3. We are always kind, safe and responsible in our school, Yes we are the Spartans together I am Laurel You are Laurel We are Spartans Together

4. The school is not a building, the school is not a classroom, the school is not an athletic complex, the school is a people. I am Laurel You are Laurel We are Spartans Together

5. We're many kinds of people, with many kinds of faces, all colors and all ages, too, from Hickory, Scott and Slippery Rock I am Laurel You are Laurel We are Spartans Together

6. And when the Spartans gather, there's reading and there's learning, there's competing and there's challenges sometimes, all of it saying: I am Laurel You are Laurel We are Spartans Together

7. At Graduation our students receive a School Diploma and are prepared to go into and throughout the world and forever remain a Spartan. I am Laurel You are Laurel We are Spartans Together

8. I am a Spartan Teacher I do my best to teach every student to be proficient in Reading and in Mathematics I will be kind, safe and responsible as I teach and the students will do the same. I am Laurel You are Laurel We are Spartans Together

9. I am a Spartan Third Grade Teacher I teach to read to learn as we Journey down Reading Street I introduce Science, Social Studies concepts and to multiply and divide I will be kind, safe and responsible as I teach and the students will do the same. I am Laurel You are Laurel We are Spartans Together

10. Teachers Mrs. Murphy Mrs. Litrenta Mrs. Santini Ms. Staph Mrs. Thakar Mrs. Mansour Phone Extensions 2211 2212 2214 2213 2215 2216

11. 3 rd Grade Subjects Language Arts: English Reading Spelling Social Studies Science Handwriting Math

12. LANGUAGE ARTS Variety of stories/trade books Genre Summaries Vocabulary from each story Main Ideas

13. LANGUAGE ARTS/ENGLISH Sentence Parts Process Writing Friendly Letters Parts of Speech

14. SPELLING Improve cursive skills Activity Sheets Practice exercises Spelling Games

15. MATH Addition/Subtraction Multiplication/Division Rounding/Place Value Word Problems Time/Money Fractions/Geometry

16. SCIENCE LIFE CYCLES SUN, MOON, AND EARTH NUTRITION INFORMATION SIMPLE MACHINES New Vocabulary

17. SOCIAL STUDIES COMMUNITIES/GOV’T MAPS AND GLOBES RURAL & URBAN AREAS CITIZENSHIP ECONOMICS

18. GRADING SCALE 100- 98 A+82-80 C + 97-95 A79-77 C 94-92 A –76-74 C - 91-89 B+73-71 D + 88-86 B70-68 D 85-83 B-67-65 D - 64 or below E

19. HOMEWORK: WHY?  Practice to improve learned skills  Become INDEPENDENT LEARNERS

20. PENNSYLVANIA STANDARDS  Guide Instruction Reading, Writing Speaking, and Listening Mathematics Science & Technology  PSSA Testing Year

21. Technology in the Classroom Computer  Accelerated Reader  Successmaker  Math Facts in a Flash

22. THANKS AGAIN FROM THE THIRD GRADE STAFF Mrs. Litrenta Mrs. Murphy Mrs. Santini Ms. Staph Mrs. Thakar Mrs. Mansour