Welcometo

Third Grade!

Parking lot procedures!Mornings & Afternoons

• Children load and unload from the curbs and at the crosswalks only.

• Please watch for teachers & Safety Patrol!• The West (back) parking is for teachers only.• Children will be accounted for by their color

coded dismissal cards. If your child will be leaving school differently than normal, please call by 2:30 or send a note!

Morning ProceduresIf it’s 8:20, you’re

Students that arrive before the morning bell will report to the gymnasium.I will pick up my class in the gym at 8:10am.Being on time starts the day off right!

Curriculum• Our curriculum is TEKS based from

the State of Texas.

• The TEKS can be downloaded from the TEA website!

http://www.tea.state.tx.us

Classroom Newsletters• This year your student’s classroom newsletter will be

online. • Simply go to the campus website. Click on Faculty & Staff

and scroll down to 3rd grade.• Should you have problems locating the site please contact

your teacher.

STAAR Testing• This test is completely

TEKS based.• The 3rd grade STAAR test

covers material introduced and covered from Kindergarten – 3rd grade!

• STAAR Test dates are TBD by the state. We will inform you of the dates as they arrive.

Spelling• Your child will be given 10

spelling words each week. 5 of the words will follow a phonics pattern and the other 5 will be vocabulary words from math, social studies or science.

• Along with the spelling words, the students will be asked to create a sentence using a spelling word correctly.

• Tests are given on Fridays.

Reading and Writing• In 3rd grade we actively

teach cursive writing.• Read a variety of genres.• Journal regularly• We’ll publish writing in a

variety of ways!

Math• We will use Investigations as our

main curriculum.• Investigations teaches the child

number fluency and different ways to look at numbers.

• Memorizing multiplication facts to the 12’s is a must!

Science• TEKS based and tested

by school district CBA’s (Curriculum Based Assessment)

• We use Interactive Science Notebooks

• Hands on experiments and projects.

You can help!• Encourage your child to

do the best they can- but don’t pressure them!

• Volunteer! Let your student see you here! Listen to students read, help tutor, or help prepare teaching materials!

Please review your

child’s folder each

day!

Graded Work!• Graded work comes home in your

child’s folder.• Any assignment with a grade

below 70% can and should be corrected and returned that week!

• Corrections raise grades to a maximum 70%!

Chisholm Ridge Elementary Behavior Program

• Please be sure that you see and sign the Behavior Management sheet weekly and return it the next day.

• Conduct grades are based on the number of additions and deductions your child has during the 9 weeks

We’re looking forward to a great

year!