Welcome to BackToSchool Night

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Welcome to Back-To-School Night!

• Third Grade Curriculum Overview

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Third Grade Teachers

• Mrs. Carolyn Bereska
• Mrs. Laura Cabezas
• Ms. Rebecca Gerkens

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Reading Program

• Open Court Phonics Program
• Structural Analysis
• Houghton Mifflin Reading Program
• Trade Books
• Novels

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Language Curriculum

• Houghton-Mifflin English Series
• The Sentence
• Nouns
• Verbs
• Adjectives and Adverbs
• Capitalization and Punctuation
• Pronouns
• Spelling
• Houghton-Mifflin/Scholastic

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Language - Continued

• Compositions
• Personal Narrative
• Instructions
• Story
• Research Report
• Description
• Persuasive Essay

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Math Program

• Baltimore County Third Grade Curriculum
  Supplemented by Scott Foresman Mathematics
• Memorize addition and subtraction facts from 18
• Add and subtract 2 and 3 digit numbers
• Use manipulatives and arrays to show
  multiplication and division facts
• Collect, analyze and display data
• Count, add, and subtract money
• Fractions and Probability
• Geometry
• Measurement

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Science Curriculum

• Investigating Matter
• Discovering Energy
• Discovering Earth
• Discovering Human Impact
• Safe Racer
• Eco-Detectives

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Social Studies Curriculum

• What is a Community?
• Econ and Me
• Where People Start Communities
• Living Together
• Many People of a Community
• Communities Over Time

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Homework

• Homework packets are given out on Monday.
• All homework is due on Friday
• Make-up work will be placed in the absent
  students chair bag or mailbox

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Report Cards

• Letter Grades in Third Grade
• A Outstanding
• B Above Average
• C Satisfactory
• D- Below Average
• E - Failing

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Recognition Program

• Extraordinary Effort
• An effort grade of 1 in all subject areas
• Certificate to be place in report card

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Gifted and Talented Program

• Reading
• Grade 3 and 4 Houghton-Mifflin Anthology
• The Borrowers
• The Wizard of Oz
• Math
• GT/Pace Mathematics Program
• Science
• Descriptive Research Preservation
• Social Studies
• Historical Research - Archaeology

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Other Important Items

• Behavior
• School-wide Behavior Handbook
• THE BOOK
• Attendance
• Frequent Tardy Letters

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Communication

• Call at 410-887-4888
• Write a letter
• Conference
• Email us
• cbereska_at_bcps.org
• lcabezas_at_bcps.org
• rgerkens_at_bcps.org

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Questions ???

• Thank you for coming!