Welcome to Third Grade and Room 15!

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Welcome to Third Grade and Room 15!

• Dawn Goulart
• Marshall Elementary School

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All About Me

• Grew up in Castro Valley, CA
• BA from Fresno State
• CA Professional Clear Credential with CLAD
• MS in Education
• Have taught 1st, 3rd, 4th, and was a reading
  teacher for 4th-6th graders
• Have been teaching since 1994

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Daily Schedule

• 830-9 Warm up
• 9-1020 Math
• 1020-1035 Recess
• 1035-1215 Reading
• 1215-1 Lunch
• 1-145 DEAR, Cursive, Grammar, small group
  instruction
• 145-2 Recess
• 2-305 Social Studies, Science, Art
• Tuesday Library 1140-1210
• Tuesday PE 930-1020
• Wednesday PE 930-1020
• Thursday Computers 1035-1135
• Schedule is subject to change

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Curriculum

• Language Arts
• Use Houghton-Mifflin
• Complete with rich stories, grammar, spelling,
  vocabulary and writing.
• Students will be assessed with running records,
  BEAR spelling inventory and other various
  assessments.
• Students will have literacy center time,
  participate in literature circles and reciprocal
  teaching (to name a few)
• DEAR time (drop everything and read)

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Curriculum

• Math
• Use Houghton-Mifflin
• Students will be involved in projects and
  investigations
• Third graders need to have a strong foundation in
  their addition, subtraction and multiplication
  facts.

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Curriculum

• Science
• Have adopted Hartcourt Brace
• 3 themes, Life Science, Physical Science, Earth
  Science
• Will be involved in projects, centers, and
  investigations

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Curriculum

• Social Studies
• Hartcourt Brace is used
• Focus is on communities
• Castro Valley History
• Local Indian Tribes
• Biographies

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In Addition

• Physical Education twice a week with a specialist
• Tues Wed

• Computer Lab once a week
• Library once a week
• Students can check out 2 books per week as long
  as they return their books.

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Grading

• Evaluated on a numerical scale that matches the
  report card
• 4 exceeds standards
• 3 strongly meets standards
• 2 meets standards
• 1 does not meet standards

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Policies

• Homework
• M-Th
• Assignment notebook
• RAH reading 20 min.
• Weekly Folder
• Discipline Policy

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For your information

• Absences need to be
• cleared with the office

• Parent Volunteers are welcome, please notify me
  24hrs in advance or sign up on my request sheet
  tonight
• Meghans Law

• Field Trips
• Chabot Space Science Feb. 2
• Monterey Bay Aquarium May
• Meghans Law
• Proper Insurance for driving field trips

• Parent Conferences
• Oct.
• See sign up sheet

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Availability

• Email
• dgoulart_at_cv.k12.ca.us
• Schedule a meeting before or after school (after
  preferred)

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How can you help?

• HELP with homework
• Volunteer
• Read with your child
• Practice math facts
• Sign the assignment notebook
• Ask your child about school

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Finally

• Thank you for coming! Please write a letter back
  to your child tonight and leave it on their desk.
  I appreciate you being here and taking a vested
  interest in your childs education!
• Together we can make a difference
• in the life of your child.