Welcome to 3rd Grade!

Week of 11/2-

ELA

Vocabulary words for the week of 11/2- generation, tradition, oral tradition, culture

A vocabulary quiz will be given on Thursday 11/5

Definitions: 

Tradition: a way of doing things that people have done for a long time

Generation: a group of people born around the same time

Oral tradition: a way of sharing information by speaking aloud

Culture: the way a group of people live – including their art, music, language, holidays, and traditions

Science-

11/4- quiz- The effects of gravitational force https://youtu.be/suQDwZcnJdg?feature=shared

11/5: In class assessment/project on pushes, pulls, balanced and unbalanced forces

Math- 

11/6- quiz- Distributive Property of Multiplication Study pg 209

Social Studies- 11/6 In class exit ticket on different climates: Students will be shown pictures of different environments and will be asked to define what climate is shown in the pictures

https://youtu.be/41Bt4eOg6HU?feature=shared

Week of 10/26-
ELA
Vocabulary words for the week of 10/26- flapped, glided, soared
A vocabulary quiz will be given on Thursday 10/29

Social Studies-
10/27- quiz- locating places above/below the equator https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3YxzaZwHF0 

Math- 
10/28- quiz- Count Equal groups Study p.143

Science- In class exit ticket balanced/unbalanced forces 10/30. Students will identify if the forces in the pictures they are shown are balanced or unbalanced.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-yzCNniwuw

Math: Go Math pg 213
ELA: Grammar Workshop pg 34

Study for upcoming quizzes (Vocabulary, Math, Science)

Math: Go Math Pg 212

ELA: Grammar Workshop pg 31

Important Dates for November:

11/4: First Day of ​Winter Uniform

11/11: Veteran's Day (No School)

11/26: Thanksgiving (No School)

11/27: Thanksgiving Recess (No School) 
3rd Grade Class Expectations:

1. Be Respectful – Use kind words, listen when others are speaking, and treat everyone with respect.

2. Be Responsible – Come prepared, complete your work, and take care of classroom materials.

3. Be Ready to Learn – Pay attention, participate, ask questions, and always try your best.

4. Follow Directions – Listen carefully and follow directions the first time.

5. Keep Hands, Feet, and Objects to Yourself – Help keep our classroom safe for everyone.

6. Use Appropriate Voices – Use a quiet voice when working and a listening voice when someone is speaking.

7. Stay on Task – Focus on your learning and use class time wisely.

8. Be a Good Classmate – Include others, cooperate, share, and help when you can.

9. Take Care of Our Classroom – Keep your space and shared areas clean and organized.

10. Believe in Yourself – Mistakes help us learn. Keep trying, even when something is challenging.

3rd Grade Class Goals:

Reading & Language Arts

• Fluency & Comprehension: Read grade-level texts smoothly, answer questions about details, and identify the main idea or moral of a story.

• Vocabulary: Decode multisyllable words and understand common prefixes and suffixes.

• Writing: Write full paragraphs with a topic sentence, supporting details, and a conclusion, including opinion, narrative, and informative pieces.

• Grammar & Mechanics: Use correct capitalization, commas, quotation marks, and identify parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives).

Math

• Operations: Memorize multiplication and division facts up to 10 × 10, and solve multi-digit addition, subtraction, and multiplication problems.

• Fractions: Understand and work with simple fractions like halves, thirds, and fourths.

• Measurement & Data: Measure and calculate the area and perimeter of simple shapes, and solve two-step word problems.

Science & Social Studies

• Science: Understand the water cycle, basic plant and animal life cycles, and simple physical forces like gravity.

• Social Studies: Read basic maps with a compass and legend, and learn about local communities and early history.

Grading Policy:

Homework:
Homework is checked and graded for completion during class. Missing portions of HW mean not getting full credit. Missing HW is listed as incomplete. If a student is absent, they have until the day after they come back to make up missed HW.

Classwork:

Students are expected to work diligently on classwork during the school day in a timely manner. Classwork will be checked during classtime.

Tests:

Tests will be graded out of 100%. Below 70% is a failing grade. If a student is absent, arrangements will be made for the student to take the test at a future date. 


School Policies

- Cellphones/I-Pads/Electronics for grades lower than 5th are strictly prohibited. Any of the aforementioned devices that are found will be confiscated until the end of the school day

- Monday/Tuesday: Gym uniforms are to be worn with the appropriate footwear
- Wednesday-Friday: The standard uniform MUST be worn. gray polo, pants/shorts, jumper/skirt options for girls, and the school shoe. If a student can't wear the school shoe, a doctor's note must be provided. Otherwise, being out of uniform will cause a student to receive a uniform infraction and be given recess detention. 

Contact Me:
-Remind (Link to join at the top of the page)
-Email: [email protected]