Mrs. Sheila Borbonus
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Bachelor of Science Degree in
Elementary Education from Indiana
University of Pennsylvania
12 Years with GLSD
10 Years teaching 3rd Grade
17 years of teaching experience
 Maryland and GLSD 1st, 2nd, 3rd grades.
Contact
Information:
www.glsd.us
Mrs. Sheila Borbonus
1010 Mt. View Drive
Greensburg, PA 15601
Phone# 724-834-4379
sheila.borbonus@glsd.us
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Try your BEST.
Listen carefully and follow directions.
Be respectful to self and others.
Keep hands, feet, and unkind comments to
yourself.
Smile and be helpful.
Use your brain…..strive to learn new things.
Take responsibility for self and actions.
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Our class government created the following rules/laws to
follow.
1. In our classroom we RESPECT learning.
-Follow directions the 1st time they’re given.
-Raise your hand.
-Pay attention and participate.
2. In our classroom we RESPECT ourselves.
-Work hard.
-Tell the truth.
-Be proud of yourself.
3. In our classroom we RESPECT others.
-Talk at the right times, and don’t distract your neighbor.
- Help people.
- Use school, teacher, and classmates’ property properly.
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Students are rewarded for positive behaviors.
Following classroom procedures, rules, and
directions.
 Adding insightful information to discussions.
 Creating neat, well checked, or improved work.
 Using good manners.
 Working well together.
 Extra-helpful or kind behaviors
See website for “Stay in The Game” info.
www.thinkcentral.com
Username: 24 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
(first 4 letters of last name)
(first 4 letters of first name)
Password: g L ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
(6 digit lunch number)
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Students will receive new spelling words each
Monday and will be tested each Friday, unless
otherwise notified.
Robust Vocabulary will be defined, used in
sentences, and discussions each week.
Reading Focus will be in 2 week cycles.
Comprehension, vocabulary, and skills for
each lesson will be assessed on Fridays,
unless notified otherwise.
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Third grade will be using GoMath! and other resources to
teach real world problem solving skills.
 Addition and Subtraction within 1,000.
 Represent and Interpret Data
 Understand Multiplication Concepts, Facts, and Strategies
▪ Third graders are encouraged to memorize Multiplication facts 0-9
and will practice 10-12 facts as well.
 Count Money and Make Change
 Tell Time and Calculate Elapsed Time
 Geometry – 2-dimensional shapes &perimeter and area
 Measurement – length, mass, capacity
 Understand and Compare Fractions
 Understand Division Concepts, Facts, and Strategies.
 Investigating Questions
 Engineering Process
 Plants and Animals
 Ecosystems & Interactions
 Changes to the Earth’s Surface
 Earth And its Moon
 Physical Properties And Matter
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What is a Community?
Where People Start Communities
Communities Grow and Change
Living Together in a Community, State and
Nation
Geography Map Skills
 Reading maps, landform & product maps
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Chart and Graph Skills
 Timelines, tables, graphs, flow charts
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Current Events – Weekly Reader
We need your help!
 Volunteer Opportunities
 a note was sent home by P.T.O. this week
 Does your life/job connect to our studies? Let me
know! Students can benefit from your experiences.
 Parent readers are welcome!
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P.T.O. Clearance Packet
Please initial HW journal and Behavior calendar
nightly.
Fun Websites for Parents and Children:
 Please see teacher websites for lots of kid friendly,
educational sites on the Internet
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Morning Tutoring—by invitation on Tuesdays
and Thursdays
Field trip—will take place in May 2015
Conferences—will take place in November—
sign-up tonight!  Take a post-it to
remember the time you selected.
Wellness Walk will be held on October 2—all
MVES donations come back to our school 