Third Grade Avgerinos
September 21, 2015

 BA Psychology, New York University
 MAT Elementary Education, William Paterson
University
 Started at EVG in September 2006
 Taught Kindergarten, 1 st Grade, 3 rd Grade
 mavgerinos@edgewaterschools.org

Period
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3-4
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8-9
Time
8:00
8:15
8:59
9:37
11:03
11:45
12:27
1:09 – 2:33
Class
Homeroom
Language Arts
Special
Language Arts/Snack
Math
Lunch/Recess
Math
Science/Social Studies/
Family Life/Spanish

MON
Gym
Mr.
Miranda
TUES WED THURS
Media/
Library
Ms. Gash
Art
Ms.
Rattinger
Spanish
Ms. Pahhas
Spanish
Ms. Pahhas
Music
Mr.
Rausenberger
FRI
Gym
MMr.
Miranda

Homework Policy
 copied daily into assignment pad
 can be viewed on class webpage, homework board
 is checked but not graded
 allows for independent practice of skills taught in school
 everyone starts with 100, each missing assignment is -3 points
 should take about an hour

 GO! Math
 Aligned to the Common Core
 Common Core requires early mastery of multiplication AND division, pop quiz
 daily lesson, independent practice, review, games to reinforce skills, homework, unit test
 Think Central website to access tools (login information on the desk)
 Class webpage had links to learning games to practice skills

In the Classroom
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Read Aloud of mentor text
Teacher led instruction of one skill or strategy
Guided practice of skill or strategy
Independent reading and practice of skill or strategy
Small groups for guided reading or strategy work
At Home
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Independent reading of “just right” books for 20 minutes, building up to 30 minutes
Use post it notes to keep track of thinking
Reading log in reading folder
Reading response every night,
5-8 sentences
Reading Folder and Notebook go home EVERY NIGHT and come back EVERY DAY

Students learn to read and understand texts that are just right for them to read independently.
Students are periodically assessed to ensure that they are progressing.

 collecting ideas
 drafting
 revising
 editing
 publishing
Handwriting – Third Graders will be learning cursive. Please see the handout in your folder.

 Students were assessed and assigned a word study group
 Words will be assigned biweekly
 Words are sorted based on patterns or meaning
 Lists are introduced on Monday in small groups
 Homework Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday
 Collected and checked on Friday
 Test every other
Friday

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Read Alouds are selected based on the unit theme
Reading level of read alouds is often above the independent reading level
Vocabulary words are identified by the teacher ahead of time
Students practice reading the word and then estimate its meaning during the read aloud
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Students look up the dictionary definition and part of speech AFTER reading is complete
Students learn to use the word in a meaningful sentence
Vocabulary is reviewed daily
Students will be assessed with a vocabulary test

• Units of Study (communities, US regions, government)
• Weekly TIME for Kids Newspaper and Quiz
• Map Skills
• Geography
• MAC lab
Students will complete projects, homework, classwork, and tests.

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• Units of Study
(living things, plants, animals, rocks and minerals, force and motion)
• Nonfiction Reading Strategies
• Hands on Experiments
Students will complete projects, labs, classwork, homework and chapter tests

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Grades based on the following:
Classwork
Homework
Tests and Quizzes
Projects
Tests and quizzes are given to inform instruction.

 State Test administered once per year
 April 2016
 Language Arts and Mathematics
 7 Units of Testing