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3 rd Grade 2013-2014. Palencia Elementary School Curriculum Chat. Third Grade Website. Our Website Things you can find there: Word study lists Teacher contact info and websites Monthly lunch menu Important documents Useful websites Calendar of events HAC info
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3rd Grade 2013-2014 Palencia Elementary School Curriculum Chat
Third Grade Website • Our Website • Things you can find there: • Word study lists • Teacher contact info and websites • Monthly lunch menu • Important documents • Useful websites • Calendar of events • HAC info • Photo album of the grade level
Dress Code • We are trying to follow a uniform for safety purposes. The recommended dress code is as follows: • Monday is Red • Tuesday is Black • Wednesday is Green • Thursday is White • Friday is Spirit
Quarter 1 • Plants and animals • Geography • Opinion writing • Numeration • Reading skills
Quarter 2 • Earth and space • Civics and government • Geography • Multiplication and Division • Reading Skills
Quarter 3 • Physical Science-Matter • Civics and government • Division • Fractions • 2D Shapes • Reading Skills
Quarter 4 • Physical Science-Energy • Economics • Time • Perimeter • Area • Data • Reading Skills
Word Study • We use a program called Words Their Way. • This program combines spelling and phonics. • The students get a new set of words every Monday. • They will need to study how to sort them and how to spell them all week. • They will be tested every Friday.
Individualized Classroom • Every classroom is different and may learn at a different pace, however, we are all following the same SJCSD curriculum maps. Students will be assessed on these skills.
3rd Grade Homework Expectations • Every student will have a homework binder that will go home nightly with their planner inside. • These homework binders may not be the same in every classroom.
7 Habits • Integrated and Implemented in all curriculum areas • Encouraged to follow 7 Habits at home • Encouraged to use common language at home • Habit 1: Be Proactive • Habit 2: Begin With the End in Mind • Habit 3: Put First Things First • Habit 4: Think Win-Win • Habit 5: Think First to Understand than to be Understood • Habit 6: Synergize • Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
Parent Teacher Communication • Best ways to communicate with all teachers at this time: • Email • Nightly Homework Binder • Planners
Field Studies • Chaperones must be an approved volunteer for Palencia Elementary • Possible Trips: Zoo Outreach Program, Whitney Lab, Nease House Park, a musical or play, Colonial Musuem, Fort Matanzas, UNF Adventure, IMAX, Cummer Museum
Resource Schedule • This year, resource is completed on a 5 day schedule. This means that resource schedules will not be consistent based on the day. • Please check with your teacher to find your rotation schedule.
Grade Breakdown • This is the first year of the A-F scale. • Grades are broken down as follows: • Tests: 75 % • Quizzes: 15 % • Projects: 10 %
Grade Recovery • Students will test to mastery this year. Grade recovery will only be for tests. When a student takes a test, the following guidelines will be put into place: • If the score is 75% or higher, the student will have the opportunity to correct their wrong answers for half credit. • If the score is 74% or lower, the student will be retaught by their teacher and then retested. The new score will replace their first grade.
Sunshine State Books • There are 15 Sunshine State Books. • Then they must take a paper pencil quiz to show knowledge of the book. • The list of books can be found on the Media Center website. • Please note, some of the books may have content that you don’t want your students to read yet. Please preview the book with your student.
Mileage Club • Bozard, Stecher, and Beaulieu will be doing this on Mondays and Fridays. • Worthington, Farnum, and Dempsey will be doing this on Tuesdays and Thursdays. • Please make sure your student is dressed appropriately these days as they will be running or walking during recess time.
Tuesday Folders • Folders will go home every Tuesday. • Please return these folders the following day. • In these folders, you will find: • Graded tests • Flyers from PTO and the office
Home Access Center (HAC) • Interims are due to go home on September 18 • We will not be sending paper copies of interims home to everyone this year. • With HAC, you are able to see your student’s progress throughout the quarter. • If you do not have internet access at home, please contact your teacher and a paper copy can be sent home. • Paper copies of report cards will still go home this year.
State of the School • Mr. Anderson will be presenting on the following evenings: • Tuesday, September 24 at 6:30pm • Thursday, September 26 at 6:30pm • Monday, September 30 at 10:00am