LEAP into LEARNING!!

3rd Grade is “TOAD”ally terrific!

Mrs. Judy Hrabak

Mrs. Christina Huffman

Class Rules

• Our class rules are simple.

• Be respectful of:• Other people• Ourselves• Our Environment

Schedule• 8:00 – 10:00 Reading/Language Arts• 10:00 – 11:00 Math• Recess• 11:40 – 12:25 Specials • 12:35 – 1:05 Lunch• 1:15 – 2:00 Science/Social

Studies/Health• PLEASE send a HEALTHY snack daily!!

(There are peanut allergies in our room.)

Behavior Plan

• $10 to start each 2 week period• Must have at least $8.00 to participate

in “Fun Friday” activities• Those that have incomplete work or

“Insufficient Funds” will attend Study Hall.

Reading Genres

• Narrative Text• Informational Text• Fiction Text• Poetry

• ***Genre Passports

Shift from “Learning to Read” to “Reading to Learn”

Reading Skills

• Comprehension : main idea, inference, use of context clues, drawing conclusions, sequence of events

• Fluency : 120 wpm by end of grade 3• Vocabulary• Guided Reading Level: goal of Level

P by end of third grade

Reading Program Components

• Guided Reading• “Kidstations” – Structured Activities to

reinforce standards learned• Literature Circles• Author Studies• Lexile Levels – read 20 minutes daily in book

of appropriate Lexile

• **Students must pass the CRCT Reading Test to be promoted to Grade 4.

Writing• 6 +1 Traits of Writing• Writer’s Workshop• Writing Journals• Grammar• Writing effective

paragraphs• Cursive handwriting –

much will need to be practiced at home.

Math

• Place Value to Ten Thousand

• Addition/Subtraction Facts!!!! (First 2 months)

• Multiplication Facts• Division • Elapsed Time• Counting back change

Math, con’t

• Problem Solving• Measurement: length, area,

perimeter• Fractions and decimals

Math Program Components

• Flexible Small Groups• Guided Math• Math Journals • Problem Solving Activities

Science• Rocks and

Minerals• Fossils• Soil• Magnets• Heat• Georgia Habitats

and Organisms

Social Studies• Roots of Our Democracy

– Ancient Greece, Ancient Olympics

• Our Economy• Locating important

rivers and mountain ranges in the US

• Famous American Heroes – Having an impact on our democracy

Social Studies Famous Americans(All deal with Civil Rights)

• Paul Revere, Fredrick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, Mary McLeod Bethune, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Thurgood Marshall, Lyndon B. Johnson, & Cesar Chavez

Homework

• Homework should take about 30 minutes every night.

• 20 minutes of reading in a book of an appropriate level

• Monthly WEB project

(Wonderfully Exciting Books!)

Testing Information

• October 5 - 17: CogAt and ITBS • State Writing Assessment• CRCT – April 2012. Students will be tested

in Reading, Math, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies.

• Students must pass the reading portion to be promoted to grade 4.

How Can Parents Help?

• Please check “Take Home” Folder and Agenda each day.

• Sign or initial to show homework has been completed.

• Use Agenda to write any necessary notes. It will be checked each morning. (e.g.: Transportation changes, misc. information)

Miscellaneous Info • Blog: www.blackwell.typepad.com/jteam

• myskillstutor.com – Math fact and reading practice

• Partial Product Multiplication

Questions???

christina.huffman@cobbk12.org

Email: judith.hrabak@cobbk12.org

Please complete a slip located on each group of desks. We will be happy to respond via email or on

the blog to clarify any questions.

Let’s Have a “Toad”ally Terrific Year!