Weekly Update 3.22.22

By carrievaughan In News & Updates On March 22, 2022

Be on the lookout for…

• Tuesday folders are coming home today. There are no work samples, but check out any important school papers.
• Order your yearbook here!
• Our field trip is next Friday, April 1st. Please ensure your child is here no later than 9:10 that day!
• Our class will celebrate our multiplication mastery with an icecream sundae party THIS Thursday, March 24th after lunch. Please view the sign up to see how you can help make this celebration great!
• March is Read Across America Month. Rather than a spirit WEEK, all school will celebrate 1 day each week throughout the month.
  –March 23: Fantasy/Creativity/Imagination day: fairies, elves, wizards, anything you create! 
  -Date may change due to spring picture day: March 30: Book Character day – students can dress as a book character, or a person who shows character! 
• If you are interested in meeting with me to discuss your child’s progress in 3rd grade, please shoot me a message on dojo or email me at cvaughan@wcpss.net. I am happy to meet with you anytime, but will leave our next teacher workday, Monday March 28th wide open!
• Spring Photos will be Wed, March 30th. These are full length photos and I believe a class photo too! word-smile
• Beginning March 21st- March 25^th the SSA (Single Subject Acceleration) Test Request Window will be opened. Only during this time will SSA Test Requests be accepted. Please review the Google Site below for more information about SSA and how to access the Test Request material. 
  SSA Google Site: https://sites.google.com/wcpss.net/oakview-elementary-ssa/home
• Please mark your calendars for our 3rd grade Food Truck Rodeo/Oakview spring chorus concert. More details will be coming forth, but THURS MAY 19th, students will be asked to stay afterschool as apart of our economics project presentations. Families will be invited to join their students in our classroom, and then enjoy the 4 food trucks that will be here. You are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, towels, etc to post up on the lawn and enjoy the DJ and concert!
• Oakview’s Fun Run is THIS FRIDAY 3/25 •  Register on MYBOOSTER.COM• 
  

  Grade run times: Grades 2 & 3     9:30 – 10:30am Grades K & 1     10:30 – 11:30am Grades 4 & 5     12 – 1pm ECS/PreK           1 – 2pm Parents are able to come watch Parents can park in either parking lot Parents do not need to sign-in at the front desk, because they will sign-in at one of the three tables Gate Table – Front Parking Lot Outside Cafeteria – Side Parking Lot Track Fence Table – Parents walking to the school Be sure your child has a water bottle on the day of the Fun Run

This week in Literacy:

Students have 2 reading incentives going on this month.  Please be on the lookout for these items:
1) Reading passport- Students have until April 1st to “Read Across America”. Each 20 minutes of reading equals a new state stamped by me in class on their passport. If they reach the goal of 1000 minutes by the deadline, they will be invited to an afterschool Luau to celebrate their reading stamina! All YOU have to do parents is acknowledge the reading titles and minutes each night at the bottom of agendas. Students are of course encouraged to read over weekends too:)
2) Dr Seuss Reading Bingo- students can earn a prize sheet as a reward for completing 15 of these activities over the course of the month. These can be used simultaneously as they earn reading minutes!

Thank you for supporting your child as we push them to be voracious readers with improved reading stamina! 

In Module 3 we have been focusing on reading classic chapter books. The next few weeks we will be writing reviews, comparing stories, and rewriting new versions of stories! Our focus text continues to be Peter Pan by JM Barrie for exploring text dependent questions, character traits, point of view, theme, and more! Please check for any classics you can get your hands on to share at home. A list of some great classics can be found here. 

This week in Math:

Students are continuing a lengthy, but exciting Fractions unit. Lots of vocab is important in understanding this concept. Here is a parent guide for helping you and your student understand our main learning outcomes 

Current vocab: numerator, denominator, unit fraction, partition, number line, visual model

Timed multiplication quizzes are in full swing!! Your child has an icecream sundae sheet in their agenda to keep track of their successes with these 90 second timed quizzes. There are 16 questions on each quiz and students pass with a 15/16 or better. If they do NOT pass, there will be a makeup opportunity each Friday during arrival. All quizzes will come home the day they are taken and will be located inside the plastic X sundae page. Please do what you can to help prepare your child for these fun and important assessments! QUIZZES WILL BE EVERY Tuesday and Thursday. Your child chooses which fact to quiz themselves on until they complete all!