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CUPS?
Write each spelling sentence exactly as your teacher says. Check your
sentences using the CUPS chart below.

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Dear Parents and Students,

From this point on, the third grade students will be given spelling tests differently. We are trying to make the test more
applicable and beneficial to the students and their writing.

We have noticed that many of the spelling words in their writing

weeks later are still spelled incorrectly. We are hoping these changes to the test will help with spelling application.
Students will receive spelling pretests the same as previous weeks. Students will be given orange, blue or green lists
depending on the pretest score. Students will be asked to practice all 15 words in their spelling list during the week. On Fridays,
they will be tested on only some of the words from their list. To incorporate writing skills into the weekly spelling tests, the
teacher will read five sentences aloud which will include one or more spelling words from their list. Students will write the
sentence verbatim. See attached. The sentences will only be read 3 times each, listening will be important. Students will be
tested not only on their spelling list of words, but also high frequency words practiced in kindergarten through third grades. (i.e.
they, very, friend, because, favorite, were, where, our)
Expectations per sentence are:
Neat/Legible
Handwriting

Capitalization at Usage

Punctuation at

Spelling - ALL

the beginning

sentence is
written verbatim

the end of the

sentence

words spelled
correctly in the
sentence

1 point

1 point

1 point

(number of words = 1 point

number of points)

Example Scoring: 14 Points for this Example Sentence

The girl and her friends reran the lap at school.
Sincerely,
The Third Grade Team
Cathie Peterson, Veronica White, Kate Whitley, Jim Zander