Third Grade News – Week of August 19-23, 2019
This has been a busy week in third grade. We have continued working on routines and procedures. We will continue to work on these throughout the year, but all students are very aware of the expectations set forth for them to be 100% accountable in the classrooms, hallways, bathrooms, cafeteria, and on the playground. Children will make mistakes and we will work through these mistakes together, but in all respects, each student is 100% accountable for the choices he/she makes each day. We are very excited to have a new counselor at Dolvin this year. Her name is Janelle Layton and she will be doing guidance lessons with each grade level this year. She will be presenting third grade’s first lesson now and into September. In reading, we are continuing working on our literary standards with a focus on learning about characters in a fiction story and how their actions and feelings identify their character traits and affect the outcome of the story. We are also reviewing settings and the type of characters found in each setting. In grammar, we are reviewing common and proper nouns. Next week we will begin our first spelling units from Words Their Way. Students will be bringing home the list of words for Sorts 4, 5, and 6. This will be in their CJ folder. We will study one sort per week in class. The first spelling quiz, which counts as a Formative Assessment, will be given on Friday September 13. It will be made up of twenty words total from the three-word sorts. Students are expected to study and practice writing these spelling words at home. They should study them by the patterns and not through rote memorization. In writing we are working on writing personal narratives. Students have created a Heart Map of people, places, and things that are important to them. They will be using these as ideas for their stories. Next week, we will learn how to write an effective hook and introduction to a personal narrative. Dates to Remember: Fall Picture Day: Thursday August 29 – Picture is for the yearbook! Order forms were sent home. Curriculum Night: Wednesday September 4 6:30 in homerooms For homework, students should be reading 20 minutes per day at home with the exception of Wednesday, our no homework day. 😊 Class needs: we are still in need of bags of individually wrapped candy, large bags of M & M’s or Skittles, small items for a treasure chest, and stickers any items would be greatly appreciated.
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Third Grade News – Week of August 19-23, 2019
Welcome to Third Grade! I am delighted to be working with your children this year! We've had a great first 6 days of school. I will send out the weekly update every Monday afternoon and will also attach this to my class website. https://msbhogan.weebly.com/ This year third grade will be departmentalized. Students will have a literacy teacher who will teach reading, grammar, writing, cursive writing and health. The math teacher will teach math, science, and social studies. The third-grade literary teachers are: Mrs. Clark Mrs. Hogan Mrs. McGiboney The third-grade math teachers are: Ms. Collins Ms.Garcia Mrs. Holden Ms. Campbell had an opportunity to loop up with her students and is in a self-contained classroom, so is teaching all subjects. Students and teachers are subject to change after the ten-day count. Dolvin has adopted a new grading policy this year. Grades will be made of 50% summative assessments which may include quizzes, short tests, unit tests, and projects. The remaining 50% of the grade will be comprised of classwork and projects. Homework will not be graded. While it is not graded, students will be expected to practice skills as assigned by their teachers. The first week of school was spent getting acquainted and practicing routines and procedures. We practiced our school-wide drills and learned what is expected of all students in the classroom, bathroom, hallway, and cafeteria. We will continue to work on these expectations throughout the year and will need your help to continuously reinforce these good habits. Communication Journals went home on Friday. These are the purple folders. This will come home daily. There is a letter on the first page that explains this folder to parents. In this folder you will also find the school’s expectations/rules along with a calendar. Students will earn a sticker each day. If students do not follow the expectations a note will be written in that particular day versus a sticker. Once a certain number of stickers are earned, students will get to choose a prize. I do ask that you look at the calendar daily to see how your child’s day was. Spelling list will also be found in this folder in the next week. I will notify you once it is placed in the folder. In reading, we will begin our literary standards by reading stories and learning about characters and their traits and settings in stories. In grammar, we will be reviewing common and proper nouns and in writing we will begin working on narrative writing. Dates to Remember: Curriculum Night: Tuesday August 27 at 6:30 Fall Picture Day: Thursday August 29 Happy Birthday to: Isabella- August 17 **class needs: bags of individually wrapped candy, large bags of M & M’s or Skittles, small items for a treasure chest, and stickers |
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