Ms' Johnsons Third Grade Class

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Ms. Johnsons Third- Grade Class

• Welcome, students!

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Welcome to Third Grade!

• I will introduce you to third grade and to our
  classroom.
• If you have any questions during my presentation,
  please raise your hand and wait to be called on.

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All About Me

• My background
• I grew up in Philadelphia, Mississippi.
• I attended Neshoba Central, East Central
  Community College, and Mississippi State
  University.
• My teaching experience
• Ive been teaching for 4 years.
• I have also taught fifth grade at Hunt
  Intermediate.

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My Family

• My Parents
• Danny Joe and Janice
• My Sisters
• Elizabeth
• Jennifer
• My pets
• Two dogs Pugsley and Daisy

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My Goals

• To give you the academic and social skills you
  need to progress to fourth grade.
• To provide a supportive and fun classroom
  environment.
• To help you make new friends and discover new
  interests.

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Class Subjects

• The subjects we cover during third grade are
• Reading and writing
• Math
• Science
• Social studies

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Reading

• Reading groups
• AR
• Book Reports
• Reading Fair
• Projects

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Writing

• Writers workshop
• Cursive writing
• Reports
• Narrative
• Creative writing

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Math

• Everyday Math
• Math Journals
• Addition and subtractions
• Multiplication and division

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Science

• Scientific method
• SCIENCE FAIR
• Activities and projects

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Social Studies

• Map skills
• Our community
• Geography

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Special Subjects

• Computer lab
• Music
• Art
• PE
• Library

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Classroom Community

• Our classroom is a community. In our community,
  we have rules to help us get along with each
  other.
• Our class rules are
• Be respectful and responsible.
• Be organized and follow directions.
• Be on time.
• Be prepared.

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Homework

• I will assign about 45 minutes of homework every
  night. This includes 20 minutes of reading.
• Your homework packet is due on Friday morning.
• If you need extra time to work on your homework,
  you can go to homework club during recess to work
  on it.

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Field Trips

• We have lots of fun field trips planned for this
  year!
• We will attend two plays at the Childrens
  Theater as part of our reading units.
• We will visit Maple Grove park and take water
  samples from the river as part of our science
  unit on the environment.
• We will tour a bakery as part of our social
  studies unit on community.

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Lets Have a Great Year!