The MCAs are underway! Help your child do their best by talking about the test at home. Remind your child that they should try their very best, and take their time to complete each question. A MCA test sampler can be found by clicking the button below below.
Help your child find a just right book by finding his or her Lexile. Lexile helps parents, teachers, and students find a just right book through the use of a Lexile Measure. A Lexile Measure tells what level a student is, and what level a book is to help children find a Just Right book. It is helpful for children to read Just Right books for a number of reasons.
- Students should not be reading books that are too hard and they cannot understand.
- Children should not be reading books that are too easy and will not help them to improve reading skills.
Help our classroom get new books and materials by ordering books through Scholastic Book Club at https://clubs.scholastic.com/ our class code is is QNPYQ
Some suggested at-home books from our 3rd graders...
-A Series of Unfortunate Events Series by Lemony Snicket
-Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
-Bud, Not Buddy Christopher Paul Curtis
-Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney
-Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
-Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
-Mr. Popper's Penguins by Florence and Richard Atwater
-The Boxcar Children series by Gertrude Chandler Warner
-Treasure Island by Robert Lewis Stevenson
-Aragon series by Christopher Paolini
-Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier
-Geronimo Stilton
-Thickety series by J.B. White
Some Suggested Readings from Mrs. Halvorson...
-The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
-The Wishtree by K.A. Applegate
-The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
-The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau