Welcome to Third Grade!

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Welcome to Third Grade!
Curriculum Night
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Meet the Teachers
Team One Ms. Weiss Math and Science Mrs.
Savage Language Arts and Social Studies Mrs.
Fitzsimmons Special Education Co-teacher Team
Two Mrs. James Language Arts Ms. Kurtz
Math Mrs. Weatherly Social Studies and Science
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Homework Policy
Homework Grading

• Your child can expect between 30-45 minutes of
  homework nightly.
• Reading for 20 minutes and 10 minutes of math
  fact practice is in addition to the above time.

NEW DeKalb County Grading Policy
Homework 5 Projects 25 Test/Quizzes 30
Class Participation 40 -----------------------
---------------- 100
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Vanderlyn Expectations
Conduct

• Follow directions the first time given.
• Maintain a quiet voice in the hallways.
• Keep hands, feet, and objects to self.
• Demonstrate respect for self, others, and school
  property.

Conduct Grades
Please use your childs daily check sheet to
monitor their conduct grades. S
(Satisfactory) 0-4 Checks N (Needs
Improvement) 5-9 Checks U (Unsatisfactory) 10
or more checks
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Student Absences
Attendance

• We will collect missed work for students who are
  absent. Students will receive the missed
  assignments upon their return to school.
• Please plan vacations around the school calendar.
  It is extremely important that your child is at
  school every day.
• Please be sure to let us know why your child is
  absent so we can input your childs absence
  correctly.
• If your child is ill, we must have written
  documentation. An email will not suffice.

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Test Dates

• CoGat
• October 9 October 15
• ITBS
• October 16 October 26
• CRCT
• April 16 April 25

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Why Common Core?
Common Core

• To ensure that all students, no matter where they
  live, are prepared for success in postsecondary
  education and the workforce.
• To ensure that students are receiving a high
  quality education consistently, from school to
  school and state to state.
• To provide a greater opportunity to share
  experiences and best practices within and across
  states that will improve our ability to best
  serve the needs of students.

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Meeting Your Childs Needs
Differentiation

• Throughout each subject, your child will
  experience differentiated instruction.
• We work to identify your childrens individual
  strengths, areas for growth, learning styles, and
  academic needs in order to implement instruction
  that allows for a positive and productive
  learning experience.
• This may look like station teaching, small group
  guided instruction, different classwork and
  homework assignments based on learning needs,
  etc.

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Reading ELA
Reading Goals

• Deepen comprehension
• Increase vocabulary
• Foster a love for literature and authors
  that will last a lifetime

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Focus

• Making good book choices
• Making connections to personal experiences, other
  texts, and the world
• Visualizing to create mental images while reading
• Inferring and predicting
• Identifying important story elements
• Summarizing and synthesizing
• Understanding elements of fiction and nonfiction
• Exploring a variety of genres
• Reading aloud with fluency and expression
• Participating in Literature Circles

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Math Goals
Math

• All students will be able to divide and multiply
  up to the number 12. Yes, we do long division in
  3rd grade!
• We will work on improving fact fluency with
  nightly homework.
• All students will tell time to the minute,
  measure elapsed time, and measure time before and
  after an hour.

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Third Grade Science Units
Science

• Heat
• Habitats of Georgia
• Pollution
• Rocks and Minerals
• Fossils
• Soil
• Magnets

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Social Studies

• Themes of Social Studies
• Beliefs and Ideals
• Conflict and Change
• Distribution of Power
• Individuals, Groups, Institutions
• Location
• Productions, Distribution, Consumption
• as of Study

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Important Reminders

• VIP packets are sent home each Thursday. Please
  sign and return on Friday.
• Classroom check sheets are in your childs
  agenda. These should be signed weekly.
• Homework can be expected each week night and may
  consist of projects, as well as daily
  assignments. Students will not have homework on
  Fridays. Please check agendas nightly.

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Lunch and Snack

• Reminders
• Prepaid lunch money will be collected each day.
  Parents can also pay online at mylunchmoney.com
• Students may bring a light healthy snack. A
  small bag of crackers or fruit would be a good
  choice.

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Cafeteria Procedures

• Visiting for Lunch
• You may visit during lunch
• We do not allow fast food in the lunchroom
  please do not bring it when visiting.
• The first ten minutes of lunch are quiet eat
  time please help us enforce this by respecting
  the policy when visiting.

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Birthday Celebrations
Birthdays

• On your childs birthday, we will celebrate by
• -presenting them with a homework pass
• -allowing them to sit with a friend at lunch
• Students with summer birthdays can make
  arrangements with their homeroom teacher.

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Potential Field Trips
Field Trips

• Seminole Landfill
• Federal Reserve
• Stone Mountain
• Fernbank Science Center

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Websites

• Please check our websites for information
  regarding
• Homework
• Important dates
• Useful websites
• Electronic textbooks
• Much more.

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Contact Information

• Email is the most effective way of reaching us.
  We check our email several times a day.
• In the event of a dismissal change, please send a
  note with your child in the morning. If there is
  an emergency during the day, please call the
  front office to make changes

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Final Thoughts

• Please feel free to contact us if you have any
  questions or concerns about your childs
  performance.
• We will be contacting each parent to set up
  conferences after Labor Day.