Thursday, August 17, 2017

Dear Parents,

Welcome to Third Grade! I am so excited about the new school year. It’s going to be the BEST year!

SPECIAL TEACHERS this year include:

Mrs. Josephine Dipasupil - Science

Sr. Mary Jo Hoang - Religion

Mrs. Carrieann Westfall - Library

Mr. Jamar Simien - Art

Mr. Randy Graham - Music

Sra. Giovanna Schillaci - Spanish

Mrs. OlgaJankowski - Technology

Coach Richard Garza – P.E.

Coach Amber Cabell – P.E.

Mrs. Cindy Finnegan - Math Resource

Mrs. Eron Grant - Counselor

BIBLES: The third graders will receive their Bibles at a special presentation after the 8:15 School Mass on Friday, September 8th. Parents are welcome to join us.

GRADED PAPERS folder goes home most Wednesdays. The students are to correct all wrong answers first with their red pencil, have you sign the cover sheet after all corrections are complete, and return the folder by Tuesday of the next week. Do not erase wrong answers.

MATH SKILLS in third grade will include large number addition and subtraction, mastery of multiplication facts through twelve, and basic division. We will also be working on telling time, fractions, and decimals. Everyone should come to third grade knowing the basic addition and subtraction facts. It is important for students to practice the multiplication math facts at home nightly with the flashcards that will be kept in their backpacks.Students are expected to earn at least FOUR Mathletics Certificates every quarter. This will count as a Test Grade for Math.

READING:Accelerated Reader Requirements for each 9 weeks (Students are to be reading chapter books on their reading level. They need to achieve an 80 or better on their tests.) This will count as a Test Grade for Reading. They should read at least 6 books during the quarter. Since they are to be reading 30 minutes every night we expect them to take at least one AR test a week.

# of TestsTest Grade

10+ / 100
6 / 95
4 / 88
3 / 80
Below 3 / 75

SPELLING: There will be a weekly spelling list with a test on Friday.

HOMEWORK: The students have a blue homework folder and Assignment Book that they will bring home every night. Please don’t clean out the homework folder for the children. They are being taught an organizational skill and should know which papers to leave at home. Please remember to check theirassignment page nightly and check my homework page daily for important information. The students will have homework every night during the school week. It is meant to be practice of what we did in school that day.

UNIFORMS: Please check the handbook for uniform requirements. Students are expected to be in proper uniform.

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Sincerely,