Welcome to 3B Home of the Mustaches! Mrs. Darmo Ms. Vandermark

3rd Grade Expectations Foster independence and responsibility for their own learning Engaged listening and learning Prepare for moving onto 4th grade

Green Home Folder All communication, important papers, permission slips and homework come home in the folder. Please help your child be responsible with the folder, and monitor cleaning out the Keep at Home section.

HOMEWORK EXPECTATIONS Homework is assigned Monday-Thursday Math reinforcement of skill taught or spiral review Phonics/word study/cursive Reading 20 minutes every night can contribute greatly to your child’s education. Please find time to read together each night. Students are able to bring books home to read.

Homework is checked and corrected every morning Homework is checked and corrected every morning. At anytime your child can say they had trouble with homework and will receive help. Missing homework once or twice is ok but it will have to be done with the next day's homework after that.

Classroom Management Character education Positive reinforcement & encouragement Logical Consequences Fix-it tickets Job chart: directly related to Darmo Dollar classroom economy Classroom Management

Math: Taught in small group rotations Concepts Addition & Subtraction Multiplication/Division Fractions Area & Perimeter Measurement/data Fact fluency for all operations reinforced through daily practice given at own pace. Multiple step real world math problems throughout each concept!

Which two statements can be represented by the expression 80 x 9? d) Jake saves his money to buy 80 packs of football cards. Each pack has 9 cards. e) Jake has an 80 page book to read. He has already read 9 pages. a) Jake has 80 stickers. He gives away 9 of them. b) Jake has bought 9 sheets of stickers at the store. Each sheet has 80 stickers. c) Jake has 80 baseball cards. He puts them into 9 piles.

Fluency/vocabulary taught in small guided reading groups. Grammar Literacy/Writing Phonics/word study Comprehension strategies taught through quality literature (chapter books and non-fiction) Fluency/vocabulary taught in small guided reading groups. Grammar Daily writing Heavy concentration on using evidence from the text to prove understanding and close reading (multiple readings) for deeper understanding

Taken from PARCC Practice Test English Language Arts Grade 3

Science Third Grade units: Earth science: Weather & climate Physical science: forces & motion Life science: life cycles, traits and organisms in their environment Example Questions: Can we predict the kind of weather we will see in spring, summer, fall & winter? How can we protect people from weather hazards such as flooding, wind, and lightning?

Spanish and Character Education Taught Weekly Social Studies Areas of study: Economics Government Thirteen Colonies Westward Expansion Women & Black History studies Spanish and Character Education Taught Weekly

Special Schedule Monday: Gym Tuesday: Music Wednesday: Gym Thursday: Art & Spanish Friday: Technology with S.T.E.A.M. afternoons

Reminder about Uniform Policy Regular days: Embroidered shirts, tan bottoms, black or brown shoes Gym days: Embroidered shirts, gray shorts/sweatpants and sneakers. Colder Days are coming! Riverbank fleece, sweater or sweatshirt on gym day Please put names or initials on all outerwear

Reminder about Snacks Your child needs a snack everyday. We usually have a snack around 10:00 am. Snacks in the classroom cannot have any peanut or nut ingredients. Birthday pretzels are provided each month to celebrate all birthdays

Parent-teacher communication tool Remind.com Parent-teacher communication tool

Call the School 609-499-4321 & I will return your call Contact Information: Email: darmo@riverbank.charter.k12.nj.us vandermark@riverbank.charter.k12.nj.us Website: darmo.weebly.com or locate under our faculty on Riverbank website Call the School 609-499-4321 & I will return your call