Week of May 11-15, 2015

E-Mail: cheryl.smith@russellind.kyschools.us ~RPS Phone Number: (606) 836-0007

A Peek at Our Week

Blooming Events

Non-Fiction Text: REVIEW WEEK

I can locate key words and supporting details to answer a

question

I can
text.
I can
I can
I can

use text features to quickly find information in a

I can ask & answer questions about a text.
identify the main idea & supporting details of a text.
identify non-fiction text structures.
show what I know on a Reading Review assessment.

Writing: KCAS Review & Letter to the Reviewer

I can brainstorm ideas, write a rough draft, revise,

proofread, and publish my Letter to the Reviewer.

I can use a graphic organizer to organize my

ideas/thoughts.

I can write a letter with my opinion, supporting details,

transition words, and a topic and closing sentence.

KCAS Review.
Word Work

I can add a prefix to a root word/base word to create a new

word.
Math: Math: Fractions

I can identify equal parts of a whole.

I can draw a model to show equal parts.

I can write a fraction with a numerator and denominator.

I can represent and locate fractions on a number line.

I can relate fractions to whole numbers.

I can identify and write fractions of a whole.

I can compare fractions.

May 15: KPREP Celebration

(KICKOFF TO KPREP TESTING!!)
May 18-22: KPREP TESTING!!
May 25: Memorial Day
May 26: 3rd Grade Transition Day @
RMIS

May 28: 3rd Grade Track & Field

( Morning 9:00ish-11:30ish)

May 29: 3rd Grade End of the Year

Celebration

June 1: Track & Field Rain Date

June 2: Attendance Winners Movie

Trip

Mrs. Spainhowers Math- This week we will finish adding and

subtracting fractions. We will take our assessment over this chapter
and then move onto multiplying fractions and whole numbers

Notes from the Teacher:

There are lots of important tests during the month of May (K-PREP, STAR Reading, and
classroom tests) Please discuss the importance of these tests with your child, and make
sure they are rested and ready for these important tests!
We are continuing our KCAS (Kentucky Core Academic Standards) review this month. This will help
reinforce good test taking strategies, as well as help your child learn to manage their time during
testing. We will be conferencing on constructed response answers and rewriting them to a Top-Score
2.
Please remember the importance of your child being present at school every day. We are learning and
discussing so many wonderful things in class that cant always be sent home as make-up work.
If your child would need to miss school, due to an illness, or doctors appointment, please remember
to call the office, so that their teacher can be notified. I will gladly gather up any make-up work
your child has missed during the day, and send it to the office for you to pick up.