Welcome to Mrs. Gomez

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Welcome to Mrs. Gomezs Third GradeRoom 211
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Attendance

• Students must be inside the classroom by 755 to
  be counted on time.
• When possible, please make doctor appointments
  after school or during lunch. I know this isnt
  always possible, we just have so much to learn!

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Reading

• Students will have a reading log or BINGO card
  sent home every quarter to complete.
• Please try to read for 15-20 minutes every
  evening.
• Book reports or projects will be given out
  throughout the year too!

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Math

• Our Everyday Math curriculum has two journals and
  a Student Reference Book.
• Students will complete a Home Link almost every
  day.
• Helpful tips and answers are in the Family Letter
  that comes home at the beginning of each unit.

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Math continued

• Students will
• discuss math strategies,
• write about math activities,
• practice math through challenging games,
• use math materials in meaningful ways to solve
  problems,
• understand measurement, geometry, probability,
  estimation,
• accurately memorize understand basic facts,
• organize data,
• develop money-smarts,
• and reason logically.

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Social Studies

• We do have Social Studies every week.
• Social studies grades will be a combination of
  daily geography, class participation/work, and
  test scores.
• Please be patient with social studies because it
  can be challenging. This is the first year that
  students are assigned a social studies grade, so
  we are adjusting to new expectations.

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Science

• Third graders complete five science units.
• They are Sound, Chemical Tests, Rocks and
  Minerals, Plant Growth and Development, Food
  Chains and Webs.

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Cursive

• Students will learn one letter each day.
• We will begin with lowercase letters and then
  uppercase.
• As students learn letters, they will write words,
  sentences, and poems.
• By the third quarter students should be writing
  almost everything in cursive.
• January is an exciting month!

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Spelling

• Students will take home a spelling list each
  Monday after a pretest.
• Students who make 100 on the pretest get a
  challenge list to be responsible for as well as
  dictation for Friday.
• Students will have a word book to use for
  spelling help when they write.
• Spelling homework

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Language

• Language lessons are taught through our reading
  text books and Daily Oral Language.
• Students will use the writing process to complete
  several longer writing pieces during the year.
• These projects will be in their portfolio which
  they will share at a Student-led Conference in
  the spring.

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P.E./Music

• Our class is split this year.
• All students have Music with Mrs. Tune.
• All students have P.E. with Mrs. Barr.
• Wear tennis shoes on P.E. days. You might have
  your child wear them or bring them each Monday if
  youre not sure whether its a Day 1 or 2.

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Grading

• Third grade uses letter grades decided by
  percentage scores.
• All papers with a percentage below 70 may be
  corrected to a passing grade of 70.
• Consistent missing work or late work will result
  in office hours.

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Agendas

• Third graders use an agenda to record their daily
  assignments.
• Please look over this each evening and initial in
  the box on the right.
• This is also a place where you can send me
  messages, and I can send messages to you.

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Other Information

• Dismissal
• If you usually meet your child in the front
  hall, please wait for them in the gym and they
  will come meet you there.
• Parent Portal is the new Parent Connect
• There is a table at the front of the building
  tonight where you can get your password, but you
  will need an ID.

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Wish list

• Sharpies
• Clorox wipes
• Germ-X antibacterial
• Dry erase markers