The 2014 Local School Council Election will be held on Spring semester parent/teacher conference day on Monday, April 7th from 6:00-7:00.
A candidate forum will be held at Skinner North at 5:30 on Thursday, March 20th in the auditorium. It is encouraged that you attend the forum to hear the candidates speak about their qualifications and their plans if elected (or appointed) to Skinner North's LSC.
A note containing more information will go home with your child today!
Monday, March 10, 2014
Sunday, March 9, 2014
A Sneak Peek of Our Week ...
* Students will take the final session of the reading ISAT on Monday (20 multiple choice) and the final mathematics session on Tuesday (2 extended responses). Any make-ups will happen Wednesday-Friday.
Writing: Students will write blog posts this week focused on our class read-aloud and poetry. Be on the lookout for an update to your child's blog! - http://kidblog.org/210ThirdGraders2013/
Reading: This week we will begin a mini unit on reader's theater. Information about the unit can be found on the Reader's Theater page of the third grade website.
Math: On Monday this week students will take the pre-assessment for Unit 7: Fractions & Their Uses; Chance & Probability. The family letter, IXL checklist, and other games and resources can be found on the third grade website as well.
Social Studies: Last week students investigated how Chicago meets the needs of its citizens, and this week students will learn about how Chicago's government is organized and will describe the role of Chicago's mayor, city council, and other local officials.
Quarter Project: To finish up their quarter 3 project, students will spend time in the computer lab putting their rough drafts into a PowerPoint, and then creating a digital story with them.
Writing: Students will write blog posts this week focused on our class read-aloud and poetry. Be on the lookout for an update to your child's blog! - http://kidblog.org/210ThirdGraders2013/
Reading: This week we will begin a mini unit on reader's theater. Information about the unit can be found on the Reader's Theater page of the third grade website.
Math: On Monday this week students will take the pre-assessment for Unit 7: Fractions & Their Uses; Chance & Probability. The family letter, IXL checklist, and other games and resources can be found on the third grade website as well.
Social Studies: Last week students investigated how Chicago meets the needs of its citizens, and this week students will learn about how Chicago's government is organized and will describe the role of Chicago's mayor, city council, and other local officials.
Quarter Project: To finish up their quarter 3 project, students will spend time in the computer lab putting their rough drafts into a PowerPoint, and then creating a digital story with them.
Friday, March 7, 2014
Starry Night Information Packets
Today two informational packets about Skinner North's Starry Night fundraiser will be passed out to your child. The first packet contains information about purchasing tickets to attend the event and the second packet is about fundraising for it.
Please be sure to check for these in your child's take home folder!
Please be sure to check for these in your child's take home folder!
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Chicago's Birthday
During Unit 2: How Chicago Came to Be of Social Studies, students learned that Chicago officially became a city on March 4, 1837. So, today we celebrated Chicago's birthday! Students created birthday cards for the city using the following RAFT format:
o R (Role) – A
citizen of Chicago
o A (Audience)
– The city of Chicago
o F (Format) –
Birthday card
o T (Topic) – Chicago’s
birthday (what accomplishments Chicago should be proud of over the years, and what the city should be excited to celebrate)
Monday, March 3, 2014
IXL Shout-Outs!
WOW! Students in Room 210 have been working very hard practicing their math skills on IXL! A special "great job" shout-out goes to the following students who practiced over an hour of IXL last week:
Eva, Blake, Max, Harry, Mason, Henry, Ireland, Daniel, Kevin, Jett, Joseph, Ivana, Lauren, Sydney, Sean, Raymond, Zuri, Matiyas, Rohan, Isabel, and Sophia
Eva, Blake, Max, Harry, Mason, Henry, Ireland, Daniel, Kevin, Jett, Joseph, Ivana, Lauren, Sydney, Sean, Raymond, Zuri, Matiyas, Rohan, Isabel, and Sophia
Sunday, March 2, 2014
ISAT Week Begins
It is officially time for ISAT testing to begin!
I am so proud of all of the hard work your child has done to prepare for
this assessment. Please see important
information below regarding the assessment.
- Please make sure your child arrives on time for the ISAT. Your child may not enter the classroom during the testing time.
- If your child is late to school, he or she will have to make up the ISAT within a different room.
- If your child is sick, please do not send your child to school that day. He or she will make up the assessment in the afternoon on a different date.
- Please make sure your child gets a good night’s rest each night before the ISAT.
- Please make sure your child eats a well-balanced breakfast each morning as well.
Please see the ISAT testing schedule for the week below:
- Tuesday - Reading 1, 20 multiple choice
- Wednesday - Math 1, 40 multiple choice
- Thursday - Reading 2, 20 multiple choice, 1 extended response
- Friday - Math 2, 30 multiple choice, 3 short responses
Read to Succeed Reading Logs
The deadline was extended for inputting students and their minutes read, so if your child did not turn their reading log in on Friday, I will still accept it on Monday!
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