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+ A Warm Welcome to our Saegert Stallion Parents and Guardians
From Your Third Grade Team
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+ Vision Statement Saegert Elementary will be a top notch,
world-class school. We will purposefully and proactively meet
academic, social, moral and emotional needs to foster a culture of
excellence. We commit to continuous innovation through a mindset of
lifelong learning and nurture the unlimited potential of all
members of our school community.
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+ Mission Statement At Saegert Elementary, we will instill a
culture of excellence by aligning passion, purpose, and
performance.
+ Conference time varies per week. Please send a note in your
childs planner if you would like to schedule a conference.
Conferences can be called by either teacher or parent.
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+ Breakfast is from 8:00 a.m. to 8:20 a.m. 8:25 a.m. All
classes are in session. Students not in class by 8:30 a.m. are
counted tardy. Three unexcused tardys is one day of lunch
detention. Please allow students to stay in class until dismissal.
Picking students up early is a disruption in learning for
everyone.
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+ Students must be in school to receive the valuable learning
of concepts being taught in class. Any student signed out before
10:15 a.m. will be counted absent.
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+ Block Party Point System Students may earn up to five (5)
points daily. To attend a block party, students need to earn points
set by the grade level. Block parties are scheduled every month or
partial months combined. (ex. Nov./Dec. combined)
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+ Money: Please send all money in a sealed envelope with name
and purpose. If you add lunch money to your childs lunch account
online, please allow 48 hours for the money to be credited.
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Lunch Money
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+ Communications Daily communication using students planner
Wednesday Folder: graded work sent home and other school
correspondence Telephone calls, e-mails, and or notes home Teacher
or Parents requesting a conference Teachers Website
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+ Websites - Killeen ISD, Teacher, and Home Access Center
Killeen ISD Website https://www.killeenisd.org/frontPageV2/
Teachers Website: Ms. McDurfee
https://www.killeenisd.org/teachers/index.cfm?param1=5 9527
https://www.killeenisd.org/teachers/index.cfm?param1=5 9527 Home
Access Center: You must have a working email to access the Home
Access Center. Through this website you will be able to see any
upcoming assignments, grades, report cards, attendance, and
discipline records of your child.
https://esphac.killeenisd.org/HomeAccess/Account/LogO
n?ReturnUrl=%2fhomeaccess
https://esphac.killeenisd.org/HomeAccess/Account/LogO
n?ReturnUrl=%2fhomeaccess
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+ Dress Code Please make sure your childs dress code is
appropriate in the morning before leaving for school. If you are
unsure, or have questions, please review the district policy
located at the following website
https://www.killeenisd.org/departmentDoc
s/c952/documents/StudentCoCEnglish.pdf
https://www.killeenisd.org/departmentDoc
s/c952/documents/StudentCoCEnglish.pdf
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+ 3 rd GradeCurriculum Overview -English Language Arts &
Reading 1 st Nine Weeks Literary Discovery Begins with Fiction
Discovering Other Literary Genres 2 nd Nine Weeks Discovering Other
Literary Genres (continued) Reading to Discover- Expository Text 3
rd Nine Weeks Discovering Procedural Text Establishing a Position
Discovering Connections 4 th Nine Weeks Discovering Connections
(continued) Discovering Through Research Media Message
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+ 3 rd Grade Curriculum Overview -Math 1 st Nine Weeks
Foundations of Number Addition and Subtraction Building an
Understanding of Multiplication 2 nd Nine Weeks Data Analysis
Relating Multiplication to Division Representing Fractions
Application of Multiplication and Division Personal Financial
Literacy 3 rd Nine Weeks Algebraic Reasoning (All Operations) Two
and Three Dimensional Figures Fractions-Equivalency and Comparisons
4 th Nine Weeks Measurement Essential Operational Understandings
Essential Fractional Understandings Measurable Attributes of
Geometric Figures
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+ 3 rd Grade Curriculum Overview -Social Studies 1 st Nine
Weeks Our Community Celebrate Freedom Week Physical Characteristics
of Communities Human Characteristics of Communities 2 nd Nine Weeks
Cultural Characteristics of Communities People Influence
Communities: Heroes Communities Change Over Time 3 rd Nine Weeks
Leading the Way: People Influence Communities How Communities Work:
Citizens and Government The Free Enterprise System 4 th Nine Weeks
Entrepreneurs Within the Free Enterprise System Choices Affect
Communities
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+ 3 rd Grade Curriculum Overview -Science 1 st Nine Weeks
Investigating Properties of Matter Investigating Matter and Change
Investigating Weather 2 nd Nine Weeks Investigating Force, Motion,
and Energy Investigating the Natural World 3 rd Nine Weeks
Investigating the Natural World (continued) Investigating the Solar
System Investigating Characteristics of Living Things 4 th Nine
Weeks Investigating Characteristics of Living Things (continued)
Investigating Structures and Functions of Organisms Investigating
Ecosystems
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+ Assessments Unit Assessments: Unit assessments will be given
after each unit. CBM: These are assessments to pinpoint where
students are with the curriculum that has been taught. Formatives:
These are assessments that gage where students are with the whole
years scope of the curriculum.
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+ This is the third year for STAAR testing. All students in
third grade will be required to take a four hour reading and math
assessment. The STAAR math assessment is April 21, 2015 and the
STAAR reading assessment is April 22, 2015.
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+ Handwriting Students will be learning how to write in cursive
in third grade. Our goal is that by the end of the year, they are
able to write complete sentences with legible handwriting and
correct spacing in cursive. We will be writing in the DNealian
style. You can help at home by reinforcing these skills.
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+ Homework Homework is a valuable tool to help students
practice concept skills taught in class. Please encourage students
to complete their homework, and review the completed work with you.
Your child will receive a homework packet on Monday that will be
due back on Friday.
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+ Students, Parents, and School Staff Members Achieving
Excellence Together..Go Saegert Stallions Work Hard. Be Nice.