Welcome to 3rd Grade!
Welcome to Third Grade. We are looking forward to a happy and productive school year for your child. To help ensure a wonderful and successful year, the following is an overview of our expectations.
Attendance/Punctuality: It is important that your child be on time to school every day. The children are picked up from the Auditorium at 8:00 a.m. First period begins promptly at 8:00 a.m. Lateness will result in your child missing instructional time.
Dismissal:
- All children will be dismissed at 2:14 p.m.
- All third grade classes are dismissed through the Main entrance doors.
- If there will be a change in your child’s regular dismissal procedure please notify the teacher in writing or call the school. (We cannot accept any notifications via DOJO.)
Absences:
- If your child is absent, please send in a note on the day they return to school. The note should include the date(s) of absence and reason.
Birthday Parties:
- Please provide notice to the teachers one week in advance.
- Parties will be celebrated in the classroom, in the afternoons, at 1:30 when possible. They should last about 20 minutes.
- Goody bags may not be distributed.
- Ask the teacher about any classroom allergies.
- Parents may attend. Siblings are not permitted.
Homework Policy:
- Assigned Monday - Thursday
- Must be signed by a parent
- Parents will be notified when two homework assignments are missed.
- Please check your child’s HW folder daily for any important notices.
* HW should not be a chore! If your child is spending a lot of time or struggling with the HW, just jot us a note!
Homework will always be based on the lesson that was taught that day.
Math Homework - On most nights, 2 pages of Math. If your child does not understand the homework, please notify the teachers by circling the question your child had difficulty with.
ELA Homework – It is important that your child is practicing the skills and strategies taught throughout the school year. Your child should be reading 20-30 minutes independently each night.
** When we get closer to the state test, we will be assigning material to help prepare them.
State Tests
This year in 3rd grade there are 2 New York State Exams that your child will be taking.
- ELA – April 11 - 12
- Math- May 7 - 8
We always tell the students…
NO STRESS!!! DO YOUR BEST!! SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW!
Next Generation Learning Standards (NGLS)
“I Can” Read
“I Can” Do Math
ELA
Wit & Wisdom –
-Our reading program this year. It helps students develop reading skills, writing, discussion and builds their academic vocabulary.
GUIDED READING-
~As part of literacy there will also be small reading groups guided by the teachers to work on specific reading skills. This helps the students build their reading skills and strategies to help them succeed in reading.
O.G.
- A multi-sensory program designed to help readers by explicitly teaching the connections between letters and sounds.
Writing Workshop
Writing is based on Next Generation Learning Standards. We will be working on three different types of writing pieces throughout the year:
- Informational
- Personal Narrative
- Opinion
Math
The math program we will use this year is Eureka Math. This program connects math to the real world and helps build student confidence while helping students achieve true understanding lesson by lesson and year after year.
Zearn - www.zearn.org
Assignments are aligned with Eureka lessons. Zearn reinforces class lessons and challenges your child’s thinking.
Class Dojo
This year, we will be focusing on building important life skills such as working hard and participating.
We will be using Class Dojo to give students feedback on these skills :)