Welcome to Third Grade Orientation

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Welcome to Third Grade Orientation
Please read your childs letter and write a note
back to them while we wait to get started.
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About Me

• BA in Elementary Education
• Masters in Specific Learning Disabilities K-12
• National Board Certification
• Martha Jennings Scholar
• 18 years of teaching experience

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Atmosphere/Discipline

• Respect
• Behavior Chart
• Lachman Loot
• Class parties

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Organization

• Binders
• Homework folder
• Friday folders
• Assignment books
• Please dont throw anything away!

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Communication

• Newsletters
• E-mail
• Phone calls
• Webpage
• Please call or e-mail with any concerns or
  questions!

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Differentiated Instruction

• Pretests
• Enrichment
• Remediation
• Options

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Homework

• Monday Thursday
• Spelling choose an activity
• Math homelink
• Read
• Practice math facts
• Send note or call if problem

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Grades

• Report Cards standards based letter grades
• Online grade program access for parents is coming
  soon
• Progress reports mid-quarter
• Phone calls if problem

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Snacks

• Healthy
• Water Bottles
• Please try to limit carbs to 15 grams for
  birthday treat and avoid peanuts

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Reading

• Poetry
• Phonics/Word Study
• Whole class
• Guided reading
• Author studies
• Independent reading
• Readers theatre
• Books on tape

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Spelling

• Words Their Way
• Patterns
• Challenge words, as needed

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Writing

• Everyday
• Writing Process
• Letters
• Stories
• Poems
• Informational Reports

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Math

• Everyday Math
• Practice math facts multiplication and division
  this year

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Handwriting

• Review cursive
• Write all in cursive after winter break

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Social Studies

• Communities
• Map Skills
• Cultural Studies
• Cultural Feast
• Economics
• Local History
• Government

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Science

• Earth, Rocks and Minerals, Weathering
• Force and Motion
• Animals life cycles, habitats, adaptations
• Experiments

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Technology

• Computer Lab
• Classroom
• Research
• Multimedia Presentations
• Keyboarding Introduction
• Podcasting

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Testing

• Reading Achievement test October
• Reading Achievement test May
• Math Achievement test May
• Study Island On-line test preparation

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My WebsitePlease check regularly

• http//www.westg.org/olc/teacher.aspx?s1506