WELCOME TO 3RD GRADE
MATH AND WRITING
Mrs. Ketchum
DAILY SCHEDULE
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
8:10—8:40 Arrival and
morning work
 8:40—8:50 Morning
Meeting
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8:50—9:20 Writing
9:25—10:45 Block 1
10:50—11:50 Recess
and lunch
 11:50—12:20 Silent
Reading/Writing
 12:25—1:40 Block 2
 1:45—3:00 Block 3
 3:00-3:10 Read Aloud
 3:15 Dismissal
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Wednesday and Fridays
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8:10—8:40 Arrival and
morning work
8:45-10:15 Fine Arts
10:15-10:45 Writing
10:50-11:50
Recess/Lunch
12:00—1:00 Block 1
1:00—2:00 Block 2
2:00—3:00 Block 3
3:00-3:10 Read Aloud
3:15 Dismissal
MATH OBJECTIVES
Quarter 1
Quarter 2
Quarter 3
Quarter 4
Place Value
Multiplication
Fractions
Measurement
• know facts 0-12
• Using number
lines to represent
fractions
• Telling time
- nearest minute
- word problems
• Parts of a whole
•Standard units
- volume
- g, kg, liters
• Identifying a
numbers place to
the 100,000.
• Identify numbers
in a variety of ways
• Rounding to the
the nearest 10-100
• Adding and
subtracting
numbers to the
thousands using a
variety of
strategies.
• Using strategies
to multiply (arrays)
• Word Problems
• Patterns
Division
• Equivalent
Fractions
• Comparing
Fractions <,>,=
• Using arrays to
divide
Geometry
• Word Problems
• Identify shapes
• Parts of shapes
Data
• Graphs
- Bar Graph
- Pictograph
• Using Rulers
- line plots
• Area and
Perimeter
DAILY MATH SCHEDULE
 Problem of the Day
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Bob has 45 pencils and John has 62 pencils. Using
rounding, about how many pencils do the boys have
altogether? Show your work.
 Go over Homework (if applicable)
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Begin Mini Lesson
Individual, Partner or Group Practice
Review Stations
“Math Marvels” these stations are worked on daily and need to be
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This a good time for Mrs. Ketchum to pull small groups for re-teaching
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completed by Friday of that week. There is a check list that the students need
to sign. The graded checklist will be provided in the next Tuesday Folder.
Math HW will be given daily with Friday Assessments.
WRITING OBJECTIVES
Quarter 1
Writing Process
Persuasive Writing
•Brainstorming
ideas
•Modeling and
creating paragraph
writing
• Modeling:
-First draft
-Editing
-Final draft
• Celebrations!!
Quarter 2
Quarter 3
Writing Process
Writing Process
Informational
Opinion Writing
• Biographies
about a famous
person with the
use of research
• Using the writing
process to convey
the students own
opinions on a topic
• conducting
research and
writing about an
interested topic
• Able to give
opinions with
reasons of pro
• Model and create
multi- paragraph
writing
• Begin Cursive
Writing
•Continue Cursive
Writing
Quarter 4
Writing Process
Imaginative
• Using the writing
process for
abstract ideas
• Using multiparagraph writing
• Continue with
Cursive Writing
GRADING SYSTEM
A+
A
AB+
B
B-
99-100
96-98
93-95
91-92
88-90
85-87
C+
C
CD+
D
DF
83 - 84
80 -82
77 - 79
75 -76
73 - 74
70 -72
69 and
below
You can check your child’s current
grade in Power School
HOW ARE MY GRADES CALCULATED?
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Homework: 5%
- Daily HW check
Preparation and Production: 25%
-Math Marvels (class work)
Quizzes: 30%
- Weekly Friday Quizzes
Tests: 40%
- Unit Tests
ANY QUESTIONS??
Math Questions?
Any other questions can be answered with
your homeroom teacher or subject teacher.
Contact Information:
Email: hketchum@endeavorcharter.com
Phone: 919-848-0333