Graham's Gazette: 2015

Friday, May 8, 2015

From the Nurse:

Attention all parents:

Medications are not kept in the health room over the summer. Please pick up all over-the-counter and prescription medications (inhalers, Epi-pens, other prescription medications) from the health room by Friday June 5th (Friday) at 12 noon. Any medications left after 12 noon will be discarded.

Spring Pictures

Springs Pictures are in your child’s bookbag today! A price sheet is enclosed for the packet, or for any sheets you would like to purchase. Please use the enclosed envelope to send your money back to the school by Friday, May 8th. If you choose not to purchase the pictures, please return the entire packet by the same date, Friday, May 8th.

Boosterthon

SC State House Field Study

Our last 3rd grade Field Study is on May 13, 2015. We will be traveling to the SC State House. We will get to travel the grounds and go inside the State House. We will conclude our trip with a picnic lunch (weather permitting). The cost of this field study is $5. Please check your child’s folder for the permission slip. Thanks!

Interims Are Available

Interims are available on Parent Portal. Be sure to check this frequently to see how your child is doing. You may notice that your child does not have many grades just yet. This is due to the ACT Aspire testing that we just wrapped up. We wanted to ensure that students were ready for this testing experience and therefore spent class time reviewing course material and test taking strategies. Now that testing is over, we are back on normal schedule and you will notice more grades coming home and in Parent Portal. Thank you so much for understanding. Please let me know if you have any questions/concerns.

Important Dates:

Tuesday, May 5- SC History Play Practice Begins

Wednesday, May 13- SC State House Field Study

Thursday, May 21- Showcase of Student Learning Day

A Peek At This Week!

(May 4 - May 8)

ELA

Novel Study- Revolutionary War on Wednesday

Social Studies

Chapter 5

The American Revolution

Helpful Websites:

Studies Weekly

StudySC

Science

Observable and Measurable Properties of Matter

All About Matter

Matter Jeopardy

Changing States

Math

Geometry (Quadrilaterals)

Perimeter

***Your child should still be practicing their multiplication & related division facts through 10 x 10.

Helpful Websites:

Multiplication.com

www.mathchimp.com/3rd-grade-math-games

Friday, April 24, 2015

ACT Aspire Testing

The ACT Aspire Test will start next Tuesday, April 28. This timed test is administered to test the mastery of Common Core Standards that are part of our day to day curriculum in Reading, Writing, and Math. Below is the schedule for the ACT Aspire test, along with links to the State Department of Education Website that will give you more information about this test. Your child also brought home a handout with more information about this important test!

http://ed.sc.gov/agency/pi/act/

Grades 3-8	Test Date	Number of Test Items	Time Limit
Writing	Tuesday, April 28	1	30 minutes - grades 3-8
English	Tuesday, April 28	32 (grades 3-5)	30 minutes - grades 3-5
Reading	Wednesday, April 29	31	60 minutes - grades 3-8
Mathematics	Thursday, April 30	31 (grades 3-5)	55 minutes - grades 3-5

Test Taking Tips

3rd grade students participated in a Town Hall meeting to discuss some tips and strategies they can use to prepare for the ACT Aspire test that begins next week. They were also given some strategies to use during the test. Please review the strategies with your child so they can Rock The ACT Aspire!

Night Before the Test:

Go to bed early.

Have your bookbag and materials ready to go for the next morning

Day of the Test:

Eat a good breakfast.

Have a plan for what you can do after school to relax.

Think positive!

During the Test:

Pace yourself.

Don’t spend too long on one question.

Erase your mistakes completely.

Try to answer every question.

Eliminate answer choices, and choose the best answer for that question.

Boosterthon

Thank you to all of you who donated and supported this year’s Boosterthon Fun Run Fundraiser. The students raised more than $15,000 for Rice Creek’s new playground equipment. Now it’s time to turn the pledges into promises. Your child brought home a Fun Run envelope and print out specific to your child. On the print out, it breaks down how much money your child raised, and who pledged specific amounts of money. Please collect these payments and turn them into your child’s homeroom teacher by Thursday, April 30. Thanks again for all of your support!

SC State House Field Study

Our last 3rd grade Field Study is on May 13, 2015. We will be traveling to the SC State House. We will get to travel the grounds and go inside the State House. We will conclude our tip with a picnic lunch (weather permitting). The cost of this field study is $5. Please check your child’s folder for the permission slip. Thanks!

Important Dates:

Tuesday-Thursday, April 28 - 30 ACT Aspire Testing

Thursday, April 30 - Boosterthon Pledges Due

Thursday, April 30- Interims on Parent Portal

Wednesday, May 13- SC State House Field Study

Thursday, May 21- Showcase of Student Learning Day

A Peek At This Week!

(April 27 - May 1)

ELA

English Aspire Test Tuesday

Reading Aspire Test Wednesday

Helpful Websites:

Test Prep: http://www.prepdog.org/3rd/3-COMMON.html

Writing

Writing Aspire Test Tuesday

Social Studies

Chapter 5

The American Revolution

Helpful Websites:

Studies Weekly

StudySC

Science

Observable and Measurable Properties of Matter

All About Matter

Matter Jeopardy

Changing States

Math

Math Aspire Testing Thursday

Helpful Websites:

Multiplication.com

www.mathchimp.com/3rd-grade-math-games

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

ACT Aspire Testing

The ACT Aspire Test will start on Tuesday, April 28. This timed test is administered to test the mastery of Common Core Standards that are part of our day to day curriculum in Reading, Writing, and Math. Below is the schedule for the ACT Aspire test, along with links to the State Department of Education Website that will give you more information about this test.

http://ed.sc.gov/agency/pi/act/

Grades 3-8	Test Date	Number of Test Items	Time Limit
Writing	Tuesday, April 28	1	30 minutes - grades 3-8
English	Tuesday, April 28	32 (grades 3-5)	30 minutes - grades 3-5
Reading	Wednesday, April 29	31	60 minutes - grades 3-8
Mathematics	Thursday, April 30	31 (grades 3-5)	55 minutes - grades 3-5

Boosterthon

The Boosterthon Fun Run will be held on Wednesday, April 22 from 9:30 - 10:50! We are looking forward to celebrating all of our hard fundraising work with this run. Please come join us! Thank you to all families who have donated and supported the Boosterthon Fun Run. It is a great fundraiser to raise money for new playground equipment!

Important Dates:

Monday, April 13- Tuesday, April 21- Get Boosterthon Pledges!!

Wednesday, April 22 - Boosterthon Fun Run!

Friday, April 24 - Half Day. Dismissal at 11:30

A Peek At This Week!

(April 20-24)

ELA

Reading: Poetry

Foundational Skills: Suffixes -ment, -able, -ness

Helpful Websites:

Kenn Nesbitt's Poetry for Kids

Various Poetry Activities