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Welcome to Curriculum Night!
Mrs. Lauren Mack3rd GradeRoom 6
Communication
Monthly Newsletters
Our class website: www.mrslmack.blogspot.com
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone: 1-508-487-9860, ext. 115
Organization
Red Homework Folders Homework Agenda books Written Homework (3 times a week at 30
minutes) Schedule Printed on website and on red
homework folder Color coded folders
Specials Schedule
Monday-P.E. Tuesday-Music Wednesday-Library Thursday-Health and Art Friday-Computer Lab and P.E.
Reading Macmillan/McGraw Hill Treasures New theme each week 60% non-fiction, 40% fiction Shared reading to model reading
strategies and skills Leveled books for guided reading
Reading Independent reading to reinforce
strategies and skills End of unit assessments Grammar taught with writer’s
workshop and focused skills in each unit
Writer’s Workshop
Focused corrections Modeling from author’s works Graphic organizers Conferencing
Spelling Each week will focus on new
phonetic rule Alternative list will begin after first six
weeks Spelling homework Tests will be on Fridays
Cursive Handwriting
Zaner-Bloser program Lower case letters first, then upper
case Graded on cursive with April report
card
Math Everyday Mathematics Program Topics: Addition and Subtraction of whole numbers,
measurement, multiplication and division, place value and decimals, geometry, fractions, probability
Timed facts tests (3rd graders are expected to complete 20 problems in one minute.)
End of unit assessments will be sent home to be signed and returned to school
Social Studies Geography of Massachusetts Pilgrims and Plimoth Colony Puritans and Massachusetts Bay
Colony American Revolution
Science
Simple Machines Rocks and Minerals Moon Plants
Student Responsibilities Bring the red folder and agenda back and
forth from home to school everyday Complete written homework 3 times a
week Read for at least 20 minutes each night Practice math facts on a regular basis
Room 6
Room 6
Fall Conferences Fill in your preferred email and
telephone contact information November 2nd, November 16th, and
December 7th are the designated conference days
Additional days and times available Homeroom parents
Wish List
Electric Pencil Sharpener Clip Boards
Questions?
Thank you for attending Elmwood School’s Third Grade Curriculum Night!
