Curriculum

Breakfast
Third Grade

Overview
1. Welcome! and Collaborators
2. Math
3. Reading
4. Writing
5. Science and Social Studies
6. Technology
7. Field Trips
8. Testing
9. Behavior
10. Homework
11. Reminders - attendance!

Welcome
Homeroom Teachers:

Haley Cullum, Sara Clarke, Em

Smith Headley, and Michelle Hart
Special Education Collaborators:

Heather Benton and Cary Ritzler

Spectrum/Gifted Collaborators:

Natalie Hicks and Fonda Slongo

Early Interventionist:

Kathleen Mills

Math
Unit

Major
Concepts

1:
Number and Operat
ions in Base Ten

place
value
roundin
g and
estimati
on
addition
and
subtracti
on

2:
Operations and Alg
ebraic Thinking: R

multiplic
ation
division

Reading
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Writing
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Science
Science Inquiry Skills and the Science Lab
Rocks, Minerals,Soils, and Fossils
Habitats of Georgia
Heat Energy
Magnets and Magnetism
Pollution and Conservation

Social Studies
We
will research
.
9 major
American
Historical
Figures:
Paul
Revere,Frederick
Douglass, Susan
B. Anthony,Mary
McLeod Bethune,
Franklin D.
Roosevelt,Eleano
r Roosevelt,
Thurgood
Marshall,Lyndon
B. Johnson,
Csar Chvez

-We will study

geography of
the USA
including
major
riverways
-We will
strengthen

Field Trips
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De Ja Fe Ma
ce nu br rc
m ar ua h
be y ry
r

T A R W A

Technology
Netbooks
Academic use at school and home
Charge every night
Sqworl pages
Google Classroom
Be a good digital citizen

Testing
assessment for learning
SRI Scholastic Reading Inventory
Benchmarks (CCSD)
Milestones (Georgia)

Behavior
The 5 Bes and Class Created Rules serve as guidelines for our behavior expectations. Our
behavior model is based on a Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports system.
Privileges for
Rule Followers

Continuum of
Consequences

Positive
Feedback

1.

Dojo Points
(individual,
random, groups,
or whole class)
with bi-weekly
trade in

2.
3.
4.
5.

Class Incentives

6.

Verbal or
Non-verbal
Warning
Take a Break
Time-Out
Buddy Class
Parent Phone
call and
behavior
conference
Office

Extreme or chronic

Homework
Home to school connection
Quick review of skills
Sqworl/ V-Math pages
Nightly parent sign and behavior section

Attendance
Making sure your child is at school every day, ready to
learn is an important factor in school success.
School starts at 7:45 and anytime after that is considered
tardy
Please be sure to send a note if your child missed school
due to illness
Please send a note for any dismissal changes

3rd Grade Collaboration

interdisciplinary instruction
grade wide units
hands on field trips
student conferencing
school-wide enrichment model reading (SEM- R)
junior great books inquiry reading
literacy explorations across genres
independent reading/interest and choice components
small group instruction based on assessment
digital literacy and multimedia integration
science inquiry/social studies integration
critical thinking/problem solving
creativity training/cps
oratorical public speaking
continental and noetic math league teams

Thank You for coming!