Welcome to Third Grade with Mrs. Peralta!

 Dear Parents,

     As we move through the week, I will be posting updated information regarding distance learning expectations for third graders on the class webpage and google classroom.  Daily assignments will be broken up and listed under the Homework tab to help keep your student on track for completing assigned work over all days in the week.  However, if your child is not able to access the work on a particular day, that day's work may be made up on another day in the week as well.  As always, I am available via email at Julia.Peralta@dor.org for any questions or concerns you may have during this time.  Please feel free to contact me, and I will work to help you in any way I am able.

     Please check your email, the school website, and google classroom regularly for updated information regarding learning expectations and how to access material.  I hope to make distance learning as easy as possible so that the students can continue working and keeping up on their learning while we are away.


To get started on distance learning requirements:
1. Please go to google classroom - https://classroom.google.com/c/NDE4Njg3MTg0Mjla.  
2. Have your child log in using their username and password that will be sent to you individually via email soon.
3. Check google classroom (The link above) for any links to assignments and watch for updated information/assignments (Which will also be posted here on the webpage under the Homework tab).
4. Make a free family account on I Know It - https://www.iknowit.com/signup-family-trial.html.  
5. Have your student sign in to Prodigy using the username and password emailed to you Monday afternoon -  https://play.prodigygame.com

*Please continue working on the Social Studies diorama project (Due 3/27).  This can be submitted via photo, including the two paragraphs, and will be graded in this way.

General Expectations:
***Parents, please check your email for weekly assignment sheet in checklist format, if desired.

• 60 minutes of time on task time on iReady Math Lesson Weekly (Username/Password for iReady will be sent via individual email soon)
• 60 minutes of time on task time on iReady Reading Lesson Weekly
• Weekly Reading Log on Charlotte's Web read alouds (4 entries based the document posted on google classroom) .  This document needs to be completed weekly, but may be broken up over four days for completion in smaller segments.  The document can be printed, written on by the student and a picture can be emailed to the teacher.  OR, students may type responses in a word document which can then be emailed to the teacher.
• Any additional assignments (Religion/Health/Social Studies) can be found listed under the Homework tab, and the assignment will be explained in google classroom (and on the weekly assignment sheet).
• Daily, your child will may continue with additional Math practice by working on the sites I Know It and Prodigy.  This is now optional work.

ELA: 
We will continue learning new vocabulary words every couple of weeks.  Learning new words is exciting!  Students enjoy expanding their everyday vocabulary with these new terms learned from our WordlyWise vocabulary workbook.  In Lucy Calkins Readers Workshop, we are learning all about Nonfiction texts.  We will expand that learnig into our Writers Workshop, where students will choose a topic that they know lots about.  Students will use their selected "expert topic" to write an informational piece, using all that they are learning about nonfiction and informational writing in both Readers and Writers Workshop to guide their process!

Math:
In Math, we are wrapping up learning about various multiplication strategies, and are moving into learning division strategies.  Students will continue to practice multiplication facts in order to build their fluency with them.  

Science:
As the weather begins to change outside, students are learning all about the weather in science class!  Students will practice using adjectives to describe various types of weather.  They will also learn about things like the atmosphere, temperature, climates, extreme weather, and more.  They will complete a challenging and engaging final project in class at the end of our unit related to creating shelters for various types of storms that we will learn about in this unit.  

Religion:
In Religion this month, we will be learning about God's never-ending love for us.  We are also learning about what the Old and the New Testament in the Bible contain and what each one teaches us.


If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me!  I can be reached at julia.peralta@dor.org, or by calling the school at (585) 225-3870.

Thank you!
Mrs. Julia Peralta


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