3rd orientation presentation
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3rd Grade
Moving Up NightOur Thrilling Third Grade Team:
Ms. Ginter, Mrs. Nugent, Mrs. Shuey
Our Team
Ms. Ginter Mrs. Shuey Mrs. Nugent
What will my child’s typical day be
like?
Breakfast/Morning Recess
Classroom: Choose Lunch, Unpack backpack and homework folder, Sharpen Pencils and Prepare for the day
Specials (45 minutes)
Whole Group ELA (60 minutes)
Enrichment, Guided Reading & Interventions (90 minutes)
Lunch/Recess (20/20)
Science/Social Studies/Health (30 minutes –2x a week)
Words Their Way (30 minutes – 2x a week)
Math (90 minutes)
Writing
Beginning, middle & End
Main idea with elaborating details
Proper Grammar and Punctuation
Complete story with problem and solution in a sequence that makes sense.
Narrative, Informative, & Persuasive
Math
All the basic facts (+, -, x, ÷)
Addition/Subtraction with regrouping
Place Value to the millions and the hundredths
2D and 3D shapes and characteristics
Fractions
Money (counting & making change)
Time to the minute
Multiplying 3 digit numbers
Data (organizing and interpreting data)
Language Arts
Read Aloud
Comprehension and vocabulary in context
Shared Reading/Core Story
Comprehension: Main idea, inferences, drawing conclusions, author’s purpose, sequence of events, compare and contrast
Guided Reading
Small group targeting specific needs
Words Their Way
word patterns
Phonics
Word patterns, syllables, decoding
Grammar
Parts of speech, plurals and singular, noun/verb agreement, simple, compound and complex sentences, comparative and superlative adjectives & adverbs
Specials
Your child will have a special each day.
Music
Art
Gym (Wear sneakers)
Library (Bring the book your child checked out)
Lunch/ Recess
The school will provide three different lunch choices each day.
Main dish, vegetable, fruit and milk.
A school lunch menu will be sent home each month.
You may pack your child’s lunch. Please put their name on the lunch box. You may
pack food that needs to be microwaved. Remember to send in a plate or bowl if
needed and plasticware.
A free or reduced lunch is available. Contact the office for more information.
20 minutes for lunch
20 minutes for recess
If it is raining, we have indoor recess where children play with various games.
Additional Items
Homework
Snack
Book Orders
Donated Items
Monthly Newsletters
Beginning of the Year Assessments
DIBELS/DAZE
Oral Reading Fluency
Correlation between fluency and comprehension
110 words per minutes by the end of the year
Journey’s Comprehensive Assessment/Diagnostic Assessment
Words Their Way
Writing Assessment
4-Sight
Everyday Mathematic Beginning of the Year Assessment
PSSA’s and the Common Core
March/April – 6 sessions of testing
Common Core Standards – ELA and Math
Depth of Knowledge – Critical thinking skills
We want the students to be comfortable and confident!
What to Expect the First Day?
Have a backpack with your child’s FIRST
AND LAST name on it.
Supplies Needed: Pencil Box, extra
folder, sock, Expo marker, box of tissues
Get a good night sleep.
Send a smile with your child
What Can I do to Prepare?
Keep your child’s math skills sharp.
Participate in the Summer Reading
Challenge…encourage your child
read, read, READ.
Have a Great Summer…
See you next year!