1. Mrs. Braga Grade 3

2. PBIS Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
Garden City School has adopted a school wide behavior plan called Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS). This plan is designed to encourage a positive climate of cooperation, honesty, academic excellence, respect and safety at Garden City. PBIS sets clear expectations for student behavior in the classroom, and in shared areas such as the library, gym, cafeteria, and the recess yard. 

3. Garden City Bulldogs Pride
Participation
Respect
Inclusion
Dedication
Excellence

5. Room 9 DAILY SCHEDULE Morning Work Reading/Writing Workshop
Lunch and Recess (12:15 – 1:00)
Math
Science and Social Studies we switch

6. Room 9’s Itinerant Schedule
Monday PE
Tuesday Library
Wednesday Art
Thursday Music
Friday PE/Health
* Make sure your child has sneakers on PE days.

7. Homework Monday – Thursday Read at least 20 minutes a night
Spelling and Math
Study addition and subtraction facts nightly
End of November we start multiplication
Record title of the book in Planner
Planner signed by Parent or Guardian

8. Bi-weekly folders Every other Thursday Empty folder
Sign sheet inside and return on Friday
Sign and return papers put back in the folder Grading
First year students receive “letter grades”
See explanation of grades handout

9. READING
In third grade, reading instruction is at the individual student’s level through one-on-one or small group instruction.
Students are also required to read at least 20 minutes every night.
All students are required to read twenty-five chapter books during the school year.
Children need to read regularly in order to improve their comprehension skills and fluency/reading rate.

10. WRITING
This year we will express our thoughts and feeling through our writing.
Third grade strives to incorporate writing across the curriculum in all subject areas.
Examples: Reports, Special Projects, PowerPoint’s, etc.
Students will be writing friendly letters to there friends in other classes at Garden City School through the Wee-Deliver program.
We will use the six traits writing model and work on the process of writing including brainstorming, organization, rough draft, editing, revising, and peer feed back.

11. MATH General Concepts Math Problem Solving Place Value
Estimating/Rounding
Subtraction and Addition with Regrouping
Fractions
Multiplication/Division
Measurement
Geometry
Math Problem Solving

12. SOCIAL STUDIES SCIENCE Concepts covered Concepts covered
Geographic features
Communities
City of Cranston
Native Americans
Governments
Responsible Citizens
Laws
SCIENCE
Concepts covered
Weather and Water
Solar System
Earth’s Materials
Force and Motions
Matter and Energy
Human Characteristics
Characteristics of Living Things Plants and Animals
Ecosystems and Changes overtime

13. Technology
Educational websites link will be listed on the classroom website.
School website
Class website

14. It’s going to be an amazing year!
Thank you for coming.
It’s going to be an amazing year!