Ms' Deckers Third Grade Class

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Ms. Deckers Third- Grade Class

• Welcome, students!

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Welcome to Third Grade!

• I will introduce you to third grade and to our
  classroom.
• If you have any questions during my presentation,
  please raise your hand and wait to be called on.

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All About Me

• My background
• I grew up in Pine Creek.
• I attended Bay Elementary, Bay High, and East
  College.
• My experience
• Ive been teaching for 20 years.
• I have also taught fifth and sixth grades, but
  third is my favorite.

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My Family

• My husband
• Bob
• My children
• daughters, Jan and Suzie
• son, Jeff
• Our pets
• dog, Spot
• cat, Fluffy

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My Goals

• To give you the academic and social skills you
  need to progress to fourth grade.
• To provide a supportive and fun classroom
  environment.
• To help you make new friends and discover new
  interests.

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Class Subjects

• The subjects we cover during third grade are
• Reading and writing
• Math
• Science
• Social studies
• Music and art

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Reading

• Briefly describe the topics you will cover this
  year in Reading.
• This may take more than one slide.

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Writing

• Briefly describe the topics you will cover this
  year in Writing.
• This may take more than one slide.

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Math

• Briefly describe the topics you will cover this
  year in Math.
• This may take more than one slide.

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Science

• Briefly describe the topics you will cover this
  year in Science.
• This may take more than one slide.

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Social Studies

• Briefly describe the topics you will cover this
  year in Social Studies.
• This may take more than one slide.

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Music and Art

• Briefly describe the topics you will cover this
  year in Music and Art.
• This may take more than one slide.

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Classroom Community

• Our classroom is a community. In our community,
  we have rules to help us get along with each
  other.
• Our class rules are
• Be respectful and responsible.
• Be organized and follow directions.
• Be on time.
• Be prepared.

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Homework

• I will assign about 45 minutes of homework every
  night. This includes 20 minutes of reading.
• Your homework packet is due on Friday morning.
• If you need extra time to work on your homework,
  you can go to homework club during recess to work
  on it.

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Tardiness

• School starts at 905 A.M.
• If you arent in the classroom by the time the
  second bell rings, please check in at the school
  office before coming to class.
• If you are tardy four times, the school will
  contact your parents.

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Field Trips

• We have lots of fun field trips planned for this
  year!
• We will attend two plays at the Childrens
  Theater as part of our reading units.
• We will visit Maple Grove park and take water
  samples from the river as part of our science
  unit on the environment.
• We will tour a bakery as part of our social
  studies unit on community.

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Lets Have a Great Year!