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Welcome to Third Grade!

Welcome to Third Grade!. What a Typical day looks like:. Jumpstart Reading Special Guided Reading/ Skills Groups Lunch Math Science/Social Studies Recess. Specials. Day A -Gym Day B- Music Day C - Gym and Library Book Exchange Day D - Library and Computer Day E - Gym and Computer

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Welcome to Third Grade!

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  1. Welcome to Third Grade!

  2. What a Typical day looks like: • Jumpstart • Reading • Special • Guided Reading/ Skills Groups • Lunch • Math • Science/Social Studies • Recess

  3. Specials • Day A-Gym • Day B- Music • Day C- Gym and Library Book Exchange • Day D- Library and Computer • Day E- Gym and Computer • Day F- Art

  4. Our Day • We have a rotating 6 day cycle with days A through F. • If we are out of school we skip a day in the cycle. - For example, if there is a snow day on an A day the next day is an B day.

  5. ELA: English Language Arts *Reading *Writing *Listening *Speaking *Language

  6. Reading • We will be using various reading assessments to evaluate students’ reading levels. • Fountas and Pinnell • LETRS • AIMSweb • Instruction will be given at the students’ individual instructional levels.

  7. Guided Reading

  8. Key Reading Skills • fact/opinion • author’s purpose • predictions/conclusions • story elements • compare/contrast • identifying main idea, message or lesson and details • making connections • sequencing • making inferences • reading orally with fluency

  9. Key English Skills • types of sentences: statement, command, question, exclamation • subject/predicate • simple & compound sentences • nouns: common/proper, singular/plural, pronouns, possessives • verbs: action/being, past/present • adjectives & adverbs • prefixes and suffixes • capitalization & punctuation • spelling

  10. Key Writing Skills • persuasive, descriptive, explanatory • paragraph with topic sentence & details • poetry • compare/contrast essay • friendly letter • journal entry • sequenced story

  11. NYS ELA Test • Tests students on reading comprehension and written response to text • April 1-3, 2014 • 3 days • Day 1 Multiple Choice and Short Answer • Day 2 Multiple Choice, Short and Extended Response Questions • Day 3 Short and Extended Response Questions

  12. Social Studies Topics may include a variety of the following: • map skills • North America & United States (Mountains) • South America & Brazil (Rainforest) • Europe & France (Forests and Urban Areas) • Asia & Japan (Islands and Oceans) • Africa & Kenya (Grasslands) • Australia (Desert) • Antarctica (Polar and Tundra Regions)

  13. Science Topics may include a variety of the following: • Plants & Animals • Water Cycle • Space (Sun, Moon & Earth) • Chemical Changes • Matter, Energy & Simple Machines

  14. Math • place value • estimating/rounding • adding larger numbers with & without regrouping • subtracting larger numbers with & without regrouping • multiplication & division

  15. More Math… • telling time • data & graphing • measurement (metric) • geometry • fractions • multiple step word problems

  16. NYS Math Test • Test of math content from 3rd Grade • April 30-May 2, 2014 • 3 Day test (70 minutes per day) • Day 1- Multiple Choice • Day 2- Multiple Choice • Day 3- Constructed Response

  17. Homework and Assignments • Homework will be given on Monday through Thursday. • Homework will be based on Common Core ELA and Math standards. • Homework Club will be offered Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays after school. • Class work or homework not completed on time will be done during a student’s recess. • Graded assignments will be sent home and will count toward the achievement score on report card. • We do not grade every assignment. However, there will be the number incorrect written on each paper, so you can monitor your child’s progress.

  18. Sample Report Card

  19. Let's have a great year together!

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