Welcome to Third Grade!Curriculum Night

Mrs. Whitfield –Spanish Track

Ms. Besic—Spanish Track

Mrs. Hemingway—Spanish Teacher

Ms. Rainey—French Track

Ms. White—French Track

Mr. Hotegni (Mr. Paul)—French Teacher

Mrs. Davenport—3rd grade Teachers’

Assistant

Meet the Teachers

Homework Policy Homework will be assigned on Friday

and due the following Friday, unless otherwise noted.

There will typically be reading minutes, math minutes, and skill reinforcement.

When there is a book report or other project assigned, the minutes spent on the project can count for the reading minutes.

Please initial for the minutes your child records in their book. (left bottom corner)

Homework & Grading

Classroom Constitution

Conduct

Conduct CommunicationIf I need to communicate with you about your child’s choices,I will write a quick note in their agenda. Please sign it and return it the next day so that I know that you have seen it.

Positive Discipline Main goal for this semester is for

students to begin to develop intrinsic motivation to make good choices.

When they do not, the goal is for the students to gain understanding as to why it was a wrong choice and how we as a community can work through it to make better choices next time we are faced that decision.

Discipline

Student Absences/Tardies

I 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 make sure that your child is in the classroom by 8:05. The earlier the better!

Attendance

Test Dateso CoGat October 7-9o MAP testing Grade 3: October 28, 29, 30, 11/3 ITBS

October 14 – October 24

New Georgia MilestonesApril 21 – April 24April 27 – April 30District-wide GA Milestones Meeting

September 20th Georgia Milestones - Parent

Workshop As you all know by now, we will have a

new state assessment. The Georgia Milestones will replace the CRCT for the end-of-year assessment for 3rd-4th grade students for Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies.  A district-wide Parent Workshop on the new Georgia Milestones assessment is scheduled for Saturday, September 20, 1-4 pm, in the AIC Auditorium. Click here for more info.

Why 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.

Common Core

Meeting Your Child’s Needs Throughout each subject, your child will

experience differentiated instruction. We work to identify your children’s

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, reader’s workshop, flexible grouping, different classwork and homework assignments based on learning needs, etc.

Differentiation

Deepen comprehension

Increase stamina

Increase vocabulary

Foster a love for literature and authors that will last a lifetime

Reading & ELA

Reading Goals

Writing

o Writer’s Workshop -The process of writing -Grammar skills -Different genres of writing

o Children will be writing every single day

Math Goals All students will be able to divide and

multiply up to the number 12. We will work on improving fact fluency

with weekly homework. Some skills we will cover include

addition, subtraction, geometry, fractions, measurement, multiplication and division.

Please know that the numbers are larger than they encountered in second grade.

Math

Third Grade Science Units Heat

Magnets

Habitats of Georgia

Pollution

Rocks and Minerals

Fossils

Soil

Science

Social Studies Units

American Foundations Democracy Government Economics Famous Americans Geography

as of Study

Social Studies

Reminders Students may bring a light healthy snack.

Students may bring a water bottle. Please make sure that the water bottle closes well and doesn’t leak.

Lunch and Snack

Birthday CelebrationsOn your child’s birthday, we will celebrate by:-having parent visit for a Birthday Circle (5 minutes, cannot impede on instructional time) -share baby pictures, what you love about your child-*Students with summer birthdays will also be celebrated at the end of the year.

Birthdays

Mystery ReaderTuesdays 8:30-9:00am

SignUp Genius will be sent out soon!

Read a book of your choice with students!

Please check my website for information regarding:

Homework

Important dates

Useful websites

Much more….

Websites

Contact Information

Email is the most effective way of reaching me.

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.

Feel free to contact me via email if you have any questions or concerns about your child’s performance.

Please respect your child’s instruction time, and contact me if you would like to schedule a conference.

Parking Lot questions will be answered and emailed to entire class.

Final Thoughts

Spanish Lots of fun this school year during

Spanish class at The Globe. I will be using the Georgia Performance Standards for Modern Languages (GPS) based on Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century and the ACTFL Performance Guidelines for K-12 Learners (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language).

For the Science, lead teacher and I will be working together to plan according to the Georgia Standards in Science for 3rd grade.

Communication Examples: Work in pairs to exchange information:

Role-play a real-world task such as conducting a telephone conversation, purchasing a ticket, ordering a meal, making a reservation. Describe something or someone.

Work in pairs or groups on a sequencing activity, such as retelling a story, putting sentences or pictures in order, creating a storyboard.

Cultural Perspectives and Connections Examples:

Research a geographical region, important event, or famous person related to the target culture.

Research, plan and participate in a cultural event, such as foreign language festivals, cultural celebrations or state conventions (Hispanic Heritage month, Holidays in Latino America, Cinco de Mayo)

Create and produce a skit or situational role-play on a cultural aspect.

3rd Grade Science: Experiments Brain pop movies in the target language

(Spanish). Learning new vocabulary in connection with the

topics (English-Spanish) Activities in the school garden (planting,

observing life, investigating weather) Homework: Visit recommended website, listen

and practice activities with the target language. Review numbers, colors, alphabet, weather, and calendar. Read stories and answer questions in the target language.

Differentiated instruction with native speakers and advanced students: Reading workshop activities to learn Spanish grammar, genres (fiction, non-fiction, narrative etc.), writing in sentences and comprehension.