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About Third GradeDaily Schedule:
9:30-11:20- Reading/English Language Arts11:20-12:10- Specials12:25-1:00- Lunch1:10-2:20- Math2:25-2:45- Recess2:45-3:35- Science/Social Studies3:35-4:05- Pack Up/Dismissal
Our team is split with two classroomsinside and two classrooms outsidein the trailers. Mrs. Foy and Mrs.Miszczuk are inside the main buildingand Mrs. Teal and Miss Hamlet are outsidein the trailers.
If your child has a teacher in one of the trailers, please be mindful of the weather. Rain jackets are encouraged as well as rain boots or an extra change of shoes when it is raining hard. Puddles form and kidssometimes cannot get around the puddles.
Also, if your child is one of the trailers please talk to them about using the bathroom during our regular scheduled bathroom breaks. Please encourage
them to use the bathroom before they come to school.
Assignments are broken down:• Classwork is 60% of the total grade• Homework is 15% of the total grade• Tests/Quizzes are 25% of the total grade
It is very important to check BCPSONE for your child’s grades. Missing assignments will be counted as a zero and will greatly impact their overall grade. We will not accept any make up work a week before the end of the
quarter.
Homework is given Monday through Thursday
Reading: A book log will be sent home at the beginning of each week. Students are expected to read 15 minutes each night. Please record it on the sheet.
Spelling: Spelling words will be given out each week. Another sheet will be given out with different activities to do with the spelling words. Please choose a different activity to do with the spelling words. A spelling test will be given on Friday.
Poetry: A poem will be given out at the beginning of the week. The first night students are to read the poem to three different people. The second night the students have to respond to a prompt that is written on the back of the poem. they must write at least 5 sentences and all sentences must be complete sentences.
Math: Each night students will receive a math sheet.
Homework is 15% of your child’s overall grade.
All students when they come in must write their homework in their planners. Please check their planners and initial them daily.
Students will also bring home a take home folder. Please check that daily and clean out all the papers that are sent home.
Our behavior system follows the red, orange, yellow and green light system. We have added purple to our chart this year for students that are really doing a good job. The purple replaces the Golden Gator.
We also focus on a value of the month. A paper will be sent home withThe values the school will focus on each month. If your child demonstrates that value than they will receive a Gold Gator.
Our planners no longer connect to our value of the month.
Math
Our Math Units:1. Multiplication Concepts and Facts2. Place Value, Number Patterns and Money3. Algebra, Addition, Subtraction and Number
Sense4. Adding and Subtracting5. Time, data and graphs6. Multiplication facts and Patterns7. Division Concepts and Facts8. Measurement9. Understanding fractions as numbers10.Geometry11.Multiplication and Division12.Reasoning about fractions as numbers13.Measurement and Data
There are no big unit tests
at the end of a math unit but
short quizzes throughout the unit. Tests and quizzes are 25% of their overall
grade.
Math
Fast Facts We test the kids on fast facts which are timed tests.
They have 5 minutes to complete as many problems as they can. The goal is to reach 95 or more within five minutes. We start with addition. Once students have
mastered addition they move on to subtraction. Please practice these at home!
All students must master subtraction facts by the end of third grade.
English/Language ArtsUnits:
1. A Delicate Balance- The Relationship between Humans and Nature2. Stories that teach fables, folktakes and myths from diverse cultures.
3. In development4. In development5. In development6. In development
We are departmentalized for Science and Social Studies. A letter will home to let you know who your child’s science and social studies teacher will be.
Social Studies Units:1. What is a Community2. Economics and Me3. Where People Start a Community4. Living Together5. Many People of a Community6. Communities Over Time
Science Units:1. Saving the Chesapeake Bay2. Eco-Detectives3. Matter: Just the Facts 4. Safe Racer 5. Moving Mountains
*** All homeroom teachers will teach the safe racers unit. ****
Report Cards
Your child will receive a letter grade this year, A, B, C, D, or E. They will also receive an effort grade (1,2,or 3) and individual
concepts will be graded as a VG= Very Good,S= Satisfactory, N= Needs Development or NA= Not Applicable
LANGUAGE ARTS Quarter 1 2 3 4
Achievement Grade C C C BEffort 1 1 1 1
Reading—Comprehension and Vocabulary S S VG VGWriting –Written Expression and Knowledge of Language and Conventions S S VG VG
Speaking and Listening S S VG VGMATHEMATICS Quarter
1 2 3 4
Achievement GradeEffort C C C C
1 1 1 1
Operations and Algebraic Thinking S S VG VGNumber and Operations in Base Ten N S VG VGNumber and Operations — Fractions NA S VG VGMeasurement and Data S S VG VGGeometry NA NA S S SCIENCE
Achievement Grade
Quarter 1 2 3 4
A A A AEffort 1 1 1 1
http://www.parcconline.org/parcc-assessment
Click on sample questions button that is on the left of the page.Click on grade 3 and you will see sample questions for reading and math.
All students will t
ake PARRC this year!
Field Trips
• Aquarium- In the fall. There is more to come later
• Baltimore Trip- In May. More to come later.
• We cannot have birthday celebrations in the classroom. If you would like to honor your child for their birthday, you can send in non food items (pencils, stickers, etc.) that we can
pass out in the classroom.
• We will allow the students to eat a healthy snack in the morning. Please do not send in a healthy snack that contains nuts. We have a lot of food allergies. Also, please do not
send in a drink with their snack.
• Last week we sent home a letter asking for parent volunteers. Thank you to everyone that sent the form back and offered to volunteer. A calendar will be sent home tomorrow for those parents
that offered to help. Please let us know if you know there is a date that you cannot come in. Thank you again for all of your help!
• We will have holiday celebrations throughout the year. We will ask for monetary donations so wecan make a craft with the students. More to come as each holiday approaches.
Questions?
