Third  Grade Curriculum Outline

Expectations    Homework  Contact Us    Curriculum    How You Can Help  

 We welcome you to fourth grade. We hope to get to know you and your child better throughout the school year. Below are the major policies and curriculum for our rooms:

Expectations:
We expect students to follow directions, show proper respect for people and property, and put their best effort into their school endeavors.

Homework Policy:
Spelling: Study and memorize the Priority List of words that students are expected to spell correctly in writing assignments.

Math: Flashcard drill on addition and subtraction facts through 20 early in the year, then working on multiplication and division facts after the first of the year (a few minutes each night Monday-Thursday).  Also, see Accelerated Math expectations below.

Reading: Read to your child or listen to your child read fifteen minutes a night Monday- Thursday.

Other: Sometimes your child may bring home unfinished class work to be completed.

Contacting Us:
We can be reached by message any time of the working day here at Berney at 527-3060 or by email at the following addresses:

Mrs. Schade: Dschade@wwps.org

Mrs. Grant-Herriot: Lherriot@wwps.org

Mr. O'Brien: Jobrien@wwps.org

Please don't hesitate to contact us in person or by note if you have any concerns or questions.

Our Curriculum Includes:

Computer Education:

Load/operate the computer without assistance

Use the computer for drill and practice

Identify basic computer components (monitor, drives, floppy disk, etc.)

Use the computer as a tool, a resource, and a tutor.

Science:

Physical Science:

-Properties of Sound

-Chemical/physical changes

Life Science:

-Plant growth and development

Math:

Berney third graders will be participating in two math programs this year. 

1) Walla Walla schools implemented a new math curriculum last school year.  It is published by Scott Foresman and is called Investigations in Number, Data, and Space.  The third grade units are listed below:

·        Mathematical Thinking at Grade 3 (introduction)

·        Things That Come in Groups (multiplication & division)

·        Flips, Turns, and Area ( 2-D geometry)

·        From Paces to Feet (measuring and data)

·        Landmarks in the Hundreds (the number system)

·        Up and Down the Number Line ( changes)

·        Combining and Comparing (addition & subtraction)

·        Turtle Paths (2-D geometry)

·        Fair Shares (fractions)

·        Exploring Solids and Boxes (3-D geometry)

  These units may not be taught in the order listed above.

  2) The second program is called Accelerated Math.  The same company that developed Accelerated Reading produces this. Students will master math objectives and progress at their own rate and at their own individual level.  Students will complete practice assignments to demonstrate mastery and will then take tests.  These assignments will be completed on a scan card, fed through the scanner, instantly recorded in the computer, and then a new assignment will be printed and the process starts over again.  Please review these papers with your child when they come home.  

Accelerated Math (or Acc.Math) is a supplemental math program that teaches computation and reasoning skills.  There are two main parts of this program: “practice” assignments and “test” assignments.  Students will work on practice assignments daily.  Teachers will print test pages for students when they have demonstrated competency in the practice skills. You will be seeing these practice and test pages with a TOPS report (score sheet) attached. Please be advised that these scores are only a part of your child’s total math grade. The bulk of their grade is derived from our adopted math curriculum, which is called “Investigations”. When you see these papers come home, PLEASE TAKE TIME to correct the errors with your child and discuss solutions. Please sign/initial each assignment and RETURN WITH YOUR CHILD. Discussing their Acc. Math with you will be your child’s homework. We appreciate your help because YOU ARE the most important teacher in your child’s education.

Social Studies:

Communities-History, Geography, Civics, and Economics

Map Skills- define globe, map, basic names, cardinal directions

Health:

Walla Walla schools has adopted a new health text. It is MeeksHeit Publishing Company's "Totally Awesome Health".

Visual Arts:

Use of various media (paper, paint, clay)

Use of elements of design (line, color, form, texture)

Language Arts:

MacMillan/McGraw Hill Text (Spotlight on Literacy)

Activities:

Daily Language Activities

Writing

Phonics and Decoding

Comprehension

Silent Reading

Story Corner-teacher read-aloud time

Grade level story time

Cursive writing

Spelling: Rebecca Sitton series

How you can help:

Here are some things you can do to help your child do better in school.

-Look through finished schoolwork your child brings home.

-Set aside a special reading time.

-Help your child get a library card.

-Practice with flash cards.

-See that your child eats well and gets plenty of rest.

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Date last modified: 08/16/2006