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Dec 26, 2015
Welcome to Third GradeWelcome to Third GradeWelcome to Third GradeWelcome to Third Grade
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Third Grade Teachers• Anne Acosta and Mariana Brea
• Nora Jolay and Fiorella Perazzo
• Dianne Reategui and Milagros Landivar
• Gabriella Scollo and Patty Luna
• Deb Whitney and Myriam Lay
PYP Learner Profile• Caring• Communicator• Thinker• Principled• Risk-taker
• Open-minded• Inquirer• Well-balanced• Reflective• Knowledgeable
In third grade at FDR it’s 80%
Attitude and 20% Aptitude! • We are Enthused about using cursive handwriting
and practicing keyboarding.
• We Independently make choices about books, about what’s healthy to eat and about how to save water.
• We are Curious about explorers and their early discoveries.
• We will become Confident with the concept of multiplication and multiplying numbers up through the 12’s.
• We Appreciate many authors, genre and read chapter books!
• We are Committed to reading to learn: finding “treasure words” and using note-taking.
• We will find the magic of stories through Creative writing and illustrating!
• We will Confidently give oral presentations so that people can hear and understand what we want to say.
• We Appreciate and Respect each person’s unique talents and differences.
• We take Responsibility for our work and our actions.
Third Grade CurriculumThird Grade Curriculum
PYP Units of Study
Who We Are: Healthy Choices
Aug. 2 to Sept. 14 A balance between nutrition, exercise,
water intake and sleep.
Where We Are in Place and Time:
Explorers Sept. 17 to Nov. 2
Throughout history humans have explored.
Sharing the Planet: Water, Water, Everywhere!
Nov. 5 to Dec. 21 Our planet has limited resources that are
unevenly distributed.
How We Express Ourselves: Magic of StoriesFeb. 28 to Apr. 11
Traditional stories are told to help people make sense of the world and to teach values that are
still important today.
How the World Works: Simple Machines
Apr. 14 to May 16 All simple machines transfer force, which makes our
lives easier.
How We Organize Ourselves: Market Place
May 19 to June 27A market place is a system of exchange that serves
the needs of a community.
Math• Things that Come in Groups: Multiplication
and Division• Flips, Turns and Area: 2D Geometry• From Paces to Feet: Measuring and Data• Landmarks in the Hundreds: The Number
System• Combining and Comparing: Addition and
Subtraction• Fair Shares: Fractions• Math Enrichment “Math Choice Time”
Language Arts I Spy! Daily Oral Language: the Evan Moor Grade
3 Daily Language Review
Grammar, Spelling and Cursive Handwriting: Grade 3 Scholastic Literacy Place Integrated Language Arts
Spelling: program emphasizes homonyms, high frequency words, frequently misspelled words
Writing write fiction and non-fiction use the writing process to organize
and communicate ideas
Reading
Reading at Home and SSR
Journey through Genre
Literature-based program
Guided reading instruction moving to Literature Circles
ListeningWhat is “Good Listening?”
Speaking What is a “Great Oral Presentation?”
Student Expectations: Respect Others!
Essential Agreements are posted in the classroom. These are the student-generated rules that the class agrees to live by.
What Parents Can Do to Help!
Empower your child focus on caring for this month of August give your child some responsibilities at home ask your child to pack up his/her backpack
the night before assign the responsibility for homework to
your child
Homework quiet and well-lighted environment daily homework schedule about one hour reading time questioning sign student planner
Communication call the school office send an e-mail or note
Well-being send your child to bed early (they need
between 9 – 11 hours of sleep) start the day with a good breakfast send a healthy lunch (12:05 –12:50) send a healthy snack (10:05 am)
Special Activities
Field trips: extend learning for each of the units Reading and Treats: in October and December
we will invite parents to read during S.S.R.Simple Machines: please save broken down
machines and appliancesMarket Place: our culminating activity in June
Class Parties: Class celebrations are organized for Halloween, a holiday celebration near the end of the semester, and at the end of the year.
Birthday Parties: If you want to send cookies, brownies, a cake or cupcakes to share with the class during lunch, that is just great!
Thank you for coming!