Welcome to 3rd Grade

@ Isle of Hope School

3rd Grade Orientation

Created by Mrs. Carr

Updated: 7/30/2017
Students will work to achieve success.

By taking By learning how to use

By participating
RESPONSIBILITY &
maintaining focus
RESOURCES & striving
to be an independent
& accepting
learner CHALLENGES

Your classroom is the place where THIS will happen!

 YOU can meet & exceed
challenges if you come
prepared & have the right
attitude.
Your teacher facilitates the learning process.
Our jobs . . .

Coming to school with the necessary

supplies, being prepared for your day, &
bringing the right attitude is the students
job.

Providing students with resources &

introducing new information while teaching
learning strategies is your teachers job.

Spot checking for supplies & completed

homework, providing a quiet study location,
conferencing with your child daily is the
parent(s) job.
Our Mission: Student,
parent(s), & teacher
working together to reach
your childs highest
potential as we unpack
3rd Grade Standards.
BALANCED LITERACY = READING + ELA
Fluency Our Target Rate is

114 WPM!
Students need to read, read, & read
about 15-20 minutes every night.
 NOUNS, PRONOUNS, VERBS, ADJECTIVES,
ADVERBS, PLURAL (IRREGULAR) NOUNS,
ABSTRACT NOUNS, VERB TENSES,
CONJUNCTIONS, PREFIXES/ SUFFIXES,
ROOT WORDS, POSSESSIVES, ANTONYMS,

ELA PREPOSITIONS

CAPITALIZATION RULES, USE OF COMMAS,

QUOTATION MARKS, WORDS WITH MULTIPLE
MEANINGS, SIMPLE/ COMPOUND/ COMPLEX
SENTENCES

*START HERE CAN YOUR CHILD WRITE

COMPLETE SENTENCES?
 The benefits of daily reading

With READING comes increased vocabulary & comprehension!

COMPREHENSION:
VOCABULARY: Connect, predict, basic
Learn NEW WORDS, elements, authors purpose,
multiple meaning words, organize data/ideas, use
context clues, antonyms, resources to seek
synonyms, etc. information & report
findings
 Writing

Students will become authors by

using good sentence structure and maintaining focus
(staying on topic, using correct spelling, grammar,
punctuation, and transitional words).
daily writing, proofreading/ peer editing, final drafts
*WRITING ASSESSMENTS will require taking two passages and
relating information to answer thought-provoking questions.
LSV - Listening/ Speaking/
Viewing
Your child will LISTEN to gain information & understanding.
Your child will SPEAK to confirm understanding,
& participate in class discussions .
Your child will VIEW a variety of media & work samples
to learn.
Place Value Understanding to include
rounding / estimation
Adding & Subtracting Numbers to 1000
*** MUTIPLICATION & DIVISION!
Mental Math Strategies
TELLING TIME / Elapsed Time
FRACTIONS
Use of Signs: > < =
Measurement of liquids/mass, &
length
Graphing
Geometry Categories of Shapes
EXPLAIN & JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS!
But wait Theres More!
Science
Rocks Soils
Fossils
Heat Energy
Habitats
& More
Social Studies
Map & Globe Skills
Regions of Georgia
Major US rivers & mountain ranges
Equator, Prime Meriden, Longitude/Latitude
Native American culture*
European Exploration & Colonization*
Economics
Natural, Human, Capital, Entrepreneurship,
Opportunity Cost
Our Government
Levels of Government & roles
Branches of Government
Famous People (9)
Paul Revere, Fredrick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony,
Mary McLeod Bethune, Franklin D. Roosevelt,
Eleanor Roosevelt, Thurgood Marshall,
Lyndon B. Johnson, Cesar Chavez

*New Standards
 THANK YOU.

LOOK FORWARD TO AN EXCITING

& SUCCESSFUL YEAR!
Please see your teacher with any questions. and ALWAYS feel free to schedule
a conference to check on your childs progress!
MAKE SURE YOUR TEACHER HAS YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS, PLEASE!
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