Third
Summer Information
Dear Rising Third Grade Parents and Students,
Below you will find a list of suggested books to read over summer. I ask that you read for at least 20 minutes each day over break. This reading can be done on your own, or read together. These books are just a suggestion, so please do not feel that you have to choose only from this list, or buy all of these books. On the first day of school, students should bring their favorite book read over break. Be ready to share why this book was your favorite.
I strongly encourage students to join the Redwood City Library Summer Reading Club. You can sign up for this free program starting June 10th at the library.
The summer Mathletics assignment, username, and password were sent home in the last blue envelope. (The assignment is also posted below.) This will help keep your child’s math skills sharp and ready for 3rd grade!
Parents, thank you for your support. I look forward to working with you and your child in the fall. Have a safe and happy summer!
Sincerely,
Miss Lyssand
Suggested Books:
The Pain and the Great One by Judy Blume
Alvin Ho, Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters by Lenore Look
Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary
Bones Mystery Series by David Adler
Boxcar Children series by Gertrude Chandler Warner
CAM Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds by David Adler
Clarice Bean Series by Lauren Child
Clementine’s Letter by Sara Pennypacker
Crow Call by Lois Lowry
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea by Steve Jenkins
Down Girl and Sit series by Lucy Nolan
The Dragon in the Sock Drawer by Kate Klimo
Encyclopedia Brown series by Donald J. Sobol
Eoin Colfer’s Legend of…the Worst Boy in the World by Eoin Colfer
Freckle Juice by Judy Blume
Hank the Cowdog series by John R. Erickson
Happy Birthday, Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel
How Oliver Olson Changed the World by Claudia Mills
How to Be Cool In the Third Grade by Janet Wilson
Judy Moody and Stink series by Megan McDonald
Junie B. Jones Series by Barbara Park
Just Grace Walks the Dog by Charise Mericle Harper
The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco
Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca
Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Writing Thank-you Notes by Peggy Gifford
My Dog May Be a Genius by Jack Prelutsky
My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett
Nancy Drew Series by Carolyn Keene
Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle by Brian Dennis
The Pain and the Great One by Judy Blume
Piper Reed Gets a Job by Kimberly Willis Holt
Ramona Quimby by Beverly Cleary
Ribsy by Beverly Cleary
Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi & Holly Black
Time Warp Trio series by Jon Scieszka
Titanicat by Marty Crisp
Summer Mathletics Assignments
All students going into grades 1-8 have 2 assignments on www.mathletics.com over the summer: (1)Complete 10 Focus Activities with a score of 80% or higher (you’re allowed to do it over if you don’t get 80% right away); (2)Play Live Mathletics: 50 times for incoming 1st and 2nd graders; 100 times for incoming 3rd and 4th graders; 200 times for incoming 5th–8th graders.
Because this is all done online with each student having his or her own password, there is nothing to bring to school in the fall to show that you’ve done your work. Teachers can access each student’s report online. However, you may want to use the chart from the June 9th Blue Envelope to track your progress. If you lost the chart, it’s okay. Just create a chart of your own. You don’t have to turn the chart in to your teacher. It’s just to help you keep track of your progress throughout the summer.
Even though you may already be familiar with Mathletics, ALL STUDENTS should check out the student guide from the website. Go to www.mathletics.com. Click on “home” at the top of the screen, and then click on “guides” at the bottom of the screen. Then click on “Mathletics for Students.”
If you have trouble accessing the website, call 1-866-727-0840. The Mathletics customer service number is 1-866-387-9139. If you have any questions, or if you lose your username or password, you may contact Miss Patterson at ppatterson@mountcarmel.org. She will check her e-mail every few days over the summer.
For those of you who were so excited about this assignment (yippee!) that you started working on it before Friday, June 11 . . . you may notice that some of your Activity choices have changed, or that some of your results seem to have been erased. Don’t worry; everything’s okay. You’ll still get credit for what you’ve done. Your work will still appear on the online report that your teachers see, even if it’s disappeared from what the students see. On Thursday, June 10, all students were transferred into the next grade, which caused these issues.
One last thing . . . a few students asked if they may do the Test at the end of each Practice Unit and have that count as 2 Activities (since the Activities are 10 questions, but the Tests are usually about 20 questions). YES, you may!
Have a great summer . . . Your teachers can’t wait to see how much you’ll have accomplished by the fall!
If you have misplaced your activation code, please contact Ms. Bruzzone
Download the PDF to view instructions for logging into EasyGrade Pro
Once you have your access code, visit the EasyGrade Pro website
Access Code for Math A25E78188E click to go to site and copy and paste to log in
Homework – Write your own “Mind’s Eye” description to share with your classmates. Remember to be descriptive without naming the object. Discuss CRISP project with parent(s) and think about your general and specific topic.