We are so excited to teach your children!
Mrs. Livermore
Ms. Russell
Mrs. Skalski
8-8:30 Arrival
8:30-8:45 Morning Meeting
8:45-9:15 Strategic Support
9:15-10:15 Literacy Module
10:15-11:15 :Literacy ALL Block
11:20-11:45 Lunch
11:45-12:15 Recess
12:20-1230 Quiet Time
12:30-1:30 Math
1:30-2:10 Specials
2:10- 2:50 Science/Social Studies
2:50-3:00 Closing Circle
3:00 Dismissal
Snack time will be determined by each teacher based on what works best for each class.
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Components of Responsive Classroom:
Morning Meeting
Establishing Rules
Brain Breaks
Interactive Modeling
Logical Consequences
Quiet Time
Closing Circle
Occasionally, science supplies will be needed as new units are introduced. We appreciate your support. Right now we need:
Thank you for the beginning of year donations to our third grade classrooms.
We suggest that families build a 45-60 minute (maximum) homework routine. This should include 20-30 minutes of nightly reading.
Homework is due on Fridays.
If your student consistently struggles with homework and/or takes long periods of time to complete the work, please contact your child’s teacher.
Please email your child’s teacher, prior to 12:00 noon, if your child has a change in transportation. Teachers can also be contacted through the Talking Points app. Please look for a confirmation response. If you do not get one, please call the front office.
If it is after 12:00 noon, please call the front office and let them know, so that we receive the message.
ELA
Quarter 1: Overcoming Learning Challenges Near and Far
Quarter 2: Frogs
Quarter 3: Peter Pan
Quarter 4: Water Around the World
Science
Matter and Its Interactions
Motion and Stability
Earth Systems
From Molecules to Organisms Part 1 and Part 2
Ecosystems
Social Studies
Civics and Government
Economics
North Carolina History
Coming of Age Traditions Mini Unit
Fives Themes of Geography
Math
Quarter 1 | Quarter 2 |
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Getting the Weekly Schedule
Go to PME website
Click Academics
Click 3rd grade
It’s on our Homepage
We are excited to announce that the WCPSS system to register parent volunteers is ready! You must register to chaperone field trips and work with students. To register, please go to the following link and follow the instructions: volunteer registration link
Volunteers must reapply each year.
Registration can be done on or off school campuses through any mobile device or computer.
Volunteer Registration
Ways to Volunteer
**Guest Speaker Opportunities**
Standardized Testing in 3rd Grade
mCLASS Reading is administered at the beginning, middle, and end of year.
Subtests:
Nonsense Word Fluency, Word Fluency, Oral Reading Fluency, Comprehension, and Vocabulary
Beginning of Grade Test (BOG)
The BOG is a multiple choice reading test modeled after the End of Year Test (EOG) and gives teachers baseline data in reading.
Standardized Testing in 3rd Grade
September: STAR Math is an adaptive math screener administered beginning, middle, and end of year.
October - The CogAt Test is the initial AIG qualifier.
NC Check-ins are given at the end of quarters, 1,2,& 3.
May
End of Grade Tests (EOG) cover the year’s materials for Reading and Math.
Explorers
The Explorers program is geared toward 3rd graders. This program is one of the first steps toward formally identifying students for the AIG program.
CogAt
The test of Cognitive Abilities is given to every 3rd grader in Wake County. It measures reasoning skills with different types of verbal, quantitative and nonverbal questions.
It will be given in October. The 3rd grade team will send reminders as it approaches.
There will be a virtual meeting to discuss the CogAt more. Look for an invitation!
AIG Teacher - Karen McKinney
TOMORROW IS PICTURE DAY!
What is the easiest way to reach us?
Please contact us as a team at partnership-3@wcpss.net, or:
Mrs. Livermore: jlivermore@wcpss.net
Ms. Russell jrussell@wcpss.net
Mrs. Skalski mskalski@wcpss.net
Or feel free to use Talking Points
My child’s birthday is coming up…may I send in treats to celebrate this special day?
Absolutely...as long as they are store bought and packaged. We’d love to help our students celebrate their birthdays.Please just let us know when you would like to send them in, and if you are sending them in for just their class or for the entire grade level.
Send to: partnership-3@wcpss.net