1. Hello and Welcome to 3rd Grade!
While we’re waiting for everyone, please feel free to look through the information on your child’s desk. 
On the desk, you should find a green piece of paper.  Sometime during the evening, you may write a letter to your child and leave it on the desk for him or her to find in the morning. J
You will have time to walk around the room to check out your son or daughter’s work at the end of the presentation..

2. SCHIESHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THIRD GRADE Mrs. Green
OPEN HOUSE
SCHIESHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
THIRD GRADE
Mrs. Green

3. Classroom Schedule PE Social St./SS Dismissal Time Monday Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
8:45-
9:00
Opening
Morning Message/Meeting
9:00-
10:45
Language Arts
10:45-
11:45
Math
11:45-
12:25
Lunch/Recess
12:30-
1:00
Computer PE
Music
Social St.
1:00-
1:30
Book
Checkout
Science
Science/SS
P.E.
1:30-
2:00
Social St./SS
Lab/SS
Art
Second Step
2:00-
2:30
Writing.
Writing
2:30-
3:00
Intervention Block and Conferring
3:00-
3:15
Dismissal

4. Priority Goals In Third Grade
1. To teach children to develop good study habits.
2. To teach children to organize their time.
3. To teach children to assume responsibilities
academically and socially.
4. To provide more individual attention.
5. To place emphasis on L.A. and Math Program.
6. To provide an atmosphere in which learning is fun.

5. What to Expect
Every night your child should be doing independent reading
Homework should be around 30 minutes a night
Please check your child’s assignment notebook and take home folder every day
When your child is absent from school, please phone the school’s attendance line

6. Homework Policy Missing Assignment
Pink Slip is filled out by student. Parent signs pink slip. Both pink slip and assignment must be returned the following day. Student’s name is put on the board until assignment is completed.
If you forget your homework at school you can: 1. Come back to school. The building is open.
2. Call a classmate and get the assignment.
3. Go to the Lisle Library. They have all our textbooks and workbooks in the reference section.

7. Report Cards Report cards will be sent home three times.
1st Trimester: November 21st
2nd Trimester: March 6th
3rd Trimester: June 4th
*Progress Reports will be sent home on an as needed basis.

8. Grading Scale Letter grades in reading, math, and social studies.
B 89-80
C 79-70
D 69-60
F 59 and below
Science and writing are S (satisfactory), N(needs improvement),U (unsatisfactory) because the program is hands on.

9. THE BEST THING
TO SPEND
ON YOUR
CHILDREN IS
TIME

10. Behavior Plan Stop Light Program Red Card Consequences
Green-Keep it up!
Yellow-Warning
Red- Stop. Consequence given.
Red Card Consequences
1st offense- warning
2nd offense- conference with teacher and inside for recess
3rd offense- call home and inside for recess
4th offense- write up- conference with principal

11. Behavior Plan Children monitor their behavior with a monthly calendar.
Each day the cards are reset. Every child starts the day with a green card.
Red card violations are reset each trimester.

12. Character Counts
Lion Pride Chart- Students who follow the character pillars sign the chart. Students on pink at the end of the day also sign the chart. At the end of the week a box is chosen and if your child’s name is in that box they go to the office for a prize. The more they sign the chart the greater their chances of winning!
PAWS- Students who demonstrate exceptional character outside the classroom will receive a paw. They will get a paw sticker on their back and fill out a form to turn into the office. Their name will appear in the monthly newsletter to honor their achievement.
Citizen on the Month- Each month one or two children will be chosen as our citizens of the month. These children have been role models for other students in our classroom. They are ready to learn, follow the Character Counts pillars, and always try their hardest.
Character Pillar/Second Step - Each month we focus on the character pillars and skills for social and academic success. We will also read and discuss a picture book about the pillar of the month.

13. Ways You Can Help your Child
Read to children even after they have learned to read. Discuss the stories with them.
Give your child books as gifts.
Work together while your child finishes their homework.
Check over their assignments and help them make corrections.
Turn everyday chores into learning experiences. (Clocks)
Check their assignment books and take home folders daily.

14. THIRD GRADE CURRICULUM CONTENT

15. SCIENCE/HEALTH
Sound
Dinosaurs
People and Animals
Growth and Development

16. SOCIAL STUDIES Maps Native Americans Cities Government Lisle Community
Current Events (Time for Kids)

17. Technology Microsoft Word PowerPoint Photo Story Map Maker
Google Earth
Timeliner

18. Independent Reading
To receive full credit on independent reading your child must read a minimum of:
1st trimester- seven books
2nd trimester- eight books
3rd trimester- seven books
Student can take Accelerated Reader test to receive credit on book read
Student must receive 80% or better
Book must be approved by teacher before test is taken
Book must be at child’s appropriate level or higher
Failed test may be retaken with teacher permission
Star Reader test given each trimester to evaluate students
Math practice is a choice on the weekly log, 2 days of reading and 2 days of math

20. Field Trips Field Museum- Dinosaurs and Pioneers
Fullersburg Woods- Life Cycle
Lisle Depot- History of Lisle

21. Have a great year!!!
Thank you for coming!! Patricia Green - (630)
*Remember to sign Parent/Student Handbook

22. SCHIESHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THIRD GRADE Mrs. Green AT Language Arts
OPEN HOUSE
SCHIESHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
THIRD GRADE
Mrs. Green AT
Language Arts

23. LANGUAGE ARTS Curriculum is aligned to the Common Core State Standards
Making Meaning
Shared Reading - Discussion
Scholastic Blue
Guided Reading
Spelling (Words their Way)
Word Roots, Analogies, Word Masters
Grammar-Sentence structure
Poetry
Elements of Reading Vocabulary Series- Weekly activities and quiz
College of William and Mary
Jacob’s Ladder
Bloom’s Taxonomy

24. Words Their Way
Program that works with patterns. Children learn spelling patterns they can apply to other words.
Your child's spelling level has been assessed, and based on that assessment, I have put together words that are appropriate for your child to learn at this time. The students will bring home a collection of spelling words on a weekly basis that have been introduced at school. Each night of the week, your child is expected to do a different activity to ensure that these words and the spelling principles they represent are mastered. These activities will be modeled and practiced in school, so your child should not have a problem doing them.
The set of words that comes home on Monday can stay at home, we have a set of words at school too.

25. Words Their Way What should be done at home each night?
Monday- Have your child cut the words apart. Remind him/her to sort the words into categories like the ones in school. Ask him/her to explain why the words are sorted in a particular way. Ask your child to sort the words a second time as fast as possible.
Tuesday- Do a no peeking sort with your child. Lay down the category headers and read the words aloud. Your child should indicate where each word goes without seeing it. Lay it down and let your child move it into the correct category is he/she was incorrect. Repeat if he/she makes more than one error.
Wednesday- Assist your child in doing a word hunt, looking for words in an AR book or other familiar book that have a similar pattern as his/her spelling words. Your child can write down the words that were found.
Thursday-. Do a speed sort. Your child should try to correctly sort their words as fast as they can. After doing a speed sort they should do a writing sort. Call out a word and have then spell the word under the correct heading.

26. Words Their Way Dear Parents,
Your child's spelling level has been assessed, and based on that assessment; I have put together words that are appropriate for your child to learn at this time. The students will bring home a collection of spelling words on a weekly basis that have been introduced at school. Each night of the week, your child is expected to do a different activity to ensure that these spelling principles are mastered. These activities were modeled and practiced in school, so your child should not have a problem doing them.
Monday: Have your child cut the words apart. Remind him/her to sort the words into categories like the ones in school. Ask him/her to explain why the words are sorted in a particular way. Ask your child to sort the words a second time as fast as possible.
Tuesday: Do a no peeking sort with your child. Lay down the category headers and read the words aloud. Your child should indicate where each word goes without seeing it. Lay it down and let your child move it into the correct category is he/she was incorrect. Repeat if he/she makes more than one error.
Wednesday: Assist your child in doing a word hunt, looking for words in an AR book or other familiar book that have a similar pattern as his/her spelling words. Your child can write down the words that were found.
Thursday: : Do a speed and writing sort. Your child should sort their words as fast as they can without losing accuracy. You may want to time them and have them try to beat their time in subsequent sorts. After the speed sort, your child should write their spelling words on a piece of paper.
 Friday: The students will be given an assessment based on ten words from their list. They will be given one point for spelling the word correctly and one point for putting the word under the correct header.
If you have more questions or concerns about this spelling program please let me know!
Thank you,
Mrs. Green

27. Writing Focus on three types of writing Pre-write- graphic organizer
Narrative
Informational/Expository
Opinion
Pre-write- graphic organizer
Rough Draft
Final Draft

28. Have a great year!!!
Thank you for coming!! Patricia Green - (630)
*Remember to sign Parent/Student Handbook

29. SCHIESHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THIRD GRADE Mrs. Green Math
OPEN HOUSE
SCHIESHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
THIRD GRADE
Mrs. Green
Math

30. MATHEMATICS Curriculum Aligned to Common Core State Standards
Unit 1-Measurement
Unit 2- Operations and Algebraic Thinking: The Relationship between Multiplication and Division
Unit 3- Operations and Algebraic Thinking: The Properties of Multiplication and Division
Unit 4- Operations and Algebraic Thinking: Patterns in Addition and Multiplication
Unit 5- Geometry
Unit 6- Representing and Comparing Fractions

31. Math Practices Make sense of problems and persevere in solving
Reason abstractly and quantitatively
Construct viable arguments and critique reasoning of others
Model with math
Use appropriate tools strategically
Attend to precision
Look for and make use of structure
Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning

32. Mathematics Number of the Day Problem of the Day
Homework assigned most nights
Periodic checkpoint quizzes
Pre and Post tests on the units of study
Corrections
Extended Response
IXL

33. Have a great year!!!
Thank you for coming!! Patricia Green - (630)
*Remember to sign Parent/Student Handbook