Welcome to Miss Hatfields Third Grade Classroom! Parents: While
you are waiting, you can start to fill out the paperwork provided
on top of the yellow folder (and inside) Students: Please find your
name tag on the back table and put inside your desk. Also, decorate
a birthday cupcake to be hung in the room! Make sure your name is
on the back, just coloring will do! Slide 2 BBorn and raised in
Detroit, MI AAttended HOOVERVILLE ELEMENTARY!! (I even had Mrs.
Jacobs!) AAttended Penn State University for 2 years SShippensburg
University Graduate EElementary Education Major, Reading Minor
SSouth Western School District, Hanover PA TThree Years experience
in 3 rd Grade MMost Influential Education Experience: UUrban
Seminar in Philadelphia, PA Slide 3 FAMILY Slide 4 Homework Policy
Classroom Management Specials Overview of Third Grade Curriculum
Grading System Parent Volunteers Contact Information Slide 5
Homework will be assigned every night (Monday through Thursday) ~30
minutes (Math, Reading Log, Spelling) Weekly Reading Logs (Due
every Friday) Spelling Menu I expect homework to be taken seriously
and completed each night, in order to receive full credit.
Homeworkopoly If homework is incomplete Child makes decision to
complete during recess and/or take home to complete as extra
homework A note will be sent home to parent/guardian with the
assignment explaining the choice the student has made. Slide 6
Slide 7 Designed with students in mind Ownership Motivation 3
Simple Rules SHOW RESPECT DO YOUR BEST BE RESPONSIBLE B-E-S-T Card
System (School-Wide) Tickets earn punches on Best Bee-Havior Card
(earn rewards) Brownie Points Slide 8 Materials Agenda/Planner
Students should keep daily assignments organized in agenda
Signed/Returned daily (Responsibility) Homework Folder Reviewed and
cleaned out daily Slide 9 Specials Day 1: Music Day 2: Gym Day 3:
Art Day 4: Library Slide 10 Third Grade Curriculum READING
Anthology (6 themes at third grade reading level Guided Reading
groups (small groups on students level) WIN Period Read Aloud Daily
5 (Read to Self, Read with Someone, Listen to Reading, Work on
Writing, Word Work) SPELLING Weekly Spelling Words (From Houghton
Mifflin) Nightly Spelling Practice ENGLIGH/WRITING Free-writing
notebook Mini-lessons on parts of speech/grammar skills, Narrative
Writing, Informational Writing, Persuasive Writing, Opinion Writing
HANDWRITING Print, Cursive, and Typing Slide 11 Third Grade
Curriculum Cont. MATH Everyday Mathematics Program Hands On Spiral
Curriculum Home-Links (daily homework) Family Newsletter (sent at
the start of each unit) Math Facts Fact Practice in the Classroom
Practice Facts at home CONTENT Social Studies Expanding
EnvironmentsGeography, History, Government/Citizenship, Economics
in 7 Continents Science Solar System Earth Materials Physics of
Sound Health Body Systems, Too Good for Drugs, Nutrition Slide 12
GRADING SCALE Reading, Writing, Spelling, and Math will be given
grades of A, B, C, D, or E Content Subjects will be given grades of
O, S, or N Please Keep in Mind A- ExcellentO- Outstanding B- Above
AverageS- Satisfactory C- AverageN- Needs Improvement D- Below
Average E-Unsatisfactory Slide 13 Parents In coming weeks keep your
eyes peeled for a letter to be sent home regarding classroom
volunteers. Volunteers can help with: Cutting, gluing, assembling
class projects/activities Working with small groups of students as
a form of enrichment Completing small tasks (teacher helper) If
interested, fill out form and return with your student A schedule
can be worked out to suit your needs Slide 14 CONTACT INFORMATION
This information can also be found on both the district website,
and my website. A Sneek Peek at our Week Newsletter will be posted
weekly on my website Contact Phone: (717) 762-1191 x 1500 (leave a
voicemail) [email protected]
http://www.wasd.k12.pa.us/webpages/bhatfield/ Slide 15 To sign up
for Text Message Reminders Send a text to: (717) 842-4071 With the
message: @misshatf
