1. Welcome to 3 rd Grade !

2. Grade 3 – Room 61 Teacher Mrs. Deborah Sobczak sobcde@centennialsd.org 215-441-6093 X11231

3. Mrs. Sobczak Archdiocese of Philadelphia~19 Years Centennial School District ~ 15 Years Certified in Elementary Education Master’s Degree in Education

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 They must have at least 6 books completed each marking period. For every 25 books they complete, they get a homework pass.

6. Home – School Communication Wednesday Express – Sign & Return Sign and return all tests in blue folder. Test folder: sign and return tests sobcde@centennialsd.org 215-441-6093 X11231 Monthly Newsletters Web Page

7. Curriculum EVERYDAY MATH Basic Operations Daily Time Tests Time, Money PSSA Preparation Estimation Geometry Measurement Probability / Graphs Algebra Fractions / Decimals Multiple Step Problem Solving **All Homelink pages are on my website.

8. Reading and Language Arts Journeys Focus on teaching comprehension strategies Whole Group Instruction Small Group Instruction (Guided Reading) Independent Practice (Reading Workshop) Each Unit will be tested. Spelling - Focus on teaching Phonics and spelling strategies. Use Spelling City of my website. Daily homework assignments Writing – Focus on process and domains

9. Curriculum Social Studies Third and Fourth Marking Period Geography Culture Economics Map Skills Science First and Second Marking Period Foss – Hands On Inquiry Lots of Experiments Life Science Butterflies / Chicks Beetles / Crayfish Plants Water Cycle

10. SPECIALS DAY 1 – Music Mr. Bauerle DAY 2 – Art Ms. Anderson DAY 3 – Library Mrs. Zucker DAY 4 – Digital Literacy Ms. Kline DAY 5 – A. Guidance/Writing Mrs. Hibbs/ Mrs. Doughtery & Mrs. O’Leary B. Health Mr. Krasna DAY 6 – Gym Ms. Jenkins

11. Website Spelling Words/Activities and Games. Go to Spelling City. Math Homelink Math Timed Tests Homework for the week Monthly Newsletter Vocabulary Words

12. September “Stuff” Scholastic Books ~ Optional. If you are ordering, make checks payable to “Scholastic Book Club” 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. Please sign up for report card conferences, one party, and acknowledge that you were informed about the Student/Parent Handbook.

13. OTHER Birthday Treats – Neat and Simple. Water Bottles with safety caps permitted. No juice in class, please. Healthy snacks / lunches encouraged. Remember to send notes to excuse student absences!!!