Spirit week this week! Check last week’s flyer for more information!
Ms. Back, 3 rd Grade
Dear Parents and Students,
J anuary 25, 201 6
I hope you had a nice weekend. Last week, our students were
recognized by a lunch/recess supervisor for their consistent good behavior
during lunch/recess. I want you to know how proud I am of my students in
the classroom and outside of the classroom. I have seen many wonderful
examples of respect, responsibility, and kindness. I appreciate their hard
work, maturity, and friendship towards others. Thank you, class!
This Friday is the Johnson Jump and Run. Students will participate in
this PTA fund-raising event during PE time. Any donation, per lap or a flat
donation, is helpful. Pledge sheets went home with your student a couple of
weeks ago.
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Since we did not get a chance on Friday, students will take the
summative assessment for one-step word problems using multiplication and
division. If students are not working independently, receiving an “I”, they
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will have the opportunity to retest before the end of the trimester in March.
So please make sure you continue to practice this concept which will
continue to be practiced in weekly homework.
Please continue to practice all math facts and reading fluency
regularly to maintain and build skills.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Have a great week!
Sincerely,
Ms. Back
mback@cusd200.org
630-393-1787
JOHNSON SCHOOL
 RESPECT
 RESPONSIBILITY
 KINDNESS
HOMEWORK: DUE ON FRIDAY
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Reading/math log due on Friday, 1/29/16.
PARENTS, PLEASE SIGN BOTH SIDES.
Pictographs and bar graphs due on Friday, 1/29/16.
Multiplication fact at-home practice paper due on
Friday, 1/29/16.
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Bring just-right good-fit books to class daily for
independent reading time.
ASSESSMENTS:
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Assessment on one-step word problems using
multiplication and division will be this week.
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Formative assessments (based on in-class work,
participation, and discussion) occur daily.
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Multiplication fact posttest is on Friday, 1/29/16.
Learning Targets:
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I can identify the main/key idea and supporting details using fiction and nonfiction
text.
I can compare and contrast setting, plot, and theme in literature.
I can make inferences using my own ideas and evidence from the text.
I can compare and contrast nonfiction to nonfiction and nonfiction to fiction text.
I can define meanings of words using context clues in fiction and nonfiction text.
I can identify my point of view and compare it to the narrator, character, or author
using my own ideas and evidence in fiction or nonfiction text.
I can write an informational paper using facts and details and nonfiction text to
support my writing.
I can read independently and practice reading strategies using just-right good-fit
books.
I can identify and write using different kinds of adjective and adverbs.
I can identify and write dialogue using proper capitalization, punctuation, and
quotation marks.
I can multiply and divide using 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and multiples of 10.
I can write and solve multiplication and division equations different strategies and
properties.
I can solve one-step word problems using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and
division.
I can interpret data using pictographs, bar graphs, and line plots.
I can describe the three branches of government using the legislative, judicial, and
executive branches.
Review Skills for Reading/Math Log:
READING LOG (PARENTS, PLEASE SIGN):
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Read books of your choice thinking carefully about
fluency and comprehension.
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Practice this week’s fluency passage. Read it as many
times as possible to improve fluency and reach fluency
goal.
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READING LOG GOAL: Read at least 20 minutes 4 times a
week.
MATH LOG (PARENTS, PLEASE SIGN):
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Math homework should be included on math log.
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Also, practice math facts and other math concepts
using weekly fact practice test, math homework, flash
cards, XtraMath, paper and pencil, computer games,
math games/ activities, etc.
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MATH LOG GOAL: Practice at least 15 minutes 4 times a
week.
JOHNSON JUMP AND RUN THIS FRIDAY DURING P.E.
 Please complete and return pledge sheets on Friday. These were sent home with students.
 Donations can be made per lap or one flat donation.
 Any donation will help Johnson School and is greatly appreciated.