Week of 2/16/09
Dear Parents,
This week we will be studying the following in school: Think Link Probes, Reading – Papa tells Chita a Story, Writing (Short Story), Math (Multiplication), and in Social Studies (Economics).
Third grade will be having a project choice of doing a Science Fair Project or a Social Studies Historical Person Research Project.
Dates to remember: 2/17 Mid-terms home, 2/18 Option paper signed and returned
saying what project you are doing, 2/19 Young Author’s due, 2/24 Abe
Lincoln Assembly during school day, 2/25 Information about project will be
sent home, 2/27 Field Trip/Play, 3/13 Choice Project is due, 3/18-3/25 Book
fair, 3/26 Science Fair Finals at (6:30p. Shepherdsville Elementary), 3/27
Modern Dance Assembly (2:30) during School Day, 3/30-4/3 Spring Break.
Homework for this week: Monday- Friday: Do Think Link probe for Math, Science, and Reading by Friday. Vocabulary words 15 minutes each night, Read 15 minutes each night and write a two sentence summary with Title, and Author, and telling what you did for homework: Have a parent sign and return sheet to school at the end of each week. Vocabulary words: Words can always be found prior to our reading story (Papa tells Chita), in the Vocabulary story (in the reading text): colonel, soldier, urgent, brambles, stumbling, outstretched, and weary.
Think Link Learning probes for homework are due by Friday February 27. Here are the steps to follow: 1. Go to http://assessment.discoveryeducation.com/login/ 2. Click on “Progress Zone.” 3. Type in login code. 4. It will ask for your name type it in as you do at school (first name. last name). The login code for Science is NF9863, and the login code for Reading is FS1709, and the login code for Math is UD1135. You may also access by going to tiptonsclass.com, and clicking on student links, then click on Thinklinklearning.com, student login.
Have a great week,
Mrs. Corbin
elizabeth.corbin@bullitt.kyschools.us
http://teacherwebs.bullittschools.org/elizabeth.corbin/page.asp?id=55