Helping Your Child Succeed
in 3rd Grade
“If you see the magic in learning, you can face the future"
Mr. Fuentes, 3rd Grade Teacher
Charles R. Hadley Elementary
Purpose of Presentation
 To
familiarize students’ families with 3rd
grade procedures and expectations.
 To prepare parents and guardians in helping
their children succeed throughout the school
year.
Topics of Discussion
 Classroom
Rules & Consequences
 School Supplies
 Attendance
 Homework
 The Comprehensive Reading Program
 Accelerated Reader
 Florida Standards for Reading & Math
 Computer Learning Applications
 Field Trips
Your Child’s Schedule
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The following is a list of teachers and subjects that your
child encounters throughout the week:
Language Arts: 2 consecutive hours daily
Mathematics: 1 hour daily
Science: 1 hour Mon., Tues., and Fri.
Social Studies: Thurs and Fri.= 1 hour and 30 minutes
Music: (Mr. Gil) 1 hour on Thursday
P.E: (Ms. Hernandez) 2 ½ hours a week (Mon., Wed., Fri.)
Art: (Mrs. Guerrero) Friday. 1 hour
Spanish (Mrs. Rocaberti) 2 ½ hours a week (Mon,Thurs,
and Fri.
All subjects are essential in your child’s education.
Classroom Rules and
Consequences
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In order to maintain positive learning environment, the third grade teachers
have established a uniform set of classroom rules that your child needs to
follow.
Classroom Rules:
 1. Follow directions.
 2. Be in your seat ready to work with supplies when class begins.
 3. Raise your hand to speak and wait to be called upon.
 4. Hand in assignments on time everyday.
 5. Keep hands, feet and objects to yourself.
Consequences:
 Conduct Cuts
 3 conduct cuts in day = detention
 Call parents
 Go to office in extreme cases
 Conduct is graded daily
School Supplies
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(Uniforms are Mandatory)
A three-ring binder with dividers and paper
3 duotang folders (red, blue, and green)
2 composition notebooks of 100 pages each
Pencils, pencil sharpener, pens (blue or black), highlighter,
and erasers
Crayons or colored pencils, glue and scissors
12” Ruler
Umbrella or Poncho 
Flash Drive/ Memory Stick
$ 8.00 for Scholastic News and Science Spin Subscription
Attendance and Dismissal
Class begins at 8:35 am. Any student arriving past 8:35am
is considered late and will receive an unexcused tardy.
 Parent pick up is at 3:05 pm (except on Wed. at 1:50 pm)
in the front of the school.
 If your child must be absent, he/she needs a note from
home explaining the absence.
 If your child is absent for three consecutive days or longer,
he/she must bring a doctor’s note.
 5 or more unexcused absences will result in administrative
intervention. (District Rule)
100% class attendance will be rewarded!! Yahoo!
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Homework
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Students receive homework everyday.
Homework is explained before it is given and it is a review
of what was done in class.
Children who complete their HW excel in their academic
goals.
Encourage HW done on the computer.
Please be aware that 2 incomplete homework
assignments will result in a detention.
 Board
rule is 45 min. each day
Homework is important and it is checked everyday
for your child’s benefit.
The Florida Standards Reading
Program is Aligned with Federal
and State Standards
 Strategies
that assist the students in school :
Guided Reading (small group)
Individual Reading (library books)
Read-alouds (teacher reads a story)
Accelerated Reader
http://www.fsassessments.org/training-tests
Reading Links Packet
Math Links
Read to Succeed! ¡Leer para Aprender!
Reading and Language Arts
Benchmarks
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Main Idea
Fluency
Plot Development
Authors’ Purpose
Sequencing
Compare and Contrast
Inferencing
Cause and Effect
Reading Comprehension and Mult. Representations
Phonics, Grammar, and Vocabulary
Summarization and Facts & Details
Reference and Research
Writing Process and Writing Situations (Expository,
Narrative, Persuasive, and Poetry)
Accelerated Reader
The A.R. program evaluates students’ understanding of
books they read independently.
 Students must accumulate 20 points in A.R. this grading
period (85% avergage test score). Packet link
 Students will receive 4 grades in reading for points and
average test scores (reading is monitored with reports)
 A.R. books can be checked online, the AR link is on the
class website http://teachers.dadeschools.net/jfuentes
 Encourage your child to read everyday for 30 minutes.
 The student with the most points will be rewarded 
Parent Participation really makes a difference!
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AR is 20% of the Reading Grade
A = 20.0 points or more
B = 18.0 to 19.9
C = 15.0 to 17.9
D = 12.0 to 14.9
F = Less than 12.00 points
Math Benchmarks
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9 Weeks
Ordering and Comparing Whole Numbers
Addition and Subtraction of Whole Numbers
Estimation (Rounding Off)
Multiplication of Whole Numbers
Pictographs, Bar Graphs, Frequency Tables,
& Line Plots
Equivalent representations
PROBLEM SOLVING IN ALL CONCEPTS
Science Benchmarks
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9 Weeks
Scientific Method
 Properties of Matter (comparing materials,
mass, volume, and density
 Changes in Matter, States of Matter, and
The Water Cycle
 Students go to the Science Lab biweekly
Florida Standards Assessment in
Reading and Mathematics
 FSA
is a comprehensive standardized test given to
all students in Florida.
 Students will be assessed in the areas of
Mathematics & Reading
 Reading Test is Multiple choice, and Multi-Select
 Math is Short Answers, Multiple choice, MultiSelect, and possibly Grid Response
 Testing Begins: March 28 - April 8
Computers & Learning
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Students are encouraged to do their homework using computers.
Students can access the all textbooks online from district portal
Calendar, grades, and software at www.dadeschools.net
To enhance Reading ,Mathematics, and Science the students use the
following FREE software & websites:
 Reading Plus
 iReady (Reading and Math)
 Reflex Math
 Myon.com
 Khan Academy
 Science Gizmos http://www.explorelearning.com
 www.eduplace.com
 www.spellquizzer.com/spelling-lists.htm
 http://www.smbsd.org/page.cfm?p=35
 http://www.fsassessments.org/training-tests
Projected Computer Skills
 Using
external media on PCs and Macs
 Word processing on PCs and Macs
 Using the internet as a resource for learning
 Making multimedia stories and
presentations using Power Point and
Publisher
 Students can bring tablets and
laptops 
The future of learning has arrived!!!
Gifted Program Overview
 Critical
Thinking, Open Ended Tasks,
students will create and engineer ideas
 Projects involving research (data reliability)
 Multi-cultural activities and Science Fair
 HOPEFULLY !! Exciting Fieldtrips 
THANK YOU FOR COMING TO
OPEN HOUSE!!
Parents and students can e-mail me at
jfuentes@dadeschools.net to ask
questions or make appointments to see me.
Visit our class website at:
http://teachers.dadeschools.net/jfuentes/ind
ex.htm
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