Welcome to Third Grade
Orientation
Please read your child’s
letter and
write a note back to them
while we wait to get
started.
There are sign-up sheets
for PTO events on the
front table.
About Me
BA in Elementary Education
Masters in Specific Learning Disabilities K12
National Board Certification
Martha Jennings Scholar
21 years of teaching experience
Atmosphere/Discipline
Respect
Behavior Chart
“Lachman Loot”
Class parties
Organization
Binders
Homework folder
Friday folders
Assignment books
Please don’t throw
anything away!
Communication
Newsletters
E-mail
Phone calls
Webpage
Please call or e-mail with any concerns
or questions!
Differentiated Instruction
Pretests
Enrichment
Remediation
Options
Homework
Monday – Thursday
Spelling – choose an activity – lists
given out Monday, test Friday
Math – worksheet and study facts
Read – poetry and independent reading
Send note or call if problem
Grades
Report Cards – standards based – letter
grades
Online grade program access for
parents is coming soon
Progress reports mid-quarter
Phone calls if problem
Snacks
Healthy
Water Bottles
Please limit whole
class snacks to those
approved on the list
Reading
Daily Five structure
Poetry
Phonics/Word Study
Whole class
Guided reading
Author studies
Independent reading
Readers’ theatre
Spelling
Differentiated Lists
Patterns
Monday lists
assigned
Friday tests
See list of choices
for homework
Writing
Everyday
Writing Process
Letters
Stories
Poems
Informational Reports
Extended response answers expected!
Math
Common Core Coach
book
Many Supplemental
Materials
Practice math facts –
multiplication and
division this year
Handwriting
Review cursive
Write many assignments in cursive
after winter break
Social Studies
Social Studies Weekly newspaper
Communities
Map Skills
Cultural Studies
Economics
Local History
Local Government
Science
Interactive Science
book
Earth’s Resources and
their properties
Soil and rocks
Energy
Matter
Animals – life cycles,
habitats, adaptations
Experiments
Scientific Method
Technology
Computer Lab
iPads
Research
Multimedia
Presentations
Keyboarding
Testing
Reading Achievement test November
Reading Achievement test April
Math Achievement test April
My Website
Please check regularly
http://www.westg.org/DebbieLac
hman.aspx