Welcome to 3 rd Grade

1. Welcome to 3rd Grade Mrs. Basch Mrs. Felker Miss Monsman

2. 3rd Grade Support Miss Dillon Ms. Elliott Mrs. Ramsay

3. Ohio Department of Education • Ohio is in the process of transitioning to National standards in English Language Arts and Mathematics. • Ohio has also changed and deepened their standards for Social Studies and Science.

4. Cluster C Schedule Morning Afternoon 12:30-12:55 Lunch 12:55-1:20 Recess 1:20-3:05 Language Arts Block, News Depth • 8:45-9:15 Intervention • 9:15-10:30 Math • 10:30-12:30 Writing, Grammar, Specials, Social Studies, Science

5. Curriculum Science Scientific Ways of Knowing Technology Inquiry Earth Science Physical Science Life Science Social Studies Citizenship Local Government Geography People in Society Local History Economics

6. Curriculum Math Multiplication Problem Solving Fractions Decimals Geometry Language Arts Literary Text Acquisition of Vocabulary Reading Processes Informational Text OAA Testing

7. Ohio Achievement Assessment Reading • Fall Assessment-October 2nd • Spring Assessment-April 30th • Assessment covers: • Acquisition of Vocabulary, Informational Text, Literary Text, and Reading Processes

8. Ohio Achievement Assessment Math • Spring Assessment-May 2nd • Assessment covers: • Number Sense and Operations, Measurement, Geometry, Algebra, Data Analysis

9. P.E. MusicMr. Kavak Dr. Lineburgh • Fitness (mile run, shuttle run, flexibility testing, pull-ups, push-ups, sit-ups) as well as muscular fitness, cardio fitness, flexibility, body composition and their values as it pertains to health • Learning the rules, strategy and tactics for the: soccer, football, floor hockey, gymnastics, basketball jump roping, volleyball, and bowling. • Continuing to improve on throwing with opposition (for distance and accuracy), catching and proper kicking form • Sing songs, play games, play instruments, and move to music. • Third Grade Square Dance is October 19th at 7:00pm • Students are given a recorder and a recorder book to keep in the book bag to ensure that these materials will be at school on music class days.

10. Library ArtMrs. Zaccardelli Mr. Culley • For Perceiving and Knowing about art, we look at artists from many time periods. • For Producing and Performing about art, we use techniques, technology, and materials artists from the past have used to create our own works of art. • For Responding and Reflecting we journal and discuss about the experiences we have seen. • 3rd graders visit the Media Center once a week and select 2 books. • They will learn information regarding library skills, our computerized catalog system, and book awards. • Encourage your students to choose “just right books” and read non-fiction as well as fiction titles.

11. Homework in Third Grade: What Should I Expect? • 20 minutes of reading a night • Math home links or worksheet • Spelling Tic-Tac-Toe • Studying for any tests •  If your child is spending excessive time on an assignment, please let your child’s teacher know.

12. Report Cards ***Report cards every quarter ***Interims as necessary Academic Marks 4 = achieves advanced grade level expectations 3 = achieves independent grade level expectations 2 = achieves supported grade level expectations 1 = achieves limited grade level expectations Effort + = consistently over and above expectations  = meets expectations - = needs to show improvement

13. Technology in the Classroom • SMARTboard • iPad • Classroom computers • Computer Lab

14. Cluster C website Remember to visit our Cluster C website