3rd Grade NYU ELA (Academies of Math & Science) //www.amsschools.org/apps/classes/925029/assignments/ Class Name: 3rd Grade NYU ELA Instructor(s): Grace Kinney en-us SchoolSitePro <![CDATA[Due: 04/17/2020]]> //www.amsschools.org/homeworkItem5365313 //www.amsschools.org/apps/classes/925029/assignments/

UPDATE: Please ignore this homework for now families 

 

Third Grade Homework Week of 3/23/20

Dear parents and students, we are now in our final instructional week of preparations for the AZM2. It is important to be present and on time, completing all homework, and participating in class. Homework will be checked DAILY.

Monday- Independently read, no log

-Read Passage 1: The Secret and complete AZME strategy

-Answer questions 1 and 2 using RIT Strategy

 

Tuesday- Independently read, no log

-Read Passage 2: Summer and complete AZME strategy (you may group lines into paragraphs however you like)

-Answer question 3 using RIT Strategy

-Write essay 1, do your best to write in one sitting, essay will be for completion grade but do look at rubric to prepare for AZM2. Essay can be brief but should be organized into three paragraphs.

 

Wednesday- Independently read, no log

-Read passage 3: Is the Moon Really Made of Cheese? and complete AZME strategy

-Complete questions 4-7 using RIT strategy

 

Thursday- Independently read, no log

-Re-read Passages 1 & 3:

-Write essay 2, do your best to write in one sitting, essay will be for completion grade but do look at rubric to prepare for AZM2. Essay can be brief but should be organized into three paragraphs.

 

Weekend: Review Writing rubric with parents. Get a good night’s sleep and eat a good breakfast on Sunday, March 29. Monday, March 30th, students will take their writing AZM2. Students take the ELA and math AZM2 Tues-Fri. Please be on time and present unless ill.

No backpacks on Monday. Absolutely NO DEVICES (no cell phones, no watches). Sealed water bottle, lunch (if packed), and snack only.

 

Visit https://azm2portal.org/users/students-and-families.stml for additional AZMERIT prep and support.

https://fsassessments.org/users/students-and-families.stml may also be helpful.


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Third Grade Homework Week of 4/6/20 

Dear Families,

This week we need to transition to Google Classroom as all assignments will be done through Google Classroom beginning next week (4/13). Please work on logging into Google Classroom with your child and reviewing assignments. We still have this week to help work out any problems. Please see the parent letter regarding Chromebook access on Dojo if you have not already. Don’t panic if you aren’t able to figure it out right away but do send me a message on Dojo so I can help you figure it out.

 

Classwork:

Complete via Study Island or in your printed packet. If you complete the packet, have a parent take pictures and send your work to me. If you complete Study Island digitally, please login as normal, select "My Classes" select Yale or NYU ELA - Grace Kinney and complete the daily assigned lessons and practices. Please do not use the "at home learning" class for my work. I am not able to see the work you do in that class to grade it. Completing online is preferred if you have internet/device access.

 

Monday -

  1. Study Island: Main Idea and Details
  2. Study Island: Multiple Meaning Words
  3. Sign up for Google Classroom using your student email:

Student email addresses are the ones students use to log into their Chromebooks. They look like this:

EMAIL: lastname11111@massastudent.org          PW: ams11111

If your name is Fred Rodgers and your student number is 10001:

Rodgers10001@massastudent.org         PW: ams10001

 

Tuesday -

  1. Study Island: Nouns
  2. Google Classroom: Multiple Meaning Words

Wednesday -

  1. Study Island: Organize, Support, and Develop Topics
  2. Google Classroom: Nouns

Thursday-

  1. Study Island: Phonics
  2. Complete on SpellingCity: Spelling Pretest

Friday

  1. Google Classroom - Nouns quiz
  2. Log into Open Court Online
  3. Virtual Field Trip – Google Earth and Google Forms

 

Homework:

Nightly M-F

Read to family (20 minutes)

Discuss:

Is this fiction (literature) or nonfiction (informational)?

If fiction- Who are the characters? What are their character traits? Who is the main character? Who is telling the story? What is the setting? What were the most important events? What was your favorite part?

If nonfiction- What is the topic? Can you some up the main idea (what does the author want you to know about the topic)? What were the most important details? What is the most interesting thing you have learned? What is the author's point of view (what does the author think about this subject)?

 

Complete reading log on Google Docs in Google Classroom – Reading log will also be attached here but please try to complete it in Google Classroom once you have access

Link to Reading Log: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13TvG5xcULxlHHbCtZ8ZgupY5AslxUU5FtFfQgMnCLzA/edit?usp=sharing 

 

 

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Third Grade Homework Week of 3/30/20 

*Update: Google passwords have been changed. Please see below.

Dear Families,

I hope you are feeling a little more comfortable with the requirements after week one of working from home. This week we plan to slowly help transition to Google Classroom. Please work on logging into Google Classroom with your child and reviewing assignments. However, do not stress, the assignments will also be visible on Dojo and completed on Studyisland.com. The goal is to have everyone comfortable with Google Classroom by next week. Don’t panic if you aren’t able to figure it out right away but do send me a message on Dojo so I can help you figure it out.

Classwork:

Complete via Study Island or in your printed packet. If you complete the packet, have a parent take pictures and send your work to me. If you complete Study Island digitally, please login as normal, select "My Classes" select Yale or NYU ELA - Grace Kinney and complete the daily assigned lessons and practices. Please do not use the "at home learning" class for my work. I am not able to see the work you do in that class to grade it. Completing online is preferred if you have internet/device access.

 

Monday -

  1. Context Clues
  2. Editing
  3. Sign up for Google Classroom using your student email and this code: oj7dtdw

Student email addresses are the ones students use to log into their Chromebooks. They look like this:

EMAIL: lastname11111@massastudent.org          PW: ams11111

If your name is Fred Rodgers and your student number is 10001:

Rodgers10001@massastudent.org         PW: ams10001

https://edu.google.com/intl/en/products/classroom/?modal_active=none

How to join: https://support.google.com/edu/classroom/answer/6020297?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en

 

Tuesday -

  1. Events, Procedures, Ideas, and Concepts
  2. Logical Connections (This one is where we get “out of order” in the packet).

Wednesday -

  1. Illustrations in Literature
  2. Illustrations in Informational Texts

Thursday -

  1. Gather Information
  2. Topic Sentences

Friday -

  1. Linking Words and Phrases
  2. Literal and Nonliteral Language
  3. Spelling Practice – information to come
  4. Virtual Field Trip - Information to come

 

Homework:

Nightly M-F

Read to family (20 minutes)

Discuss:

Is this fiction (literature) or nonfiction (informational)?

If fiction- Who are the characters? What are their character traits? Who is the main character? Who is telling the story? What is the setting? What were the most important events? What was your favorite part?

If nonfiction- What is the topic? Can you some up the main idea (what does the author want you to know about the topic)? What were the most important details? What is the most interesting thing you have learned? What is the author's point of view (what does the author think about this subject)?

 

Complete reading log on Google Docs in Google Classroom – Reading log will also be attached here but please try to complete it in Google Classroom once you have access

Link to Reading Log: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13TvG5xcULxlHHbCtZ8ZgupY5AslxUU5FtFfQgMnCLzA/edit?usp=sharing 

 

 

]]> Mon, 30 Mar 2020 23:54:36 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 03/27/2020]]> //www.amsschools.org/homeworkItem5372567 //www.amsschools.org/apps/classes/925029/assignments/ Third Grade Homework Week of 3/23/20
 
Dear Families,
 
Because we are working from home, I will update this to include both "classwork" and "homework" requirements. We are keeping it simple this week as we assess how everyone will be able to access learning. Bear with me as we possibly make changes in how we engage digitally over the next few weeks. Please feel free to message with any questions or concerns on Class Dojo (most of my communication is there). I will be posting daily videos, powerpoints, and messages to help you with our classwork.
 
Classwork:
 
Complete via Study Island or in your printed packet. If you complete the packet, have a parent take pictures and send your work to me. If you complete Study Island digitally, please login as normal, select "My Classes" select Yale or NYU ELA - Grace Kinney and complete the daily assigned lessons and practices. Please do not use the "at home learning" class for my work. I am not able to see the work you do in that class to grade it.
 
Monday -
1. Academic and Domain Specific Vocabulary
2. Adjectives and Adverbs
Tuesday -
  1. Ask and Answer Questions
  2. Capitalization
Wednesday -
  1. Central Message, Lesson, or Moral
  2. Character
Thursday
  1. Compare and Contrast in Informational Texts
  2. Compare and Contrast in Literature
Friday
  1. Connections Between Words
  2. Conjunctions
  3. Virtual Field Trip - Information to come
 
Homework:
Nightly M-F

Read to family (20 minutes)

Discuss:

Is this fiction (literature) or nonfiction (informational)?

If fiction- Who are the characters? What are their character traits? Who is the main character? Who is telling the story? What is the setting? What were the most important events? What was your favorite part?

If nonfiction- What is the topic? Can you some up the main idea (what does the author want you to know about the topic)? What were the most important details? What is the most interesting thing you have learned? What is the author's point of view (what does the author think about this subject)?

 

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Third Grade Homework Week of 3/9/20

Dear parents and students, we are now in our two instructional week countdown of preparations for the AZMERIT. It is important to be present and on time, completing all homework, and participating in class.

Monday- Read 20 minutes. Log reading. Answer question in a full sentence. Bring signed writing Benchmark back to school and place in writing binder. Work on Benchmark 5 corrections.

  • -Work on Benchmark 5 Corrections (due Thursday)
  • -Study Island: Any incomplete practice from POWER STANDARDS sheet sent home (all due Wed.)
  • -Read Passage 1: The Kettle That Would Not Walk and complete AZME strategy

 

Tuesday- Read 20 minutes. Log reading. Answer question in a full sentence.

  • -Work on Benchmark 5 Corrections (due Thursday)
  • -Study Island: Any incomplete practice from POWER STANDARDS sheet sent home (all due Wed.)
  • -Read Passage 2: The Cheeses That Ran Away and complete AZME strategy

 

Wednesday- Read 20 minutes. Log reading. Answer question in a full sentence.

  • -Work on Benchmark 5 Corrections (due Thursday)
  • -Study Island: Any incomplete practice from POWER STANDARDS sheet sent home (all due Wed.)
  • -Reread Passages 1 & 2: The Cheeses That Ran Away and complete questions 1-4 using RIT strategy
  • - Read Passage 3: Complete grammar questions 5-7 using RIT strategy

 

Thursday- QUARTER 3 END – ALL GRADES WILL BE FINALIZED No school for students Friday. Enjoy your spring break. Please get a good night’s rest on Sunday, March 15 and be at school on time, ready to learn.

 

Visit https://azm2portal.org/users/students-and-families.stml for additional AZMERIT prep and support.

 

*I included the student friendly writing rubric for review of your child's essay score.


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Third Grade Homework Week of 3/2/20

Monday- Read 20 minutes. Log reading. Answer question in a full sentence. Study Island – complete practice with 80% or higher. Retry until complete & correct. Review Benchmark Rubric with parents. Writing Benchmark tomorrow (Tuesday). Please be on time, rested, and have eaten a good breakfast.

-Review Benchmark Writing Rubric

-Study Island:

  • Introduce and Conclude Topics
  • Organize, Support, and Develop Topics

Tuesday- Read 20 minutes. Log reading. Answer question in a full sentence. Study Island – complete practice with 80% or higher. Retry until complete & correct.

Study Island:

  • Reference Materials
  • Gather Information
  • Recall Information

Wednesday- Read 20 minutes. Log reading. Answer question in a full sentence. Study Island – complete practice with 80% or higher. Retry until complete & correct.

Study Island:

  • Take Notes
  • Linking Words and Phrases
  • Task and Purpose

Thursday- Read 20 minutes. Log reading. Answer question in a full sentence. Study Island – complete practice with 80% or higher. Retry until complete & correct.

Study Island:

  • Revising
  • Editing
  • Test tomorrow will be cumulative over the unit – spelling, word analysis, and vocabulary from all of unit 5 and comprehension questions from a related reading passage.

 

 

WRITING PROMPT

NYU:

How do invasive species affect the environment around them? Use evidence from both texts to support your answer. Use details from both passages to support your response.

Use evidence from both texts to support your answer. Use details from both passages to support your

response.

Manage your time carefully so that you can

  • read the passage set;
  • plan your response;
  • write your response; and
  • revise and edit your response.

Be sure to include

  • an introduction;
  • information from the passages as support; and
  • a conclusion that is related to the information presented.

Your response should be in the form of a multi-paragraph essay

 

We are doing this essay as practice in class, but I am including it here to show you an example of what their prompt will be like on Tuesday for the writing Benchmark. The prompt for the actual AZMERIT will be similar. 


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Third Grade Homework Week of 2/24/20

Monday-

Benchmark 5 Test. Please be on time, rested, and have eaten a good breakfast.

Read 20 minutes. Log reading. Answer question in a full sentence. Spelling pre-test (quiz yourself and see which words you don’t know) and spelling practice page.

  • Read for 20 minutes.
  • Fill out the title of book and date.
  • Respond to the question in a full sentence.
  • Spelling: Skill practice page

Tuesday- Read 20 minutes. Log reading. Answer question in a full sentence.  Practice vocabulary (complete vocabulary skill practice). Spelling: practice words you missed on pre-test in any way you choose.

  • Read for 20 minutes.
  • Fill out the title of book and date.
  • Respond to the question in a full sentence.
  • Practice vocabulary: skill practice page.

Wednesday- Read 20 minutes. Log reading. Answer question in a full sentence.  Practice vocabulary (complete vocabulary skill practice). Spelling: practice words you missed on pre-test in any way you choose.

  • Read for 20 minutes.
  • Fill out the title of book and date.
  • Respond to the question in a full sentence.
  • Practice grammar: skill practice page.

Study Island practice if not completed in class: Context Clues, Recount and Paraphrase Literature

Thursday- Read 20 minutes. Log reading. Answer question in a full sentence.  Study vocabulary and review grammar skill. Spelling: practice words you missed on pre-test in any way you choose.

  • Read for 20 minutes.
  • Fill out the title of book and date.
  • Respond to the question in a full sentence.
  • Complete Trifold if not completed in class.
  • Get parent signature on reading log and this HW page.
  • Study for test.

 

Study Island Instructions:

 

First, sign into Study Island. Go to https://app.studyisland.com/cfw/login

Most students know their username and password by heart now. I also taped it into the take home folder. It is username- studentnumber@az password-studentnumber. For example un- 00000@az p-00000. If they do not know it, please let me know. I can send it to you in a Dojo message.

 

Then, click on classes. Click on my name. Complete the assigned lessons for each day, listed above. Have your child complete any lessons that are "not started" or "in progress." Students can also retry any practice for which they did not earn a blue ribbon (any lesson on which they did not score 80% or greater). Sometimes the lesson will scaffold for them and they will be able to earn a silver ribbon with an easier practice then try again with grade level practice.


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Third Grade Homework Week of 2/17/2020

Please remember that homework, including the reading log, is checked daily and should be completed daily.

We are spending another week focusing on Study Island, but I have included the story for the following week (2/24/20) as well for you to preview with your child. 

We are spending the week focused on Study Island. Study Island is a great tool for preparing students for the rigor and types of questions they will see on the AZMERIT. Please encourage your child to use class time wisely to complete all Study Island practice. If they do not complete it in class, it becomes homework to finish.

Monday- Read 20 minutes. Log reading: Fill out the title of book and date. Answer question in a full sentence. Study Island – complete practice with 80% or higher. Retry until complete & correct.

Study Island:

  • Compare and Contrast Informational Text
  • Events, Ideas, Concepts, and Procedures
  • Logical Connections

 

Tuesday – Read 20 minutes. Log reading: Fill out the title of book and date. Answer question in a full sentence. Reading Log Due tomorrow. Study Island – complete practice with 80% or higher. Retry until complete & correct. Get parent signature on reading log and this HW page.

 

Study Island:

  • Characters
  • Central Message
  • Compare and Contrast in Literature
  • Poetry, Drama, and Prose

 

Wednesday- Study Island – complete practice with 80% or higher. Retry until complete & correct.

 

Study Island:

  • Academic Vocabulary
  • Plot
  • Text Features

 

Rodeo Break- No school on Thursday or Friday due to rodeo break. Please complete any incomplete Study Island Practice. It will all be recorded for a grade in the gradebook.

 

All must be complete this week with 80% or higher:

  • Compare and Contrast Informational Text
  • Events, Ideas, Concepts, and Procedures
  • Logical Connections
  • Characters
  • Central Message
  • Compare and Contrast in Literature
  • Poetry, Drama, and Prose
  • Academic Vocabulary
  • Plot
  • Text Features

 

Study Island Instructions:

 

First, sign into Study Island. Go to https://app.studyisland.com/cfw/login

Most students know their username and password by heart now. I also taped it into the take home folder. It is username- studentnumber@az password-studentnumber. For example un- 00000@az p-00000. If they do not know it, please let me know. I can send it to you in a Dojo message.

 

Then, click on classes. Click on my name. Complete the assigned lessons for each day, listed above. Have your child complete any lessons that are "not started" or "in progress." Students can also retry any practice for which they did not earn a blue ribbon (any lesson on which they did not score 80% or greater). Sometimes the lesson will scaffold for them and they will be able to earn a silver ribbon with an easier practice then try again with grade level practice.


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Third Grade Homework Week of 2/9/2020

Reminder: Homework is checked daily and is expected to be completed daily.

Monday –Read 20 minutes. Log reading. Answer question in a full sentence. Spelling pre-test (quiz yourself and see which words you don’t know) and spelling practice page.

  • Read for 20 minutes.
  • Fill out the title of book and date.
  • Respond to the question in a full sentence.
  • Spelling: Skill practice page

Tuesday- Read 20 minutes. Log reading. Answer question in a full sentence.  Practice vocabulary (complete vocabulary skill practice). Spelling: practice words you missed on pre-test in any way you choose.

  • Read for 20 minutes.
  • Fill out the title of book and date.
  • Respond to the question in a full sentence.
  • Practice vocabulary: skill practice page.

Wednesday- Read 20 minutes. Log reading. Answer question in a full sentence.  Practice vocabulary (complete vocabulary skill practice). Spelling: practice words you missed on pre-test in any way you choose.

  • Read for 20 minutes.
  • Fill out the title of book and date.
  • Respond to the question in a full sentence.
  • Practice grammar: skill practice page.

Study Island practice if not completed in class: Literal and Nonliteral, Recount and Paraphrase       Informational Text

Thursday- Read 20 minutes. Log reading. Answer question in a full sentence.  Study vocabulary and review grammar skill. Spelling: practice words you missed on pre-test in any way you choose.

  • Read for 20 minutes.
  • Fill out the title of book and date.
  • Respond to the question in a full sentence.
  • Complete Trifold if not completed in class.
  • Get parent signature on reading log and this HW page.
  • Study for test.

Extras Every Day: Go to https://app.studyisland.com/cfw/login/ and complete unfinished practices under ELA - Ms. Kinney or practice in your personal pathway.


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Third Grade Homework Week of 2/3/2020

Reminder: Homework is checked daily and is expected to be completed daily.

Monday- Read 20 minutes. Log reading. Answer question in a full sentence. Spelling pre-test and spelling practice page.

  • Read for 20 minutes.
  • Fill out the title of book and date.
  • Respond to the question in a full sentence.
  • Spelling: Skill practice page

Tuesday - Read 20 minutes. Log reading. Answer question in a full sentence.  Practice vocabulary (complete vocabulary skill practice). Spelling: practice words you missed on pre-test in any way you choose.

  • Read for 20 minutes.
  • Fill out the title of book and date.
  • Respond to the question in a full sentence.
  • Practice vocabulary: skill practice page.

Wednesday- Read 20 minutes. Log reading. Answer question in a full sentence.  Practice vocabulary (review vocabulary skill practice). Complete grammar skill practice page. Spelling: practice words you missed on pre-test in any way you choose.

  • Read for 20 minutes.
  • Fill out the title of book and date.
  • Respond to the question in a full sentence.
  • Practice grammar: skill practice page.
  • Study Island practice if not completed in class: Main Idea and Details, Point of View
  • Get parent signature on reading log and this HW page.
  • Study for test.

 Thursday- Practice Main Idea and Fact & Opinion Songs. Attend PAC Meeting at 5:30. Get HW pass for next week and free dress down pass.

Optional Extras Every Day: Go to https://app.studyisland.com/cfw/login/ and complete unfinished practices under ELA - Ms. Kinney or practice in your personal pathway.


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