WELCOME TO MRS. AAGAARD’S THIRD

GRADE CLASS!

ABOUT MRS. AAGAARD

• BS Elementary Education, Seton Hall University• NJ Certificate K-8 Elementary Education, Reading,

Nursery School• 17 years teaching experience in Catholic schools• Committee member for HSA Math PLC• Email: raagaard@holysavioracademy.com

DAILY MORNING ROUTINE

• Morning Routine:• Students arrive before 7:50AM• Students unpack and complete 3 Do Nows • Math Problem of the Day• Writing Prompt• Daily Language

• Morning Prayer and Pledge• Pray together as class, recite the pledge of allegiance, and

repeat the Character Pledge • Morning Snack• Snack time between 9-9:30am• Students are asked to bring a peanut free/ healthy snack. No

candy please.

SEND IN NOTES

• Please send a note in to school if there is a change in your pick up routine for the day.

• Please send in a note following an absence, explaining the reason for the absence.

• If any money is sent into school, please send it in an envelope with the child’s name and grade.

SUBJECTS COVERED IN 3RD GRADE

• Math: Place Value, Multiplication, Division, etc• Science: Life, Physical, and Earth science• Social Studies: Communities• Language Arts• Reading• Vocabulary• Grammar• Writing

• Religion• Technology• Specials

SPECIALS SCHEDULE

• MONDAY : Gym 8:45 – 9:15• TUESDAY: Library 12:30 - 1• WEDNESDAY: Art 1-1:30• THURSDAY: Spanish 9:30- 10

Gym 1-1:30• FRIDAY: Music 8:45-9:15

• Technology: at least once a week

HOMEWORK

• Homework must be written down daily and found on class website• Homework must be completed and returned by

due date• Parents are asked to check Take Home Folder and

assignment pads nightly• Uncompleted Homework Policy:• 1st Offense: Note home to Parent• 2nd Offense: Loses 10 minutes of recess• Repeated Offenses: Conference requested with parents

READING LOG

• To encourage reading at home, each child will be required to read for 15 minutes a day and record title of book in Reading Log• Parents must initial reading log nightly

GRADING

• Please note that this year Special Classes will report numerical grades for students.• Grades 3-8: Grades will be reported numerically

instead of a letter grade• A+ 97-100• A 93-96• B+ 89-92• B 85-88• C+ 80-84• C 75-79• D 70-74• F 69 and below

TEST AND QUIZZES

• Tests and quizzes are listed on HW board and website• Students will be notified 3-5 days ahead of test• Test/quizzes will be sent home in Test Folders on

Mondays• HW/Classwork will be kept on LEFT pocket of Test

Folder – Keep at home• Please sign the front page of stapledtest packet and return next day in folder.

POWERSCHOOL

• Grades will be posted on PowerSchool within 7 days of due date ( Projects may take longer to post)• Log in with your username and password• PowerSchool portal web address will be listed on

your log in instructions• See Mrs. Zielenski for any questions

SCHOOL WEBSITE

• Please check the school website and my teacher’s page daily• Homework will be posted daily• School and Lunch calendar can be found here

POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT

• Storm Bucks• Students can earn “ Storm Bucks” for good behavior• Following class rules, doing a kind deed, having a neat desk,

being prepared for class, etc

• Students can owe “Storm Bucks” for not following class rules• Getting out of seat without permission, calling out, talking,

etc

• Storm Bucks can be redeemed at Class Store once a month

• Students are responsible for keeping track of the Storm Bucks in their “wallets”

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

• Bucket Fillers Program• Students read a story “Have you filled a bucket today?”

and discussed ways to fill and empty others’ buckets• Students write a nice thing about a different classmate

and put it in their paper bucket• On Fridays, students empty their buckets and read their

kind notes• I am stressing the importance of responsibility on the

students’ part this year so please encourage your children to be responsible for their own actions!

THANK YOU!

I am looking forward to a terrific year in third grade!