Field Day!

Field Day is Friday, May 2nd!  Can you believe it?  

*The weather is NOT looking warm.  Please dress in layers!  

Kids may get a little wet, but we have adjusted the events due to the change in weather.   Below are the event and lunch schedules for field day:

Lunch (in cafeteria): 11:00-11:35

Field Day Activities for 3rd Grade : 12:30-2:20

What should my child wear?

We want the kids to be super comfortable.  Tennis shoes (crocs, flip flops, and sandals will NOT be allowed), play clothes, sunscreen, a hat

*Swim suits are allowed, but girls must be fully covered and boys must keep shirts on at all times.

What should my child bring?

A change of clothes, a towel, dry shoes (flip flops are fine for changing into), WATER bottle, (Sunglasses discouraged, because they are easily lost), extra sunscreen

*Volunteers – please arrive 20 minutes prior to event – Thanks so much!

Wahoo!

Wednesday, May 7th

Walk & Bike to School Day!

 

• Leave the car at home and enjoy a walk or bike ride with your child to school.

Week 3 of Cyber Monday!

Reading 8a-9a

Website: Istation, NewsELA

Istation Reading is a comprehensive computer-based reading intervention program that maximizes students' reading fluency, comprehension and retention, and academic success. Newsela is an innovative way to build reading comprehension with nonfiction that's always relevant: daily news. Newsela is free for students to explore a world of nonfiction and test their comprehension.

Students will:

• work on reading fluency
• build comprehension skills
• retain important information.
• keep up to date in relevant world events

Writing 10a-11a

Website: Google Drive, IXL Language Arts

Students record their writing process on their Google Drives and collaborate with each other. IXL language arts invites students to delve into the wonderful world of words! It offers a wealth of standards-aligned skills in spelling, vocabulary, and grammar.Students will:

• Provide comments on another student’s work through class’ shared folder in Google Drive
• Revise essays based on student comments
• Work on personal narratives
• Create a Google Presentation sequencing the 5 main points of their narrative
• Create a Google Document to rough draft their narrative
• Word Work through IXL

Math 11a-12p

Websites: Reflex Math, Think Through Math, Google Drive, IXL Math

Student will be working on various math skills in preparation for the upcoming STAAR test as well as tasks corresponding to the Aligned Round Rock Curriculum. Students will:

• Work on getting a green light in Reflex Math.
• Complete 1 full lesson in Think Through Math
• Login in to Google Drive and complete a digital version of an assignment found on the ARRC that Mr. Sosa modified
• Pick any 3 strands under Third Grade: Division-Skill Builder H1-H12 to complete on IXL Math

Science 1p-2p

Website:Google Drive, Stemscopes, EbscoHost

Continue researching information on habitats for habitat paper slides stories.. Students will:

• Access EbscoHost to find information and research the habitat of their choosing.
• Take notes and screenshots in Google Drive
• Use Google Drawing to create a virtual collage of the information you found on your habitat.
• Rename the document, move into the proper folder
• Login to Stemscopes and review the picture vocabulary words for the unit
• Complete the interactive virtual investigation over habitats.
• Write a 3 sentence reflection over the investigation.

Homework

Website: Student Gmail Account

Student reflect about the day. Students will:

• Share with their parents the third week of Cyber Monday!
• Login into their student gmail accounts and email Mr. Sosa a reflection about Cyber Monday. What they liked or would like to do next Cyber Monday.

Week 2 of Cyber Monday

Reading 8a-9a

Website:National Geographic Articles, Google Drive

Using Awesome Screenshot: Capture & Annotate, from the Google Store, I went to the website that has National Geographic articles for students in grades 3-5 to read for free. I screenshot an article, inserted the screenshots into Powerpoint, covered some of the main text features with blank boxes and saved the Powerpoint slides as jpegs. Then I opened up Google Presentation and uploaded the images. I used Doctopus to copy and share the presentation with my class. Students will:

• Access files shared in their Google Drives
• Insert a text box over the blank boxes and type their prediction of what the missing text feature should be and what it should say based on information in the article.
• Come up with 5 quality questions for Mr. Sosa to use in a Kahoot.
• Work in Istation.

Writing 10a-11a

Website: Google Drive

Allow time for the students to complete the assignment from this morning. Students record their writing process on their Google Drives and collaborate with each other. Students will:

• Finish writing assignment from last week
• Provide comments on another student’s work through class’ shared folder in Google Drive
• Revise essays based on student comments
• Start a new personal narrative
• Create a Google Presentation sequencing the 5 main points of their narrative
• Create a Google Document to rough draft their narrative

Math 11a-12p

Websites: Reflex Math, Think Through Math, Google Drive, IXL Math

Student will be working on various math skills in preparation for the upcoming STAAR test as well as tasks corresponding to the Aligned Round Rock Curriculum. Students will:

• Work on getting a green light in Reflex Math.
• Complete 1 full lesson in Think Through Math
• Login in to Google Drive and complete a digital version of an assignment found on the ARRC that Mr. Sosa modified
• Pick any 3 strands under Third Grade: Division-Skill Builder H1-H12 to complete on IXL Math

Science 1p-2p

Website:Google Drive,  Stemscopes

Last week we learned about several different types of life cycles. Students will:

• Pick one of the 3 life cycles we discussed last week: tomato plant, ladybug, or frog
• Create a Google Drawing to create a visual representation of the life cycle. Add text boxes to label and describe that stage in the life cycle
• Rename the document, move into the proper folder and share Google Drawing of chosen life cycle with Mr. Sosa.
• Login to Stemscopes and review the picture vocabulary words for the unit
• Complete the interactive virtual investigation over life cycles.
• Write a 3 sentence reflection over the investigation.

Homework

Website: Student Gmail Account

Student reflect about the day. Students will:

• Share with their parents the second week of Cyber Monday!
• Login into their student gmail accounts and email Mr. Sosa a reflection about Cyber Monday. What they liked or would like to do next Cyber Monday.

First Day of Cyber Monday!

Here is what we did to kick off Cyber Mondays in Mr. Sosa's class!

Reading 8a-9a

Website: Bookflix, Google Drive

Students pick a topic to read about. They read the fiction and nonfiction book pairings over their chosen topic. Then record their learning on the document shared in their google drives. Students will:

• Record the Fiction and NonFiction Title and Author
• Write a summary over the fiction pairing: Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then
• List the text features found in the nonfiction pairing. Describe 3 examples from the text
• Create a Box and T-Chart over both texts.
• Tell me something new that you learned?
• Your turn to be the teacher! Come up with a 5 question quiz for Mr. Sosa over the two books that you read.

Writing 10a-11a

Website: Google Drive

Students recording their writing process on their google drives and collaborate with each other. Students will:

• Continue writing assignment from last week
• Provide comments on another student’s work through class’ shared folder in Google Drive
• Revise essays based on student comments
• Start a new expository essay
• Create google drawing to create an idea web
• Create google document to rough draft their essay

Math 11a-12p

Websites: Reflex Math, Think Through Math, Google Drive, IXL Math

Student will be working on various math skills in preparation for the upcoming STAAR test as well as task corresponding to the Aligned Round Rock Curriculum. Students will:

• Work on getting a green light in Reflex Math.
• Complete 1 full lesson in Think Through Math
• Login in to google drive and complete 5 problem review made by Mr. Sosa over recent testing data
• Pick any 3 strands under Third Grade: Division-Skill Builder H1-H12 to complete on IXL Math

Science 1p-2p

Website: Stemscopes

Students will be discovering what traits plant and animals inherit from their parents, and what behaviors they learn from their parents or environment. Students will:

• Review the picture vocabulary words for the unit
• Complete the interactive virtual investigation over traits and behaviors.
• Write a 3 sentence reflection over the investigation.
• Start online treasure hunt where students can explore different education and government websites about traits and behaviors. Use accompanying work page to guide webquest and record answers.

Homework

Website: Student Gmail Account

Student reflect about the day. Students will:

• Share with their parents the first week of Cyber Monday!
• Login into their student gmail accounts and email Mr. Sosa a reflection about Cyber Monday. What they liked or would like to do next Cyber Monday.