This week we will be practicing for some of our upcoming tests.  Also, your student has been working very hard on a poem book and an ABC class book.  These books will be hard bound by a company.  You will receive one hard bound poetry book for free.  The class will receive one hard bound ABC book for free.  If you would like to order more of either of these books you may do so.  A note will go home this week so please look for it.  The money is due Monday, April 29.  I have to mail the books the next day to get them to the publisher.  Please do not expect to turn in the money late.  Please remember, you will receive ONE poetry book for free.  You only need to pay if you want another one, or if you want an ABC book.

You will notice spelling for the week is not a concept.  The rest of the year we will be doing spelling words that ALL third graders should know.  Some may be too easy, some more difficult.  Please know that your child may often be able to spell the word for a test, but in their writing I am noticing they are spelling them wrong.  I am choosing words I am often seeing spelled wrong.

Some important dates coming up:

April 24:  APPL Testing (this is a Chinese Listening and Speaking Test that will be done in the computer lab-there is no way to study for it)

April 29:  DIBELS Testing (this is a reading fluency test done in the library)

April 29:  All Take Home Reading Books need to be turned in.  The take home library will be closed while we are off track so we need to get those turned in.

April 29:  Money is due for the books written by your student

June 3-June 6:  End of Year Testing.  Two days of tests will be done in Language Arts and two days of tests will be done in math.  UTIPS is the best way to study for these tests.

Spelling for April 15-19: About Again Almost Also Always Another Anyone Are (as opposed to our-we have been working on the difference) Beautiful Because Before City Could Community Confusion Countries Discover Enough Especially Everybody Words are on spellingcity.com Under Third Grade Words #1 if you want to practice there. Words will also be written in their planners.

UTIPS Homework: Test is Comp-Mixed 13 and 14. for this week.  We are going to be doing two to begin preparing for end of year testing which may be coming up in April.  Mr. Chen says he has been putting up UTIPS to correspond with what they are currently learning in math.  He would like you to do his math tests.

Keyboarding Help: The school has used a free internet program called Dance Mat typing. bbc.co.uk/schools/typing

Reading Days: Remember to record your reading days!!! Your child needs to read 20 minutes or more to count as a day.