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Welcome to 3rd Grade Back to School Night at Laurel Ridge Elementary!

One Lion, One Roar!

Presented by:

Third Grade

Agenda

• 3rd Grade Staff • Basic Daily Schedules• Curriculum

– Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts

• Communication • Homework & Grading Policies • Volunteering • Class Parties and Celebrations• Testing

Third Grade Staff:Mrs. Knowlton

Ms. Oguara

Mrs. Krekeler

Ms. Early

Mrs. Donaldson

Mrs. Jaggers

Srta. Aponte

Mr. Jelinek

Basic Third Grade Daily Schedule9:10 Announcements 9:20 Specials-STEAM, PE, Music, Art and Healthy Habits (Guidance and Library will vary)10:20-11:30 Reading Workshop11:30-11:45 Recess11:45-12:15 Lunch12:20-1:00 Writing Workshop1:00-1:15 Recess1:15 – 2:30 Math Workshop2:30 – 3:20 Social Studies/Science3:20-3:45 Reteach/Enrichment3:55 Dismissal

Curriculum

Language ArtsReadingWritingOral LanguageWord Study

MathScienceSocial Studies

LANGUAGE ARTS-READING

• Quarter #1- Building a community of

readers and Character Traits

• Quarter #2- Nonfiction. Functional Texts,

Critical Literacy and Content Area Research

• Quarter #3 – Content Area Research-con’t.

Biography and Autobiography and Poetry

• Quarter #4 – Poetry, Testing as a genre,

Series book clubs

Language Arts - Writing

• Quarter #1 – Building a Community of

Writers and Personal Narratives

• Quarter #2 – Nonfiction: All About Books,

Story innovations and content area research

• Quarter #3 – Content Area Research-con’t.,

Realistic Fiction and Poetry

• Quarter #4 – Poetry, Persuasive reviews,

and Independent Writing Projects

Scholastic Materials

• Scholastic magazines are no longer funded

by the school.

• This year we are asking parents to support

us by paying the $6.00 per student fee for

the annual magazine subscription.

• Scholastic book clubs – Monthly orders

online for students.

Math• Quarter 1

• Addition and subtraction Part 1

• Place Value

• Rounding

• Comparing

• Multiplication and Division Part 1

• Quarter 2

• Geometry

• Fractions Part 1

• Measurement Part 1

• Multiplication and Division Part 2

Math

• Quarter 3

• Addiction and substation Part 2

• Measurement

• Fractions Part 2

• Provability

• Quarter 4

• Time

• Temperature

• Data

• Multiplication and Division

Science

Quarter 1 – Ladybugs

• Ladybug life cycles, food chains, animal adaptations, plant/animal diversity in ecosystems

Quarter 2 – Earth’s Cycles

• Natural patterns/cycles (seasons, day/night, tides, water cycle, moon phases), energy resources, effects of human influence on air/water quality

Science

Quarter 3 - The Scoop on Soil

Components and importance of soil, conservation of natural resources

Quarter 4 – Making Work easier

Simple/compound machines

Ancient World Cultures

Places: Ancient China; Ancient Egypt; Ancient Mali; Ancient

Greece; Ancient Rome; 5 oceans; Huang He (Yellow River);

Mediterranean Sea; Nile River; 7 continents; Virginia; United

States

Economics -- Natural, human, and capital resources; Producers,

goods, and services; Economic choice and opportunity cost;

Specialization; Trade

Big Ideas – Architecture; Basic principles; Climate; Community;

Community service; Contributions; Direct and representative

democracy; Diversity; Government—local, state, and national;

Hemisphere; Inventions; Relationship between environment and

culture; Rules; Volunteering; Voting

Organization and Study Skills

• Organization– Students are

responsible for keeping their desk and backpack organized.

– Students are responsible for keeping their academic planner up to date. Homework is written on Monday or Tuesday (holidays) and due on Friday.

• Study Skills

– Students are being

taught that studying is

not just looking at the

book.

– Studying is an activity

that requires effort.

FCPS Portrait of a Graduate Virtues and Citizenship

• Collaborator - respects divergent thinking; works within a

group to promote learning

• Communicator – effective reading to broaden

perspectives; active listening; effective writing

• Creative/Critical Thinker – problem solving; uses

information in creative ways; uses arts

• Global and Ethical Citizen – contributes to

community; cares for environment; demonstrates empathy,

compassion, and respect

• Goal Directed and Resilient – physical and

mental well-being; sets and meets goals; belief in self

Student Health

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

recommends:

– Stay home a least 24 hours after no longer having a

fever, or signs of a fever without fever-reducing

medicines.

– Encourage students to wash hands and keep their

hands to themselves.

Reading and Math

LATE MAY/EARLY JUNE

Homework Policies -- Students practice,

apply, and/or elaborate on content that they are

currently learning. It may also be used as preparation

for learning new content.

Agendas– Homework should be noted

Homework Policy– Students should have roughly half an hour of

homework daily.– Students MUST read at least 20 minutes each

evening (30 min. takes a student to the 90% and 50 min. takes a student to the 98%)

– The rest of the homework will mostly be in math or language arts worksheets

Effort Guidelines• Participation: class discussions, group work,

partner activities, attention and focus during

activities, appropriate responses to student/teacher

interactions, homework completion

• Quality of work produced: neatness, attention to

detail, completeness, grammar and spelling

• Perseverance: task initiation, task follow-through,

consistency, academic endurance

• Receptivity to feedback: appropriate response to

suggestions or redirection, positive interactions

during student-teacher conferencing,

implementation of peer/teacher suggestions

RecessWe will go twice a day, so please dress your child in

layers to ensure they are able to stay warm in the

winter months.

BIRTHDAY TREATS

STUDENTS WHO WANT TO BRING IN

BIRTHDAY TREATS – Please let your

teacher know at least 24 hours in advance.

Some classes have students with allergies.

Communication:

• Notes (preferred)• Phone: (703) 426-3700 (speak to office staff)• E-mails –Knowlton- maknowlton@fcps.eduOguara – noguara@fcps.eduKrekeler – eekrekeler@fcps.eduDonaldson- nmdonaldson@fcps.eduAponte – tamorales@fcps.eduEarly – tmearly@fcps.eduJaggers- wejaggers@fcps.edu• Wednesday Folders • Appointments/Conferences

– Before or After School

Volunteering Opportunities!

• Administrative– Wednesday Folders

• Room Parent(s) – Parties • Field Trip Volunteers

• Reading Groups for Book Club

• (October/March)• Scholastic Book Club Orders

Party Time

• Valentine’s Day –- February 14th

• End-of-the-Year

• Winter holiday party (Social studies theme)

• Ancient Cultures Day

• Mali Market Day

MyOn (reading)

Tumble books (LRES library website)

PeebleGo (LRES library website)

Khan Academy (math)

Online Math Textbook

Brainpop and Brainpop Jr.!

Please join us in the classroom to

unpack supplies and to complete

forms.