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3rd$GRADE$SUMMER$HOMEWORK$PACKET$

June!2015!

Dear!Growing!Up!Green!Families,!

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In!order!to!best!prepare!your!child!for!the!upcoming!school!year,!teachers!worked!hard!to!make!summer!

homework!assignments!that!are!meaningful!and!relevant!to!our!mission!and!curriculum.!!This!work!will!be!

used!in!the!first!few!weeks!of!school!in!every!GUGCS!classroom.!The!packet!is!the!same!for!current!and!new!

students!and!will!allow!for!a!shared!experience!for!all!at!the!start!of!the!year.!!

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All$students$are$expected$to$complete$these$assignments$and$bring$them$back$on$the$first$day$of$school$–$August$31,$2015.$$$$All$assignments$should$be$returned$stapled$in$one$packet$or$in$one$folder.$$The$pages$in$this$packet$include:$

o Reading$Homework$o ED$Time$Homework$o Math$Homework!–!To!complete!this!assignment!you!can!(and!should)!attach!extra!sheets!of!

paper!to!show!all!of!your!work!and!data.!

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In!August,!you!will!receive!your!official!GUGCS!Family!Handbook!and!class!placement!assignments!in!the!mail.!

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If!you!have!questions,!concerns,!or!need!help!with!the!work,!please!email!me!at!the!address!below.!

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Have!a!safe!and!happy!summer!!

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Warmly,!

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Lauren!Barkan!! !

Director!of!Upper!School!Instruction!!

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3rd!Grade!Summer!Homework!!

Reading$Summer$Homework$!

Over!the!summer,!you!should!be!reading!EVERY!DAY.!Fill!in!the!Book!Challenge!page!attached!as!you!finish!

book!after!book!this!summer.!!!

Can$you$read$all$30?!?$! !We!know!you!can!!! !

!Prove$it$by$filling$out$the$sheet$and$bringing$it$back$to$school$on$August$31!$

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SPECIAL$BONUS!$$

If$you$bring$back$the$completed$30$Book$Challenge$sheet,$$you$(and$your$picture)$will$get$on$the$$$

GUGCS$SUMMER$READERS$$WALL$OF$FAME!$

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After!finishing!one!of!your!books,!complete!the!assignment!on!the!back!of!this!page.!!Feel!free!to!complete!

more!than!1!of!these!letters!based!on!more!than!1!of!the!books!you!read!this!summer!and!attach!extra!pages!!

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3rd!Grade!Summer!Homework!!

SUPER$SPECIAL$SUMMER$READING$BOOK$ASSIGNMENT$!

Title!___________________________________! ! Author!____________________________________!

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Write!a!letter!to!the!main!character!of!your!book.!!Let!them!know!how!you!feel!about!how!they!handled!a!

situation!(or!major!problem)!in!their!book.!!Ask!them!any!questions!you!have!about!what!happened!after!the!story!ended!(for!example:!Did!your!sister!ever!figure!out!that!you!were!the!one!who!hid!her!gold!necklace?)!!

Make!sure!your!questions!relate!to!the!story!and!are!not!just!questions!about!them!(like:!What’s!your!favorite!

color?)!

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30 Book Challenge

5 Informational Books

5 Realistic Fiction Books

4 Mystery Books

2 Biography/Autobiography

5 General Fiction Books

4 Chapter Books

5 Free Choice

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3rd!Grade!Summer!Homework!!

ED$Time$Summer$Project$!

Attach!a!photo!below!of!your!family!taken!in!a!place!that!is!special!to!you!all.!

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Name!of!the!place!where!this!photo!was!taken:!________________________!

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Where!is!this!place?!

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City:!____________________! ! State:!___________________! ! Country:!________________!

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3rd!Grade!Summer!Homework!!

My$Family$in$the$World$!

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Look!at!the!map!above!with!your!family!and!decide!on!3!places!in!the!world!that!are!important!to!your!family.!!

Make!a!dot!on!each!of!the!3!locations!with!a!crayon!or!marker,!and!then!write!the!name!of!the!place!on!a!line!

coming!from!each!dot.!

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Choose!1!place!that!you!marked!to!answer!the!questions!below:!

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What!place!did!you!choose?!_______________________________________________________________!

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Why!is!this!a!special!or!important!place!for!you!and!your!family!?!

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3rd!Grade!Summer!Homework!!

Summer$Explorers:$Places$I’ve$Been$Summer$2015$

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Keep!a!list!below!of!places!that!you!visit!this!summer…places!in!Queens,!in!NYC,!in!another!state,!another!country!–!

wherever!!!Exporers!and!Discovers!always!keep!track!of!their!exploration!!

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June 15, 2015

Dear Upcoming 3rd Graders,

Over the summer you will choose one mathematics project to complete by the first day of school, Monday, August 31st, 2015.

You can choose one of the following options:

• A Family Pet: Objective is to research how much it will cost to feed different types of pets per year to help your family decide what type to get.

• Planning a Birthday Party: Objective is to plan a well-researched birthday party staying within the budget of $120.

Both projects include a rubric to provide you with a clear understanding of what constitutes excellence and how your work will be evaluated. Refer to the rubric regularly as you work on a project in order to ensure that your work is complete and fulfills the criteria.

You will be expected to present your project in an organized, creative and effective way in September. We look forward to learning how you problem-solve and learning more about you.

Have a fantastic summer!

Your 3rd Grade Teachers

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Requirements 4 3 2 1

Show Your Work All work is shown andcalculations arecompleted accurately

All work is shown withone minormathematical error

Not all work is shownor work containsseveral calculationerrors

Work is not shown orwork contains manycalculation errors

Explanation(How did you collect yourinformation? What mathdid you use?)

Explanation is veryclear and logical

Explanation is clearand logical

Parts of theexplanation are clear

Explanation isunclear or is notincluded

Budget Costs fall within $5.00of given budget.

Costs fall within$10.00 of givenbudget.

Costs fall within$15.00 of givenbudget.

Costs are more than$15.00 above givenbudget.

Writing Conventions. spelling. punctuation. capitalization. grammar. paragraphing

Strong grasp of allstandard writingconventions evident

Strong grasp ofstandard writingconventions evident.Has some minorerrors that do notimpair readability.

Basic grasp ofstandard writingconventions evident.Errors impairreadability.

Minimal grasp ofstandard writingconventionsapparent. Numerouserrors distract orconfuse reader.

Presentation Project is presentedin a very organized,creative and effectiveway

Project is presentedin an organized,creative and effectiveway

Some parts of theproject are presentedin an organized,creative or effectiveway

Project is notpresented in anorganized, creativeor effective way

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Requirements 4 3 2 1

Show your work All work is shown andcalculationscompleted accurately

All work is shown withone minor calculationerror

Not all work is shownor work containsseveral calculationerrors

Work is not shown orwork contains manycalculation errors

Bar Graph Bar graph includestitle, labels on eachaxis, and appropriatescale. Data isrepresentedaccurately.

Bar graph has onefeature missing (title,labels on each axis,appropriate scale).Data is representedaccurately.

Bar graph has twofeatures missing (title,labels on each axis,appropriate scale) orsome data is notrepresentedaccurately..

Bar graph has morethan two featuresmissing (title, labelson each axis,appropriate scale) ordata is notrepresentedaccurately.

Explanation andRecommendation

Explanation andrecommendation arevery clear

Explanation andrecommendation arereasonably clear

Some parts ofexplanation andrecommendation areclear

Explanation andrecommendation areunclear or notincluded

Writing Conventions. spelling. punctuation. capitalization. grammar. paragraphing

Strong grasp of allstandard writingconventions evident

Strong grasp ofstandard writingconventions evident.Has some minorerrors that do notimpair readability.

Basic grasp ofstandard writingconventions evident.Errors impairreadability.

Minimal grasp ofstandard writingconventionsapparent. Numerouserrors distract orconfuse reader.

PresentationProject is presentedin a very organized,creative and effectiveway

Project is presentedin an organized,creative and effectiveway

Some parts of theproject are presentedin an organized,creative or effectiveway

Project is notpresented in anorganized, creative oreffective way

Total: /20

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