Welcome to Miss Hatfield’s Third Grade Classroom! Parents: While you are waiting, you can start to fill out the paperwork provided on top of the yellow folder (and inside) Students: Please find your name tag on the back table and put inside your desk. Also, decorate a birthday cupcake to be hung in the room! Make sure your name is on the back, just coloring will do!

BBorn and raised in Detroit, MI AAttended HOOVERVILLE ELEMENTARY!! (I even had Mrs. Jacobs!) AAttended Penn State University for 2 years SShippensburg University Graduate EElementary Education Major, Reading Minor SSouth Western School District, Hanover PA TThree Years experience in 3 rd Grade MMost Influential Education Experience: UUrban Seminar in Philadelphia, PA

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Homework Policy Classroom Management Specials Overview of Third Grade Curriculum Grading System Parent Volunteers Contact Information

Homework will be assigned every night (Monday through Thursday) ~30 minutes (Math, Reading Log, Spelling) Weekly Reading Logs (Due every Friday) Spelling Menu I expect homework to be taken seriously and completed each night, in order to receive full credit. Homeworkopoly If homework is incomplete— Child makes decision to complete during recess and/or take home to complete as extra homework A note will be sent home to parent/guardian with the assignment explaining the choice the student has made.

Designed with students in mind Ownership Motivation 3 Simple Rules SHOW RESPECT DO YOUR BEST BE RESPONSIBLE B-E-S-T Card System (School-Wide) Tickets earn punches on Best Bee-Havior Card (earn rewards) Brownie Points

Materials Agenda/Planner Students should keep daily assignments organized in agenda Signed/Returned daily (Responsibility) Homework Folder Reviewed and cleaned out daily

Specials Day 1: Music Day 2: Gym Day 3: Art Day 4: Library

Third Grade Curriculum READING Anthology (6 themes at third grade reading level Guided Reading groups (small groups on student’s level) WIN Period Read Aloud Daily 5 (Read to Self, Read with Someone, Listen to Reading, Work on Writing, Word Work) SPELLING Weekly Spelling Words (From Houghton Mifflin) Nightly Spelling Practice ENGLIGH/WRITING Free-writing notebook Mini-lessons on parts of speech/grammar skills, Narrative Writing, Informational Writing, Persuasive Writing, Opinion Writing HANDWRITING Print, Cursive, and Typing

Third Grade Curriculum Cont. MATH Everyday Mathematics Program Hands On Spiral Curriculum Home-Links (daily homework) Family Newsletter (sent at the start of each unit) Math Facts Fact Practice in the Classroom Practice Facts at home CONTENT Social Studies Expanding Environments—Geography, History, Government/Citizenship, Economics in 7 Continents Science Solar System Earth Materials Physics of Sound Health Body Systems, Too Good for Drugs, Nutrition

GRADING SCALE Reading, Writing, Spelling, and Math will be given grades of A, B, C, D, or E Content Subjects will be given grades of O, S, or N Please Keep in Mind… A- ExcellentO- Outstanding B- Above AverageS- Satisfactory C- AverageN- Needs Improvement D- Below Average E-Unsatisfactory

Parents… In coming weeks keep your eyes peeled for a letter to be sent home regarding classroom volunteers. Volunteers can help with: Cutting, gluing, assembling class projects/activities Working with small groups of students as a form of enrichment Completing small tasks (teacher helper) If interested, fill out form and return with your student A schedule can be worked out to suit your needs

CONTACT INFORMATION This information can also be found on both the district website, and my website. A “Sneek Peek at our Week” Newsletter will be posted weekly on my website Contact Phone: (717) x 1500 (leave a voic )

To sign up for Text Message Reminders… Send a text to: (717) With the