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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.
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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.