Welcome back to school third graders! How exciting for you to start your year off as a third grade Beach Buddy. We are anticipating getting reacquainted with you and are hoping to have a fabulous year. We hope you are ready for a great year of learning.
During our first week back, we will focus on our classroom expectations for behavior, classroom procedures, school rules, rewards, and consequences. We want all of our students to take responsibility for their learning and have great attitudes. A good attitude helps improve the atmosphere of the classroom as well your outlook on learning. Keep smiling and stay positive.
Literature:
The students will be listening to a back-to-school story called "The Rule". This story is a great introduction to following rules and introducing the reading strategies we will focus on throughout the year.
Math:
Our district is implementing a new math series this year. It is called Math Expressions.We as teachers will be adjusting to the new program. There is a lot of large group, partnering, and small group activities to help cement the concepts. The students will be working on individual white boards and you will see homework coming home approximately twice a week. The teachers in the District that piloted the program last year had a lot of success. Each student has an individual workbook for daily assignments. We are excited to start this new program.
Science:
For the next 5 weeks, we will be learning about the moon and its relationship to earth. We will cover eclipses, meteors, seasons, tides, and the characteristics of the moon.
Important Dates to Remember:
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT AT ELLIS ELEMENTARY (6:00 PM),
Monday, August 31, 2009 Beginning of the Fall IRI testing window. We will be sending the scores home.
If you are interested in volunteering in the classroom, feel free to come and visit with us. We love volunteers and look forward to meeting the parent(s) of our wonderful students.
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