1. Ms. Decker’s Third- Grade Class Welcome, students!

2. Welcome to Third Grade!  I will introduce you to third grade and to our classroom.  If you have any questions during my presentation, please raise your hand and wait to be called on.

3. All About Me  My background  I grew up in Pine Creek.  I attended Bay Elementary, Bay High, and East College.  My experience  I’ve been teaching for 20 years.  I have also taught fifth and sixth grades, but third is my favorite.

4. My Family  My husband  Bob  My children  daughters, Jan and Suzie  son, Jeff  Our pets  dog, Spot  cat, Fluffy Bob and Me JanSuzieJeff SpotFluffy

5. My Goals  To give you the academic and social skills you need to progress to fourth grade.  To provide a supportive and fun classroom environment.  To help you make new friends and discover new interests.

6. Class Subjects  The subjects we cover during third grade are:  Reading and writing  Math  Science  Social studies  Music and art

7. Reading  Briefly describe the topics you will cover this year in Reading.  This may take more than one slide.

8. Writing  Briefly describe the topics you will cover this year in Writing.  This may take more than one slide.

9. Math  Briefly describe the topics you will cover this year in Math.  This may take more than one slide.

10. Science  Briefly describe the topics you will cover this year in Science.  This may take more than one slide.

11. Social Studies  Briefly describe the topics you will cover this year in Social Studies.  This may take more than one slide.

12. Music and Art  Briefly describe the topics you will cover this year in Music and Art.  This may take more than one slide.

13. Classroom Community  Our classroom is a community. In our community, we have rules to help us get along with each other.  Our class rules are:  Be respectful and responsible.  Be organized and follow directions.  Be on time.  Be prepared.

14. Homework  I will assign about 45 minutes of homework every night. This includes 20 minutes of reading.  Your homework packet is due on Friday morning.  If you need extra time to work on your homework, you can go to homework club during recess to work on it.

15. Tardiness  School starts at 9:05 A.M.  If you aren’t in the classroom by the time the second bell rings, please check in at the school office before coming to class.  If you are tardy four times, the school will contact your parents.

16. Field Trips  We have lots of fun field trips planned for this year!  We will attend two plays at the Children’s Theater as part of our reading units.  We will visit Maple Grove park and take water samples from the river as part of our science unit on the environment.  We will tour a bakery as part of our social studies unit on community.

17. Let’s Have a Great Year!