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Elizabeth Vaughan Elementary School
(703) 494-3220
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(703) 494-3220
HAPPY
AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH!
The Instructional Calendar that comes home every month
should be previewed so that you are aware of what we are teaching. The websites
that are on page 2 allow for you to look at the monthly objectives and utilize
the sites to find activities that can reinforce the objectives, at home.
Today you have received a pink letter that explained the
CoGat assessments that were given to the 3rd graders in November.
Please review the data and keep for future reference. Our grade level will
begin our SIMULATION assessments in March! These tests measure what your child
has or hasn’t mastered. We test from K-3 in these tests and it allows us to
format our instruction leading up to the Spring SOLs. We will be sending home
study guides to help with the maintaining of these taught objectives…Please
review them with your child on a nightly basis.
The
winter has FINALLY arrived. It is extremely cold outdoors and we ask that you please
send your child with a hooded jacket, coat along with a scarf and cap. Also,
have your child dress in layers.
It is now the third quarter…only 18
weeks left in school and it is time to “buckle down” and prepare for the
upcoming SOLs. Our expectations of the students will become greater because we
become more focused in the curriculum and overall preparation for the Spring’s
SOL. We will be sending home study guides in each content area that we need for
you to review, DAILY, with your child.
We
are all dedicated in ensuring academic success in all of our students. Please
be on the lookout for anything graded. If it is sent home, it’s for you to see
and keep. The same thing applies to the nightly homework agenda. Signing it
Monday through Thursday will ensure that all homework is completed and
correspondence is seen. Students should be reading every night for 25
minutes!
This month’s academic focus:
·
In
writing we will work on the Domains of Writing in the areas of spelling and formatting.
We will continue working on cursive writing and start the Writing Process. In
reading we will focus on ‘During
·
In
math we will continue our studies in multiplication and introduce division. We
are beginning multiplying 2-digit by 1-digit. PLEASE REVIEW FACTS NIGHTLY!
·
In
social studies students will have concluded our unit of Ancient Greece (please
continue to review) and will begin our unit of Ancient Rome.
·
In
science we will conclude our study of conservation. We will be sending home a
study guide for this unit’s test.
Please feel free to contact us if
you have any concerns or questions. We are on our way to becoming the ultimate
team of parents and teachers!
Important Dates
Below we have listed several
websites that we encourage you and your child to visit and utilize as a form of
maintenance, enrichment, and as we prepare for the upcoming SOLs. If you have
any questions on any of the sites, please feel free to contact us!
3rd
grade PWCS Curriculum Supports:
1.
Go
to the Programs and click on the
content.
2.
Click
on the Parent section and you wil
find activities, literature, etc. that you can work on with your child.
http://k3hss.pwnet.org/3grade/3_4a.htm
(Social Studies SOLs and activities)
http://www.pwcs.edu/accountability/testing/testingelementary.pdf
(Summary of 3rd Grade assessments)
SOL Preparedness
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Parents/parentshandbook.pdf
(Parent’s Handbook to SOLs)
http://www.iq.poquoson.org/index.html
Maintenance &
Enrichment:
Learning Opportunities:
These
free resources were developed by teachers, parents, and experts from various
fields to provide free learning opportunities for children all around the
world.
http://www.KidsAstronomy.com
http://www.KidsBiology.com
http://www.KidsDinos.com
http://www.KidsGeo.com
http://www.KidsMemory.com
http://www.KidsNumbers.com
http://www.KidsSpell.com
http://www.KidsGamer.com
http://www.brainbashers.com/index.asp
Your Teachers
Mrs. Adamson, Room 17
Mrs. Brodie, Trailer 7
Mrs. Davis, Room 18
Ms Williams, Room 15
Mrs. Sloan, LD Teacher
Mrs. Vetter, ESOL Specialist