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Welcome to Third Grade Orientation. Please read your child’s letter and w rite a note back to him/her while we wait to get started. There are sign-up sheets for PTO events on the front table. About Me . BA in Elementary Education Masters in Curriculum and Instruction
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Welcome to Third Grade Orientation Please read your child’s letter and write a note back to him/her while we wait to get started. There are sign-up sheets for PTO events on the front table.
About Me • BA in Elementary Education • Masters in Curriculum and Instruction • Martha Jennings Scholar • 12 years of teaching experience
Atmosphere/Discipline • be respectful • take responsibility • encourage students to take risks • learning is fun • it’s okay to make mistakes
Organization • binder • homework folder • Friday folder • assignment notebooks • homework routine at home
Communication • newsletters • e-mail joelle.ehrbar@westg.org • phone calls: 729-5901, ext. 4225 • webpage
Differentiated Instruction I will do my best to help each student reach his/her full academic potential. • pretests • enrichment • remediation • options
Homework Monday – Thursday • math (worksheet and study facts) • word study • read (reading log) • study for content area tests
Grades • report cards – standards based - letter grades • online grade program access for parents is coming soon • progress reports mid-quarter
Snacks • healthy • water bottles • please limit whole class snacks to those approved on the list
Reading • Fundations • whole class • guided reading • author studies • independent reading • readers’ theatre • poetry
Writing EVERYDAY :) • writing process • letters • stories • poems • informational reports/non-fiction
Math • Everyday Math • supplemental materials • practice math facts • addition/subtraction • multiplication and division this year
Handwriting • review cursive • write many assignments in cursive after winter break
Social Studies • citizenship • communities • map skills • cultural studies • economics • local history • local government
Science • Earth’s resources and their properties • soil and rocks • energy • matter • animals • life cycles • habitats • adaptations • experiments • scientific method
Technology • computer lab • classroom • iPads • research • multimedia presentations
Testing • Reading Achievement test October • Reading Achievement test May • Summative and Formative Assessments