Millridge Elementary

Kristin Barth Visit me on the Mayfield Web Page My voic is

Students will complete Morning Work, which is a review of reading and math skills, and then select a book to read. After morning announcements, we will check Morning Work!

This is a new time added to every student’s schedule. It is a time to focus on the individual needs of each student providing intervention or enrichment as needed.

During guided reading I will teach reading strategies through mini-lessons and focus on skills and comprehension. Students will read leveled books individually, with partners and in small groups.

This year the students will be indoors for morning recess. During this time the students will eat snack, use the restroom, and have a choice of activities in the classroom.

 Please send a HEALTHY snack to school with your child daily  Fruit, vegetables, yogurt, bagels, cheese and crackers, cereal bars…  No sweets please!!!!

During writing workshop, students will learn strategies for developing personal narrative and fictional stories. We will emphasize writing from our own life experiences, using model texts as examples. I will conference with students during this time to develop their individual writing skills.

The students will begin to work on cursive writing as part of the Fundations program (reading decoding program from K-2) *** Fundations is new this year in grade 3 There will also be a focus on grammar skills Students will be learning about parts of speech and ways to make their writing more meaningful.

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Students will read self-selected books independently during this time. I will conference with the students to assess their reading comprehension.

Monday- Art Tuesday- Music Wednesday- double specials every other week. Specialists will plan. Green Weeks – rotate specials White Weeks - Innovation Thursday- Library Friday- Physical Education

The third grade math curriculum emphasizes problem solving skills, basic facts, measurement and basic algebraic and geometric concepts. This year the third grade math class will be focusing on mastering the third grade math common core.

Students will be going to Mrs. Rich for all social studies instruction. This year will focus on communities with an emphasis on the history, geography, economics, government and citizenship of our local area. Each unit will last for 4 weeks.

I teach science to my class and Mrs. Rich’s class. I will start by teaching the first unit to my class for 4 weeks and the other 4 weeks your child will have social studies with Mrs. Rich. The third grade science units include animal lifecycles and classification, composition of rocks and soils, and matter. Our first unit will be plants and animals.

Students will write in their agenda at the beginning of each week. Please see your child’s agenda daily for assignments and due dates! They will also have a daily homework and behavior chart that will come home daily in their take home folder.

AssignmentDay GivenDue Date Math Home LinksMondayFriday Blue FluencyMondayWednesday RRJWednesdayFriday Pink Home-School Links Dsa will replace pink sheets 2 nd quarter MondayThursday AssignmentDay GivenDue Date Math Homework *start week 2 Monday – do not work ahead! varies Reading Homework *start week 2 MondayWednesday Grammar and Handwriting *start week 2 MondayThursday RRJ – composition notebook * start week 3 MondayFriday

I will a weekly newsletter each Friday since Millridge is a paperless building. On occasion I will also send home information in the Friday Folder along with your child’s class work. Please empty the folder and return it to school on Monday.

Students will now be taking the English Language Arts Test from November 30-December 11 th This will take the place of the OAA that was given in October and the spring More information will follow once it is available You can visit ODE (Ohio Department of Education)

Every student in the class will have the opportunity to be the student of the week. Throughout the week they will: Be the student of the day and share an all about me poster Bring in a show and tell item Read to another class Tell a joke Have a family member come in to share a book and have a lunch date.

This year Your children get to participate in the Great Readers Program. This program allows students to read books for a list, review the book, and earn points for the books. Each semester there is an awards assembly where your child is showcased for their hard work and great prizes are awarded. I also give pizza party awards quarterly for students that reach goals and their name goes in the hallway on the “brag board” The book list is included on your child’s desk. They will be learning about the program next week.

The students will visit the Holden Arboretum twice this year, in the fall (October 27 th ) and spring, to explore science concepts. We will also visit the Mayfield Historical Society to see how people lived in our community long ago.

I look forward to working with you and your child this year. It is going to be a wonderful year filled with exciting learning activities! for taking the time to attend Orientation!