3rd grade

Open House

Mrs. Husser, Mrs. Chester, Miss Molly

2024-2025

Communication

1. Teachers will communicate with you often throughout the school year.
2. Our main source of communication is Class Dojo. If you have not joined us yet, please join us! Students will received Dojo points throughout the day and we can message you through Class Dojo. Class Dojo is free, please do not pay for it unless you want to.
3. You can reach us by email.
1. erika.husser@tangischools.org (math)
2. byronesha.chester@tangischools.org (ela)
3. molly.valente@tangischools.org (science and social studies)
4. You can also call the office and leave a message.
5. Please be sure that you do not text our personal cell phone numbers, send all messages through Class Dojo.
6. We cannot call during the school day unless it is an emergency or an intense behavior issue.
7. Please make sure that your contact information is up to date.
8. Weekly newsletter and Class Dojo Class Story

Science

PhD science is the curriculum we use.

It is broken down into 4 overarching modules:

• Weather and climate
• Survival
• Traits
• Force and Motion

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There is a Science workbook, but it can not go home.

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Social Studies

Social studies is broken down into 7 Units:

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Founding of the United States of America

Paper and Places

A Growing Nation

A Changing Nation

A Nation of Industry and Innovation

Towards a More Perfect Union

An Ever-Advancing Nation

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The main skills students will need to be familiar with are map skills, reading sources and answering questions.

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There is a Social Studies textbook, but it can not go home. It can be found on the bayou bridges website.

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Study Guides will be sent home the week before a test, they will be sent home on paper and on Dojo in case a student is absent

Bayou Bridges

Math

1. All assessments are on Chromebooks in the Great Minds App. You can check graded assessments on Great Minds under “reports”. Scratch paper will be sent home on Thursdays in test folder.
2. I do not collect homework. It is just extra practice for at home.
1. Show homework helper
3. Review sheets for assessments are sent home the day before the assessment.

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• Explain 2 workbooks.
• Zearn and Xtramath and Equip
• Explain daily classroom routine (instruction and intervention)
• Exit tickets are sent home and used for data.
• LEAP score equivalent to letter grades and data wall

ELA

Unit 1: The Stories of Julian Tells - Theme: Adventures through Reading

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Assessments: Paper based for the current 9 weeks. (Transition)

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Binders: Class work must stay in folder. We will clean them out in class after each unit.

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Interventions: Lexia- Core5 , Small Groups, One-on-one

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Lexia-Core5: Reading based Program

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Snack

Lunch is very early for 3rd graders

Lunch is at 10:15

Husser’s HR: 12:20pm

Molly’s HR: 1:10pm

Chester’s HR: 2:00 pm

Times

Students will eat snack during their pullout time.

Snack at Pullout

PE, Art, Computer, Library, Music

Pullout schedule

Test Folders

Test Folders go home every Thursday.

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Parents are to sign the folder on the appropriate line.

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Test Folders should be returned on Fridays.

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ALL TEST PAPERS MUST BE RETURNED IN THE FOLDER!!

(DO NOT KEEP TEST AT HOME)

3rd Grade Field Trip

Where: Destrehan Plantation

When: October 11, 2024

Cost: $21.50/ student

$18/ adult (NO CASH)

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Need to know:

• Must have Permission slip
• Supply Fee must be paid
• Field Trip Fees = NON-REFUNDABLE
• Students must ride the bus
• No younger siblings
• No check-outs afterwards (2:15)

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SCAN TO PAY