Welcome to Third Grade!

​It is our pleasure to teach your children this year!

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3-401
Ms. Alvarez
3-318
​Ms. Fernandez
 

3-315
​Ms. Geraghty
3-312
Ms. O'Connor
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3-319
​Ms. Slater
3-317
Ms. Szalkowski
​Mr. Cercone
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3/4-409
​Ms. Orlando

Third Grade Announcements

Scheduled Field Trips
2018-2019
Third Grade will be participating in a partnership with the Joyce Dance Company starting in February.
Class 3-312


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Class 3-401
Class 3-315







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Class 3-317
Class 3-318

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Class 3-319


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​Important Dates
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 Reminders:

Winter Break is from December 24th through January 1st, returning to school on Wednesday, January 2nd.  

 January 21st-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
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February 5th-Lunar New Year

February 18-22-Midwinter Recess











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​Homework Policy

Homework is given every day.  Please look in your child's agenda for the assignments.  Also, please initial once the hw is completed.  If your child is missing any assignments, the missing assignment will be written on the monthly calendar in the front of the agenda.  Students are responsible for making up the work and showing their teacher.  

Note our school wide grading system...

95-100   is considered a 4
80-94     is considered a 3
65-79      is considered a 2
1-64         is considered a 1


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This month in Math...
We are continuing to multiply using different strategies, solving multi-step word problems with explanations, multiplication fact drills, and moving on to division. 


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​3rd Grade Benchmarks

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          Reading
  • Students should be reading at a level N independently and be able to answer basic comprehension questions, CER (Claim Evidence, Reasoning-with one piece of text evidence).
  • Students must be able to form an idea about a character and be able to support their idea with evidence from the text.
  • Students must be able to form an opinion about a character and support that opinion with evidence from the text. 
  • Students must log their independent reading in their Reading Logs daily.
  • Students must be able to score 65% or higher on reading comprehension tests.
        Writing
  • Students must be able to write a five sentence paragraph with a main idea (topic) sentence, three detailed sentences and a closing sentence that summarizes the main idea. 
  • Students must include capital letters for beginning sentences and proper nouns and use proper punctuation. Paragraphs must begin with an indent. 
  • Students must know all sight words up to third grade level.
  • Students must be able to write a personal narrative, using three paragraphs to show beginning middle and end.
        Math
  • Students must be able to add and subtract basic facts mentally without manipulatives. 
  • Students must do column addition/subtraction with regrouping. 
  • Students must tell time to the minute.
  • Students must round numbers to the nearest ten and hundred.
  • Students must identify key words signaling addition and subtraction
  • Students must be able to read and write a number up to the thousands place.
  • Students should begin memorizing times tables 0-5 and 10 and be able to draw arrays. 
  • Students must be able to read and interpret data using graphs and tables. 
  • Students must be able to score a 65% or higher on all math assessments. 
  • Academic and Personal Behaviors
  • Students must be able to complete the morning routine in 15 minutes. 
  • Students must be prepared with materials such as sharpened pencils, correct books and previous night's homework.
  • Homework must be monitored by an adult, but completed by a child.
  • Students must be responsible for packing and unpacking their backpacks at school and at home. 
  • Students must be able to follow three step instructions, orally.
  • Students must complete assignments and daily tasks in a timely manner.  
  • Students must be focused and ask questions at appropriate times. 

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Schedule-Ms. Slater                                                       Schedule-Ms. Orland0
​Mon.- Physical Education/Brain Power                                 Mon.- STEM
Tues.- Music                                                                                 Tues.- Art
Wed.- STEM                                                                                 Wed.- Science/outdoor recess
Thurs.- Science                                                                             Thurs.- Technology
Fri.- Technology                                                                           Fri.- Physical Education
 


Schedule-Mrs. Fernandez
Mon. - Science
Tues. - Physical Education/Art Assist 
Wed. - Technology/Art Assist
Thurs. - STEM/outdoor recess
Friday - Music
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Schedule-Ms. Szalkowski/Mr. Cercone
Mon. - STEM
Tues. - Science
Wed. - Music
Thurs. - Physical Education
Friday - Technology/outdoor play

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Schedule - Ms. O'Connor
Mon. - Music 
Tues. - STEM/outdoor recess
Wed. - Physical Education
Thurs. - Technology
Friday - Science

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Schedule - Ms. Alvarez
Mon. - Technology
Tues. - STEM/outdoor recess
Wed. - Science
Thurs. - Music
Fri. - Physical Education
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Schedule - Ms. Geraghty
Mon. - Science
Tues. - Art and Music
Wed. - Technology
Thurs. - Art
Fri. - Physical Education