Due Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Dear Parents:
Please make sure your child completes ALL the assignments and returns them by Wednesday, March 2. Thank you!
Assignments:
Family Writing: Think of the ideal job for you when you grow up. Brainstorm all the reasons you can think of that explains why this is the ideal job for you. Go through your list and choose three really strong reasons. Think what your topic is, and write a topic sentence. Write a detail sentence about one of your brainstormed reasons. Write another sentence about that same reason, backing up your answer with a specific example. Do the same with the next two reasons. Write a concluding sentence. You should have a total of 8 strong sentences. Proofread your paper carefully.
Working and writing together encourages your child to see you having fun with writing, and allows you an opportunity to spend time with your child while he/she learns.
Literacy: Language arts homework, “A Teacher’s Journal” format and skills to the Oregon third grade reading assessment. It will benefit your child greatly to complete it each week. PLEASE feel free to help your child with it, even on some of the reading, if necessary.
Don’t forget to help your child to remember to read 30 minutes each evening and to bring the RAH (Read at Home) folder back to school each day. If you don’t have time to read one evening, please still sign the card with 0 minutes written in.
Math: There is a practice sheet for fractions in the packet.