Due Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Dear Parents:
Parents of third graders: We’ll soon complete our OAKS
assessments. If your child didn’t meet
the standard (reading 211, math 212), there will be a second opportunity for
him/her to take the tests again at a later date in May. I’ll continue to instruct more in class and
teachers will be working as a team to zero in on problem areas for your
child. At home, you can help your child
learn the vocabulary words needed in math.
There is a math vocabulary slide show on our Blog Site. Students do not need to know the “average”
words (median, mode, mean, range, and outlier).
There is a game suggestion with the slide show to make it more fun. I’ll attach brochures with sample practice
problems you may work on at home when I send your child’s scores home. Here’s the OAKs website for online practice
for reading and math. The problems
change on this site, so repeating the test IS a good idea! https://oakspt.tds.airast.org/Student/Pages/LoginShell.aspx
Here is a website with practice math problems you can copy for
paper pencil work: http://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/teachlearn/testing/samples/2011_12/ma-sampletest-gr3_2010-13.pdf
Here’s a website with practice reading problems you can copy
for paper pencil work:
When
your child has completed both math and reading assessments at school, I’ll send
a paper home letting you know his/her scores.
Please keep checking the backpacks!
Continue reading
with your child for 30 minutes each day and recording
it in the RAH folder. In reading we are reading non-fiction,
informational texts, learning about main idea and supporting details.
Falcon
Fast Facts are on the RAH
folders. Have your child work on Xtra
Math or flashcards for a few minutes each day.
Mark your initials by Falcon Fast Facts on the RAH folder.
Please
continue to have your child use SumDog. If you need the password for SumDog or Xtra Math, please let me know.
Family Writing: Fill out the organizer form for the
paragraph. Explain 3 different things you do or could do to help you study something
you need to improve in school. Include a topic sentence, detail sentences, and
a conclusion.
Scholastic Book orders
are due by April 25. There will be one
more order before the end of the year.
Be sure you’ve used your free book coupons!
Sincerely,
Ginny Ryan
