Grade 3 Post September 2012.pdf
Grade 3 Post September 2012.pdf
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<strong>Grade</strong> 3 <strong>Post</strong> <strong>September</strong> 2012<br />
$$$$ DUNN DOLLAR$ $$$$<br />
One of the reward systems in our<br />
classroom will be DUNN DOLLAR$.<br />
Students can earn “money” each<br />
week by completing their class<br />
job, being on task, bringing<br />
their agenda each day, through<br />
following our class<br />
promises(rules that we have<br />
agreed to in order to model “R”<br />
in TRACK), or for going above<br />
and beyond and helping out a<br />
friend.<br />
Each student will have an<br />
envelope in which to store their<br />
DUNN DOLLAR$. They will then<br />
keep a balance of how much money<br />
they have earned.<br />
At the end of each month<br />
students can choose to spend<br />
their dollars on a prize or save<br />
up. The prize bins are $10, $25<br />
and $50.<br />
If you would like to donate an<br />
item to the bins you are more<br />
than welcome to. Most items are<br />
purchased at the dollar store,<br />
and may be a toy, a hair clip,<br />
note pad, pencils, etc.<br />
Community Circle<br />
Each day we will start with community circle<br />
where students will have a chance to read the<br />
morning message, answer a class question (e.g.,<br />
With one sentence describe your weekend.), and<br />
there will also be time for SHOW and SHARE.<br />
Language Focus:<br />
Reading: “The more that you<br />
read, the more things you will know. The<br />
more that you learn, the more places<br />
you'll go.”<br />
― Dr. Seuss, I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!<br />
Every other week there will be a reading<br />
component for homework.<br />
Reading with your child is an important<br />
part of their development. In school we<br />
will be focusing on some reading<br />
strategies that the students started last<br />
year. In their welcome package there is a<br />
bookmark with these strategies. They are<br />
outlined below. Please practice using<br />
these strategies with your child so that<br />
they become confident with them.<br />
Our first focus will be on Eagle Eye,<br />
where we look at the pictures for clues<br />
when we cannot figure out a word.<br />
Eagle Eye-Look at the pictures<br />
Lips the Fish- Get your lips ready(to say<br />
the sounds of the letters)<br />
Strechy the Snake- Stretch It Out<br />
Chunky Monkey-Chunk the Word<br />
Skippy Frog-Skip the Word, read to the<br />
end then hop back and re-read it<br />
Tryin’ Lion-Try it Again<br />
Helpful Kangaroo-If you’ve done all of the<br />
strategies—Ask for Help
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