Welcome to Our Room Welcome to Our Room

BiographyBiography

Grew up in the area 8th year teaching Art backgroundI like to Tell storiesI have a Dog & 7 fish

Grew up in the area 8th year teaching Art backgroundI like to Tell storiesI have a Dog & 7 fish

ResponsibilityResponsibility

Third Grade is about your child becoming more independent

Please do not rescue your child, give them one drive in per year to retrieve forgotten items

Your child is learning more organizational skills, they have folders in their desks to help develop their organizational skills

Third Grade is about your child becoming more independent

Please do not rescue your child, give them one drive in per year to retrieve forgotten items

Your child is learning more organizational skills, they have folders in their desks to help develop their organizational skills

Our Classroom Rules:Our Classroom Rules:

Show respect – keep my hands & feet to myself, use quiet voices, no teasing, clean up after myself, raise

my hand, pay attention

Follow directions Do the right thing- make my own responsible

choices!

Show respect – keep my hands & feet to myself, use quiet voices, no teasing, clean up after myself, raise

my hand, pay attention

Follow directions Do the right thing- make my own responsible

choices!

ConsequencesConsequencesStudents agreed to these rules for the whole school year.

If they choose not to follow the classroom rules this is what will happen:

First warning is verbalSecond warning is lost stickThird warning is 2nd lost stick and some recess missedFourth warning is 3rd stick lost, Opportunity Room (sent

home to be signed)

Students agreed to these rules for the whole school year. If they choose not to follow the classroom rules this is what will happen:

First warning is verbalSecond warning is lost stickThird warning is 2nd lost stick and some recess missedFourth warning is 3rd stick lost, Opportunity Room (sent

home to be signed)

RewardsRewards

Can be some of the following:PraiseNote(s) homeAwardsGood report cardhomework pass, etc.

Can be some of the following:PraiseNote(s) homeAwardsGood report cardhomework pass, etc.

Arriving in the morningArriving in the morning

Students arrive

Hang up their things

Complete the morning tasks using the posted jobs

Students arrive

Hang up their things

Complete the morning tasks using the posted jobs

Hand in Homework & Notes

Hand in Homework & Notes

Putting Homework in the Homework basket

Hand in notes

Putting Homework in the Homework basket

Hand in notes

Do Morning WorkDo Morning Work

As buses arrive and students enter the room they have morning jobs to do

The jobs are posted on the board

Students then complete written work- math or DOL (Daily Oral Language)

As buses arrive and students enter the room they have morning jobs to do

The jobs are posted on the board

Students then complete written work- math or DOL (Daily Oral Language)

AM MeetingAM Meeting

We usually meet briefly to talk about our day

About eventsAbout issuesThen it is time for read

aloud

We usually meet briefly to talk about our day

About eventsAbout issuesThen it is time for read

aloud

Reading GroupsReading Groups

Students are grouped by reading level

Or Students are grouped by skill to be taught

Students are grouped by reading level

Or Students are grouped by skill to be taught

Reading LevelsReading LevelsStudents are given a reading

level based on assessmentsThe level may seem easy but in

third grade we focus on written response

Nightly reading is free choiceGroup reading is in their level or

lower to allow focus of the skill(s), not the reading

Let me know if you need any help finding books

Students are given a reading level based on assessments

The level may seem easy but in third grade we focus on written response

Nightly reading is free choiceGroup reading is in their level or

lower to allow focus of the skill(s), not the reading

Let me know if you need any help finding books

SnackSnack

Students eat snack during our reading block while they are doing their independent work.

Please send a healthy snack

Students eat snack during our reading block while they are doing their independent work.

Please send a healthy snack

Writing WorkshopWriting Workshop

Students work on their writing skills

Draft ideasWork on final copiesJournal writingEditing practiceHandwriting skills

Students work on their writing skills

Draft ideasWork on final copiesJournal writingEditing practiceHandwriting skills

Cast-A-SpellCast-A-Spell

Listen to the word with cluesSay the wordWrite the word on your

boardSay the wordSpell the word out loud

while pointing at each letter

Listen to the word with cluesSay the wordWrite the word on your

boardSay the wordSpell the word out loud

while pointing at each letter

HandwritingHandwriting

Workbook to practice skills is new to third grade

Review of manuscript writing

Script writingMonitor their letter shape,

size, spacing and slant

Workbook to practice skills is new to third grade

Review of manuscript writing

Script writingMonitor their letter shape,

size, spacing and slant

SpanishSpanish

Hola!

Senora is here for 15 minutes everyday

Hola!

Senora is here for 15 minutes everyday

Homework Prep.Homework Prep.

After Senora leaves we write up the homework

All pages are handed out and gone over

Folders are put in backpacks BEFORE going outside for recess

After Senora leaves we write up the homework

All pages are handed out and gone over

Folders are put in backpacks BEFORE going outside for recess

RecessRecess

LunchLunch

Monday- Music

Tuesday- Info. Tech

(Library)

Wednesday-P.E.

Thursday-P.E.

Friday- Art

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are needed to see this picture.

Science UnitsScience Units

Motion and designuse K’nex to design a vehicle

Ideas and Inventionsmake leaf rubbings, make fingerprints

Rocks and Mineralsidentify the 3 rock types,

learn about the changing earth & minerals

Motion and designuse K’nex to design a vehicle

Ideas and Inventionsmake leaf rubbings, make fingerprints

Rocks and Mineralsidentify the 3 rock types,

learn about the changing earth & minerals

Science ContinuedScience Continued

Soggy paper lessons

Recycling Unit

Soggy paper lessons

Recycling Unit

Litterbug ProjectLitterbug Project

With clean “trash” we make litterbugs Students will write about their litterbugs I’ll be asking for your help collecting recyclables for

this project and making your child’s dough

With clean “trash” we make litterbugs Students will write about their litterbugs I’ll be asking for your help collecting recyclables for

this project and making your child’s dough

Social Studies UnitsSocial Studies Units

Learn about Kenya & Japan and how their culture compares with our culture

Learn about Maps & GlobesParticipate in some

Constitution activities

Learn about Kenya & Japan and how their culture compares with our culture

Learn about Maps & GlobesParticipate in some

Constitution activities

Math TopicsMath Topics Gathering & Representing

Data Patterns Logical Thinking Line measurement &

Perimeter Area & Coordinate

Geometry 2D Geometry Fractions & Decimals 3D Geometry & Scale

Drawings Probability

Gathering & Representing Data

Patterns Logical Thinking Line measurement &

Perimeter Area & Coordinate

Geometry 2D Geometry Fractions & Decimals 3D Geometry & Scale

Drawings Probability

Computational Fluency

• Place Value• Addition &

Subtraction Facts• Computation• Time • Calendar• Money• Multiplication &

Division concepts• Multi-digit problems

Computational Fluency

• Place Value• Addition &

Subtraction Facts• Computation• Time • Calendar• Money• Multiplication &

Division concepts• Multi-digit problems

Odds and EndsOdds and Ends

BirthdaysBirthdays

Suggested non-food birthday celebrations ideas: ***This does not mean that you cannot send in a food

related item.1. Donate a puzzle or game for the students to use during indoor

recess, your child could show the class how to play it.2. Have your child invite a guest reader to come in and share a

story during read aloud time.3. Your child could share or tell about a hobby they have.4. Provide a pencil or another appropriate token for each

classmate.5. Your child could teach his peers a skill such as a dance,

origami, how to draw, or karate.

Suggested non-food birthday celebrations ideas: ***This does not mean that you cannot send in a food

related item.1. Donate a puzzle or game for the students to use during indoor

recess, your child could show the class how to play it.2. Have your child invite a guest reader to come in and share a

story during read aloud time.3. Your child could share or tell about a hobby they have.4. Provide a pencil or another appropriate token for each

classmate.5. Your child could teach his peers a skill such as a dance,

origami, how to draw, or karate.

AssessmentsAssessments

CMT MarchDRP was yesterdayDRA throughout the year as

needed to reach the next goalWriting assessments once a

monthBenchmarks, i.e.. CMT format

CMT MarchDRP was yesterdayDRA throughout the year as

needed to reach the next goalWriting assessments once a

monthBenchmarks, i.e.. CMT format

GradingGrading

Homework papers are graded and should have some pen marks by me

“Late” written on top means it was not handed in on time

Star, check plus, check, check minus, minus (star is the top grade to minus the lowest grade)

Homework papers are graded and should have some pen marks by me

“Late” written on top means it was not handed in on time

Star, check plus, check, check minus, minus (star is the top grade to minus the lowest grade)

Field Trips/EnrichmentField Trips/Enrichment

Newton in a Nutshell comes to us in December

Rock & Mineral program, hopefully next month

Various ones throughout the year from PTA

Newton in a Nutshell comes to us in December

Rock & Mineral program, hopefully next month

Various ones throughout the year from PTA

Steps to RespectSteps to Respect

Talk about bullyingRespecting othersCharacter building

strategiesSelf confidence strategies

Talk about bullyingRespecting othersCharacter building

strategiesSelf confidence strategies

Book OrdersBook Orders

Once a monthNot during the PTA Book

FairsThis is optional for kids to

own their own booksPlease make a check out for

your order

Once a monthNot during the PTA Book

FairsThis is optional for kids to

own their own booksPlease make a check out for

your order

We are partners for the year We are partners for the year

Contact me with any issues concerning your child

Email me at hawksj@region10ct.org Call 485-9029 ext 2136 Write a note and send it in Write a note in your student’s agenda

Contact me with any issues concerning your child

Email me at hawksj@region10ct.org Call 485-9029 ext 2136 Write a note and send it in Write a note in your student’s agenda

Thank you for coming & Thank you for your

support at home

Thank you for coming & Thank you for your

support at home