1. Welcome to
3rd Grade!

2. Grade 3 – Room 61 Teacher Mrs. Deborah Sobczak sobcde@centennialsd.org
X11231

3. Experience
Undergraduate degree in Elementary Education
Masters Degree in Education
Taught for 19 years in Archdiocese of Philadelphia
I am teaching my 17th year in Centennial.

4. Homework
Written homework each night Monday-Thursday. Over the weekend~read and practice Math facts.
Recorded daily in assignment books
Student’s responsibility
Must be done neatly and on time
Show best effort
Please indicate struggle in student’s assignment book
Parents may be asked to initial assignment book
Students receive a sticker on their homework calendar if the complete all homework.

5. CSD –25 Book Minimum Standard
Your child should be reading each night. As they finish a book, record the title, author and date they completed the book on their reading log.
Logs will be updated in class. You can follow their progress on my website
For every 25 books they complete, they get a homework pass.

6. Home – School Communication
Wednesday Express – Sign & Return
Tests: Sign and return all tests in orange folder. Te
X11231
Monthly Newsletters
Web Page

7. Curriculum EVERYDAY MATH Basic Operations Timed Tests
Time, Money PSSA Preparation
Estimation Geometry
Measurement Probability / Graphs
Algebra Fractions / Decimals
Multiple Step Problem Solving
You will be able to access the Homelink pages through the ConnectEd website.

8. Reading and Language Arts
Journeys
Focus on teaching comprehension strategies
Whole Group Instruction
Small Group Instruction
(Guided Reading)
Independent Practice
(Reading Workshop)
Various parts of each Unit lesson will be tested.
Spelling - Focus on teaching Phonics and spelling strategies. Use Spellingcity.com. The students have passwords. Daily homework assignments
Writing – Focus on process.

9. Social Studies ~ Mrs. Sobczak
Curriculum
Science ~
Mr. Martin
Foss – Hands On Inquiry
Lots of Experiments
Life Science
Chicks
Beetles / Crayfish
Plants
Water Cycle
Social Studies ~ Mrs. Sobczak
Geography
Culture
Economics
Map Skills

10. SPECIALS DAY 1 – A. Guidance/Writing Ms. Hopkins/Mrs. Dougherty
B. Health Mr. Krasna
DAY 2 – Library Mrs. Zucker
DAY 3 – Digital Literacy Mrs. Walton
DAY 4 – Art Mrs. Dow
DAY 5 –Gym Ms. Jenkins
DAY 6 – Music Mr. Bauerle

11. Website
Spelling Words/Activities and Games. Go to Spelling City. Passwords are in their blue Spelling copybooks.
Math Homelink on ConnectEd website. Log in information coming soon.
Math Timed Tests
Monthly Newsletter
Vocabulary Words also on Spelling City.

12. September “Stuff”
Highlights ~ You do not have to purchase. Please sign the slip and hand it in. If we get 15, I get stickers for the class.
A fundraiser packet went home yesterday. Please support our Home and School.
If you have not signed in yet, please do so before you leave.

13. OTHER Remember to send notes to excuse student absences!!!
Birthday Treats – Please give me a heads up before you send them in so we don’t have multiple treats.
Water Bottles with safety caps permitted. No juice in class, please.
Healthy snacks / lunches encouraged.
Remember to send notes to excuse student absences!!!