Welcome
to
rd
3 Grade!
MAPE schedule
• 8:45 – 9:25
• A = Art
• B = Gym
• C - Music
Literacy
• Reading, Language Arts, & Spelling
– Journey’s textbook
– Typical literacy homework:
• Tuesday-reading packet sent home
• Re-read weekly story
• Do the vocabulary worksheets
• Practice spelling words (words also sent home on
Monday
• Thursday-signature slip and vocabulary due
– Spelling test on Friday
– Selection test on Friday – vocabulary &
comprehension
Dear Parents,
Today we read, “A Fine, Fine School,” in our reading book.
Please listen to your child reread the story, and practice the new
vocabulary words listed by completing the vocabulary worksheets.
Please return the signature slip below along with the vocabulary
worksheets by Thursday.
Thank you,
Ms. Koss
principal
proud
soared
certainly
strolled
worried
announced
fine
___________________________________
My child, ________________________, reread this story & completed the
vocabulary worksheets on _______________________.
(date)
_________________________
parent signature
Assignment notebook page
Guided Reading
– Starts in October
– Students are shared between the three teachers
– Students are given instruction based on their
reading ability
Cursive Handwriting
• Practice booklet
• Will practice 1 letter per lesson
• Will have extra practice as the year
progresses & as needed
• Will expect all work to be in cursive in the
spring (usually March to June)
Math
• Macmillan McGraw-Hill Math Connects textbook
• Homework will come home periodically: skill
practice, test practice, X flashcards
• Homework due in two days
• Topics covered:
– Place Value
– Addition/Subtraction
– Multiplication/Division
– Geometry
– Fractions
Social Studies
• Macmillan McGraw-Hill Our Country’s
Regions textbook
• Topics covered:
– Maps & Globes
– The 6 regions of the United States
• Homework: end of unit study guide to
practice at home
Science
• Topics covered:
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Earth Materials – Rocks & Minerals
Living Structures – Plants, Crayfish & Beetles
Sound
Measurement
• Homework: end of unit study guide to
practice at home
Letter Grades
• This year your child will be receiving letter
grades in the subject areas of: Literacy,
Math, Science & Social Studies
• You may check your child’s grades on
Infinite Campus through the parent portal.
• Grades consist of A+, A, A-, and so forth
Organization
• Assignment notebook:
* Filled out every morning showing daily
work (students copy assignment poster)
* Homework assignments will be circled
* Taken home daily
* Form of communication
• Take home folder:
* Taken home daily
Friday Stations
• On Friday afternoons at 2:10
• Students may participate if they have all their
homework completed and turned in on time
• Behavior has to be appropriate during the week
• Board games & card games will be provided
• Students may bring in their own board games or
card games
• If students are not participating, they will be at
their desks working on late assignments or sitting
out due to behavior issues
Field Trips
• Crystal Cave – May
• Lake Wissota State Park - May
• Middle School Pool – May
• If you want to volunteer – you will need to
have volunteer forms on file in the office
–a volunteer form needs to be filled out
each year
-the disclosure form is a 1 time form
PBIS – positive behavior intervention support system – district wide
3rd grade
Classroom Matrix
Be Safe
 Keep hands, feet and objects to
yourself
Be Responsible
 Start work immediately, work during
work time
 Turn completed assignments in on
time
 Do what your teacher asks
immediately
 Raise your hand and wait for
permission to speak
 Use positive words when talking to or
about someone
Be Respectful
District/State Tests
AIMs Web
• District wide testing
• Given in September, January, and May
• Oral fluency – timed readings
• Math skills - timed
SRI
•District wide testing
•Given in fall and spring
•Comprehension – computerized
Smarter Balance
•State wide testing
•Given in the spring
•Reading, Writing, Math – computerized
How to Contact Ms. Koss
• Assignment notebook
– Please check over your child’s assignment
notebook every night
• Phone: 715-726-2405 x1740
• Email: kossdl@chipfalls.k12.wi.us
• Web site for further information
Thank you for Coming!
• Take care of school supplies
- In your desk please put: notebooks, folders, books,
4 pencils, 1 eraser, whiteboard marker, sharpie,
and red pen
- All art supplies & extra pencils etc. go in art tubs –
check for tub number on your desk name tag
• Get your picture taken in the gym! SMILE!
• Turn in any paperwork near the cafeteria
• Parents needing to speak to me in private-meet me
back by the round table please