2. 7:15-7:50 Roll In and Read
7:50-8:00 Morning Announcements
8:00-9:45 Block 1
9:45-10:45 Block 2
10:45-11:00 Recess
11:09-11:39 Lunch
11:39-12:20 Block 2 continued
12:20-12:35 Stack & Pack/ Dismissal Activities
12:35-2:10 Specials
2:10 Dismissal
3. *Students will be graded using a performance based report card
each nine weeks.
*Grades of 3+, 3, 2, or 1 are given on assignments and report cards
according to the Cobb County Grading Rubric.
*Grades are not accessible online using Synergy in 3rd grade.
*Progress Reports will be distributed at the midpoint of each nine
week grading period.
*Please note that a 3 is earned by students who are independently
and consistently meeting the grade level standards.
4. *Reader’s Workshop using Lucy Calkins Units of Study
*Read Alouds & Mentor Texts
*Reading Response Journals
*Literature Groups and Guided Reading
READING IS CRITICAL TO SUCCESS IN 3rd GRADE!!
5. *Narrative piece each nine weeks
*Informational and Opinion alternate each nine weeks
*Research for Informational Writing
*Incorporate grammar skills
*Use rubrics to assess
6. *Building Words (Spelling & Vocabulary) Lists
every week
*Grammar Skills incorporated into Reading and
Writing Workshops
7. *Number Talks (Strategies, Mental Math)
*Group and partner tasks (Guided Math)
*Mastery and memorization of multiplication facts
*Creating Critical Thinkers Through Problem Solving
10. *Homework is not graded but is expected to be
completed and turned in when it is due.
Homework is reflected in the learning behaviors
section of the report card.
*Math homework will be given nightly.
11. *All homework will be written in the agenda daily!
**Math Fact Fluency & Nightly Reading are
expected to occur in the home in addition to
the nightly homework assigned**
12. Bell rings at 7:50 (Students are tardy if they enter the classroom after
the bell rings)
*Students arriving before 7:15 will not be permitted to enter the
school building until the 7:15 bell
*Breakfast is served from 7:15-7:40 in the cafeteria
Attendence
13. *Monthly breakfast & lunch menus are
located on the CCSD website here.
*Breakfast & Lunch Prices: Click here.
*Keep lunch accounts current to avoid charges.
*Lunchroom Rules: Table Talk & Stay Seated
*Please have your child learn their school
number**
14. *Afternoon Announcements- 2:10
Bus Riders
Car Riders
Day Care
ASP/Clubs
ALL transportation changes MUST be in
no e-mails or texts! No changes or early
dismissals after 1:45.
15. *Please be sure that your child is present and
on time each day if possible.
*Any absences should be accompanied by
an excuse letter or note within 3 days of the
absence(s).
*Please note that not all makeup work can be
sent home to complete. Some assignments
will be made up in class.
16. *Room Moms
*Wish List Donations
*PTSA Events
*Model importance of academics and read and practice
math facts with your child on a nightly basis.
