WELCOME TO Third GRADE! Miss Dunker

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WELCOME TO Third GRADE! Miss Dunker
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Please do the following 1. Have a seat at
your childs desk. 2. Read their letter. 3. Use
the post-it to write a note back.
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Meet Your Teacher

• Miss Dunker
• My 20th year in Kyrene.
• Have 2 wonderful sons Chris 22 and Tyler 17.
• My philosophy is to help your child grow
  academically, emotionally, and socially

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Daily Schedule

• Specials (45 min.)
• Writing (45 min.)
• Reading (90 min.)
• Lunch
• Math (90 min.)
• Recess (15 min.)
• Science/ Social Studies (60 min. a week)

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Specials Schedule

• Monday
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Thursday
• Friday

• Library
• Art
• Computer Lab
• Music
• PE

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6 Trait Writing

• Conventions
• Ideas
• Organization
• Word Choice
• Voice
• Sentence Fluency
• Genres
• Friendly Letter
• Personal Narrative
• Imaginative Story
• Report
• Persuasive Paragraphs
• Poetry
• THINKING MAPS

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Reading

• Big Five
• -Phonics
• -Phonemic Awareness
• -Fluency
• -Comprehension
• -Vocabulary
• Harcourt Adopted
• 60 min. whole group
• 30 min. leveled instruction
• Reading Rotations

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Math

• Number Sense gaining an understanding of
  numbers, their relationships, and what they
  represent.
• Number Operations applying and understanding
  numerical operations and their relationship to
  one another.
• Measurement length and weight.
• Geometry shapes and solids, their
  characteristics, and their area/perimeter.
• Algebra solving mathematical problems through
  interpretations and properties.
• Data Analysis analyzing, comparing, and
  interpreting data prediction and probability.
• Problem Solving explaining approach and
  solution, application to other problems.
• Breaking problems down to simpler parts

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Science Units rocks erosion
andweather, plants, ecology, light and sound
Students will experience hands-on
experiments and interesting demonstrations to
learn the concepts in these areas.
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Social StudiesThe third grade curriculum is
based on communities and how they work. Students
will learn how people work together, how the
government of the U.S. functions, the histories
of different communities, and various cultures
around the world. They will also learn map
skills.
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Homework

• Every Thursday afternoon, students will receive
  a Homework Assignment Sheet that will list the
  weekly reading vocabulary words, spelling list
  words, and short assignments to be turned in on
  the following Wednesday. Additional math homework
  will often be attached.
• Reading for 15 minutes 4 nights a week.

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Morning Recess Snack

• Third Grade Recess is from 10 to 1020.
• Your child is encouraged to bring a healthy snack
  to eat at this time.

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Behavior

• Positive..Positive..Positive
• Team points
• Marble jar
• Warning / Redirected ( 3 strikes youre out)
• Refocus and Reflect ( leaving seat while teacher
  talking, disrupting others, incomplete work,
  talking during lesson, fooling around in line)
• May go to another classroom to complete work

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Important Facts

• If you have a change in transportation or phone
  numbers please email me at mdunke_at_kyrene.org
• Access Curriculum information at www.kyrene.org
  click on departments then curriculum
• New Birthday Procedures IF you would like to
  celebrate your childs birthday, you can send in
  any non-edible food item such as stickers or
  pencils to distribute to the class.

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Thank you for coming tonight! Heres to a great
year in 3rd Grade!!