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ThirdGrade
DearStudentsandParents,
Weareveryexcitedtoofficiallymeetallofyounextschoolyear.Topreparefor3rdgrade,youwill
bereadingTWObooksthissummer.Youmaychoosefromamongtheattachedlistofbooktitles.Try
tochooseabookthatreallyinterestsyou,sincereadingshouldalwaysbeenjoyable!Pleasebesure
thatbothbooksarecompletelyreadbythefirstdayofschool,aswewillbetakingAccelerated
Readertestsonbothbooks.Attachedaredirectionsforabookreportaswellasmakingadiorama
depictingthemaineventinyourbookofchoice.Thesewillbegreatwaysforustoknowthatnot
onlydidyoureadyourbooks,butyouunderstoodthemaswell.Also,wewillhavebeautiful
dioramastodisplayinourclassroom,andsharewiththe2ndgradersduringourDioramaTourevent!
Anotherwaytobepreparedforthetransitioninto3rdgradeistomaintainskillslearnedin2nd
grade.StudentsaretopracticeskillswithinIXLandRaz-Kidsonlinelearningprogramsforaminimum
of600minutes.(200minutesinIXLMath,200minutesinIXLLanguageArts,and200minutesinRaz-
Kids)Classcreditwillbeassignedforcompletion.Thiswillletyouhaveagreatopportunitytogeta
headstartforasuccessfulyear.
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).Pleasecheckthattheskillpracticedmatcheswhatiswritteninparentheses.
• StudentswillbeabletologinfromFriday,June9–Friday,August18.TheIXLMathandLanguageArtswillcloseforsystemmaintenance,Saturday,August19.
I. IXLMath:Grade2SkillsLibrary MathPractice(20-30minutesweekly)
Skill(s):Addition-twodigitsG.6(Addtwotwo-digitnumbers-withregrouping)G.7(Additioninput/outputtables-uptotwodigits)
Skill(s):Subtraction-threedigitsJ.3(Subtractthree-digitnumbers)J.4(Subtractioninput/outputtables-uptothreedigits)
Skill(s):Subtraction-twodigitsH.6(Subtracttwotwo-digitnumbers-withregrouping)H.7(Subtractioninput/outputtables-uptotwodigits)
Skill(s):MoneyP.15(Addandsubtractmoney-upto$1:wordproblems)P.16(Purchases-doyouhaveenoughmoney-upto$5)P.19(Howmuchmoretomakeadollar?)
Skill(s):Addition-threedigitsI.3(Additionwiththree-digitnumbers)I.4(Additioninput/outputtables-uptothreedigits)
Skill(s):TimeQ.1(Matchanalogclocksandtimes)Q.9(ElapsedtimeI)
Skill(s):MeasurementS.2(Measureusinganinchruler)S.8(Measureusingacentimeterruler)
II. IXLLanguageArts:Grade2SkillsLibrary LanguageArtsPractice(20-30minutesweekly)
Skill(s):NounsD.1(Selectthenouns)D.2(Whichwordisanoun?)D.3(Identifynouns)
Skill(s):PossessivepronounsQ.1(Identifypossessivepronouns)Q.2(Usepossessivepronouns)
Skill(s):PossessivenounsG.1(Identifyplurals,singularpossessives,andpluralpossessives)G.2(Formthesingularorpluralpossessive)
Skill(s):AdjectivesT.1(Usesensewords)T.2(Doestheadjectivetellyouwhatkindorhowmany?)
Skill(s):ActionVerbsH.1(Useactionverbs)H.2(Identifyactionverbs)
Skill(s):AlphabeticalorderOO.1(Orderalphabeticallybasedonthefirstletter)OO.2(Orderalphabeticallybasedonthefirsttwoletters)
III.Raz-KidsReadingAssignment:www.kidsa-z.com
• Twenty(20)minutesofweeklysustainedreadingandcomprehensionpracticeactivitiesinLexilegrouplevel.
IV.SummerNovelsReadingAssignment:two(2)books,BookDioramaandOpinionPageBook
Report(seeattachedforcompleteinstructions)
St.RaymondThirdGradeSummerReading2017REQUIREDSUMMERREADING/ASSIGNMENTFORTHIRDGRADE-2017OpinionPageBookReportandDiorama
• ReadanovelwithinyourLexileZone.ThisbookdoesnotneedtobechosenfromtheprovidedlistofSummerReadingbooks.Afterreadingthebookyoumustcompletethe“OpinionPage”BookReport.(seeattached)Thisreportwillallowustoseewhatyourfavoritepartwas,howyoufeltwhenreadingit,andifitremindsyouofanythingelse.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 Pleaseincludeawrittendescriptionofthescene(3-5sentences).Thismaybehandwrittenortyped.
o Bringyourdioramaandbookonthefirstdayofschool.Youwillpresentyourdioramathefirstweekofschool.
o PleasenotethatthedioramaissupposedtobeFUN.Weunderstandnoteveryoneisanartist,andthatisokay.Wewillbelookingatyoureffortandabilitytodescribethemainevent.Enjoy!
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
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.