In RELA our class has covered every third grade skill. Can you believe it?! Since we have covered all the skills, we will be reviewing them all, and putting any additional focus on continued areas of concern as they may arise. With that being said, we received some new workbooks, called COACH books, that will help us prepare in the classroom for the CRCT. These books will remain in the classroom until right before spring break. We will send the books home prior to break so you can look over the skills with your child.
This week we will begin our Social Studies unit on Frederick Douglass. We will learn about the contributions he made to our society. What a perfect time to study him with the recent holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
* Some people have been curious about the online CRCT practice tests. We will be giving out login information closer to Valentine's Day. We will opt to use the state's website for practice. Some nights your children will be assigned homework to complete an online practice test. The more your child is exposed to it, the more comfortable they will be taking the actual test. They will be more familiar with the testing language and that should also build confidence in them.