LEAP into LEARNING!!
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LEAP into LEARNING!!
3rd Grade is “TOAD”ally terrific!
Mrs. Judy Hrabak
Mrs. Christina Huffman
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Class Rules
• Our class rules are simple.
• Be respectful of:• Other people• Ourselves• Our Environment
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Schedule• 8:00 – 10:00 Reading/Language Arts• 10:00 – 11:00 Math• Recess• 11:40 – 12:25 Specials • 12:35 – 1:05 Lunch• 1:15 – 2:00 Science/Social
Studies/Health• PLEASE send a HEALTHY snack daily!!
(There are peanut allergies in our room.)
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Behavior Plan
• $10 to start each 2 week period• Must have at least $8.00 to participate
in “Fun Friday” activities• Those that have incomplete work or
“Insufficient Funds” will attend Study Hall.
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Reading Genres
• Narrative Text• Informational Text• Fiction Text• Poetry
• ***Genre Passports
Shift from “Learning to Read” to “Reading to Learn”
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Reading Skills
• Comprehension : main idea, inference, use of context clues, drawing conclusions, sequence of events
• Fluency : 120 wpm by end of grade 3• Vocabulary• Guided Reading Level: goal of Level
P by end of third grade
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Reading Program Components
• Guided Reading• “Kidstations” – Structured Activities to
reinforce standards learned• Literature Circles• Author Studies• Lexile Levels – read 20 minutes daily in book
of appropriate Lexile
• **Students must pass the CRCT Reading Test to be promoted to Grade 4.
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Writing• 6 +1 Traits of Writing• Writer’s Workshop• Writing Journals• Grammar• Writing effective
paragraphs• Cursive handwriting –
much will need to be practiced at home.
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Math
• Place Value to Ten Thousand
• Addition/Subtraction Facts!!!! (First 2 months)
• Multiplication Facts• Division • Elapsed Time• Counting back change
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Math, con’t
• Problem Solving• Measurement: length, area,
perimeter• Fractions and decimals
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Math Program Components
• Flexible Small Groups• Guided Math• Math Journals • Problem Solving Activities
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Science• Rocks and
Minerals• Fossils• Soil• Magnets• Heat• Georgia Habitats
and Organisms
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Social Studies• Roots of Our Democracy
– Ancient Greece, Ancient Olympics
• Our Economy• Locating important
rivers and mountain ranges in the US
• Famous American Heroes – Having an impact on our democracy
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Social Studies Famous Americans(All deal with Civil Rights)
• Paul Revere, Fredrick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, Mary McLeod Bethune, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Thurgood Marshall, Lyndon B. Johnson, & Cesar Chavez
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Homework
• Homework should take about 30 minutes every night.
• 20 minutes of reading in a book of an appropriate level
• Monthly WEB project
(Wonderfully Exciting Books!)
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Testing Information
• October 5 - 17: CogAt and ITBS • State Writing Assessment• CRCT – April 2012. Students will be tested
in Reading, Math, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies.
• Students must pass the reading portion to be promoted to grade 4.
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How Can Parents Help?
• Please check “Take Home” Folder and Agenda each day.
• Sign or initial to show homework has been completed.
• Use Agenda to write any necessary notes. It will be checked each morning. (e.g.: Transportation changes, misc. information)
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Miscellaneous Info • Blog: www.blackwell.typepad.com/jteam
• myskillstutor.com – Math fact and reading practice
• Partial Product Multiplication
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Questions???
Email: [email protected]
Please complete a slip located on each group of desks. We will be happy to respond via email or on
the blog to clarify any questions.
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Let’s Have a “Toad”ally Terrific Year!