Ms. Walter’s Third Grade
Class 3-328(321)
Welcome
Please take one
paper per family on
the table.
Welcome to Third Grade!
 I will introduce you
to what your child
will learn in third
grade and to our
classroom.
 If you have any
questions jot them
down.
All About Me
 My background
 I have lived in Flushing NY on the same
block for 50 years
 I attended Queens College
 My experience
 I’ve been teaching for 27 years, all here at
PS 165
 I have taught first grade and second grade
 I love anything DISNEY and Broadway
My Family
 My husband
 Danny, school
custodian
 Our child
 daughter, Liana is a
senior at Francis
Lewis High School.
My Goals
 To give your child the academic and
social skills they need to progress to
fourth grade.
 To provide a supportive and fun
classroom environment.
 To discover new interests.
 “It is kind of fun to do the impossible.”Walt Disney
Class Subjects
 The subjects we cover during third
grade are:
 Reading/Writing Workshop
 Math Workshop—using laptops to take
assessments
 Science and Social Studies
 Test Sophistication
 Organizational/Study Skills
Reading
 Every day we have Reading Workshop. (using
Ready Gen as an instructional resource)
 Students follow rules and procedures during the
mini-lesson.
 There is ample time given for independent
reading (annotating while reading) and
discussions daily in class.
 Your child is expected to read nightly and log
weekly.
They will be assessed in Reading three times a year.
Here at PS 165 we use the Fountas/Pinnell Benchmark
Assessment System.
Math
 You must read the problem, maybe
draw a picture, write a complete
number sentence, and always finish
an explanation of “HOW” you solved
the problem.
 GO MATH! is the program that we
use.
 This year your child will be taking
their assessments online in class
and be given work daily on
thinkcentral.com. We will learn how
to use it properly.
Please check TEN MARKS/XTRAMATH each evening.
Language/Spelling
 Each week your child will get
new SPELLING WORDS from
her/his own reading.
 They can choose to complete a
weekly activity based on the
words from their reading.
 It is important for them to study
their words as often as possible.
 They will have an assessment
every three weeks on a
combination of the words, not
all.
Science
 We will learn many interesting
and exciting concepts in
science.
 We will study measurement,
physics of sound and
structures of life.
 You are encouraged to bring
things from home, which relate
to the topics we are discussing.
 Our school’s science specialists
and I will work together to get
our scientists minds going.
Here at PS 165 we use the FOSS program.
Social Studies
 We will learn about World Geography and
World Communities, as well as a few Case
Studies of a Community in Africa, Asia,
South America, The Caribbean, Middle
East, Europe, Southeast Asia, and/or
Australia.
 Again, you are encouraged to bring things
from home, which relate to the topics we are
discussing.
 If you have taken any trips to interesting
places here in the city, please share with us.
Classroom Community
 Our classroom is a community. In our
community, we have rules to help us get
along with each other.
 Our basic class rules are:
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Always listening to classmates.
Bodies still while learning.
Never touching another classmate.
Never judging others opinions.
Homework
 You are responsible for completing your homework
each night.
 Homework is always copied in your planner.
 I will assign about 90 minutes of homework every
night. This should include at least an hour of reading
for now. This will increase as the year progresses.
 Your homework is due every morning.
 If homework is not completed, you will get a misconduct letter and I will record it for data purposes.
 Homework may not be limited to just MondayThursday. It may also be given on Friday.
Tardiness
 School starts at 8:20 A.M.
 Morning work is assigned each day. If you
are late, you must come in and know what to
do. If you do not complete it, you will take it
to lunch and complete it there.
 If you aren’t in the classroom by the time the
bell rings, please check in at security desk for
a late pass before coming to class.
Let’s Have a Great Year!
Resources
• http://mrswalterswonderfulworldoflearni.weebly.com/inde
x.html
• http://www.tenmarks.com/index.html