Supporting Our Community Through the Learner Profile Welcome to Third Grade Supporting Our Community Through the Learner Profile

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 Curriculum PYP Units of Study

Who We Are: Healthy Choices Aug. 2 to Sept 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 Stories Feb. 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 27 A 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

Listening Speaking What is “Good Listening?” 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 appliances Market 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!