3 rd Grade Curriculum Night Ms. Gloria Richardson

Welcome to my class!!! My name is Gloria Richardson and I am excited to be your child's 3rd grade teacher. It is my first year at Cotton Indian. I have been an educator for over 17 years. I previously taught Kindergarten, 2nd, and 5 th grade. I obtained my undergraduate degree from Brenau University, my Master's Degree from Central Michigan, and my Specialist Degree from Argosy University. It is my belief that by working together as a team students, parents, and teachers that every student in my class will have a successful 3 rd grade year.

The Leader in Me The goal of the Leader in Me is for students to learn how to become great leaders as well as role models while keeping a positive attitude. They will learn how to set and track personal goals. They will learn how to voice their own opinion while excepting others with a positive attitude.

7 Habits of the Mind 1 Be Proactive- Be responsible 2 Begin with the end mind- Knowing what your end goal is. 3 Put first things first- Do the most important things first. 4 Think win- win- Not thinking of just yourself, but keeping others in mind. 5 Seek first to understand then to be understood- Being an active listener to get a better understanding of other viewpoints. 6 Synergize- They value other ideas and strengths. They are not robots. 7 Sharpen the saw- Taking care of your body, mind, and soul.

Class Dojo This is Cotton Indians primary resource of communications. You will be able to send and receive messages. You will receive updates on your child. You can receive photos. This is the best way for us to show you how they are displaying the 7 habits. They will be rewarded points. Please download the app to your phone. It is free. You can also see all of this through classdojo.com

This Year We Will Be Studying See handout for the 1 st nine weeks Reading: What Good Readers do, and How good readers choose just right books, Narrative Text, Informational Text, Persuasive Text, Response to Literature, Poetry, and Tall Tales. Writing: writing a paragraph, informational writing, persuasive writing, narrative writing, response to literature, and poetry Math: Place Value, Multiplication, Division, Telling Time, Elapsed Time, Fractions, Decimals (just the tenths), Data Analysis (using graphs and charts to gain info), and review of money Language Arts: Synonyms, Antonyms, Subject-Predicate Agreement, Cursive Handwriting, complete vs. incomplete sentences, contractions, possessive pronouns, figurative language (idioms, puns), common spelling rules, capitalization Science: Habitats, Rocks and Minerals, Earth, Heat, Magnets, & Plants Social Studies: Government, Economics (mini-society), U.S. topographical geography, Greek influence on democracy, influence of Americans on freedom and justice (Frederick Douglass, Cesar Chavez, Franklin Roosevelt, Mary McLeod Bethune, Thurgood Marshall, and Lyndon B. Johnson)

Please see handout regarding our snack time. Monday – Thursday students are encouraged to bring a healthy snack. Some examples, pretzels, goldfish, string cheese, or any type of fruit. Please don’t send anything that is greasy or finger coloring since we will continue to work. Students are allowed to have water bottles. Please don’t send in any juice or soda. Friday – students will be allowed to bring whatever snack they like with the exception of greasy or finger coloring snack.

Closing I want to thank you for coming out! Please know that we will be taking a field in late September and will need to place our class t-shirt orders for identification. We are asking parents to donate $25 dollars to help make all of this years activities and celebrations possible. Do you have any questions or concerns?