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Grading Policy Sinclair Elementary – Third Grade

To accommodate the HISD grading policies for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year, the 3^rd Grade team at Sinclair Elementary in accordance with HISD recommendations, has chosen to adopt the following local school grading policy beginning week of April 20,2020.

First is a portion of the letter from HISD Interim Superintendent Dr. Grenita Lathan, which was sent out last Thursday. This part of her letter is specifically regarding grading policies after March 12, 2020:

In addition, for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year we are adopting the following grading policies to ensure that students’ grades are not negatively affected due to the current circumstances:

• No district grades taken after March 12, 2020 can negatively impact a student’s overall average for the course.
• If a student’s grade in the final grading cycle negatively impacts their overall final grade in a course, that final cycle grade will be omitted in the calculation of the final grade for the course.
• Individual schools have discretion for class assignments and grading, but they have been asked to be flexible and understanding of the burdens and limitations that COVID-19 has placed on students and families.

We encourage parents and students to save all completed assignments in one place if students are unable to submit their work digitally until further details are provided. More detailed information pertaining to grading can be accessed at www.houstonisd.org/HealthAlerts
The district is committed to equity and is working to ensure that students have access to technology and other resources necessary for their continued learning and growth.


Per HISD policy for online/distance learning, 3^rd grade teachers at Sinclair will begin recording one grade per week and per subject starting on Monday, April 20, 2020.
The following is a guideline listing expectation that can be used for recording grades during the online/distance learning process depending on established teacher expectations and student home situation:
ELAR (English/Language Arts/Reading)

·       Participation in virtual classroom meetings

·       Completion of HISD Distance/Online Learning Curriculum or teacher selected projects or paper-based assignments

·       Time spent on Imagine Learning RLanguage and Literacy

The expectation is for students to log onto Imagine Learning (reading) for a minimum of 80 minutes per week, or to complete one full lesson per session (per day) – either of these are easily monitored by the teacher, and can be given a grade based on minutes spent on program or average weekly goal achieved. This would mean completion of the digital resource with least 20 minutes each day for four-five days each week.

Math

·       Participation in virtual classroom meetings

·       Completion of HISD Distance/Online Learning Curriculum Activities and Tasks or teacher selected projects and paper-based assignments

·       Time spent on Imagine Learning Math/Reflex Math

    ***For this, the expectation is for students log onto Imagine Math/Reflex Math. For example, complete a lesson (Imagine Math) or achieve a daily green light (Reflex Math). Either of these will be monitored by the teacher and used as a weekly grade based on successfully passing a lesson a/or goals achieved (green light).

Science

·       Participation/Discussions with virtual classroom meetings

·       HISD (H.O.M.E) distance/online curriculum

·       Teacher selected projects or paper-based assignments

·       Science Fusion

Social Studies

·       Participation/Discussions with virtual classroom meetings or

·       Occasional discussion of reading assignments/projects

·       Studies Weekly

·       Teacher selected projects or paper-based assignments

·       HISD (H.O.M.E) distance/online curriculum

Montreal Bagels

Have you ever tried Montreal Bagels? That's my favorite bagel.  Whenever I visited Montreal, I have to go to St-Viateur to buy five dozen Montreal bagels and carry them all the way back carefully to Houston in a cushioned bag. During this Covid-19 stay home period, I have tried to make my own bagels. I found a great recipe on the Web to share with you. The perfect Montreal bagel is baked to a golden color, crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. These bagels are boiled in honey water for a beautiful blonde glaze. I hope you'll try to make some with your parents then share your experience with our class soon.

MONTREAL BAGELS

Ingredients

• 350 g warm water
• 60 g sugar
• 30 g oil
• 10 g active dry yeast
• 1 egg
• 20 g honey
• 8 g salt
• Up to 700 g flour

For finishing:

• 350 g honey
• Sesame seeds
• Poppy seeds

Preparation

• Preheat oven to 450° F with a parchment paper-lined baking sheet inside.
• Fill a large pot with water. Put to boil over medium-high heat.
• In a large bowl, whisk together water, sugar, oil, yeast, egg and honey. Whisk in salt. Gently stir in some of the flour (approx. 550g), one cup at a time, until a soft dough forms.
• Turn dough out onto surface and gently knead until it begins to comes together. Continue to knead, adding flour as needed to prevent sticking, until you have a soft, dough that bounces back when you press on it — it should take 10 - 12 minutes.
• When dough is properly kneaded, place in an oiled bowl, making sure to get a thin coat of oil on dough. Cover with a towel and let rest 30 minutes.  
• Cut dough into 16 pieces (about 75g each). Keep pieces covered with towel while you work.  

Shaping:

• Roll each piece into a 10 - 12 inch rope. Do not add flour to the surface, unless to prevent sticking.
• Wrap rope around your four fingers, overlapping the ends on the inside of your hand to make a circle. To seal, roll your hand back and forth, pressing gently to complete the circle. Place on floured surface to rest and cover with a towel as you work. Keep bagels covered as you go. 
• Let bagels rest 30 minutes.
• Add 350 g of honey to pot of water and bring to a full boil.  
• Handle rested bagels gently to keep their shape. Boil bagels in batches, 1 ½ - 2 minutes per side. Remove from water using a slotted spoon. Place onto cooling rack and sprinkle heavily with seeds. 
• Place bagels on heated pan in oven and bake until golden brown, 15 - 20 minutes.
• Servings: Makes 16 bagels
• Enjoy!

Complete the Sentence

1. Figures that  have the same size and the same shape are _______________.
2. A polygon that is a flat surface of a solid figure is a __________________.
3. An __________________ is a line segment formed where two faces meet.
4. A ____________________ is a point where three or more edges meet. The plural of ______________________ is vertices. 
5. A Solid figures have length, width, and height. They are also called __________________figures.

Word Problem of the Day

There are 27 plums divided equally in 3 bowls and 35 apricots divided equally into 7 bowls. How many more plums than apricots are there in one bowl of each?

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Math Word Problem of the Day 3.5 (for 4. 16. 2020)

Two Patterns are shown below.  Nathan wrote a third pattern. The first number of his pattern is the Sum of the missing numbers below. What is the first number of the third pattern?

12, 17, ______, 27, 32

34, 30, 26, ______, 18


Answer _________________

Writing Assignment ( Posted on Microsoft Team 4.1.2020 )

Personal Narrative

Think

Sometimes a person can give you a good advice. Think about good advice you have gotten from a friend or family member. Then think about how you used that person’s advice.

Write

Write a one-page personal narrative about a time when you took good advice from someone.

As you write your composition, remember to ---

·       Describe a time you took someone’s good advice.

·       Organize ideas in order. Use transition words.

·       Develop your ideas with details about feeling.

·       Use correct spelling, punctuation, grammar.

·       Make sure your composition is just one page.

Word Problem of the Day 3.6 C (for 4.14.2020)

Pete has a paint canvas that is 2 feet long and 4 feet wide. Another  canvas is double the length and width of the first canvas. How does the area change?

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Spelling List of the Week

1. income
2. spending
3. saving
4. credit
5. giving
6. buying
7. borrowing
8. payment
9. interest
10. decision
11. apply
12. explain
13. justify
14. expenses
15. donations

Word Problem of the Day 3.4 K

Sebastian purchased 6 bags of oranges. Each bag contained 14 oranges. Sebastian divided the oranges equally among 7 fruit baskets. How many oranges did Sebastian place in each fruit basket?



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Word Problem of the Day

Anna has a rectangular blanket. The perimeter is 30 feet. The width of the blanket is 6 feet. What is the length of the blanket?


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A Note to 2nd Grade Teachers

Over the years, a few 2^nd grade teachers have asked what a 3^rd grade teacher expects from the incoming 2^nd graders. Here I have put together a few things you might want to consider.

Each of your students is expected to

   
·       Identify and read all 2^nd Grade HFW
·       Decode words with short, long, or variant vowels, trigraphs, and blends
·       Decode words with silent letters
·       Decode multi-syllable words
·       Alphabetize a series of words
·       Be able to use a dictionary or glossary to find words
·       Produce a series of rhyming words
·       Listen actively, ask relevant questions to clarify information
·       Retell and paraphrase text in ways that maintain meaning and logical order
·       Be able to add and subtract smaller than 1,000
·       Recall basic facts to add and subtract within 20 automatically
·       Use place value to compare and order whole numbers up to 1,200 using             comparative language, number and symbols (>, <, or =)
·       Determine odd and even numbers up to 40
·       Partition objects into equal parts and name the parts using words
·       Read and write time to the nearest one-minute increment using analog and digital clocks

Have a great year of teaching!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Waters

Problem of The Day 3.5 B, D

Cruz and Fiona each make a tile design with 36 tiles. Cruz puts his in rows of 4. Fiona puts hers in rows of 6. How many more tiles are in each of Cruz's rows than Fiona's?

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Word Problem of The Day 3.7 B

Kyle puts a fence around his 5 -sided garden. He starts with 35 feet of fencing. After he is done, he has 5 feet of fencing left over. How long is each side of his garden?



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Word Problem of The Day

Amelia  swam, rode her bike, and ran in a race. She spent 17 minutes swimming, 23 minutes riding her bike, 30 minutes running. What was the total amount of time Amelia spent swimming, riding her bike, and running in this race?

Math Word Problem of The Day 3.4 G, 3.5 D

At the school breakfast, 25 plates of pancakes and 40 plates of waffles were served. Each plate had either 2 pancakes or 2 waffles. How many waffles and pancakes were served?

Math Word Problem of the Day 3.5 D

Mrs. Waters needs to bake 64 blueberry muffins for a party. Her recipe makes 8 muffins. Mrs. Waters wrote an equation to find how many batches of muffins she needs to bake. Write Mrs. Waters' equation in words.

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