3 RD GRADE ELA 2014 – 2015 RIDGECREST ELEMENTARY

HOMEWORK POLICY - PACKETS Given out Tuesdays (usually) Do about 1 page/night Use it to study for Weekly Tests & Spelling Test Turn in on Due Date (stamped on Front Sheet)

READING HOMEWORK Students should read 20 minutes per day Parents & students – record minutes read in PLANNER, and sign/initial

SUCCESSNET AT-HOME ACTIVITIES Your student may complete the Weekly/Daily Activities at home. These activities include watching small clips, vocabulary games, and story reviews. They are great for studying!

CENTERS CLASS WORK Class work, Small Groups Independent practice, done at school May require word lists not available at home Mirrors the work in Homework Packets

TYPES OF CENTERS Get Fluent (fluency, oral reading) Word Work (spelling), Word Wise (grammar), Words to Know (vocabulary) Read for Meaning (reading comprehension) Writing Teacher Center (review, reteach of all of the above) Think Critically Questions (comprehension) Decodables (re-reading) Keyboarding

CLASS WORK Center work checked for understanding of concepts, practice Important to develop independent learning Not sent home as homework Due the day of the Weekly Test

CURRICULUM-BASED MEASURE - READING Also known as CBM-R Students tested for Benchmark Benchmark Targets:  Fall (September) - 77 WPM (Words Per Minute) AND 97% + Accuracy  Winter (January) – 105 WPM, 97% + Accuracy  Spring (May) – 119 WPM, 97% + Accuracy

MATH REVIEW Review of Math taught in Mrs. Zheng’s Class Includes: Math Vocabulary & Concepts in English Re-Teach Worksheet (done in class) Daily Common Core Review of concepts

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