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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
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.