Welcome Parents
Before you go….
 Sign in Sheet
 Class Directory Form
 Volunteer Sheet
 First Day Go Home Sheet
 Early Dismissal Form (purple)
 Car Rider (yellow)
 Note to your child for the first day of school
 Hopes and Dreams for My Child
Welcome to Room 11!
Grade 3
Kim O’Hara
Kimberly.OHara@lcps.org
My Family
Specials Schedule
Monday
Guidance
on A week
&
Search on
B week
Music w/
Ms.
Murphy
& Library
Tuesday
Wednesday
PE w/
Music w/
Mr. Shockley Ms. Murphy
&
Art w/
Ms. Zoldos
Thursday
Friday
PE w/
Mr.
Shockley
&
Reading
Buddies
w/ Ms.
Brizzi
Computer
Lab
&
PE w/
Mr.
Shockley
Goals for the 2015-2016 School Year
 To create a safe, nurturing, and exciting learning environment
for your child.
 To allow your child to grow as an independent thinker, problem
solver, and take responsibility for their own learning.
 To provide your child with tools that will help them achieve
their goals and access information in a responsible way.
 To enable all children to explore new ideas and expand their
knowledge base.
 To use critical and creative thinking skills that can apply to
learning throughout their life.
 To create a class of culturally aware and sensitive students
that will work hard to make the world around them a better
place to be.
What third graders can do:
During this school year, I hope to see many child grow and develop skills.
In third grade, children continue to extend and refine their reading and
writing to suit varying purposes and audiences
 Read fluently and enjoy reading
 Use a range of strategies when drawing meaning from the text
 Use word identification strategies appropriately and automatically
when encountering unknown words
 Recognize and discuss elements of different text structures
 Make critical connections between texts
 Write expressively in many different forms (stories, poems, reports)
 Use a rich variety of vocabulary and sentences appropriate to text
forms
 Revise and edit their own writing during and after composing
 Spell words correctly in final writing drafts
Reading
A balanced and comprehensive literacy approach is used. This
includes shared reading, guided reading, and independent
reading, as well as read-alouds, literature circles, Daily 5 of
reading, and explicit reading and writing skill lessons.
The skills include the following:
1) Connecting 2) Predicting 3) Questioning 4) Inferring
5) Synthesizing/Visualization 6) Evaluating/Applying
Writing
 Writing using the Writer’s Workshop
Students write for many purposes with emphasis on explanatory
and descriptive writing. Students also practice basic research
skills, with an emphasis on information collection, summary and
paraphrasing and identifying resources. Paragraph writing will
also be a focus.
 Writing progression scales
 Six Traits of Writing
 Grammar Usage & Mechanics
 Word Study
Discovering patterns, rules and meaning.
 Cursive Writing
Math
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Flexible grouping
Students are placed into classes based on pre-test performance for each unit.
Post tests given as well.
 Students are grouped flexibly throughout the year.
 Start memorizing basic multiplication facts in September.
 Graphing
 Probability & Statistics
 Addition & Subtraction
 Geometry
 Patterns, Functions, Algebra
 Multiplication & Division
 Measurement
 Money
 Time
 Problem Solving
 Math classes will participate in many hands on activities, centers,
math talks, and math based projects.
Science
 Units
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Matter
Life Cycles
Energy Resources
Simple Machines
Animal Adaptations
Life Cycles
 Scientific Process
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Asking Questions
Communicating
Gathering Data
Making Sense of Data
Social Studies
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Units
Map and Globe Skills
Communities/Citizenship
Government
Famous Americans/Explorers
Economics
Ancient Greece
Mali
Ancient Rome
* Project Based Learning/One to the World
Routines
 Morning Procedures
 Please try to arrive on time – 7:50
 Meals
 Snacks @ 9:30 with Read Aloud or “working
snack” (Healthy and EASY)
 Lunch is from 11:35-12:05
 Dismissal @ 2:35
Please notify the front office in advance of
any dismissal changes.
Homework
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Reading: Silently/Read Aloud- 15 minutes
Word Study – see notebooks
Math 3-4 times per week
Reflex & Dream Box
Special Projects
Homework should not cause TEARS!
Agendas
 Daily communication between teacher
and parent.
 Filled in daily.
 Please sign the agenda daily and add
any notes.
 Special projects, tests, and school
activities will be added to the calendar.
Standards Of Learning
 Series of assessments given to the students
during the last two weeks of May.
 Math, Reading, Science, Social Studies
 Tests are cumulative, covering material
from K-3
 Reflex/Dream Box/PBL/OTTW
 Quarterly Benchmarks
Classroom Expectations
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B.A.R.K. Rules
Follow PBIS & School Norms
Daily Chart
Responsibility back on student
Clear and obtainable expectations.
Celebrations/Birthdays
 We will always celebrate and make your child
feel extra special on their big day! x21
 No lunch time treats or edible treats.
(COUNTY POLICY) Pencils, erasers,
bookmarks, donate a book to class library,
etc.
 Class Parties  Fall Festival
 Winter Break
 End of year
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Take Away or Stay?
 STAY: Any forms that are Legacy or
O’Hara class forms can be turned in
to me.
 AWAY: BTSN Night packets, Car
Rider pass, & manila folder.
Don’t forget!
I will be using the email distribution list to send
class notices, Sign Up Genius links for conferences,
and any other pertinent information from school or
the team. Please feel free to call, email, or stop by if
you need anything. I am looking forward to a great
year with your children!
Thank you so much for being here!