Welcome to Third Grade!
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Happy Fall! We are very excited to begin The Nutcracker Project! We will be working with a teaching artist from Lincoln Center to choreograph dances in 6 workshops. They will be using the music and themes from The Nutcracker Ballet. Miss Allison will be coming to visit for the next six weeks on Wednesdays.
Please ask your child about their workshops.
Important Information
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PREP SCHEDULES
Class 3-317 Szalkowski/Cercone Mon. - Art Tues. - Science/Recess Wed. - Music Thurs. - Phys. Ed./Recess Fri. - Computers Class 3-312 O'Connor Mon. - Music Tues. - Science Wed. - Phys. Ed. Thurs. - Computers/Recess Fri. - Art/Recess Class 3-318 Avarez Mon. - Computer/Recess Tues. - Science Wed. - Art Thurs. - Music/Recess Fri. - Phys. Ed. Class 3-312 Velasquez Mon. - Phys. Ed./Computers Tues. - Music/Recess Wed. - Computers Thurs. - Science/Recess Fri. - STEM Class 3-309 Ruiz Mon. - Phys. Ed. Tues. - Computers/Recess Wed. - Science Thurs. - Art/Recess Fri. - STEM |
Math Ideas
We are working on multiplication in Go Math. In Chapters 3 and 4, we will be learning multiplication strategies and patterns on the multiplication table. STUDENTS MUST MEMORIZE THE MULTIPLICATION TABLES 0-10. Please practice them with your child over the next few months. Dates to Remember November 5 - Election Day (no school for students) November 11 - Veteran's Day (no school) November 14 Parent Teacher Conferences Dismissal at 11:30 November 28-29 Thanksgiving Recess December 3 - Field Trip The Nutcracker Ballet @ Lincoln Center |
Suggested Third Grade Reading List
Choose from the lists of series books below.
Judy Moody
A-Z Mysteries
Ramona
Flat Stanley
Magic Tree House
Ghostville Elementary
Horrible Harry
Boxcar Children
Jigsaw Jones
The Littles
Judy Moody
A-Z Mysteries
Ramona
Flat Stanley
Magic Tree House
Ghostville Elementary
Horrible Harry
Boxcar Children
Jigsaw Jones
The Littles
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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
3rd Grade Benchmarks
Reading
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.
- 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.
- 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.
