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Welcome to Back-to-School Night

Third Grade - Miss Gallagher Room 213 tgallagher@wssd.org 610-892-3470 ext. 4913

Miss Gallagher… You are what you READ.

My beliefs about teaching…

Be Honest Laugh Often Work Hard without complaint

Trust + Explicit Instruction = Independent Learner Positive relationships are the most vital element of

• ur children’s learning process.

Important Information

 Communication

• tgallagher@wssd.org
• 610-892-3470 ext. 4913

 Arrival/Dismissal  Snack/Birthdays

• Peanut Allergies

 Guest Reader  Mail/Papers  Conferences:

• You will use Signup Genius to

schedule your fall conference.

• New schedule this year.

Specials

 A Day – Library  B Day – Art  C Day – Music  D Day – Pysical Education  Tech Lab/Keyboarding-Wednesdays

Student Expectations A WES student respects self,

• thers and surroundings

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1. Be where you are supposed to be. 2. Listen and follow directions. 3. Be polite, cooperative and kind to everyone. 4. Use respectful language and appropriate

voices.

5. Walk quietly. 6. Keep hands, feet and objects to yourself.  7. Do not bring weapons of any kind to school. 8. Follow the district’s bus behavior rules at all

times. DID YOU SIGN AND RETURN YOUR CHILD’S BUS CONTRACT?

Grade:Third

Bar Models Mult & Division

Subtraction to 10,000

Addition To 10,000

Fractions

Angles, Lines, & Shapes

Numbers to 10,000

Grade 2 Material Mastered

• Multiplication facts:

2,3,4,5, and 10 essential.

• This grade addresses:

6,7,8 & 9

Topics Emphasized

• Mastery of Addition and

Subtraction a must.

• Problem solving using

Bar models should be taught slowly.

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CPA – Concrete, Pictorial, Abstract Flexible Grouping – to begin in November The Singapore Math Philosophy It’s not the content that makes Singapore Math different than

• ther methods, it’s the philosophy of what’s important and how

it should be taught. Singapore Math focuses on building fundamental math skills based on the understanding that without a strong foundational base, students won’t be able to have anything to draw on when it comes to increasingly complicated math learning.

Singapore Math

Reading Workshop

In our reading workshop, we help students unlock other worlds and knowledge and to read with their "minds on fire."

 The Reading and Writing Project at Columbia

University Teachers College and Lucy Calkins’ Units

• f Study for Teaching Reading (3-5).

 Read “Good Fit” books – 5 finger rule click here  Maintain a daily reading log  READ! READ! READ!

Units of Study

• Unit One – Building a Reading Life
• Unit Two – Studying Characters Across Series in

Book Clubs

• Unit Three – Navigating Nonfiction: Reading to Get

the Text

• Unit Four – Learning Through Reading: Countries

Around the World

• Unit Five – Mystery Book Clubs
• Unit Six – Test Preparation
• Unit Seven – Biography Book Clubs
• Unit Eight – Social Issues Book Clubs

Language Arts

Spelling

Weekly Spelling list Daily Homework Test on Friday

Grammar

Weekly Skills Quiz on Friday

Writing

• Ralph Fletcher/Lucy Calkins
• Writer’s Notebooks – seed ideas
• 3rd Grade Units of Writing
• Developing the Writer’s Notebook
• Narrative
• Persuasive
• Informational
• WSSD Writing Rubric
• Focus, Content, Organization,

Style, Conventions

Social Studies

 Citizenship  Country/State Reports – Students

choose a country or state to research and report on. The focus

• f this unit is to learn how to

research a specific topic and notice similarities and differences among people and places.

 Scholastic News – Bi-weekly

current events subscription.

Science

 Systems of the Body  Rocks and Minerals  Plant Growth and Development  Here’s Looking at You – Health Unit  STC Science Kits

 Veteran’s Museum  Crystal Cave  Lankenau Hospital  Tyler Arboretum

Special Projects

 Veteran’s Day Program  Country Reports  Third Grade Enrichment

Field Trips

Homework

 Monday-Thursday night  Big transition from 2nd grade  Homework Agenda  Written down each day  Homework Blue Book  Homework Table

Standardized Testing

Pennsylvania System for School Assessment (PSSA)

• Reading/Writing and Math
• April 13-24, 2015
• 2 weeks
• Multiple Choice
• Open Response

I am looking forward to a memorable year!

Matthew, Dillen, and Lilly I love your names!