March 1st-March 5th

 3rd Grade News

Week 24

March 1st - March 5th 

Monday, March 1st - Homework Sheet due today! Music

Tuesday, March 2nd - Library

Wednesday, March 3rd -  LATE START, SEL

Thursday, March 4th - Gym

Friday, March 5th-  TEAM DAY!  Show your enthusiasm for your favorite team

  Art, ½ day Dismissal at 12:34

Important Dates

Late Starts: March 10th, 17th, 24th, and 31st

½ Days - March 19th

NO SCHOOL - March 15th

Character Strength:  Enthusiasm

This week our Positivity Project (P2) activities will be focused on Enthusiasm. P2 defines it as: You approach life with excitement and energy. You energize people around you. 

IXL Diagnostic/Lexia End of Trimester Progress

Please check out your child's IXL Diagnostic levels. They should start in the 300s. If the scores are lower, extra time is needed to fill the gaps in math before 4th grade. 

Here is an example of what you need to look at:

Also, Lexia scores for 3rd grade are 13-15. At this point, they should be close to or on level 15. If your child is below, extra time would be so helpful.  Thank you for checking in with your child in these areas. If they aren't sure what level they are, please don't hesitate to ask me.

Multiplication Facts

Don’t forget to have your child practice and review their multiplication facts weekly!  We did a 30 question quiz this week and some students found they had forgotten some of the facts they learned.  IXL F Skills, Flashcards, or online games are good ways to practice.  

End of Trimester 2

Just a reminder that the end of the 2nd Trimester is this Friday, March 5th.  Report cards will be sent home the week of March 8th.

March Reading Madness

We have started reading our book match-up’s for March is Reading Month. We are doing a basketball type theme, but our bracket is centered around books! We have 16 different books that we will be reading, and deciding which book we like the best. If you would like to check out the Reading Month Website, click here. 

Things We’re Working on this Week:

Reading: Inferencing

Writing: Opinion Writing- Topic: Do you think there should be zoos?

Grammar:  Verbs

Math:  Fractions

Science: Stormy Skies-Weather and Climate

Technology Support Site for Students and Parents

Our media team has created a resource site for students and families to help them navigate district technology.

Click on the link below to access this resource:

SJPS Student/Parent Digital Handbook