Welcome to 3rd grade!

Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Hoeksema RM223

September 18, 2012

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There are seven 3rd grade classes:Mrs. Brown/Mrs. Hoeksema

Ms. CarlisleMs. HansonMs. GarrettMrs. Kivett

Mrs. McColleyMs. Vidal

Meet the Teachers

Daily Schedule

8:45-8:55 Announcements, Roll, Lunch Count, Collect Forms, Turn in Homework

8:55-9:55 Math Block 9:55-10:35 Special

Areas (PE, Music, Art) Wednesdays 9:50 to

10:25 Special Areas 10:35-12:15 Reading

Block 12:18-12:48 Lunch

1:00-2:20 Language Arts

And Science/S.S. 2:20 – 2:55

Intervention/Enrichment Reading

2:55-3:00 Pack-up and Silent Reading

3:00 Begin Dismissal 3:15 End Dismissal

Morning Afternoon

Weekly/9-week Events

A.R. Goals and Points (goals set by your homeroom teacher)

Student of the Week- Friday Planner Checks- Weekly Leopard’s Pride- end of each 9 wks. Progress Reports on Week 5 of the

quarter Report Cards on the week after quarter

cycle ends.

Homework Policy

Homework is weekly and at homeroom teacher discretion.

Homework is due on Friday or otherwise noted by the teacher.

If students are absent, it is their responsibility to complete their make-up work.

Learning multiplication facts is an ongoing HW assignment- If not up to date = “N” on Report Card

Late HW 3 times = “N” on Report Card Any class work that is not finished during class

time becomes HW READING 20Min EVERY NIGHT!!!!

Planner Use Planners need to be completed daily… You will see circles for incomplete

areas and notes written by the teacher if needed. Each is checked on Friday for parent signature (daily is preference but once

weekly is permitted) StudyIsland.com / 480------- plus mm/dd/yy AR / Rennaissance Reading Home Connect: hosted273.renlearn.com/62884

+user, password PearsonSuccessnet.com / 480------- plus mm/dd/yy Multiplication.com /johnniesmathpage.com / coolmathgames.com Bigbrainz.com / abcya.com / ixl.com www.fcatexplorer.com - Username: firstinitiallastname

Password: birthday (mm/dd/yyyy)

School Wide Expectations

We will place an intense focus on learning strategies and

differentiated teaching based on assessment scores in the

classroom. These scores helped us to initially place students in RTI

group #1 (current group).

More emphasis will be placed on STEM activities that give students

hands on experiences in the classroom where they are challenging

each other to think and discuss before drawing conclusions.

Working on writing goals and challenging students to move up the

ladder with their thinking process – a three paragraph writer moves

on to a five paragraph writer when given a prompt.

Academics

Reading for vocabulary enrichment, fluency, comprehension building skills, and strategy building.

Math: Multiplication, Word Problems, Shapes, Place Value, Money, Decimals, Basics of Fractions.

Science: Hands on Projects using the scientific method. Also, extending for understanding

Socials Studies: Maps, Government, Florida History, Current events

Language Arts: Grammar, Spelling, Sentence Structure, Writing Narratives, Persuasive and Expository.

Important Information

Changes from previous years: On Progress (Interim) Reports & Report Cards

students can receive an “O”-Outstanding, “S”-Satisfactory, “N”-Needs Improvement, or a “U”-Unsatisfactory.

Rarely will an “O” be rewarded Edusoft (Benchmark) testing 2 times this year. It

helps us determine if the students are on target academically for math and reading.

FAIR Testing is 3 times this year. It helps us determine if the students are on target academically for reading.

FCAT testing in April- passing scores are levels 2-5