Third Grade

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Third Grade

• Back to School Night

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Table of Contents

• Field Trips
• Volunteers
• Websites
• Questions

• Teachers
• Planner
• Schedule
• Grading
• Homework
• MSA

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TeachersCommunication

• Mrs. Vickers avickers_at_bcps.org
• Ms. Hastings mhastings_at_bcps.org
• Ms. Kuntzman
• ckuntzman_at_bcps.org

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Planner
Homework- Students responsibility to
copy assignments for each subject Monday
thru Thursday nights Parents Review
Nightly Comments- parent to teacher
teacher to parent
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Schedule

• Homeroom 900
• Reading/Writing Block 920
• Special 1130
• Lunch 1225
• Math 110
• Recess 225
• Social Studies/ Science 250

Baltimore County Third Grade Standards
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Grading

• Class work 60
• Test 25
• Homework 15

• A 90-100
• B 80-89
• C 70-79
• D 60 - 69
• E 59 and below

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Homework

• Math, Reading/Language, Spelling are given every
  night
• Social Studies and Science at random
• Grading
• Complete and on time 10 points
• Complete and late (within a week) 5 points
• No homework 0 points

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100 Book Challenge

• 100 min. of reading per milestone
• Self-selected based on ability
• Various genres
• Parents will sign 15 min. increments
• Teachers will sign for books read in school
• Awards will be given to those who
• reach the goals
• Books will be sent home

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Book-it Projects

• 1 project per month based on a monthly theme
• Students are responsible for finding a book based
  on the theme
• Various genres throughout the year
• Student work with parent assistance
• Book approved by teacher
• Projects due at the end of the
  month and students will present

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MSA

• Maryland State Assessment
• All third grade students
• April Reading
• Math
• Science
• SR- selected response/ multiple choice
• BCR Brief Constructed Response

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Math BCR Example
Part A -1 point
Part B -2 points
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Reading BCR Example
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Reading BCR Rubric

• 3 - All parts of the question have been
  answered. The answer makes sense. There is
  proof from the text.
• 2 - Some of the question is answered. The answer
  makes sense. There is some proof from the text.
• 1 - Some of the question is answered. There is
  no proof from the text.
• 0 - The answer does not make sense. The answer
  is illegible. The question was not answered.

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Field Trips

• Scheduled Trips
• Aquarium- Thursday, Nov. 20th
• Museum of Industry- Dec. 12th or 19th
• Walters Art Museum- Spring
• Other Possible Trips
• Theatre production
• Reptiles and Amphibian

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Volunteers

• Field Trips
• Room Parent
• Classroom activities
• Reading with students
• Math assistance
• Copying, organization
• Projects
• Career Day
• Other

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Websites

• BCPS Website www.bcps.org
• Parent Corner
• Teacher Website
• www.bcps.org
• Schools
• Elementary- Hampton
• Teacher Sites
• Example Miss Hastingss Home Page

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Questions

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