1. Gavilan Peak Elementary
WELCOME TO 3rd GRADE!
Gavilan Peak Elementary
School Hours
8:15 am to 3:00 pm
Early Release Days
11:35 am

2. Reading Focus (Reading Street)
Oral Reading Fluency (123 wpm)
Comprehension Questioning
Using Context Clues
Non-Fiction Text
Vocabulary
Phonics

3. MATH (Eureka Math) Multiplication and Division Concepts
Place Value and Measurement
Multiplication and Area
Fractions
Geometry and Perimeter
Collecting & Displaying Data

4. Math Websites www.zearn.org Class Code: HG4J6C
Login: Same as GP Computers
School Code: AZ1047
User Name: first & last name: no space
Password: Student ID

5. Social Studies Physical Geography World History – Communities Long Ago
US History and Government
Citizenship

6. Science Plant Life Cycles and Environment Animal Adaptations
Light & Sound
Earth Materials
Scientific Method

7. WRITING FOCUS Personal Narratives Informative (Expository)
Opinion Writing
Response to Literature
Conventions

8. HOMEWORK Reading Fluency (due Friday) Reading Vocabulary (Friday Test)
Spelling (Phonics) (due Friday)
Math homework and fluency (daily)
Monday: students will fill their planner/agenda for the entire week

9. Grading Policy Check grades on PowerSchool
Assignments will be sent home in the Take-Home Folder.
Redo assignments require a parent signature.
Higher cumulative unit scores will replace related lower scores in the grade book.
Please sign the planner each night and discuss behavior

10. COMMUNICATION Agenda/Planner Email or phone Web Site
Power Schools – Check Grades
Graded Work
Report Cards
Parent Conferences
Positive Notes

11. Volunteer Opportunities
Homeroom Parent
Jr. Achievement Facilitator
Thursday 2:30 (Fluency Practice)
Fieldtrips
All volunteers must attend training

12. YOU are your child’s first and BEST teacher
YOU are your child’s first and BEST teacher. Thank you for your partnership! Please take a moment to enjoy your child’s work and perhaps write them an encouraging note.