assignment is designed to foster a love of reading and to

encourage discussion about stories. 

When readers talk about what they have

read and make personal connections to stories, their

comprehension and pleasure from reading increase. 

I sincerely hope you enjoy

these special reading times with your child!

1) At the beginning of each week, each student will choose and

borrow a picture book from our class Reading Response Journal

shelf.  This book will be brought home and needs to be read aloud

with a parent, grandparent, or other adult (VERY IMPORTANT). 

The student may read the entire story aloud to the adult or may

choose to alternate pages with his/her adult reading partner. 

The entire story can be read in a single sitting or spread out over

multiple days.

2) During and after reading, please take the time to discuss the

story.  Talk about what the characters are feeling, make

predictions about what might happen next, and explore

similarities (and differences) between your lives and the

experiences of the characters. Don t forget to look at the

illustrations carefully because they are designed to help the

reader glean even more information about the story. 

3) Each student will complete a two-sided Reading Response Journal

form weekly based upon the book and your discussions.  

Connections:

text-text: one book reminds you of another

text-self: something in the story reminds you of something you have experienced yourself

text-world: something in the story reminds you of something you heard about before

Please encourage your child to write his/her entry INDEPENDENTLY  (please don't correct spelling, grammar, etc.) . Do encourage them to do their neatest, most careful work.

I am most interested in each student's thinking process.

Weekly Vocabulary Words

There are no vocabulary words this week.

Spelling list #2 was sent home,  and those students who did not score 100% on the pretest will be studying those words and doing related homework this week.

A new vocabulary list will be sent home next Friday.

Try saying a sentence with a blank and see whether your child can fill in the missing prefix word.

Each vocabulary word list is based upon a specific prefix or suffix.

 Studying prefixes and suffixes helps students increase their ability to read and figure out the meaning of new words that they encounter!

 Lists (with definitions and matching game activity) will not be replaced. Students who lose their lists will need to copy the words and definitions from a classmate during their free time.  This policy is in place to encourage responsibility on the part of my students. Please remind your child to keep all word lists in their homework folders (even once the week has passed).  We will revisit the words regularly.

 

Tellus Northwest Georgia Science Museum in Cartersville

Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta

Stone Mountain in Stone Mountain, Georgia

Fernbank Science Center in Atlanta

The Okefenokee Wildlife Swamp Park in Waycross

Brasstown Bald Mountain (near Hiawassee)

The Little White House in Warm Springs

The Autrey Mill Nature Center on Old Alabama Road in Johns Creek!

The Chattahoochee Nature Center in Roswell

The Dahlonega gold mines in Dahlonega

A recycling center

LOGON INFORMATION

ONLINE SOCIAL STUDIES TEXTBOOK:

www.eduplace.com/eservices

Logon ID: grade3ourdemocracy

Password: 123456 

STUDYISLAND.COM

Logon ID: Student's name in the following format

Jane.Doe@ahes

Password: 123456

Studnets need to complete the "online pretest" in order to fully access the website. Please do this first!

ONLINE MATH TEXTBOOK AND RESOURCES

WWW.PEARSONSUCCESSNET.COM:

Logon ID: Student's name in the following format:

Abbott22

Logons are their first name and two digit student number (ex:Abbott22 or Brian03)

Password:Dickinson

ONLINE SCIENCE TEXTBOOK

www.hspscience.com

Click on GA-Fulton County School District-Abbotts Hill ELementary

Username: fcsthird

Password: fcsthird

WWW.FREERICE.COM