Presented by:

Ms. Chante Evans

Ms. Michaela Philmon

Ms. Tania Brown

Ms. Jessica Coleman

Always Reaching Excellence (excellence in everything)

Building CHAMPIONS… ONE student at a time!

Common Core GPS (English/Language Arts and Math)

Georgia Performance Standards (Science and Social Studies)

Homework Policy / Agenda Third Grade Discipline Plan / S.O.A.R. Attendance Forms of communication Awards Criteria Infinite Campus Report Card

Curriculum Night

In Reading /Language Arts, students will learn:

The conventions of standard EnglishHow to apply word analysis skills to decode and read fluentlyStrategies to better comprehend and understand different types of textHow to write different texts for various purposes (narrative, informational, and opinion pieces)How to conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic

Note: Science and Social Studies will be integrated during ELA time.

Number and Operations- Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic- Fluently add and subtract using multiple strategies to solve word problems- Represent and compare fractions / equivalent fractions

Algebraic Reasoning- Represent and solve problems using multiplication and division- Fluently multiply and divide within 100- Explain patterns in arithmetic

Geometry- Reason with shapes and their attributes

Data Analysis- Represent and interpret data (draw a pictograph, a bar graph and a line plot)

Measurement- Solve problems involving measurement and estimation of intervals of time, liquid volumes, and masses of objects- Understand the concepts of area as it relates to multiplication- Solve problems involving perimeters of polygons.

Note: The 8 Mathematical Practices Standards will be embedded in each unit of study.

* Life ScienceHabitatsInterdependence* Earth ScienceRocks and SoilFossils

* Physical ScienceHeatMagnets

Government /

Civic

Understanding

Economic

Geography

Historical Figures

Historical

FiguresMary Bethune Paul RevereSusan B. Anthony Cesar ChavezThurgood MarshallLyndon B. JohnsonFredrick DouglassFranklin Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt

• Read for a minimum 20 minutes daily• Spelling/Vocabulary Packet or Choice Board• Practice First in Math • Other assigned homework assignments /

projects varying by classroom• Please sign agenda nightly

Homework is a key part of student success. It is an excellent way to

reinforce skills and concepts taught in the classroom.

SafeOrganizeAccountableRespectful

When positive behaviors are noticed throughout the building, faculty and staff will give the student’s SOAR card a hole punch. Students meeting the required number of punches at the end of the week will be rewarded with a treat.

Routines and rituals will be taught and followed daily to build a positive learning environment. However, if students do not follow the classroom rules, the following steps will be taken.   1. Verbal Warning2. Conference with teacher3. Time out in the classroom4. Time out in another classroom5. Call home/Parent conference6. Infinite Campus behavior referral

Students MUST be in class by 7:45 to be marked present.

Students arriving after 7:45 must be brought into the front office for check in by parent/guardian.

The breakfast line stops serving breakfast at 7:40 each morning.

Open communication between home and school is extremely vital in your

child’s success!

• Email / Phone call• Written notes in your child’s agenda or daily folder• Class Website• Schedule a conference when needed• Remind 101

Parents can view grades online via Parent Portal on Infinite Campus.

If you haven’t already done so, please contact the front office to obtain login information to Parent Portal. Note: Grades will be updated every Wednesday.

Please refer to the awards criteria handout.

A copy of the awards criteria can also be found on our school website.

4’s = exceeding 3’s = meeting2’s = progressing1’s = emerging0’s = critical need

Only the standards are listed on the report card. For example:•Describes cultural and geographical systems of historical Americans Your child may score a 3 for this standard after mastering 1 historical figure (i.e. Paul Revere), but may score lower or higher under this standard for a different historical figure (i.e. Susan Anthony)

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