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Hello and Welcome to 3rd Grade!While we’re waiting for everyone, please feel free to look through the information on your child’s desk. On the desk, you should find a green piece of paper. Sometime during the evening, you may write a letter to your child and leave it on the desk for him or her to find in the morning. You will have time to walk around the room to check out your son or daughter’s work at the end of the presentation..
OPEN HOUSE
SCHIESHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
THIRD GRADE
Mrs. Green
Classroom ScheduleTime Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8:45-9:00
OpeningMorning Message/Meeting
9:00-10:45
Language Arts
10:45-11:45
Math
11:45-12:25
Lunch/Recess
12:30-1:00
Computer PE Music Social St. Music
1:00-1:30
BookCheckout
Science PE Science/SS P.E.
1:30-2:00
Social St./SS Lab/SS Social St./SS Art Second Step
2:00-2:30
Writing. Writing Writing Art Writing
2:30-3:00
Intervention Block and Conferring
3:00-3:15
Dismissal
Priority Goals In Third Grade
1. To teach children to develop good study habits. 2. To teach children to organize their time. 3. To teach children to assume responsibilities
academically and socially. 4. To provide more individual attention. 5. To place emphasis on L.A. and Math Program. 6. To provide an atmosphere in which learning is fun.
What to Expect
Every night your child should be doing independent reading
Homework should be around 30 minutes a night
Please check your child’s assignment notebook and take home folder every day
When your child is absent from school, please phone the school’s attendance line 630-493-8199.
Homework Policy Missing Assignment Pink Slip is filled out by student. Parent signs
pink slip. Both pink slip and assignment must be returned the following day. Student’s name is put on the board until assignment is completed.
If you forget your homework at school you can:1. Come back to school. The building is open.
2. Call a classmate and get the assignment. 3. Go to the Lisle Library. They have all our
textbooks and workbooks in the reference section.
Report Cards
Report cards will be sent home three times.
1st Trimester: November 21st
2nd Trimester: March 6th
3rd Trimester: June 4th
*Progress Reports will be sent home on an as needed basis.
Grading Scale Letter grades in reading, math, and social
studies. A 90-100 B 89-80 C 79-70 D 69-60 F 59 and below Science and writing are S (satisfactory),
N(needs improvement),U (unsatisfactory) because the program is hands on.
THE BEST THING
TO SPEND
ON YOUR
CHILDREN
IS
TIME
Behavior Plan Stop Light Program
– Green-Keep it up!– Yellow-Warning– Red- Stop. Consequence given.
Red Card Consequences– 1st offense- warning– 2nd offense- conference with teacher and inside for
recess– 3rd offense- call home and inside for recess– 4th offense- write up- conference with principal
Behavior Plan
Children monitor their behavior with a monthly calendar.
Each day the cards are reset. Every child starts the day with a green card.
Red card violations are reset each trimester.
Character Counts Lion Pride Chart- Students who follow the character pillars sign the
chart. Students on pink at the end of the day also sign the chart. At the end of the week a box is chosen and if your child’s name is in that box they go to the office for a prize. The more they sign the chart the greater their chances of winning!
PAWS- Students who demonstrate exceptional character outside the classroom will receive a paw. They will get a paw sticker on their back and fill out a form to turn into the office. Their name will appear in the monthly newsletter to honor their achievement.
Citizen on the Month- Each month one or two children will be chosen as our citizens of the month. These children have been role models for other students in our classroom. They are ready to learn, follow the Character Counts pillars, and always try their hardest.
Character Pillar/Second Step - Each month we focus on the character pillars and skills for social and academic success. We will also read and discuss a picture book about the pillar of the month.
Ways You Can Help your Child
Read to children even after they have learned to read. Discuss the stories with them.
Give your child books as gifts. Work together while your child finishes their
homework. Check over their assignments and help them make
corrections. Turn everyday chores into learning experiences.
(Clocks) Check their assignment books and take home folders
daily.
THIRD GRADE CURRICULUM CONTENT
SCIENCE/HEALTH
Sound Dinosaurs People and Animals Growth and Development
SOCIAL STUDIES
Maps Native Americans Cities Government Lisle Community Current Events (Time for Kids)
Technology
Microsoft Word PowerPoint Photo Story Map Maker Google Earth Timeliner
Independent Reading
To receive full credit on independent reading your child must read a minimum of:
1st trimester- seven books 2nd trimester- eight books 3rd trimester- seven books Student can take Accelerated Reader test to receive credit on
book read Student must receive 80% or better Book must be approved by teacher before test is taken Book must be at child’s appropriate level or higher Failed test may be retaken with teacher permission Star Reader test given each trimester to evaluate students Math practice is a choice on the weekly log, 2 days of reading
and 2 days of math
Field Trips
Field Museum- Dinosaurs and Pioneers
Fullersburg Woods- Life Cycle
Lisle Depot- History of Lisle
Have a great year!!!
Thank you for coming!!
Patricia Green - (630) 493-8131
*Remember to sign Parent/Student Handbook
OPEN HOUSE
SCHIESHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
THIRD GRADE
Mrs. Green
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Language Arts
LANGUAGE ARTS Curriculum is aligned to the Common Core State
Standards Making Meaning
– Shared Reading - Discussion Scholastic Blue
– Guided Reading Spelling (Words their Way) Word Roots, Analogies, Word Masters Grammar-Sentence structure Poetry Elements of Reading Vocabulary Series- Weekly
activities and quiz College of William and Mary Jacob’s Ladder Bloom’s Taxonomy
Words Their Way Program that works with patterns. Children learn
spelling patterns they can apply to other words. Your child's spelling level has been assessed, and
based on that assessment, I have put together words that are appropriate for your child to learn at this time. The students will bring home a collection of spelling words on a weekly basis that have been introduced at school. Each night of the week, your child is expected to do a different activity to ensure that these words and the spelling principles they represent are mastered. These activities will be modeled and practiced in school, so your child should not have a problem doing them.
The set of words that comes home on Monday can stay at home, we have a set of words at school too.
Words Their Way What should be done at home each
night?– Monday- Have your child cut the words apart. Remind him/her to sort the
words into categories like the ones in school. Ask him/her to explain why the words are sorted in a particular way. Ask your child to sort the words a second time as fast as possible.
– Tuesday- Do a no peeking sort with your child. Lay down the category headers and read the words aloud. Your child should indicate where each word goes without seeing it. Lay it down and let your child move it into the correct category is he/she was incorrect. Repeat if he/she makes more than one error.
– Wednesday- Assist your child in doing a word hunt, looking for words in an AR book or other familiar book that have a similar pattern as his/her spelling words. Your child can write down the words that were found.
– Thursday-. Do a speed sort. Your child should try to correctly sort their words as fast as they can. After doing a speed sort they should do a writing sort. Call out a word and have then spell the word under the correct heading.
Words Their WayDear Parents,
Your child's spelling level has been assessed, and based on that assessment; I have put together words that are appropriate for your child to learn at this time. The students will bring home a collection of spelling words on a weekly basis that have been introduced at school. Each night of the week, your child is expected to do a different activity to ensure that these spelling principles are mastered. These activities were modeled and practiced in school, so your child should not have a problem doing them.
Monday: Have your child cut the words apart. Remind him/her to sort the words into categories like the ones in school. Ask him/her to explain why the words are sorted in a particular way. Ask your child to sort the words a second time as fast as possible.
Tuesday: Do a no peeking sort with your child. Lay down the category headers and read the words aloud. Your child should indicate where each word goes without seeing it. Lay it down and let your child move it into the correct category is he/she was incorrect. Repeat if he/she makes more than one error.
Wednesday: Assist your child in doing a word hunt, looking for words in an AR book or other familiar book that have a similar pattern as his/her spelling words. Your child can write down the words that were found.
Thursday: : Do a speed and writing sort. Your child should sort their words as fast as they can without losing accuracy. You may want to time them and have them try to beat their time in subsequent sorts. After the speed sort, your child should write their spelling words on a piece of paper.
Friday: The students will be given an assessment based on ten words from their list. They will be given one point for spelling the word correctly and one point for putting the word under the correct header.
If you have more questions or concerns about this spelling program please let me know!
Thank you,
Mrs. Green
Writing
Focus on three types of writing– Narrative– Informational/Expository – Opinion
Pre-write- graphic organizer Rough Draft Final Draft
Have a great year!!!
Thank you for coming!!
Patricia Green - (630) 493-8131
*Remember to sign Parent/Student Handbook
OPEN HOUSE
SCHIESHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
THIRD GRADE
Mrs. Green
Math
MATHEMATICSCurriculum Aligned to Common Core State Standards
Unit 1-Measurement Unit 2- Operations and Algebraic Thinking: The
Relationship between Multiplication and Division
Unit 3- Operations and Algebraic Thinking: The Properties of Multiplication and Division
Unit 4- Operations and Algebraic Thinking: Patterns in Addition and Multiplication
Unit 5- Geometry Unit 6- Representing and Comparing Fractions
Math Practices
Make sense of problems and persevere in solving Reason abstractly and quantitatively Construct viable arguments and critique reasoning of
others Model with math Use appropriate tools strategically Attend to precision Look for and make use of structure Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning
Mathematics Number of the Day Problem of the Day Homework assigned most nights Periodic checkpoint quizzes Pre and Post tests on the units of study Corrections Extended Response IXL
Have a great year!!!
Thank you for coming!!
Patricia Green - (630) 493-8131
*Remember to sign Parent/Student Handbook
