We are always kind, safe and responsible in our school, Yes we are the Spartans together I am Laurel You are Laurel We are Spartans Together

The school is not a building, the school is not a classroom, the school is not an athletic complex, the school is a people. I am Laurel You are Laurel We are Spartans Together

We're many kinds of people, with many kinds of faces, all colors and all ages, too, from Hickory, Scott and Slippery Rock I am Laurel You are Laurel We are Spartans Together

And when the Spartans gather, there's reading and there's learning, there's competing and there's challenges sometimes, all of it saying: I am Laurel You are Laurel We are Spartans Together

At Graduation our students receive a School Diploma and are prepared to go into and throughout the world and forever remain a Spartan. I am Laurel You are Laurel We are Spartans Together

I am a Spartan Teacher I do my best to teach every student to be proficient in Reading and in Mathematics I will be kind, safe and responsible as I teach and the students will do the same. I am Laurel You are Laurel We are Spartans Together

I am a Spartan Third Grade Teacher I teach to read to learn as we Journey down Reading Street I introduce Science, Social Studies concepts and to multiply and divide I will be kind, safe and responsible as I teach and the students will do the same. I am Laurel You are Laurel We are Spartans Together

Teachers Mrs. Murphy Mrs. Litrenta Mrs. Santini Ms. Staph Mrs. Thakar Mrs. Mansour Phone Extensions

3 rd Grade Subjects Language Arts: English Reading Spelling Social Studies Science Handwriting Math

LANGUAGE ARTS Variety of stories/trade books Genre Summaries Vocabulary from each story Main Ideas

LANGUAGE ARTS/ENGLISH Sentence Parts Process Writing Friendly Letters Parts of Speech

SPELLING Improve cursive skills Activity Sheets Practice exercises Spelling Games

MATH Addition/Subtraction Multiplication/Division Rounding/Place Value Word Problems Time/Money Fractions/Geometry

SCIENCE LIFE CYCLES SUN, MOON, AND EARTH NUTRITION INFORMATION SIMPLE MACHINES New Vocabulary

SOCIAL STUDIES COMMUNITIES/GOV’T MAPS AND GLOBES RURAL & URBAN AREAS CITIZENSHIP ECONOMICS

GRADING SCALE A C A79-77 C A –76-74 C B D B70-68 D B D - 64 or below E

HOMEWORK: WHY?  Practice to improve learned skills  Become INDEPENDENT LEARNERS

PENNSYLVANIA STANDARDS  Guide Instruction Reading, Writing Speaking, and Listening Mathematics Science & Technology  PSSA Testing Year

Technology in the Classroom Computer  Accelerated Reader  Successmaker  Math Facts in a Flash

THANKS AGAIN FROM THE THIRD GRADE STAFF Mrs. Litrenta Mrs. Murphy Mrs. Santini Ms. Staph Mrs. Thakar Mrs. Mansour