Welcome to 3rd Grade!
Mrs. Holt
Room 7
Behavior Management
•
•
•
•
•
*Positive Discipline
*Punch Card System
*Clip chart, table points, class points
*Class Rules
*Morning Meeting
Additional Policies
–Birthdays
–
–
–
–
–
* Please only send non-food treats with your
pencils, erasers, bookmarks etc.)
student (ex.
* Provide enough treats for everyone in the class (23)
* If you are having a birthday and not inviting
everyone in
the class, please do not send invitations to school
Reading
Reader’s Workshop
*Interactive Reading Notebook
*Interactive Language Notebook
*Daily Reading Lessons based on Lucy
Caullkins curriculum
*Vocabulary
*Weekly reading homework that relates to what
is being taught in class
*Just Right Books
Spelling
• Word Study Program
– Pretest Monday
– Word practice in class throughout the week
– High Frequency Words
– Spelling Test Friday
• Study List, 5 Applied Words, 5 High Frequency
Words
Writing
Writer’s Workshop
*Focus on writing process of forming a basic
paragraph
*Narratives, Opinion/Argumentative and
Informational Writing
Math
*District is piloting two math programs this
year – Bridges and Eureka Math
*Start with Bridges
*No Math Swap
*Weekly Math Facts Tests – start with
addition
Social Studies
o San Ramon Local History
o Mapping/Continents
o Government
o Social Studies tests given after each
chapter (5 chapters total). Study guide will
be provided
Science
*One lab per week with Mrs. Dees
*Adaptations
*Energy
*Matter
*Light
*Solar System
*Plants
*Animals
Homework Policy
• -Homework binder
• -Weekly Homework (due Fri.):
– Reading log, GROW, study for spelling test
• -Daily Homework:
• Math
• -Homework Responsibilities
New Common Core Report
Card
• This year all schools will be using a brand new Common
Core State Standards report card. The subjects and content
your students will be assessed on are aligned to support
the achievement of these standards.
• Students will now be assessed using a 1 – 3 grading rubric,
with a “3” signifying a student who consistently
demonstrated at standard work.
• You will be hearing more from our school throughout this
trimester regarding our new Common Core Report Card.
• Copies can be found on the district website under the
“Assessment, Research, and Evaluation” department tab.
Get Involved
• *2 Field Trips this year – One Room
School House and Forest Hill Farms/Glass
House (Dates TBD)
• *Please look at the volunteer sheet at the
back table before leaving!
•
*Make sure you have
gone
through the district volunteer
process prior to signing up for
classroom/field trip volunteering
Schedule
Library: Tuesday 8:15-8:45
(B Week)
PE: Tuesday 9:00-9:45
Teacher PE: TBD
Music (recorders):
Thursday 8:40-9:25
Science: Thursday 12:451:30
3rd Grade Daily Schedule
M, Tu, Th, Fri: 8:05-2:32
Wednesday Schedule: 8:05-1:05
AM Recess: 10:00-10:15
Lunch: 11:30-12:15
PM Recess: 1:35-1:45
Computer Lab: TBD
Chrome Books: TBD
Contact Information
• Email: aholt@srvusd.net
• Class Website:
• www.mrsholt.com
Extra Information
• *Sign-ups for Fall Conferences coming soon!
• BEFORE YOU LEAVE:
• *Leave your child a note on the Note From Back To
School Night Paper
• *Sign up for any volunteer opportunities at the back
table
• *Return the papers in your packet by Friday 