1. Third Grade 2015-2016 Ashley Falls Room 407 Mrs. Johnson

2. Class Information Homework folders: Homework will be sent home Monday through Thursday. Every Monday, your child will receive the week’s assignments on the homework calendar sheet, and it will be posted on the website. Homework should take about 30-45 minutes, including reading. Please make sure your child brings his or her folder to school each day with their completed assignments. A missing homework slip will be given when homework is not returned. Parents must sign this slip. Behavior: Students will be expected to follow class and school rules. If they choose to break a rule(s), the following will happen: 1.Right Wrong Slip- requires parent signature 2.Lose recess and complete a Peace Treaty- requires parent signature 3.Conference with parents 4.Conference with principal Class money, praise notes, and AF’s Eagle Tender are used for incentives. We will have a class store once a month. Communication: -Weekly website updates via email- typically on Thursday or Friday -Important messages? Please send to office!!

3. Volunteers: Schedule to go out Sept. 2 nd at 8:00am- MUR Lunch Duty, Everyone A Reader, Book Ordering, Friday Math Games, Quick Read Tutors, Wednesday Folders, and Copy/Clerical. I will make a schedule for the entire year. I will also put it on our class web site for you to download. Field trips will be done as needed. Birthdays: Parents are welcome to bring in a nonfood item for your child’s birthday or half birthday either at recess, before lunch or before end of the school day. Nonedible items are also rewarding- or perhaps donate a book to the class library in your child’s name. Please aim to follow the district’s wellness policy. I will honor your child’s birthday or half birthday (if in the summer) with a No Homework Pass, which they can use any time during the year. Book Orders: Ordering books helps earn points! With those points, I can “buy” books, teaching resources and other items for our class auction.

4. Daily Schedule 8:00-8:30Opening/Morning Journals 8:30-9:45Math 9:45-10:00Read Aloud/Snack 10:00-10:15Recess 10:15-11:40Language Arts 11:40-12:00PE (M, T & F) 12:00-12:45Lunch/Recess 12:45-1:35Social Studies/Science 1:35-2:20Word Study/Writing 2:20-2:30Closing STEAM+ Every Tuesday: 9:30-10:00 Library Every Wednesday:8:25-9:10P.E. 9:10-10:00 Science 10:15-11:05Technology E/O Thursday:9:15-10:00Art (week 1) Music (week 2)

5. Third Grade Curriculum Overview Concepts taught: Literature (50%) (classic literature, author studies, fables, folktales, fairytales, drama, poetry) Informational Text (50%) (nonfiction, comprehension of main idea, text features, compare/contrast 2 texts) Writing (summaries, literature responses; narrative, opinion, and explanatory using correct grammar, conventions, & spelling) Oral Presentations (all curricular areas especially science fair; wax museum; café; Current events) Language Arts: Houghton Mifflin, Write Source, Nancy Fetzer Writing Rebecca Sitton’s Spelling Program & Wordly Wise- vocabulary District toolkit Zaner Bloser Traditional Handwriting; Raz Kids Class novels, literature circles, student-selected books; teacher-assigned books at students’ reading level

6. Third Grade Curriculum Overview Concepts taught: Operations/Algebraic Thinking (fluent multiplication & division within 100; solve multi-step word problems using all four operations; finding patterns in math) Number and Operations (place value understanding with base 10; fluently add & subtract within 1000 using a variety of strategies; know the properties of operations ) Fractions (part of a whole; number line work; comparing fractions & equivalency) Measurement/Date (time, volume, mass, perimeter, area, represent/interpret data) Geometry (reason with shapes and attributes; partition shapes into equal parts) Math: Standards of Mathematical Practices Cognitive Guided Instruction (CGI) Questioning District provided materials: Investigations & toolkit Problem Solving, Critical Thinking and Class Discussions Dice & Card Games to Enhance Skills

7. Third Grade Curriculum Overview Social Studies Concepts- taught by Ms. Lee: Geographical Regions /Map Skills Community/Native Americans (Kumeyaay) Government/Economy- AF Café Scholastic News Science Concepts- taught by me: Energy and Light- (Science Fair in November) Biomes/Adaptations- (Carlsbad Wetlands in June) Solar System- (RH Fleet Science Center in Feb.) Life, Physical & Earth Science (using Next Generation Science Standards in Science Lab) STEAM+ Design & Planning - NGSS coming soon to our classrooms! Chrome Books: All of third grade across the district received Chrome Books last year. Students mostly use them for Dreambox, Raz Kids, and writing. However, we are learning new ways to incorporate them daily, while maintaining a balance of students using paper/pencil to develop fine motor skills and reading actual books.

8. Contact Information: Mrs. Johnson: (858)259-7812, ext. 3047 email: sjohnson@dmusd.org web site: www.dmusd.orgwww.dmusd.org Ashley Falls Class Pages 3 rd grade Johnson PLEASE EMAIL ME, SO I CAN HAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS!! Also, please write back to your child. They will LOVE to read your note. THANKS!! Thank you for your support! Please write a quick letter to your child and sign up for a parent conference in November.