Holiday Program

Please join us at the Vert Auditorium on December 12, 2013 at 1:00 P.M. for the Holiday Program. 

"Turn the Lights Out on Drugs"

 



Sunglass Day

"I'm Too Bright for Drugs"

 



Mix/Match Day

Today is Mix/Match day for Red Ribbon Week,

Ms. Stern's class was full of Mix/Match clothing from head to toe.



Welcome to Third Grade

Hello Third Graders and Family,

Welcome to third grade, I am so excited for a new year and to meet you all.   We have lots of fun things happening in third grade this year.  This will be our class blog and will be updated mostly by students and sometimes by me.  It will include important events and information about what is happening in the classroom. 

I am so excited for a great year!!

Ms. Stern

Below is an explanation about or nightly Homework Routine and Positive Behavior Plan.

Third Grade Weekly Homework Routine

Monday- Math In My Life: Students will be given a math task that relates to the current math topic we are studying and the students’ lives. They may also be given a relatable story problem to solve using words, pictures and numbers.

Tuesday- Text To Self Connections: Students will be given a written response prompt that relates to the reading story or informational text of the week.  They need to provide at least a one paragraph response.  The paragraph needs to have a topic sentence that essentially answers the prompt and at least two supporting detail sentences.

Wednesday- Word Work: Students will be given a task that relates to the week’s spelling OR vocabulary words.

Thursday- Thirty Or So Math Fluency Practice Problems: Students will be given a set of problems to complete.  The set of problems they complete will be individualized to the level they are currently working to pass.  Third grade students are expected to multiply and divide through 100 as well as having mastered the previous year’s math fluency goals.

            Students will be bringing home a journal each evening and it will need to be signed by a parent or guardian and returned to school the next day.  They will have written any important information that their family needs to know, as well as notes about what we are studying and the behavior level (see back of this note for behavior level explanation) that they ended the day on.  I may also write individual notes to parents in take home journals.

            Students will also be expected to read AT LEAST 15 minutes each night.  This will be recorded on a half sheet reading log that will come home each Monday in their take home journal.  This log needs to be turned in Friday morning. There are often surprise rewards for the top readers in the class each month.

 

Third Grade Positive Behavior Plan

            Our classroom behavior plan is focused on recognizing students who are making the right choices and having a positive impact on their own learning and the classroom climate.  We are committed to acknowledging students who are making the right choices, before correcting poor choices.  The majority of the time students quickly adjust their behavior when they hear others being praised for making good choices.

            This behavior plan is managed using a large pocket chart in the classroom. This chart is to help adults interacting with the students recognize positive behaviors before focusing on negative behaviors.   As students are making positive choices an adult will ask them to move up their card in the chart to the next level.  Many students will be moved up before any would be moved down.  It is feasible, however, for a student to not move up the chart, due to the schedule or activities for the day.  A student should be celebrated for anything at the “Ready To Learn” level or above.  Students who have been moved down do have the opportunity to move back up the chart if there is a positive shift in their behavior. I will also keep a record of their daily level.

            Each student starts the day on “Ready To Learn” and they can move up or down from there.  The level they ended the day on will be recorded in their take home journals. They will fill in the following sentence with their behavior level for the day:

Today in class I was…

a role model.

a skillful learner.

extra focused.

ready to learn.

given a few extra reminders.

given many reminders.

having a difficult time staying on task and following directions.