equivalent Fractions 1
Tuesday – Equivalent Fractions on a Number Line
Wednesday – Comparing Fraction
Thursday – Ordering Fractions

Sorts – Please print the words out and have them pick from the following categories to do nightly at home.  Your child only needs to do 1 a night.
1. Sort your words into categories -Always do this one on Monday night and have your child explain the rule to you.  The rest of the week, your child may choose what he/she would like to do for the rest of the week.
2. Turn the word sorts face down. Time your child to see how long it takes them to sort them into the correct categories.  Do this 3x (You may only choose this sort to do once a week)
3. Write the words 3x each.
4. Write the words in ABC order
5. Give your child a practice spelling test.
6. Play ball – Have your child grab someone to play catch and let the fun begin.  The person helping your child will say the word to him/her and he/she will spell the work back to you. Every time your child throws the ball have them say one letter of the word.  Continue until your child has spelled the word.  If your child makes a mistake, correctly spell the word for them, and have them start over.
7. Glue Down Sort – Glue down your sorts and a piece of paper in the correct categories.
8.  Syllable Sort – Sorts your words according to how many syllable each word has
9. ABC Sort – Write your words in their correct categories in alphabetical order

Yellow Group
Kaydin, Abby C., Maggie, Abbi H., Mallorie, Jake, Karlos, Samantha O., Nikolas, Ty, Carrie, Sadie
Green Group
Grant, Cohen, Halle, Evan, Makeila, Christian, Samantha C., Tyler, Joe
Orange Group
Guillermo, Kenzie, Bethany