1. Welcome to 3rd Grade  Please Sign in. Sheets on the back table.

2. Northwoods Elementary
Third Grade Staff
Mrs. Teresa Combs )
Mrs. Tara Powers
Mrs. Neeta Shah
Mrs. Sharon Stingley
Weebly:

3. Rules and Procedures School Procedures Classroom Rules & Procedures
Please sign in at the office before you visit the classroom.
Volunteer Background Check/Online Registration
Student Absences (Leaving before 12:15 is considered an absence)
Lunch Money (Kids must add to their accounts before school
and pay attention to the amount in their account.)
Students are marked late if they are not in their seats at 9:15.
KNN is now shown at 9:10 AM
Classroom Rules & Procedures
C.L.I.M.B.
Class Dojo/Point System
Clipboard
Snacks
We have snack time each day.
Please send in only ONE snack.
Teachers cannot supply snacks for students.

4. Curriculum
Curriculum-Common Core Curriculum-
English Language Arts (ELA)-120 minutes
Math-60 Minutes
Social Studies/Science-35 Minutes
Koala Time-30 Minutes
New ELA Curriculum

5. Health Plans
If your child has a health condition-severe allergy, asthma, etc and requires medication at school, please make sure that you complete a 1702 plan. This form is completed by your doctor and is kept on file in the office, along with medication. We cannot administer any medication without this form!

6. Toys and Electronics and Cards
Please do not allow your child to bring any toys, games, electronics, or Pokemon Type cards to school!
If they bring items for after school care, the items must remain in their bookbags!
Classes can earn a “Game Day” reward and you will be notified when the reward has been earned!

7. Switching Classes: Science and Social Studies
Each topic is taught for approximately 4 weeks.
Science
Structures and Functions of Living Organisms/Force and Motion (Shah)
Matter: Structure, Properties, and Change/Energy Conservation and Transfer (ALL)
Earth in the Universe (Powers)
Earth Systems, Structures, and Processes/Ecosystems (Combs)
Social Studies
 Civics and Government (Shah)
Economics and Financial Literacy (ALL)
Geography and Environmental Literacy (Powers)
History and Culture (Combs)

8. Schedule 9:15-11:15-ELA 11:20-12:05-Specials 12:10-1:15-Lunch/Recess
1:20-2:20-Math
2:20-2:50-Koala Time
2:50-3:35-Science/Social Studies

9. Grading and Homework Grading-
4: Exemplary, 3:Proficient, 2: Approaching Proficiency, 1: Non-Proficient
Homework-Given on Monday and returned on Friday
Weekly Homework:
2 Math sheets
2 Reading Passage
Spelling

10. Homework-Continued Nightly Homework
Students should read for 20 minutes each night. Log should be returned at the end of the week/month.
Spelling work-Students need 40points each week. They have the opportunity to complete work every morning.
Practice Multiplication Facts!

11. Field Trips for the Year
Jordan Lake Educational Center ($4.00)
Mobile Planetarium-February ($8.00)
We STRONGLY encourage you to use the online payment system to pay for field trips.
Permission slips will be sent home at the end of next week.

12. Testing, Testing, and More Testing
Beginning of Grade Test (BOG)-September 12
CogAt-October 16-18
IOWA-December 6-7
End of Grade Test (EOG)-
May 29-Math
May 30-Reading
Read to Achieve-June 4

13. Read to Achieve

14. Parent Involvement *Help your child become an independent/
self-motivated learner
*Encourage responsibility at home for homework and school tasks
*Check Weebly Site and Friday Folders
*Conferences/Communication
*Join the PTA (this can be done tonight! )
*Volunteer Sign Up-located in media center
*Study Island

15. Conferences
Sign-ups will be sent home for conferences that will be held on October 31 during the teacher workday.
(With the exception of Mrs. Combs)
We will use Memberhub or signup genius.

16. IMPORTANT!!!!! Please make sure that you signed in.
Complete volunteer sign up in media center

17. Questions and Answers
Thanks for coming!