Welcome to Third Grade Mrs. Kristin Young Room 125 Web Page: Phoenixville Home Page - Schools ~ Schuylkill Elementary- Teacher Pages - Mrs. Young

How to Contact Me To leave me a voic during the school day, please dial My extension is Please send all s to: Don’t ever hesitate to call or me—that’s what I’m here for! J

What’s Different About Third Grade? * longer periods of attention * higher expectations * higher level of responsibility * more than one skill/concept within one lesson (build * upon prior knowledge) * more text on pages * more depth to concepts (especially in Social Studies & Science) * application of learned skills * more detailed writing is expected * attention to organizational skills and study habits Student Government

Remind Your Child About These Things * to watch and listen during lessons * to participate to show understanding of the lesson * to ask questions when they are confused * to check work CAREFULLY * to watch their spelling * to bring papers home daily * to read and reread directions carefully * to write their name on all papers * to complete homework each night

The Phantom Way Be Kind Be Safe Be Respectful Be Responsible Be Your Best Clip Chart

Our Typical Day 8:30 – Arrive and unpack, complete work on the board 8:45 – Morning Meeting 9:00 – Language Arts 10:30 – Special Area Classes 11:15 – RTII 11:50 – Read Aloud 12:00 Recess/Lunch 1:00 - Math 2:15 – Science/Social Studies 3:00 – Pack-Up

Curriculum Summary language arts Daily 5 CAFE RTII word study/spelling handwriting math units math maintenance

Daily 5 Daily 5 is a literacy structure that teaches independence and gives children the skills needed to create a lifetime love of reading and writing. It consists of 5 tasks that are introduced individually. When introduced to each task, the children discuss what it looks like, sounds like, and feels like to engage in the task independently. Then, the children work on building their stamina until they are successful at being independent while doing that task. Read to self Read to someone Listen to reading Work on writing Word work (vocabulary and/or spelling)

CAFE Students whole group mini lesson daily 5 task - focusing on what they need at their level conferring with me one to one Teacher teaching mini lesson meeting with small group to focus on a specific need conferring with students one on one

Word Study/Spelling Our focus will be on patterns in words Pretest Regular List Challenge List Monday - worksheet Tuesday - write with words Wednesday - menu activity Thursday - study sheet Friday - get test signed

Math Numbers, Number Systems, Number Relationships Computation and Estimation Geometry (figures, lines, symmetry, congruence, angles...) Statistics and Data Analysis (Graphing) Multiplication/Division Time Fractions Measurement Probability

Grading Policy math percentage/letter grades Language Arts continuum 3, 2, 1 science & social studies O, S, U