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Welcome to Third Grade Orientation

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

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  1. 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.

  2. About Me • BA in Elementary Education • Masters in Curriculum and Instruction • Martha Jennings Scholar • 12 years of teaching experience

  3. Atmosphere/Discipline • be respectful • take responsibility • encourage students to take risks • learning is fun • it’s okay to make mistakes

  4. Organization • binder • homework folder • Friday folder • assignment notebooks • homework routine at home

  5. Communication • newsletters • e-mail joelle.ehrbar@westg.org • phone calls: 729-5901, ext. 4225 • webpage

  6. Differentiated Instruction I will do my best to help each student reach his/her full academic potential. • pretests • enrichment • remediation • options

  7. Homework Monday – Thursday • math (worksheet and study facts) • word study • read (reading log) • study for content area tests

  8. Grades • report cards – standards based - letter grades • online grade program access for parents is coming soon • progress reports mid-quarter

  9. Snacks • healthy • water bottles • please limit whole class snacks to those approved on the list

  10. Reading • Fundations • whole class • guided reading • author studies • independent reading • readers’ theatre • poetry

  11. Writing EVERYDAY :) • writing process • letters • stories • poems • informational reports/non-fiction

  12. Math • Everyday Math • supplemental materials • practice math facts • addition/subtraction • multiplication and division this year

  13. Handwriting • review cursive • write many assignments in cursive after winter break

  14. Social Studies • citizenship • communities • map skills • cultural studies • economics • local history • local government

  15. Science • Earth’s resources and their properties • soil and rocks • energy • matter • animals • life cycles • habitats • adaptations • experiments • scientific method

  16. Technology • computer lab • classroom • iPads • research • multimedia presentations

  17. Testing • Reading Achievement test October • Reading Achievement test May • Summative and Formative Assessments

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