| 3rd Grade Room 202 and 204 |  |  | | This is our classroom library. These are the books that your children choose to bring home to read with you as well as read in class. |
The photograph is of our classroom library. The children use it to check out books for reading at home and independently. They choose new books when they have finished the books in their book bags which they use for their independent reading during the day.
The children have a daily routine. Each morning
your child comes in and chooses a book from our libraries to replace those that he or she has finished. Your child knows his or her level. Your child should be reading at home for 20 minutes. Research has shown that this is a very effective tool for improving achievement.
Each day your child participates in reader's workshop.
The workshop routine is the same every day. It consists of a short
mini-lesson where we teach directly, a much longer period of work time and a sharing. During work time, s/he may work in a small group with the teacher for
intensive reading instruction geared to his or her reading level. (The
goal for your child is to be reading with understanding at level L by
the end of second grade.) He/she is also involved in working in a partnership, learning to talk about and therefore understand better the books that he reads. Finally, your child spends an ever increasing period of time reading independently. We are working to increase your child's reading stamina. Our goal is for your child to read by himself, without being distracted, for 30 to 40 minutes.
Your child also participates in writer's workshop. The workshop routine is the same every day. It consists of a short mini-lesson where we teach directly, a much longer period of work.
During writer's
workshop your child spends at least 30 minutes writing independently.
An introductory mini-lesson which presents a skill or strategy gives
your child focus for his writing for the day. The children share their
work with each other.
St. Paul School District uses the Everyday Math Program. This is a
challenging program that fosters children's problem-solving skills and
encourages children to become math thinkers and to share their
thinking. It is a very exciting and engaging and hands-on approach to
math. The majority of your child's homework comes from this program. If
you find any of the homework confusing or difficult to explain to your
child, please feel free to call us. You can also jot a note to us on
the bottom of the homework page.
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| | | | | Home Reading Charts | Your child receives a reading chart every Monday and is to bring it home every night. Your child needs to read 20 minutes a night at least five nights a week. It would be preferable, at this time of the year, that you read with him/her at least five times. Please listen to your child read and be prepared to ask him/her comprehension questions as he/she reads. This will reinforce for your child the importance of reading for understanding, not just decoding.
Please sign your child's sheet each time he/she reads. Record the number of minutes read and the title and author of any book completed. Please do not record the same book more than one time. |
| Homework | | Homework is sent home Monday through Thursday. Please check your child's work for accuracy. Please feel free to contact us if you don't understand an assignment or if your child is having particular difficulty with any of the work. |
| Student of the Month | The student of the month is a child who has demonstrated good citizenship, responsibility, curiosity and eagerness to learn.
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| HOW TO CONTACT US | | Please feel free to contact us whenever you have a question or concern. A note from home is fine, or you can call us at 293-8870. The best times to call are before school, 7:30 - 8:50, during prep, 11:55 - 12:45, and after school, 3:45 - 5:00. |
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