Third Grade • 2015-2016
Ashley Falls • Room 407
Mrs. Johnson
Class Information
Homework folders:
Homework will be sent home Monday through Thursday. Every Monday, your
child will receive the week’s assignments on the homework calendar sheet,
and it will be posted on the website. Homework should take about 30-45
minutes, including reading. Please make sure your child brings his or her
folder to school each day with their completed assignments. A missing
homework slip will be given when homework is not returned. Parents
must sign this slip.
Behavior:
Students will be expected to follow class and school rules. If they choose to
break a rule(s), the following will happen:
1.Right Wrong Slip- requires parent signature
2.Lose recess and complete a Peace Treaty- requires parent signature
3.Conference with parents
4.Conference with principal
Class money, praise notes, and AF’s Eagle Tender are used for incentives. We
will have a class store once a month.
Communication:
-Weekly website updates via email- typically on Thursday or Friday
-Important messages? Please send to office!!
Birthdays:
Parents are welcome to bring in a nonfood item for your child’s birthday
or half birthday either at recess, before lunch or before end of the
school day. Nonedible items are also rewarding- or perhaps donate a book
to the class library in your child’s name. Please aim to follow the district’s
wellness policy.
I will honor your child’s birthday or half birthday (if in the summer) with
a No Homework Pass, which they can use any time during the year.
Book Orders:
Ordering books helps earn points! With those points, I can “buy” books, teaching
resources and other items for our class auction.
Volunteers: Schedule to go out Sept. 2nd at 8:00am- MUR
Lunch Duty, Everyone A Reader, Book Ordering, Friday Math
Games, Quick Read Tutors, Wednesday Folders, and
Copy/Clerical. I will make a schedule for the entire year. I will
also put it on our class web site for you to download. Field trips
will be done as needed.
Daily Schedule
8:00-8:30
Opening/Morning Journals
8:30-9:45
Math
9:45-10:00 Read Aloud/Snack
10:00-10:15 Recess
10:15-11:40 Language Arts
11:40-12:00 PE (M, T & F)
12:00-12:45 Lunch/Recess
12:45-1:35
Social Studies/Science
1:35-2:20
Word Study/Writing
2:20-2:30
Closing
STEAM+
9:30-10:00
Library
Every Wednesday:
8:25-9:10
9:10-10:00
10:15-11:05
P.E.
Science
Technology
E/O Thursday:
9:15-10:00
Art (week 1)
Music (week 2)
Every Tuesday:
Third Grade Curriculum Overview
Language Arts:
•Houghton Mifflin, Write Source, Nancy Fetzer Writing
•Rebecca Sitton’s Spelling Program & Wordly Wisevocabulary
•District toolkit
•Zaner Bloser Traditional Handwriting; Raz Kids
•Class novels, literature circles, student-selected books;
Concepts taught:
teacher-assigned books at students’ reading level
• Literature (50%)
drama, poetry)
(classic literature, author studies, fables, folktales, fairytales,
•Informational Text (50%)
compare/contrast 2 texts)
(nonfiction, comprehension of main idea, text features,
•Writing
(summaries, literature responses; narrative, opinion, and explanatory using
correct grammar, conventions, & spelling)
•Oral Presentations
Current events)
(all curricular areas especially science fair; wax museum; café;
Third Grade Curriculum Overview
Math:
• Standards of Mathematical Practices
• Cognitive Guided Instruction (CGI) Questioning
• District provided materials: Investigations & toolkit
• Problem Solving, Critical Thinking and Class Discussions
• Dice & Card Games to Enhance Skills
Concepts taught:
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Operations/Algebraic Thinking (fluent multiplication & division within 100;
solve multi-step word problems using all four operations; finding patterns in math)
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Number and Operations (place value understanding with base 10; fluently add &
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Fractions (part of a whole; number line work; comparing fractions & equivalency)
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Measurement/Date (time, volume, mass, perimeter, area, represent/interpret data)
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Geometry (reason with shapes and attributes; partition shapes into equal parts)
subtract within 1000 using a variety of strategies; know the properties of operations )
Third Grade Curriculum Overview
Social Studies Concepts- taught by Ms. Lee:
•Geographical Regions /Map Skills
•Community/Native Americans (Kumeyaay)
•Government/Economy- AF Café
•Scholastic News
Science Concepts- taught by me:
•Energy and Light- (Science Fair in November)
•Biomes/Adaptations- (Carlsbad Wetlands in June)
•Solar System- (RH Fleet Science Center in Feb.)
•Life, Physical & Earth Science (using Next Generation
Science Standards in Science Lab)
•STEAM+ Design & Planning
-NGSS coming soon to our classrooms!
Chrome Books:
All of third grade across the district received Chrome Books last year.
Students mostly use them for Dreambox, Raz Kids, and writing. However, we are
learning new ways to incorporate them daily, while maintaining a balance of
students using paper/pencil to develop fine motor skills and reading actual
books.
Thank you for your support! Please write a quick letter to your
child and sign up for a parent conference in November.
Contact Information:
•Mrs. Johnson:
(858)259-7812, ext. 3047
email: sjohnson@dmusd.org
web site: www.dmusd.org
•Ashley Falls
• Class Pages
• 3rd grade
• Johnson
PLEASE EMAIL ME, SO I CAN HAVE YOUR EMAIL
ADDRESS!! Also, please write back to your child.
They will LOVE to read your note. THANKS!!