March 22, 2021

Dear Third Grade Parents,

As I was grading a number of assignments this weekend I noticed that many students were making careless errors and not reading or following the directions. I hope when you receive the Red Folders each week you take an opportunity to review the graded work with your child.

When your child brings an assignment home, please take a moment to check spelling and punctuation. I continue to have a number of students who are not beginning their sentences with capital letters and ending sentences with the proper punctuation. At this point in third grade, sentences should be written properly and the content should demonstrate a third grade knowledge of writing. I am still receiving sentences that contain less than five words and are written at a level lower than third grade.

Many students are rushing through assignments. They are not answering questions, thereby getting the question marked as wrong and making foolish mistakes. There is no need for any student to rush through an assignment or test. Please remind your child to be more careful and take his/her time.

Last week the instructions for the State Project went home. It is critical that all directions are followed. If you have any questions, please contact me.

Many students are forgetting to bring their water bottles to school. It is especially important to bring a water bottle now that the weather is warming up. The school water fountains can only be used to fill water bottles.

Thank you for your continued support of our third grade class.

Regards,
Rita Corcoran Davis