Welcome to Third Grade’s Back to School Night!

Welcome to Third Grade’s Back to School Night!

3Dwyer

3Mater

3Dennis

3McGowan

3Repicky

After line up:

• Lunch Orders • Attendance• Morning Jobs • Homework Collection on Friday Mornings• Silent Reading• Vocabulary Building

First thing in the Morning

ReadingChildren will engage in reading for a variety of purposes this year on a daily basis.

• Guided Reading groups

• Shared Reading

• Buddy Reading

• Independent Reading

WritingChildren will be engaged in writing each day

• Exposition/Persuasion

• Recount

• Narrative

• Poetry

• Transaction

• Information Report

MathematicsIn Grade 3 we focus on:

• Problem solving strategies

• Place Value

•Multiplication and Division

• Graphing and Comparing Data

•Measurement

• Describing and Comparing Fractions

• Shape and Space

Units of LearningScience, Social Studies, Language Arts, Math and Technology are all integrated in the following units:

• Rivers

• Physics of Sound

• Biographies

• Simple Machines

•Middle Ages

Rivers

Biographies

Middle Ages

Sound

Simple Machine

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EAL at ISLThis year:

• EAL support groups and inclusion• Continuing students will have support in class

• Important to continue speaking/reading in home language

• Translation dictionary

Technology

• Fizzbooks • (please send ear bud headphones for your child to use at school)

• Interactive White Boards

• Digital Microscopes

• Digital Cameras

2 periods of Music (bring recorders on Music days)

2 periods of Art2 periods of Physical Education (come to schooldressed in PE uniform – shoes at school)

1 period of Library every 2 weeks (library books can be returned at any time)

1 period of Life Skills every 2 weeks

Specials

PE Swimming-Starts in grade 3

-Schedule will come later-Parent volunteers

Homework• Generally 15 minutes of focused work each

evening, assigned Monday-Friday

• Mixture of Maths, English, Spelling and sometimes Units of Learning

• In addition, reading each night for 15-20 minutes

• If a lot of assistance is required, please write “WA” (with assistance) on the assignment• Extension Activities available on Community Page• Finding the Homework online (mail.islux.lu)• Mathletics (www.mathletics.com)

Communication• Community Pages http://mail.islux.lu/

• Meetings – please schedule a time by e-mail at least a day in advance

• Please communicate with your child’s teacher major events or happening in your families as they can effect your child’s performance

• Contact by 12:00

• E-mail addresses:

srepicky@islux.lumdennis@islux.lukmater@islux.lu

ydwyer@islux.lujmcgowan@islux.lumwatson@islux.lujunderhill@islux.lu

Room Parents• We are currently seeking room parents• Sign up sheets for either parent volunteers or

room parents on tables

Other Notices• Prefer no rolling backpacks• Student valuables

How can you help?• Sleep

• Have your child bring a healthy snack – • (No NUTS, chocolate, and candy/sweets)

• Healthy Breakfast

• Down Time

• Check homework bags

• Clean out backpack regularly

Thank you for coming. We are looking forward to a great year with your children!

Before you leave:

• Feel free to pop into your child’s classroom and have a look around!

• Specialists will be in the classroom area to say hello and answer questions.

• If you have not already done so, please visit the Music Room, the Art room, the Gym, and the Library.