Ms. Smith's 3rd Grade Class - Where learning goes to new depths!

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Ms. Smith's 3rd Grade Class - Where learning goes
to new depths!
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RULES


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OUR SEVEN CLASSROOM RULES

• Follow directions. (The first time they are
  given!)
• Keep hands, feet, and negative comments to
  yourself.
• Be kind to other children and adults in the
  classroom. Show respect.
• Take good care of class materials and clean up
  things when you are finished with them.
• Always walk in the hallways and classroom.
• Raise your hand when you need to share something
  with the class.
• Use a soft voice in the classroom, save your big
  voice for outside.

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SCHOOL DRESS CODE

• All shirts and blouses must cover midriff, back,
  sides and all undergarments at all times. All
  shirts, tops, and blouses shall have sleeves and
  cover the shoulders.
• Shorts, skirts, divided skirts, and culottes are
  allowed. They must be hemmed and be mid-thigh
  length or longer.
• All trousers, pants, or shorts must totally cover
  undergarments, including boxer shorts.
• All clothing shall be free of the following
  profanity, violent images, sexually suggestive
  phrases or images, gang related symbols, alcohol,
  tobacco, drugs, or advertisements for such
  products.
• Safe and appropriate footwear must be worn.
  Inappropriate footwear includes, but is not
  limited to, skates, shoe skates, and bedroom
  slippers.

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SCHOOL RULES

• Respect must be shown toward students and adults
  at all times.
• Fighting (including play fighting) or dangerous
  behaviors, such as, kicking, hitting, pushing,
  wrestling, and throwing objects are not
  permitted.
• Running and playing in the hallways is not
  permitted.
• Only materials, supplies, and items directly
  related to units of study may be brought to
  school.
• School property, facilities, and equipment must
  be used properly and safely.
• All state and federal laws must be followed at
  all times.

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SCHOOL BUS RULES

• Bus drivers are required to maintain a safe and
  quiet environment on their buses. In order to
  accomplish this, students must obey the following
  rules
• Wait in line at the bus stop and follow all
  school rules while waiting.
• All students must obey the bus driver and follow
  his or her directions.
• All students must remain seated, facing the front
  of the bus at all times with hands, keeping feet
  and objects inside the bus at all times.
• All students must speak quietly and not make loud
  noises on the bus.
• The center aisle must be kept clear of books,
  lunch pails, and musical instruments at all
  times.
• Students must keep their feet and hands to
  themselves.
• Students may not throw any item in or out of the
  bus.
• No food, candy, or drinks may be eaten on the
  bus.

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PLAYGROUND RULES

• School rules must be followed at all times.
• Students must stay within boundaries of the
  playground.
• Eating and drinking are only permitted in
  designated areas.
• Students should not walk through a game in
  progress or disrupt games.
• Playing in or around restrooms is not permitted.
• Any behavior resembling fighting or wrestling is
  forbidden.
• When the freeze bell rings, students must
  immediately freeze until whistle blows.
• Drinking fountains and restrooms are to be used
  BEFORE the bell rings.
• Play equipment for use on school grounds must be
  provided by the school.

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LUNCHROOM RULES

• Students will line up single file in the
  cafeteria area in front of the serving counter.
• Students are expect to eat in a polite, quiet and
  acceptable manner at assigned tables.
• No throwing of food, yelling, running, selling,
  or trading of food is permitted.
• Students are to follow the instructions of all
  adults on duty.
• Each student is responsible for the disposal of
  his/her trash in an appropriate receptacle.
• Students are not allowed to leave school during
  lunch or recess unless authorized through the
  office.
• At the conclusion of the lunch period, all
  students are to line up in an orderly manner and
  quietly await their teachers prompt arrival.

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CONSEQUENCES FOR MISBEHAVIOR

• Failure to follow school rules may result in the
  following action or actions (not necessarily in
  this order)
• Warning or Reprimand
• Parent Notification
• Loss Of Privileges or Activities
• Detention or Suspension
• Damage or Replacement Fees
• Referral For Expulsion
• Police Action

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PROCEDURES
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Arrival Procedure

• Enter Quietly.
• Put away your belongings.
• Be seated and begin bell work.
• Listen to the A.M. television announcements.
• Continue to work until teacher provides further
  instructions.

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Lining Up for Lunch Procedure

• Listen for the first letter of your last name to
  be called.
• Push in your chair.
• Walk over to the line.
• Remember to use your inside voice so others can
  hear.

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Line Movement Procedure

• Stand directly behind the person in front of you.
• Your hands are by your sides.
• Your feet are on the sidewalk.
• You are silent.
• If you pass someone you know, flash them a bright
  smile.

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Dismissal Procedure

• Pack up to go home.
• Stack chairs on top of desk.
• Sit on rug for daily review.
• Line up quietly in designated area when you hear
  your name.

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Fire Drill Procedure

• Leave all belongings at your desk.
• Walk quickly quietly to the door when the alarm
  sounds.
• Follow the teacher to the designated area.
• Stay with your group.
• Remain quiet listen for directions.

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Severe Weather Information
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3rd Grade Curriculum Overview

• Music

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3rd Grade Music

• Skills and Techniques
• The student sings, reads and notates a varied
  repertoire of music.
• The student performs on instruments, a varied
  repertoire of music.
• Creation and Communication
• The student improvises melodies, variations, and
  accompaniments.
• The student composes and arranges music within
  specific guidelines.
• Cultural and Historical Connections
• The student understands music in relation to
  culture and history.
• Applications to Life
• The student understands the relationship between
  music, the other arts, disciplines outside the
  arts and beyond the school setting.
• Aesthetic and Critical Analysis
• The student listens to, analyzes, evaluates and
  describes music music performance.

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3rd Grade Visual Arts

• Skills and Techniques
• The student understands and applies media,
  techniques, and processes.
• Creation and Communication
• The student creates and communicates a range of
  subject matter, symbols, and ideas using
  knowledge of structures and functions of visual
  arts.
• Cultural and Historical Connections
• The student understands the visual arts in
  relation to history and culture.
• Aesthetic and Critical Analysis
• The student assesses, evaluates, and responds to
  the characteristics of works of art.
• Applications to Life
• The student makes connections between the visual
  arts, other disciplines, and the real world.

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3rd Grade Language Arts

• Reading
• The student uses the reading process effectively
  and constructs meaning from a wide range of
  texts.
• Writing
• The student uses writing processes effectively
  and writes to communicate ideas and information
  effectively.
• Listening, Viewing, and Speaking
• The student uses listening, viewing speaking
  strategies effectively.
• Language
• The student understands the nature power of
  language.
• Literature
• The student understands the common features of a
  variety of literary forms responds critically
  to fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.

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3rd Grade Mathematics

• Number Sense, Concepts, and Operations
• The student understands number systems, the
  effects of operations on numbers and the
  relationships among these operations, selects
  appropriate operations, computes for problem
  solving, can estimate, and applies theories
  related to numbers.
• Measurement
• The student measures quantities in the real world
  and uses the measures to solve problems, compare,
  contrast, estimate, and convert within the
  appropriate systems of measurement.
• Geometry and Spatial Sense
• The student describes, draws, identifies, and
  analyzes two- and three-dimensional shapes as
  well as visualizes and illustrates ways in which
  shapes can be combined, subdivided, and changed.
• Algebraic Thinking
• The student describes, analyzes, and generalizes
  a wide variety of patterns, relations, and
  functions.
• Data Analysis and Probability
• The student understands uses the tools of data
  analysis for managing information and uses
  statistical methods to make inferences about
  real-world situations.

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3rd Grade Science

• The Nature of Matter
• The student understands that all matter has
  observable, measurable properties.
• Energy
• The student recognizes that energy may be changed
  in form with varying efficiency.
• Force and Motion
• The student understands the concepts of motion
  and force.
• Processes that Shape the Earth
• The student recognizes that processes in the
  lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and
  biosphere interact to shape the Earth and
  understands the need for protection of the
  natural systems .
• Earth and Space
• The student understands the interaction and
  organization in the Solar System and the universe
  and how this affects life on Earth.
• Processes of Life
• The student describes patterns of structure and
  function in living things.
• How Living Things Interact with Their Environment
• The student understands the cyclic nature of
  living things the issue of using limited
  resources.
• The Nature of Science
• The student uses the scientific processes and
  habits of mind to solve problems.

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3rd Grade Social Studies

• Time, Continuity, and Change
• The student understands historical chronology and
  the historical perspective.
• The student understands the world from its
  beginnings to the time of the Renaissance as well
  as Western and Eastern civilization since the
  Renaissance.
• The student understands U.S. history from 1880 to
  present.
• The student understands the history of Florida
  and its people.
• People, Places, and Environments Geography
• The student understands the world in spatial
  terms.
• Government and the Citizen Civics and
  Government
• The student understands the structure, functions,
  and purposes of government and how the principles
  and values of American democracy are reflected in
  American constitutional government.
• Economics
• The student understands how scarcity requires
  individuals and institutions to make choices
  about how to use resources.

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Homework Routines Expectations

• Math
• Math problems from our Math workbook will be
  assigned to complete each evening (Monday through
  Friday) at home. These are due the next day and
  often require adult assistance. Basic facts
  should be practiced in order to master 30
  addition, subtraction, multiplication, and
  division problems in 1½, 2, and 3 minutes by May
  of this year.
• Reading
• Daily reading is expected throughout the school
  year with the Third Grade Wild about Reading
  and Reading Keys incentive programs. We will
  send home more information about these programs
  in September. Both of these programs are REQUIRED
  in third grade. Students are expected to be
  reading at least 10 minutes each evening (either
  independently or with an adult).
• Spelling
• A list of spelling words will be pre-tested and
  sent home the first day of the week. Please help
  your child review these words at home. We will be
  reinforcing the lists each day with various
  activities and games. The final test will be
  given on the last day of the week.
• Science/Social Studies
• At-home projects will be assigned a few times
  this year. Look for more information later in the
  school year. There may also be times when larger
  in-class projects will need to be finished with
  help at home.
• Round Trip Folder
• Completed assignments, notes to be returned, and
  pertinent school information will be sent home in
  the first section of your childs accordion
  folder. This will go home every night and the
  first section should be emptied and sent back to
  school each morning. Please help your child get
  used to this routine.

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Welcome to Ms. Smiths Class

• Welcome Letter
• Video Message from Ms. Smith

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Welcome to Third Grade

• Dear Parents,
• Welcome to third grade at Excellent Elementary.
  I am very happy to be your childs third grade
  teacher! This will be an exciting year for all
  of us. I am full of anticipation and deeply
  grateful to have the opportunity to work with all
  of you and your new third graders. Third grade
  is an important and exciting time in your childs
  life.
• As you may know, your child will begin FCAT
  testing this year. More details will come later
  about this. Please remember that attendance and
  prompt arrival to school are critical to your
  childs success. We have so much to do each day
  that not a moment of precious , instructional
  time can be wasted. I have many exciting
  learning opportunities and field trips planned
  for this year. We will be compiling a class
  book, going on a Webquest to find out about
  people from other countries, and communicating
  with students from other countries via email. A
  trip to the Museum of Science and Industry is
  planned for the spring.
• I will update this site monthly so that you can
  stay in touch with what your third grader is
  doing in class. Of course, this will not be my
  only means of communication. I will be sending
  notes, letters and reminders home periodically,
  as well as contacting you by phone. Please feel
  free to email me anytime. You will find the
  Email Us button on the Home Page of this site.
  I can also be reached by phone at the school.
  Please leave a voicemail if it is during school
  hours, and I will respond after dismissal time.
• Your child will need to bring some supplies to
  school. If you would like to get an early start,
  please check the Supply List on this site.
• Warmest Regards,
• Mrs. Smith

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Supply List

• 10 Number 2 pencils
• 1 Large Eraser
• Plastic pencil box
• Washable markers
• 2 composition notebooks (not spiral notebooks)
• ½ white 3 ring binder
• Small Scissors

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ABCs of Parenting(Author Unknown)

• Ask your child about the school day.
• Begin your childs day with a nourishing
  breakfast.
• Congratulate your child for doing well.
• Discuss homework with your child.
• Encourage your child to read.
• Find a quiet place for your child to study.
• Give your child responsibilities.
• Hug your child to build self-worth.
• Include your child in making simple family
  decisions.
• Join a library with your child.
• Keep your child on a schedule that includes
  exercise and sleep.
• Limit TV viewing by selecting programs with
  your child.
• Make the time you spend with your child
  special.
• Notice and discuss changes in your childs
  behavior.
• Offer to help your child organize school
  papers.
• Provide your child with good role models.
• Question the activities your child shares
  with friends.
• Respect your childs right to have opinions
  different from yours.
• Share an interest or a hobby with your child.

Parents Corner
Parent Tidbits
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HARACTER DUCATION

• Why?
• Because its not only aptitude, its also
  attitude which determines where we go in life.
• When?
• Each month Mrs. Smiths third grade class will
  focus on a character trait.
• How?
• We will read stories which illustrate the trait
  we are working on and learn about important
  people, past and present, who exemplify positive
  character traits.
• What?
• September (Responsibility) February
  (Friendship)
• October (Courage) March (Honesty)
• November (Citizenship) April (Fairness)
• December (Caring) May (Perseverance)
• January (Self-discipline) June (Respect)

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Student Success
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Newsletter
Look here every month for updates on what were
doing in our classroom, what weve learn, high
achievers, upcoming events field trips, and how
you can help.
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Classroom Wish List

• Kleenex
• Crayons
• Pencils
• Washable Markers
• Glitter Glue
• Headphones
• Hand Sanitizer

• Ziploc Bags
• Paper Cups
• Paper Towels
• Construction Paper
• Computer Paper
• Scissors
• Age Appropriate Books

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Contact Information

• Ms. Smith
• [phone] (W)
• [phone] (C)
• Email
• D.Smith_at_sdhc.k12.fl.us
• Absentee Hotline
• (813) OUT-SICK or
• [phone]

• Excellent Elementary
• One Happy Drive
• Pleasantville, FL 01234
• Principal
• Dr. Doolittle
• [phone] x.12
• [phone] (F)

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Parents Corner
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Parent Tidbits
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Homework
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Current Assignments

• Homework Week of September 8th 13th
• Review classroom procedures with parents and have
  them sign and return it to class
• Review spelling words nightly with your Parents.

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Spelling Words

• Week of September 8th 13th
• Week of September 16th 20th

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Spelling List9/8 - 9/13

• act
• last
• plan
• sand
• band
• land
• grand
• stand

• stamp
• trip
• lift
• list
• swim
• stick
• thing

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Spelling List9/16 9/20

• drop
• crop
• plot
• clock
• block
• flock
• desk
• spend

• sled
• test
• nest
• west
• left
• tent
• spent

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Important Dates

• Hillsborough County School District 2007/2008
  Calendar
• FCAT Calendar

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Information

• FCAT Fact Sheet
• Frequently Asked Questions
• FCAT Calendar
• FCAT Explorer Helps students learn about
  practice the skills tested on the FCATs.
• FCAT Parent Network This site allows you to
  access your student's Sunshine State Standards
  (SSS) FCAT Reading, Mathematics, Science, and
  Writing results as soon as they are available.
  The information provided here, as well as
  additional details on www.fldoe.org, can be used
  to help guide your student's education.

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Cool Websites for Kids

• Book Adventure
• Ask Jeeves for Kids
• The Virtual Vine
• Kaboose Funschool

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Lunch Information

• Lunch Calendar
• Nutrition Information
• Food Pricing
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Free/Reduced Lunch Information

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Involvement

• Your involvement in not only your childs life,
  but the life of others is strongly encouraged.
  Any form of involvement will be appreciated.
  Involvement can range from mentoring to reading a
  book weekly to the class. Your time will be a
  gift to us all.
• Volunteer Mentor Applications
• Wish List
• If you are not able to give of your time, please
  consider assisting us in other ways. Here is a
  wish list of items that are needed in the class.
  Please feel free to donate these items at any
  point throughout the school year.