Transcript S.C. History

Welcome to Parent University!
THIRD GRADE
Daily Five
 The Daily Five is a program that we began
implementing to strengthen reading and writing
skills.
Math
 My Math Program
 Math Time- intervention/ small group time
 Topics Covered:
* Additions
* Subtraction
* Multiplication
* Division
*Fractions
*Measurement
*Perimeter/Area
*Geometry
Math Grades
 Multiplication Quiz (Every Tuesday)
 My math chapter quizzes and tests (As we finish a
chapter)
Components of Daily 5
Components of the program include:
 Read to Self
 Read to Someone
 Work on Writing
 Word Work
 Listening to Reading
Spelling/Language Arts Grades
 Every other Friday your child will have a spelling
test. Spelling words are included on your child’s
newsletter.
 The opposite Friday he/she will have a language arts
quiz. A study guide will be sent home the Thursday
before the test.
The Writing Process
 Students are expected to
write through the writing
process.
 Each student has a
running portfolio of
writing samples.
Writing Workshop
• Begins with a mini-lesson
(this may be a modeling of
skill or a connection to
literature)
• Teacher models the skill in
her writing.
• Students write with the
expectations that they will
use the skill in their
writing.
• Teacher conferences with
students to monitor goals
and set new goals.
S.C. History
UNITS THAT WE WILL STUDY THIS
YEAR:
• WHERE WE LIVE
•LAND REGIONS
•NATIVE AMERICANS
• EXPLORERS & EARLY SETTLERS
•REVOLUTIONARY WAR
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S.C. History
UNITS THAT WE WILL STUDY THIS
YEAR:
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BECOMING A COUNTRY
CIVIL WAR
DESTRUCTION & RECONSTRUCTION
CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
19 TH & 20 TH CENTURIES
Grades
 Each six weeks, the students will have a minimum of 6
South Carolina History grades. Which means about 1
grade each week.
 The grades will be composed of quizzes, unit tests,
and/or projects. All unit tests will have a study guide.
Some quizzes may have a study guide.
 From time to time SC Newspapers and Maps Skills will
be graded without prior notification or study guide.
 Projects will be scored based on a rubric that the
students are aware of prior to completing the
assignment.
Science
TOPICS THAT WE WILL STUDY
THIS YEAR
•SCIENTIFIC PROCESS
•LAND & WATER FORMS
•ANIMAL HABITAT & ADAPTATIONS
•PLANT HABITATS & ADAPTATIONS
Science Topics Continued…
• Soil, Rock, Minerals, and Fossils
• Natural Resources
• States of Matter
• Motion
• Sound
• Heat
• Motion
Grades
 Each six weeks, the students will have a minimum of 6
Science grades. Which means about 1 grade each week.
 The grades will be composed of quizzes, unit tests,
and/or projects.
 All unit tests will have a study guide. Some quizzes may
have a study guide.
 Projects will be scored based on a rubric that the
students are aware of prior to completing the
assignment.
Why Is Homework Important?
 It allows your child to review and practice what has
been covered in class.
 It allows your child to extend learning by applying
skills to new situations.
 It improves your child's thinking and memory.
•Your child will have a different
folder for each subject
•Math, Science, ELA, SC History
•When homework is assigned in the
planner, it will be in the correlating
subject folder.
•Please check your child’s book bag
nightly for homework in their
folders.
My Math
 My Math homework is given Monday through
Thursday and goes along with the lesson taught in
class that day.
 Students complete the even questions only; both
evens and odds will be gone over in class.
 Students are expected to study multiplication tables
every night.
Care To Share
 Each Friday your child will write a letter to you
telling you something that they have learned that
week.
 Please take this opportunity to write a letter back in
response to them.
Spiral Review Homework
 The spiral review homework covers math, English
language arts, editing, science, and South Carolina
History.
 It is handed out on Monday.
 It covers Monday through Thursday.
 Your child is responsible for completing the day’s
homework that night.
Reader’s Response
 Every night students should read for 15 minutes.
 Two nights a week, students should choose a
response from their reading log and respond to it in
their reader’s response notebook.
Learn to study smarter not
Harder
THIRD GRADE
Study Habits
WAYS TO STUDY SMARTER NOT HARDER
Tip # 1
Establish a consistent time and place to
study each day. Look for a place that has
minimal distractions and allows you to
fully concentrate.
Tip # 2
Begin studying immediately when you sit down with
the intention of studying. Watching TV and playing
video games gets you off track and makes it less
likely that you are going to have a successful and
productive study session.
Tip # 3
Break large tasks down into smaller, more manageable
tasks. This will help you to maintain focus and
complete the task quicker and easier.
Tip # 4
Keep your study supplies and designated studying
space neat and organized. This will let you find what
you need with ease and will allow you to reduce
wasted time created by searching for missing items.
Tip # 5
Get sleep! Getting enough sleep helps you to study
better and remember more material. Limit sweets a
few hours before bed in order to assure that sleep is
uninterrupted.
Tip # 6
Eat a healthy well balanced diet. This will help you to
feel better, and will allow you to better absorb and
retain the information you study.
PASS Testing
This will be this first year that you will
be taking the PASS test.
Writing: March
ELA, Math, and Science or SC History
: May
More information to come later.
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Planners
Phone Calls
Email
Remind101 Texts
Graded Work
Homework
Progress Reports
Parent/Teacher Conferences
I look forward to working with
you and your child this year. It is
going to be a wonderful year
filled with exciting learning
activities!