1. Welcome to Third Grade! Ms. Castaldi Ms. Eick Mrs. Guagenti

2. Daily Schedule Monday- Library Tuesday- Art and Gym Wednesday- Computers Thursday- Gym Friday- Music

3. Classroom Expectations At St. James School we follow Christ by being caring, helpful, respectful, self- disciplined and trustworthy.  Whole Group Reinforcements  Clip-Chart System

4. Grading Scale A+ 95%, A 93%, A- 90% B+ 88%, B 85%, B- 82 C+ 80, C 77%, C- 74% D+ 72%, D 69%, D- 66% U = 65% and below Your child’s grades will be posted on PowerSchool on a regular basis and a report card will be sent home at the end of each trimester.

5. Homework Homework will be assigned Monday through Thursday. All assignments will be copied daily in your child’s assignment notebook. You can expect your child to have about 30 minutes of homework plus an additional 20 minutes of reading time.  Read  Assigned Work  Words Their Way Practice  Rocket Math Practice *All incomplete classwork will be assigned as homework and may require additional time.

6. Late Assignment Policy 1 st Missing Assignment: Student gets a “Free Pass” and homework is due the next day in class. After 1 st Missing Assignment: Student receives a Missing Assignment Notification that is sent home to be signed and the student uses their recess time to complete their missing work. The notification must be stapled to the missing assignment and returned to school the next day. Failure to bring in the signed notification and completed homework will result in loss of recess until all paperwork is turned in.

7. Miscellaneous Newsletters Friday Folders Field Trips Scholastic Book Orders

8. Religion Second Step Old Testament Bible Stories The Four Marks of the Church Types of Prayer Feasts & Seasons

9. Reading Reader’s Workshop  Develop fluency, comprehension and vocabulary  Learn how to reflect, analyze and discuss across all genres of literature Your child is expected to read for a minimum of 20 minutes EVERY day!

10. Spelling New list every Monday Sorting homework each night Assessment on Friday (12 words) *Students must score a 75% or higher on weekly assessment to pass and move on to a new list.

11. Language Arts Six Traits Writing – Narrative, Informational, Persuasive Grammar Skills & Sentence Structure Handwriting: Cursive

12. Math Simple Solutions Measurement Rocket Math Fractions Multiplication/Division Money Place Value Elapsed Time Geometry Units of Capacity Reading & Creating Graphs Problem Solving & Reasoning

13. Social Studies Early Americans Communities Government Cultures Geography (50 states and capitals) Map Skills

14. Science  Life Science Ecosystems Life Cycles and Adaptations  Physical Science Forces and Motion  Earth Science Landforms Weather and Climate  Human Body

15. Questions?

16. Let’s Have a Great Year!