OPEN HOUSE

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OPEN HOUSE

• SCHIESHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• THIRD GRADE

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Classroom Schedule
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Priority Goals In Third Grade

• 1. To teach children to develop good study
  habits.
• 2. To teach children to organize their time.
• 3. To teach children to assume
  responsibilities academically and
  socially.
• 4. To provide more individual attention.
• 5. To place emphasis on L.A. Program.
• 6. To provide an atmosphere in which learning
  is fun.

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Student Expectations

• Use Standard English
• Say Please, Thank You, Excuse Me, Youre
  Welcome!
• Talk Politely to Everyone

• Walk in School
• Act Responsibly in Class and Around the School

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Homework Policy

• Missing Assignment
• Pink Slip is filled out by student. Parent signs
  pink slip. Both pink slip and assignment must be
  returned the following day. Students name is
  put on the board until assignment is completed.
  
• If you forget your homework at school you can1.
  Come back to school. The building is open.
• 2. Call a classmate and get the assignment.
• 3. Go to the Lisle Library. They have all our
  textbooks and workbooks in the reference section.

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Report Cards

• Progress reports are sent home on an individual
  basis as needed about four to five weeks before
  report cards are sent. Report cards are sent
  home at the end of each trimester.

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• THE BEST THING
• TO SPEND
• ON YOUR
• CHILDREN
• IS
• TIME

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Ways You Can Help your Child

• Read to children even after they have learned to
  read. Discuss the stories with them.
• Give your child books as gifts.
• Work together while your child finishes their
  homework.
• Check over their assignments.
• Turn everyday chores into learning experiences.
  (Clocks)
• Check their assignment sheets daily.

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• THIRD GRADE CURRICULUM CONTENT

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LANGUAGE ARTS

• Sentence structure
• Paragraph writing
• Spelling
• Cursive
• Creative Writing
• Poetry
• Oral Communications

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MATHEMATICS

• Place Value
• Addition
• Subtraction
• Multiplication
• Division
• Geometry
• Measurement
• Fractions

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SCIENCE/HEALTH

• Sound
• Dinosaurs
• People and Animals
• Water Cycle
• Nutrition
• Growth and Development
• Community Health

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SOCIAL STUDIES

• Maps
• Native Americans
• Cities
• Government
• Lisle
• Community

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What to Expect

• Every night you child should be doing silent
  reading
• Please check your childs assignment notebook
  every day
• Monday
• Student returns homework folder empty and
  assignment notebook.
• Spelling Pretest (also given on Tuesday if no
  school on Monday)
• Math homework assigned.
• Tuesday
• Language Arts Homework
• Wednesday
• Math homework
• Thursday
• Language Arts homework
• Friday
• Spelling Test

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Independent Reading

• Student will take Accelerated Reader test to
  receive credit on book read
• Book must be approved by teacher before test is
  taken
• Book must be at childs appropriate level or
  higher
• Star Reader test given each quarter to evaluate
  students

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• Thank you for coming!!Trish Green(630) 493-8131
• pgreen_at_lisle202.org