This document provides an overview of a classroom schedule and policies for a 3rd grade classroom. It includes: - The daily schedule which includes subjects like reading, math, writing and specials. - Behavior and responsibility levels for students. - Homework, reading and assessment policies. - Overviews of what is taught in different subject areas throughout the year.

2. • I was a Gwinnett Graduate
(Brookwood High School)
• Went to Georgia State
University for my
undergraduate degree in
Elementary Education
• Went to Walden University
for my Master’s degree in
Design in Curriculum and
Assessment

3. • Married 10 years to my husband Jared
• Two boys
• Blasson is in fourth grade
• McCade is in third grade
• Pets
Jay
7

4. Arrival before 8:15
Money and notes need to be in MONKEY BOOK.
Newsletters will be sent on Fridays.
Homework is turned in on Fridays.
Reading log is to be signed each night.
Reading Envelope to be read each night.

5. Class Website: Check for updates
http://gcps-sharonmauney.onmycalendar.com/
LUNCH: 11:58-12:28
Birthday’s MUST be celebrated
during Lunch!

6. Snack Time
• Nutritional snack
• Eat while working
• Nothing sweet
• No juice boxes or
colored water

7. MONKEY BOOK
Check DailyCheck Daily
Notes and
Notes and
behavior log in
behavior log in
this folder
this folder

8. Raise Responsibility
Level 4 – Self-Control (Red and Orange)
Level 3 – Cooperation (Yellow and Green)
Level 2 – Bothering (Blue and Purple)
Level 1 – Out of Control
(Black)

9. MONKEY BOOK
Red
Outstan
ding/
Aweso
me Day
Level 4
Orange
Great
Job
Level 4
Yellow
Good
Job
Level 3
Green
Ready
for
Learning
Level 3
Blue
Slow
Down
Level 2
Purple
Make
Better
Choices
Level 2
Black
Teacher
Choice
Level 1

10. 7:45-8:15
8:30-9:00
9:00-9:30
9:30-10:30
10:30-10:55
11:00-11:45
11:58-12:28
12:28-12:45
12:45-1:00
1:00-1:30
1:30-1:50
1:50-2:35
Morning Work
CQI/Team Time
Reading Mini-lesson
DAILY 5
Word work/Spelling
Specials
LUNCH
TDPE
Calendar
Math lesson
BUILD
Writing

11. Time: 9:00-10:30
9:00-9:30- Reading lesson: Focus on Reading
comprehension and Science and Social
Studies Curriculum.
9:30-10:30- DAILY 5: Guided Reading is our
primary tool for reading
instruction. Students are placed
into small groups of 4-6 students
and are given instruction based
on their reading level. Take home
bag each night with a book.

12. Grade level expectation:
Fall: D-E
Winter: G-H
Spring: J-K

13. Spelling does not become a
grade until January!
Fry 100 Words

14. ord families
Word parts
Segmenting words
New words each week-
Found on Newsletter
Word work assessment: Fridays

15. Time: 1:50-2:35
Writing lessons on are based on student
needs. BUT lessons can be Science and
Social Studies content.
Some writings are project based and
others are student driven.
Types of writings:
Narrative
Informational
Opinion

16. Time: 12:45-1:50
Math lessons are based on math
curriculum.
Students will be building proficiency and
mastery through math activities in
BUILD.
BUILD is the time of day where small
group math is completed.
Math homework each week. Should be

17. Time: 12:45-1:50
Major concepts:
-Fact Fluency to 20
-2D and 3D shapes
-Telling time to the hour and half-hour
-Place value to 120
-Fractions- ½ and ¼
-Skip counting by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s
-Number recognition to 120

18. Time: Integrated into every subject.
Weather
Earth’s land and water
Sound
Living together
Animals and plants
Seasons
Matter and energy
Forces
Rocks and minerals

19. Time: Integrated into every subject area.
Map Skills
Our Earth
Famous Americans- 6
people
Folktales
Personal Finance

20. READING envelope daily
WORDO activity Monday and Thursday
Math sheet- Tuesday

21. Why reading?
Only 1/3 of all students entering high school are proficient in reading -- only about
15 % of African American students, and 17 % of Hispanic students. (
NAEP Reading_2009)
Students who don't read proficiently by third grade are 4x’s more
likely to leave school without a diploma when compared to
proficient readers. ( The Annie E. Casey Foundation )
Every school day in America, 3,000 students drop out
-- the majority of them are poor readers. Students with
below grade level reading skills are 2x’s as likely to
drop out of school as those who can read on or above
grade level. (
Adolescent Literacy: A National Reading Crisis)
More than one third of all juvenile offenders read below the fourth-grade level.
(Adolescent Literacy: A National Reading Crisis)

22. Because…
Children learn an average of 4,000 to 12,000 new words each
year as a result of book reading. (Scholastic: Classroom Libraries
Work!)
Students who read widely and frequently are higher achievers
than students who read rarely and narrowly. (Scholastic:
Classroom Libraries Work!)
Research has found a relation between the amount of
time that children read for fun on their own and reading
achievement. (Handbook of Research on Teaching the
English Language Arts)

23. Art
Music
P.E.
Math
Technology

24. Pumpkin Patch in October
Washington Farms