Welcome to 3rd Grade Curriculum Night Please be sure to sign in and take 1 packet PER child.

Our School-Wide Theme

Our Class Theme Gearing Up For Greatness! Great things can happen – but you must always try! Expect challenges- it’s how we grow! Accept responsibility for your learning. Respect Others – our differences enhance our learning experience.

BEEs and PBIS Classroom School Students earn “caught being good tickets for a Friday Drawing for a “treat or a treasure” Students are team players in the “community” of the classroom. They have jobs based on where they sit. Students can earn blue, green and golden bees from other staff members and administrators Blue bees are collected for HIVES with a chance to be recognized at a quarterly assembly.

Classroom Procedures/Schedules Daily Schedule Morning routines and job patrol Morning Gathering – Thinking 30 Dismissal Procedures Lunch Leave early/absence guidelines Family Handbook

IMPORTANT REMINDERS AND UPDATES! Parents, you must bring your driver’s license at all times when entering the school to visit and to dismiss students early or for late pickup.   The school offers a complimentary breakfast each morning . If your children wish to eat breakfast please have them to school early enough to be able to finish and make it to class by the tardy bell at 8:00. Students are tardy if they are not in class by 8:00. Once the Tardy bell rings at 8:00 parents must walk their students in and sign them in. Lastly, office personnel will not be able to do deliveries if the student forgets things such as homework or lunches. We can place homework in the teachers box, but Lunches will have to be bought if a student forgets theirs at home.

Science Curriculum Overview The scientific Method Matter Energy Earth/Moon/Sun Plant growth and adaptations Force and Motion

The Scientific Method Students complete weekly labs in class throughout the year.. Students write lab reports about the experiments. This is a skill which is carried over through all grade levels and supports writing and research in the content area.

HEALTH Stress and health management Bully prevention Healthy behavior Amanda Bombassaro HEALTH Stress and health management Bully prevention Healthy behavior My Plate and healthy eating Understand basic body systems and their functions Sun Safety

Math Addition of 2- and 3- digit numbers Multiplication/ Division Subtraction of 2- and 3- digit numbers Measurement: Standard & MetricSystem Multiplication/ Division Area/Perimeter Geometry Fractions Graphing/Data

MATHLETES CAFÉ Differentiated instruction for a variety of learners. Students rotate through stations with a small team where they problem solve, play math games or work on projects. The teacher group is the instructional group based on the student needs. Students use a playlist type contract to guide their learning activities.

Daily Homework Students have a homework buddy! Math Homework is written in the agenda on Mondays. It follows a Pattern! M- Dream Box (15minutes) T- Problem Solvers (no more than 4 a night) W- Dream Box (15minutes) Th- Investigation or other practice skill sheet. Students have a homework buddy! Homework is part your child’s math grade. What can you do? Check agenda nightly Review homework for completion or misunderstanding Encourage independence, but help if needed If your child forgot their materials at school, check with their homework buddy for assignment, then copy pages from my wiki site.

Grading Scale/ Report Cards Grade Equivalencies 90-100= A 80-89= B 70-79= C 60-69= D 0-59=F  Mastery= 79%   Letter grades are an average of all work completed for the quarter including participation.

A word about ENRICHMENT What’s it look like? Problem Solvers Math detective Number systems explorations Project Based Learning Genius Hour Multiple Intelligence Odyssey of the Mind – classroom level Self Directed Learning contracts, playlists and choice boards

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