Welcome to 3 rd Grade! West Park Place Elementary School Room 108 Mrs. Ostheimer.

Welcome to 3rd Grade! West Park Place Elementary SchoolRoom 108Mrs. Ostheimer

Mrs. Ostheimer

Teaching since 1987

Experience in grades K – 12, special education, and multi-age classrooms

Masters Degree in School Counseling K-12

Highly Qualified

Teaching at West Park Place since 2001

Daily Schedule

8:05 – 8:20 Welcome! Unpack and prepare for the day!

8:20 – 8:23 Jammin’ Minutes and Announcements

8:25 – 8:35 Morning Read Aloud during Morning Work

8:35 – 9:30 Math

9:30 – 10:15 Specials

Daily Schedule cont’d

10:15 – 11:00 Snack and Writer’s Workshop

11:00 – 12:00 Science and Social Studies

12:00 – 12:30 Lunch

12:30 – 1:00 Recess

1:00 – 1:40 Reading Whole Group

1:40 – 2:20 Reading Small Group

2:20 – 2:50 Intervention

Specials 1st Trimester

Monday-

Tuesday-

Wednesday-

Thursday-

Friday-

Math Concepts

Place Value

Problem Solving- Understand, Plan, Solve, Check

Addition/Subtraction

Multiplication/Division

Patterns

Measuring Weight, Volume, Time, Length, Area, and

Temperature

Numeric Reasoning

Algebraic Reasoning

Geometric Reasoning

Fractions

Time

Probability

Interpreting Data

Writing Goals

Development

Organization

Reading Research

Language Conventions

Narrative Text-Based Writing

Argumentative/Opinion Text-Based Writing

Informational/Explanatory Text-Based Writing

Reading Strategies

Predict/Infer

Decode/Use Phonics

Question

Moniter/Clarify

Summarize

Evaluate

More Skills…

Vocabulary in Context

Comprehension

Making Connections to Text and World

Author’s Purpose

Cause/Effect

Fact/Opinion

Summarize

Understanding Characters

Story Structure

Text and Graphic Features

Response to Reading

Grammar

Main Ideas/Details

Spelling and Word Skills

Spelling practice

Word sorts to discover patterns

Tests are on Friday

Science

Earth Materials

Environments

Human Body

Food and Nutrition

Water

Social Studies

Communities

Respect and Citizenship

Maps

Climate

Landforms

Culture

Historical Documents

Economics

American History

Homework

On the final school day of the week, students will receive homework that will be due on the last school day of the next week.

Read for at least 20 minutes every day and enter the title of the book or chapter in your reading log.

Practice math facts about 10 minutes every day.

Practice spelling about 5-10 minutes every day.

Work with vocabulary words in conversation every day.

Important Life Skills

Organization

Responsibility

Developing Problem Solving Strategies

Communication

Send me a note in your child’s folder.

E-mail: [email protected]

Check my website:

http:// mrsostheimer.weebly.com/

Smooth Sailing

Start of school– 8:05 am

Dismissal- 2:50 pm

Birthday Celebrations: You are welcome to share Cookies and Cupcakes without nuts at snack time, 10:15 am.

No classroom pick-ups or drop-offs. All children must be picked up or dropped off at the office.

Smooth Sailing

No AM or PM conferences in the doorway of the classroom.

Changes of child’s transportation needs to be in writing on the day of change.

Signed note regarding absence needs to be brought to school on the day of return.

Thank you for coming!