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Welcome to Third Grade and Room 15!
Dawn Goulart
Marshall Elementary School
All About Me
• Grew up in Castro Valley, CA
• BA from Fresno State
• CA Professional Clear Credential with CLAD
• MS in Education
• Have taught 1st, 3rd, 4th, and was a reading teacher for 4th-6th graders
• Have been teaching since 1994
Daily Schedule• 8:30-9 Warm up
• 9-10:20 Math
• 10:20-10:35 Recess
• 10:35-12:15 Reading
• 12:15-1 Lunch
• 1-1:45 DEAR, Cursive, Grammar, small group instruction
• 1:45-2 Recess
• 2-3:05 Social Studies, Science, Art
• Tuesday Library 11:40-12:10
• Tuesday PE 9:30-10:20
• Wednesday PE 9:30-10:20
• Thursday Computers 10:35-11:35Schedule is subject to change
Curriculum
• Language Arts– Use Houghton-Mifflin– Complete with rich stories, grammar,
spelling, vocabulary and writing.– Students will be assessed with running
records, BEAR spelling inventory and other various assessments.
– Students will have literacy center time, participate in literature circles and reciprocal teaching (to name a few)
– DEAR time (drop everything and read)
Curriculum
• Math– Use Houghton-Mifflin– Students will be involved in
projects and investigations– Third graders need to have a
strong foundation in their addition, subtraction and multiplication facts.
Curriculum
• Science– Have adopted Hartcourt Brace– 3 themes, Life Science, Physical
Science, Earth Science– Will be involved in projects,
centers, and investigations
Curriculum
• Social Studies– Hartcourt Brace is used– Focus is on communities
• Castro Valley History• Local Indian Tribes• Biographies
In Addition…• Physical
Education twice a week with a specialist
• Tues & Wed
• Computer Lab once a week
• Library once a week– Students can
check out 2 books per week as long as they return their books.
Grading
• Evaluated on a numerical scale that matches the report card
• 4 = exceeds standards• 3 = strongly meets standards• 2 = meets standards• 1 = does not meet standards
Policies
• Homework– M-Th– Assignment notebook– RAH reading 20 min.
• Weekly Folder
• Discipline Policy
For your informationAbsences need to be
cleared with the office
Parent Volunteers are welcome, please notify me 24hrs in advance or sign up on my request sheet tonight
– Meghan’s Law
Field Trips– Chabot Space & Science
Feb. 2– Monterey Bay Aquarium
May• Meghan’s Law• Proper Insurance for driving
field trips
Parent Conferences– Oct.– See sign up sheet
Availability
• Email– [email protected]
• Schedule a meeting before or after school (after preferred)
How can you help?
• HELP with homework
• Volunteer
• Read with your child
• Practice math facts
• Sign the assignment notebook
• Ask your child about school
Finally…• Thank you for coming! Please
write a letter back to your child tonight and leave it on their desk. I appreciate you being here and taking a vested interest in your child’s education!
Together we can make a difference
in the life of your child.