Welcome to
rd
3
Grade!
Grade 3 – Room 61
Teacher
Mrs. Deborah Sobczak
sobcde@centennialsd.org
215-441-6093 X11231
Mrs. Sobczak
•Archdiocese of Philadelphia~19 Years
•Centennial School District ~ 15 Years
•Certified in Elementary Education
•Master’s Degree in Education
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.
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.
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
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.
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
Curriculum
Science
Social Studies
First and Second Marking Period
• Foss – Hands On Inquiry
•Lots of Experiments
•Life Science
•Butterflies / Chicks
•Beetles / Crayfish
•Plants
•Water Cycle
Third and Fourth Marking
Period
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Geography
Culture
Economics
Map Skills
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. Doughtery & Mrs. O’Leary
B. Health Mr. Krasna
DAY 6 – Gym Ms. Jenkins
Mrs. Hibbs/
Website
• Spelling Words/Activities and Games. Go
to Spelling City.
• Math Homelink
• Math Timed Tests
• Homework for the week
• Monthly Newsletter
• Vocabulary Words
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.
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!!!