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Leap Into Learning: 3rd Grade Toad-ally Terrific with Mrs. Hrabak & Mrs. Huffman

Welcome to an exciting year in 3rd grade! Our classroom fosters respect for others, ourselves, and the environment through simple rules. Our daily schedule includes Reading/Language Arts, Math, Science, and more, with a focus on building essential skills. We encourage homework that lasts about 30 minutes each night, plus daily reading. Students will engage in various genres and writing techniques, while also preparing for important assessments. Join us for a "Toad"ally terrific year filled with learning and fun!

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Leap Into Learning: 3rd Grade Toad-ally Terrific with Mrs. Hrabak & Mrs. Huffman

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  1. LEAP into LEARNING!! 3rd Grade is “TOAD”ally terrific! Mrs. Judy Hrabak Mrs. Christina Huffman

  2. Class Rules • Our class rules are simple. • Be respectful of: • Other people • Ourselves • Our Environment

  3. Schedule • 8:00 – 10:00 Reading/Language Arts • 10:00 – 11:00 Math • Recess • 11:40 – 12:25 Specials • 12:35 – 1:05 Lunch • 1:15 – 2:00 Science/Social Studies/Health • PLEASE send a HEALTHY snack daily!! (There are peanut allergies in our room.)

  4. Behavior Plan • $10 to start each 2 week period • Must have at least $8.00 to participate in “Fun Friday” activities • Those that have incomplete work or “Insufficient Funds” will attend Study Hall.

  5. Reading Genres Shift from “Learning to Read” to “Reading to Learn” • Narrative Text • Informational Text • Fiction Text • Poetry • ***Genre Passports

  6. Reading Skills • Comprehension : main idea, inference, use of context clues, drawing conclusions, sequence of events • Fluency : 120 wpm by end of grade 3 • Vocabulary • Guided Reading Level: goal of Level P by end of third grade

  7. Reading Program Components • Guided Reading • “Kidstations” – Structured Activities to reinforce standards learned • Literature Circles • Author Studies • Lexile Levels – read 20 minutes daily in book of appropriate Lexile • **Students must pass the CRCT Reading Test to be promoted to Grade 4.

  8. Writing • 6 +1 Traits of Writing • Writer’s Workshop • Writing Journals • Grammar • Writing effective paragraphs • Cursive handwriting – much will need to be practiced at home.

  9. Math • Place Value to Ten Thousand • Addition/Subtraction Facts!!!! (First 2 months) • Multiplication Facts • Division • Elapsed Time • Counting back change

  10. Math, con’t • Problem Solving • Measurement: length, area, perimeter • Fractions and decimals

  11. Math Program Components • Flexible Small Groups • Guided Math • Math Journals • Problem Solving Activities

  12. Science • Rocks and Minerals • Fossils • Soil • Magnets • Heat • Georgia Habitats and Organisms

  13. Social Studies • Roots of Our Democracy – Ancient Greece, Ancient Olympics • Our Economy • Locating important rivers and mountain ranges in the US • Famous American Heroes – Having an impact on our democracy

  14. Social Studies Famous Americans(All deal with Civil Rights) • Paul Revere, Fredrick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, Mary McLeod Bethune, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Thurgood Marshall, Lyndon B. Johnson, & Cesar Chavez

  15. Homework • Homework should take about 30 minutes every night. • 20 minutes of reading in a book of an appropriate level • Monthly WEBproject (Wonderfully Exciting Books!)

  16. Testing Information • October 5 - 17: CogAtand ITBS • State Writing Assessment • CRCT – April 2012. Students will be tested in Reading, Math, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies. • Students must pass the reading portion to be promoted to grade 4.

  17. How Can Parents Help? • Please check “Take Home” Folder and Agenda each day. • Sign or initial to show homework has been completed. • Use Agenda to write any necessary notes. It will be checked each morning. (e.g.: Transportation changes, misc. information)

  18. Miscellaneous Info • Blog: www.blackwell.typepad.com/jteam • myskillstutor.com – Math fact and reading practice • Partial Product Multiplication

  19. Questions??? Please complete a slip located on each group of desks. We will be happy to respond via email or on the blog to clarify any questions. Email: judith.hrabak@cobbk12.org christina.huffman@cobbk12.org

  20. Let’s Have a “Toad”ally Terrific Year!

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