WELCOME PARENTS

MEET THE TEACHER2011-2012

Mrs. Brett Voegel

& Mrs. Bari

DeBenedette

WHAT IS INCLUSION??

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1st

8:05-8:43

FundationsELA

Guided ReadingELA

Guided Reading Fundations Fundations

2nd

8:45-9:23

ELA – ReadingWeekly Mini Lesson Fundations Fundations

ELAGuided Reading

ELAGuided Reading

3rd

9:25-10:03

LibraryELA

Guided Reading ELA

Guided Reading GymELA

Guided Reading

4th

10:05-10:43

Math Math Math Math Gym

5th

10:45-11:23

Gym Math

Math Math Math

6th

11:25-12:03

ELA

Guided Reading

Social StudiesMap Skills

Music Computer Math

7th

12:05- 12:43

Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch

8th

12:45- 1:23

MathMultiplication Mondays Music

WritingWorkshop

Social StudiesMap Skills

WritingWorkshop

9th

1:25-2:03

WritingWorkshop

Science Science WritingWorkshop

Art

10th2:05-2:43

WritingWorkshop

WritingWorkshop

Social StudiesMap Skills

WritingWorkshop

CelebrationFriday

THIRD GRADE HOMEWORK SCHEDULE

MondayMath sheetFundations

Reader’s ResponseWriter’s Notebook

TuesdayMath sheetFundations

Reader’s ResponseWriter’s Notebook

WedesdayMath sheetFundations

Reader’s ResponseWriter’s Notebook

ThursdayMath sheetFundations

Reader’s ResponseWriter’s Notebook

FridayMath sheetFundations

Reader’s ResponseWriter’s Notebook

THIRD GRADE FIELD TRIPS

1. Bronx Zoo – October 14th

2. Montauk Lighthouse - May 2012

3. Tony’s Asian Fusion – June 2012

BALANCED LITERACY: THREE INSTRUCTIONAL BLOCKS

The instruction is flexible and child-centered to meet the varying needs of each individual student!

Reading WorkshopConsists of :*Book Talk*Minilesson

*Independent Reading

*Conferring*Guided Reading

*Sharing

Writing WorkshopConsists of :*Author Talk*Minilesson

*Independent Writing

*Conferring*Guided Writing

*Sharing

Fundations* a leader in

multisensory language programs

*phonological/phonemic awareness, phonics and spelling

program* 30-minutes daily *skills that include print knowledge,

phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, decoding, vocabulary, fluency,

and spelling.

Differentiation

THIRD GRADE MATH CURRICULUM

*Place Value *Comparing and Ordering Numbers *Telling Time*Rounding Numbers *Money/Making Change*Addition *Subtraction *Patterns of Numbers and Shapes*Estimation in Everyday Life *Graphing *Multiplication*Division *Geometry *Fractions *Feet and Inches*Pounds/Ounces *Cups, Pints, Quarts, Gallons

*Lots of higher level problem solving

SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM

*World Communities-Africa-Japan-Australia-world communities have social, political, economic, and cultural similarities-world communities change over time-timelines-people in world communities have different interpretations and perspectives about important issues and historic events

*Cultures and Civilizations-How and why cultures change?-Where people settle and why?-People in world communities use legends, folk tales, beliefs and traditions-people in world communities celebrate their accomplishments, achievements, and contributions

*The Location of World Communities-Latitude and Longitude-Hemispheres-Map Keys/Symbols-Map Scales-Aerial Photographs/Satellite images to locate world communities-The spatial relationships of world communities by direction, location, distance, and scale

STATE ASSESSMENTS

Third Grade Assessments

*English Language Arts Tuesday, April 17th

Wednesday, April 18th

*MathematicsMonday, April 23rd

Tuesday, April 24th

PARENTS AND TEACHERS WORKING TOGETHER TO

ENSURE SUCCESS

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