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WELCOME TO OUR THIRD GRADE CLASSROOM!

WELCOME TO OUR THIRD GRADE CLASSROOM!. Our Class. Packets are on your child’s desk with assorted class information. I’ll chat about the info in them a bit later tonight. There are notes on your child’s desk. Please write a message to your child. A Day in The Life of Your Third Grader.

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WELCOME TO OUR THIRD GRADE CLASSROOM!

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  1. WELCOME TO OUR THIRD GRADE CLASSROOM!

  2. Our Class • Packets are on your child’s desk with assorted class information. I’ll chat about the info in them a bit later tonight. • There are notes on your child’s desk. Please write a message to your child.

  3. A Day in The Life of Your Third Grader • I’ll discuss the routines, expectations, and curriculum based on the schedule the children follow each day. • Our goal is to instill organization and independence in your children.

  4. Math • This year we will be using the Math in Focus program which is based on the Singapore math program. • We spend more time on math topics so that students understand more about how math works and increases their number sense and confidence with math. • We work on Math for an hour a day. Students begin each day with a regular routine of a daily word problem and a math meeting. • There will usually be a Math Workbook page for homework every night.

  5. Writing • Students write for a sustained period every day. • We will write across different genres, such as personal narratives, expository writing and persuasive pieces. • Daily lessons will use mentor texts and extensive modeling of examples. • We will focus on adding describing details using adjectives and adverbs, using thoughtful vocabulary, using their own voice in their writing and covering mechanics and grammar.

  6. Reading • We concentrate on Good Reader Strategies, which teach the children various ways to think about their reading. These strategies include Making Connections, Visualizing, Questioning, Inferring and Synthesizing Information. • We also cover skills of Main Idea, Cause and Effect, Sequencing, Predicting, Story Elements, Comparing and Contrasting, Using Context Clues, Analyzing Details, Determining Importance, and Elements of Non-fiction texts.

  7. Reading • Our literacy block includes time for whole group lessons, small group lessons and one on one conferences and independent reading time. • We have numerous resources that we use that cover various genres and skills and strategies. We use a program called Good Habits/Great Readers, the Harcourt Trophies Reading Series, Comprehension Toolkit, Buckle Down books as well as leveled readers and trade books. • Students choose their own “Good Fit” books for independent reading time and maintain a collection of books that are selected weekly.

  8. SpellingWords Their Way • The program is differentiated for each child, very hands on, and student driven. • The basis of the program is word sorts. The emphasis is on word patterns vs. memorizing the spelling of words. • Homework will include sorting their words and choosing an activity to complete from a choice of assignments. • There will be an assessment on some Fridays that will also include words that follow the pattern but were not “sorting” words that week.

  9. Science and Social Studies • There is a text book for each subject that also can be accessed online. • We will use shared reading and guided questioning strategies with the text. • Some of the science topics are Types of Plants, Types of Animals, Where Living Things are Found and Conserving Resources. • Some of the Soc. Studies topics are Maps, Geography, U.S. Regions and Our American Culture.

  10. Homework • There will be Language Arts and Math homework Monday through Thursday. At various times during the year there will be other homework and extended projects. • Homework is expected to take no more than 30 minutes. • Homework will be posted through the Pequannock District website.

  11. DisciplinePlan • Class Constitution • Clip Chart • Marble Jar

  12. Communication • Communication between home and school is very important. • I send home a class newsletter each Friday with snippets of highlights from our week. • Please also look at our class website at www.Pequannock.org. Homework is on this site. • Please contact me at any time with any questions or concerns you may have. You can write a note or email me at donna.madison@pequannock.org. I will get back to you as soon as I’m able. • The Gerace Journal comes home once a month which highlights school activities.

  13. Information Packet • This packet will highlight some additional useful information. • Grading Scale • Test Folders

  14. Closing • Please contact me at any time if you have any questions or concerns. • You can send in a note or email me at donna.madison@pequannock.org • Thank you very much for coming! • I’ll be waiting at the door so you can introduce yourself to me as you leave.

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