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Ms. Decker’s Third- Grade Class Welcome, students!
Welcome to Third Grade! • I will introduce you to third grade and to our classroom. • If you have any questions during my presentation, please raise your hand and wait to be called on.
All About Me • My background • I grew up in Pine Creek. • I attended Bay Elementary, Bay High, and East College. • My experience • I’ve been teaching for 20 years. • I have also taught fifth and sixth grades, but third is my favorite.
My Family • My husband • Bob • My children • daughters, Jan and Suzie • son, Jeff • Our pets • dog, Spot • cat, Fluffy
My Goals • To give you the academic and social skills you need to progress to fourth grade. • To provide a supportive and fun classroom environment. • To help you make new friends and discover new interests.
Class Subjects • The subjects we cover during third grade are: • Reading and writing • Math • Science • Social studies • Music and art
Reading • Briefly describe the topics you will cover this year in Reading. • This may take more than one slide.
Writing • Briefly describe the topics you will cover this year in Writing. • This may take more than one slide.
Math • Briefly describe the topics you will cover this year in Math. • This may take more than one slide.
Science • Briefly describe the topics you will cover this year in Science. • This may take more than one slide.
Social Studies • Briefly describe the topics you will cover this year in Social Studies. • This may take more than one slide.
Music and Art • Briefly describe the topics you will cover this year in Music and Art. • This may take more than one slide.
Classroom Community • Our classroom is a community. In our community, we have rules to help us get along with each other. • Our class rules are: • Be respectful and responsible. • Be organized and follow directions. • Be on time. • Be prepared.
Homework • I will assign about 45 minutes of homework every night. This includes 20 minutes of reading. • Your homework packet is due on Friday morning. • If you need extra time to work on your homework, you can go to homework club during recess to work on it.
Tardiness • School starts at 9:05 A.M. • If you aren’t in the classroom by the time the second bell rings, please check in at the school office before coming to class. • If you are tardy four times, the school will contact your parents.
Field Trips • We have lots of fun field trips planned for this year! • We will attend two plays at the Children’s Theater as part of our reading units. • We will visit Maple Grove park and take water samples from the river as part of our science unit on the environment. • We will tour a bakery as part of our social studies unit on community.