1. Welcome to 3rd Grade

2. Ways YOU can help your child this year:
Please make sure your child attends school on time each day.
Look in your child’s backpack each day.
Encourage your child to talk about school.
Help your child with the homework each day for 10 minutes.
Read with your child at least 20 minutes each day.

3. DONATIONS
The following items are ALWAYS welcome as donations to the class:
**glue sticks**
**pencils**
**thin dry erase markers**
Tissues
Lysol / Clorox wipes
Ziploc bags of any size
Dum-dum suckers for incentives
Please leave toys (including fidgets) at home because they can be distracting in the classroom. Also, no personal pencil sharpeners.

4. HOMEWORK
A homework newsletter with their spelling words, vocabulary words, and a place to record reading minutes will be sent home every MONDAY. This sheet of paper is due back the NEXT MONDAY.
There are language arts assessments every FRIDAY, which include spelling tests, vocabulary tests, and reading/comprehension tests.
Math practice will be sent home separately. If students have math homework, it should be brought back the very next day.
Extra games, practice sheets, and learning sites will be listed on our class webpage.

5. 32 Book GOAL
Every student in my class will be required to read 32 books from 7 different genres.
They have to read 3 books within each of the 7 genres and 11 books within whichever genre they liked the best in order to make it to the 32 Book party at the end of the year.
Students are required to fill out a BOOK RESPONSE for each book they read.
BOOK RESPONSES can be found in class on the shelves above the computer tables or on my webpage 

6. 32 Book GOAL
Gold Medal Goal: 32 Books (3 books in each genre and 11 books of your choice)
Silver Medal Goal: 24 Books (2 books in each genre and 10 books of your choice)
Bronze Medal Goal: 16 Books (1 book in each genre and 9 books of your choice)
If your child reads a book a week – this goal can be reached. Talk to me about books with 200+ pages or special requests. Let’s do this!

7. 32 Book Goal Student Tracker

8. VOLUNTEERS
Our class loves volunteers – whether it’s once a week or occasionally.
Some volunteer opportunities this year include:
Room parent (spearheads groups for class parties)
Halloween
Winter celebration
Valentine’s Day
Clerical help (every Friday morning)
Literature Groups – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
12:30 – 1:00
Field trip volunteers will be asked for closer to each activity

9. CURRICULUM
There is a math program adopted district wide and implemented in 3rd grade. It is called DSD Advantage. The students will do some of their work on IPads this year. There are many apps that allow the students to explore and grow in the mathematical understanding. There is also an added resource – parent help videos online!! There is an average of one quick page of homework each night (if not completed in class) – these videos can help. The school-to-home page will include a QR code.
Reading is taught using the 3rd grade McGraw Hill program. Students can practice what is being taught in the classroom at home on Students will need to remember their username and password are the same as at school, just put dsd in front of each.

10. CURRICULUM CONTINUED . . .
All 3rd grade students will be focusing on the writing process. Your child will be doing writing in language arts, math, science, social studies, etc. In other words, they will be doing a LOT of writing. They also will need to be able to process that writing on the keyboard. Any practice you can do at home with keyboarding will be beneficial to your child.

11. BIRTHDAYS
Birthdays are important in third grade.
You may send a treat if you wish, but it is not expected. Guidelines from the Health Department mandate that any treat has to be store bought and in the original wrapping. Due to allergies, nonfood items are preferred (pencils, stickers, erasers, book donation to the class).
For the children with a birthday in July and August we will celebrate it in September. June birthdays will be celebrated in May.

12. IN OUR CLASS
We will be working on being part of a community as a class and in small groups.
We will focus on positive re-enforcement through earning individual points and rewards.
If there is a concern, we will make contact with you through or a phone call.
Each student is expected to show RESPECT for themselves, their fellow classmates, their teacher, and school property.

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14. Thanks for coming and supporting your child.