Education

Graduated from University of California, Irvine

Bachelor of Arts in Dance
Multiple Subject Teaching Credential with Dance and English Learner
authorizations

Background

Grew up in Lake Arrowhead
Lived in Orange County for last 8 years
Experience teaching 1
st
and 4
th
, and subbing across K- 12


Please use the following information to contact me:

Email hfitzgerald@rbusd.org

Website Contact Form fitzgerald3rdgrade.weebly.com
(linked on the Tulita website under Third Grade Teachers)

Phone 310 . 798 . 8628 Ext. 3249 (leave a message)

Conferences can be scheduled at any time during the year

Email is best for me to quickly respond during recess, lunch, or after school.

Fall Parent Conferences - December 1-9
Winter Party - December 19
Tulita Wax Museum - January 30
Field Trip to CA Science Center - February (date TBD)
Spring Parent Conferences - March 2-5
Spring Party - April 2
Open House - May (date TBD)
Field Trip to El Retiro Park - June 5
Positive Behavior
Model Citizen Slips
Certificates of Excellence
Student Jobs
Raffle tickets
Negative Behavior
Behavior Slip
Detention
If a child has difficulty behaving appropriately, I will do my best to
help the child improve their behavior. If the behavior is persistent, I
will send home a Behavior Slip to be signed and returned.
In third grade, the weekly homework items are:
Project-based HW
Math worksheets
The project-based homework is due once a week. Your packet
includes instructions for every project for the entire year. Each week
includes an oral component, being a one minute presentation of what
your child learned that week. Each student will have a presentation
day. Please refer to the schedule.
Note: No late oral language assignments will be accepted unless the
student is absent.
Math HW is sent home Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday and is to
be returned the following day.
We encourage your children to read 20-25 minutes per night!
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday
Mason Will Eli Jule
Logan Ethan Tucker Mia
Eva Nate Jamie Thi
Dylan Saniah Deanna Julianna
Ava Diego Katie Artin
Aliyah Amelia Kiana Rilee
Room 19s Book Clubs are an exciting way
to motivate students to read!
Book Club is a time for your child to talk to other students about
books they are reading. To guide our discussions, students use a list of
prompts to write their thoughts in a letter to share with their Book Club.
Book Club starts next week (Sept 22).
They will have time in class to be reading their book and writing their
Book Club letter. If they don't finish their letter in class, it will come
home as homework.
The children are invited to bring an extra snack on their Book Club
day. In the past, parents have coordinated to rotate bringing in
snacks for their childs Book Club group.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Nate Rilee Aliyah Katie Dylan
Jule Thi Diego Mason Deanna
Amelia Julianna Mia Ava Saniah
Eli Tucker Ethan Jamie Eva
Will Artin Kiana Logan
Students will:

Use Chromebooks to collaborate with
their peers on projects or
assignments using Google Docs, Slides,
Forms, and more

Receive lessons on Digital Citizenship

Be more engaged, active learners as
their learning experience is customized
through the use of technology

Demonstrate critical thinking skills and
creativity
Teachers will:

Integrate technology into the
curriculum

Communicate and share documents
with students through a new learning
management system called Haiku

Receive support from district
technology support teachers

Provide students with college and
career ready skills by meeting the
Common Core Standards
Detailed information can be found in the Chromebook Agreement that must be signed before
your child is issued their Chromebook.
Parents/Guardians will also be invited to attend a Chromebook Information Meeting that will be
held at each of the school sites.

Content Area
Domain
Standards

Each standard will receive a grade from 1-4:
4 Consistently Meets Performance Level
3 Frequently Meets Performance Level
2 Occasionally Meets Performance Level
1 Rarely Meets Performance Level
Learner Behaviors have three possible grades: O, S, U.
Curriculum Houghton-Mifflin

Theme 1: Off to Adventure
Theme 2: Celebrating Traditions
Theme 3: Incredible Stories
Theme 4: Animal Habitats
Theme 5: Voyagers (Biography)
Theme 6: Smart Solutions
Curriculum Math Expressions

Hands-on experiences through new and
innovative ways to learn mathematics using
objects, drawings, conceptual language, and
real-world applications.

Third Grade - Multiplication Facts through 12
Writing genres covered in third grade are:
Narrative, Research, Informative, and Opinion.

Expectations:

Write complete sentences with correct capitalization, punctuation,
grammar, and spelling.

Stay on topic when writing to a prompt.

Writing includes a topic sentence, detailed sentences, and
concluding sentence.

Social Studies units covered in third grade are:

Unit 1: Our Geography
Unit 2: American Indians
Unit 3: Community History
Unit 4: Government and Citizenship
Unit 5: Standing United
Unit 6: Understanding Economics

Science units covered in third grade are:

Unit 1: Energy & Matter
Unit 2: Light
Unit 3: Adaptations
Unit 4: Patterns in the Sky

Room 19 is in need of parent docents to teach:

Hands on Art
LiveWell Nutrition
Garden

Orientation is this Monday, 9/22 from 7:30-8:30am (in Room 5), and the
first workshop is on October 3
rd
.

This is a wonderful program that includes all training and supplies. Please
consider lending your time to one of these important areas.

Thank you!


Please help yourself to refreshments and thank
you for a wonderful start to a great year!

Meeting with PTA and Dr. Farzad 6:30pm
(cafeteria)

Primary Grade presentations 7:10pm
(classrooms)