Welcome to Curriculum
Night
Ms. Eadie’s
Third Grade Class
All About Ms. Eadie
• This is my 16th year teaching. I have taught
1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th grades, all in Gwinnett.
• I graduated from Georgia State University in
1993 with a degree in Early Childhood
Education.
• I have a Master’s degree in Educational
Technology from Walden University.
• I have lived in Gwinnett since 1973. Yes, I’m
that old.
• I love to read, cook, spend time with my
family, and play with my two spoiled beagles.
AKS & GCPS Discipline
• AKS (Academic Knowledge & Skills)- it drives our
instruction. It is divided by subject and gives an
overview of what students will achieve this year.
Please sign & tear out the last page now.
• GCPS Student/Parent Discipline HandbookGoals, procedures, consequences, & rights. Please
sign the Response and Attendance Forms on
pg.23. Only sign page 21 if you do not want
information released.
Alcova Agenda Books
They serve 3 purposes:
1.Record behavior each day-please
sign each night-if rule is broken
# is written
2.Record spelling words each week
3.Student resource for information
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Classroom Management
Whole group - compliments
Group rewards – “Fuzzies”
Individual:
– Positive- good behavior “bucks,” stickers,
positive praise, extra privileges
– Negative- move a “car” with time out in
and out of classroom, notes home, loss of
privileges, logical consequences
Incentives to work towards:
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Earning “bucks,” game day, ice cream &
end of 9 weeks award for all students with
Excellent behavior on their report card
The focus is mainly on the positive!! 
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Class Schedule
7:45-8:30 Morning Work
8:30-9:00 CQI
9:00-10:00 Math
10:00-10:10 Snack/Journal
10:10-10:55 Specials
10:55-11:35 Science/Social Studies
11:35-12:00 Recess
12:00 Restroom/Drinks
12:05-12:30 Lunch
12:30-2:30 Language Arts
2:30-3:15 Clean Up & Dismissal
Friday Folders
• Weekly work will be sent home each Friday
unless it has been a short week or a
standardized testing week.
• The class newsletter will be included, attached
to the week’s homework.
• You can keep graded papers unless a note is
attached asking you to sign and return.
• You may want to keep work in a file at home
for CRCT review later.
Snack
• Please send dry snacks only.
• Animal crackers, pretzels, carrot sticks, &
crackers are great!
• Cookies w/ icing & filling are not allowed!
• Please remember birthday cakes & cupcakes
are not allowed.
Transportation Changes
• If your child will not be going home
by his/her usual means of
transportation, you must send a
note with him/her indicating the
change or call the office. If I
receive no note or call from the
office, I have to send your child
home the usual way.
Assessments & Grading
• Daily Grades
• Test Grades
• Benchmark Tests in Reading, Math, Language
Arts, & Social Studies
• Grading Scale: A: 90-100
B: 80-89
C: 74-79
D: 70-73
U: 69 and below
E, S, N, or U for conduct and
specials grades.
Grading
Reading: classwork 30%
assessments 70%
Spelling,Writing, Math, Science, &
Social Studies:
classwork 40%
assessments 60%
Homework &
Expectations
• A weekly homework packet is given out each
Friday and is due the following Friday. This
includes reading, spelling, and math homework.
• Weekly Newsletter – Sent home on Fridays. This
contains school, PTA, classroom information, &
test dates. Reading this will help you stay
informed!
LA: Writing & Reading
• Writers’ Workshop
• 3rd grade writing assessment
– Four types of writing: Persuasive,
Informative, Personal Narrative, Response
to Literature.
• Daily journals
• Writing across the curriculum
• Reading across the curriculum
• Reader of the Day
Math
• Weekly skills-See AKS Book for a detailed list of
skills learned in 3rd grade.
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Conundrum of the Week-Mrs. Cincotta
Daily Logic Problems
In class review for all math tests
Test dates are listed in the weekly newsletter
Spelling
• Sitton Sight Words for 3rd grade can be
found in the front of the agenda.
• Weekly spelling words follow a pattern.
• Students can write their words in their
agenda each week in the designated
location.
• Spelling contract is in the weekly
homework packet.
• Spelling tests are on Friday.
Social Studies
1.
Map and Globe Skills
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Cardinal Directions, parts of a map, how to read one
2. Roots of our Democracy
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Ancient Greece
3. Economy/Personal Finance
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Supply & Demand, Goods & Services
4. Life & Times of Historical Figures
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Paul Revere, Frederick Douglas, Susan B. Anthony, Mary
McLeod Bethune, Franklin Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt,
Thurgood Marshall, Lyndon B. Johnson, Cesar Chavez
5. In class review & study guides for tests
Science
1. Characteristics of Science
-Scientific Processes, Inquiry
2. Physical Science- Magnets & heat
3. Life science- Habitats & Pollution
4. Earth Science- Rocks & Minerals, Fossils
5. Science Special w/Mrs. Bolt
6. In class review & study guide for tests
Thank you so much for coming. this
is sure to be a great year
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