lake pointe elementary 3rd grade curriculum night
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Lake Pointe Elementary
3rd Grade Curriculum Night
Graded Work and Corrections
Graded work will be sent home. Please review this work with your child.
Daily work(Formative) is counted as 40% of the averaged grade.
Daily work that is below a 70, will be retaught at school and may be sent home for corrections. The original grade and the retaught grade will be averaged together.
Test Grades (Summative) are counted as 60% of the averaged grade.
Test work that is below a 70 will be retaught by the classroom teacher and reassessed. The higher of the two grades will be taken.
Report Cards and Progress Reports
Report Cards are sent home at the end of each nine weeks.
Progress Reports go home the 3rd and 6th week.
Report Cards and Progress Reports must be signed and returned.
Curriculum Math•Multiplication (1-12)•Regrouping / Borrowing•Division•Rigorous Word Problems•Fractions•Graphs and tables•Measurement• Time•Money•Geometry
Reading and Language Arts (ELR)•Parts of speech•prefix / suffix•Complete sentences•Fluency•Comprehension•Grade-level sight words•Reading Skills: inferencing, sequencing, summarizing, compare/contrast, cause / effect, fact/opinion, context clues, etc.•Reading for extended periods of time•Genres
Sciencematter / energy, force / motion, magnetism, physical changes, natural resources, rainforest biome
A Closer Look at STAAR
Math: format for 3rd grade, Will cover our TEKS . They will be tested on multi-stepped word problems.
Reading: Multiple passages and answers. The test will cover our TEKS.
Your child will take 2 STARR tests this year. Math April 22 Reading April 23
How can you help your child at home?
Healthy breakfast! Check your child’s folder every night for
homework, behavior, and notes from school. Stay in contact with the teacher! We want to
hear about how well your child is doing and any concerns you might have.
Read to and with your child – ANYTHING they are interested in!
Work on Istation and Think Through Math . Ask your child what they did in school that day. Establish a reasonable bed time.