This document provides information for parents about a third grade classroom. It includes details about communication with teachers, the classroom schedule, curriculum, homework expectations, and classroom procedures. The teachers' contact information and office hours are listed. The classroom schedule outlines the daily subjects and special classes. Behavior expectations and birthday celebrations are also mentioned.

1. • Find your child’s seat
• Check the Parent Form for correct phone
numbers, email and sign
• Fill out the parent’s side of the Kid Quiz
and compare answers with your child’s
paper. Anyone get 100%?

2. Parent/ Teacher Communication & Contact Information
Overview of classroom schedule (subject to change)
 Curriculum by subject
 Ancillary Classes
Responsible Student Behavior
Homework Expectations
A Welcome to our Room Parent!
“Driver of the Week” and Birthday Books
Questions and Comments

3. Ms. Hicks M-F thicks@delmarpines.com
Mrs. Canzone M-F jcanzone@delmarpines.com
Ms. Hicks office hours:
•Available for drop in Tuesday 8:15-8:30am
and 3:30-3:45pm
Mrs. Canzone office hours:
•Available for drop in Tuesday and DEL MAR PINES
Thursday 8:15-8:30am
Both of us are available via email and by
appointment with 24hr notice
E-mail will be responded before 8:15am or
after 3:15pm, no later than 8pm at night.

4. • Be on time
• Line up for bell
• Un-pack
Morning Routine: Warm-up, Journals

5. Rebecca Sitton Spelling & Word Skills:
Scope and Sequence- Mastering the spelling of high-
frequency words, and ensuring their long-term
relationship in writing
Phonics, Word study, Vocabulary
Writing and Reading Conventions
Proofreading
Weekly Friday tests of core and priority words

6. Small group instruction:
Think Alouds: cont. 7 Strategies of Highly Effective Readers
Novels and short stories/texts: Comprehension questions,
vocabulary work, webbing, informational report, plot development
essay writing and novel projects, research paper
 Class Reads: to foster a love of reading
Independent work:
•practice skills learned, journals
•Visualizing, inferring, retelling, summarizing
•iPads read a story, word study, writing stories
•Big book creation and illustration

7. Class Meeting & 1 minute Math Drills
10:15-10:25
• Whole Class Discussions
• Student accountability
• Creating solutions and self-monitoring
• Math Drills (cont.) from previous year
• 1 minute math facts, increased automaticity
• x, -, ÷, + from 1-10

8. Healthy
snack
In a small
separate
container
from your
lunch.

9. Write Source
Skills Book:
•Self Editing
•Proof reading
marks
•Parts of
speech

10. H

11. Healthy lunch
Ki’s
24 hours prior

12. Wordly Wise: Vocabulary development (Tues, Thurs) 10:45-
11:00
Listening Comprehension: Continuation, assessment on
Friday 8:45-9:00
Cursive: Practicing formation of letters in booklets,.
(M,W,Th) 2:30-2:45
Keyboarding: Familiarization of Mac laptops, essay
writing, skill building program (M,W,Th) 2:30-2:45
Write Traits: Ideas, Organization, Word Choice, Voice,
Sentence Fluency, Conventions,

13. History-Social Science for California: Our Communities
Unit 1: Land & Water
in Your Area
Unit 2: California
Indians Past &
Present
Unit 3: Your
Community over
Time
Unit 4: Rules & Laws
Unit 5: The Economy
of Your Region

14. T, W, Th- Spanish- Huet
T- Art- Robinson
M, W- P.E- Fausel
T- Music- Goetsch
M- Tech- Scott
F Library- Laura
F- Hands-on Canción de Saludos
Science-
Huet

15. Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
•Life: Environment
Adaptations (water &
land)
•Earth: Our Earth,
Sun, Moon, Solar
System
•Physical: Matter, Seven layer density column
Energy, Light

16. Early dismissal check in office Carpool Line 3 minute zone
Call if someone else is picking up Park North of school

17. THIRD GRADE 2012-2013
MONDAY TUESDAY WED THURS FRIDAY
8:30-8:45 Morning Routine Morning Routine Morning Routine Morning Routine Morning Routine
8:45-9:00 Spelling Spelling Spelling Spelling Listening Comp
9:00-9:15 Language Arts Language Arts Language Arts Language Arts Language Arts
9:30-9:45
9:45-10:00
10:00-10:15
10:15-10:25 Class Meeting Class Meeting Class Meeting Class Meeting Class Meeting
10:25-10:45
10:30-10:45 RECESS RECESS RECESS RECESS RECESS
10:45-11:00 Julie Grammar Vocabulary Julie Grammar Vocabulary Grammar/Vocab
11:00-11:15 Math Math Math Math Math
11:15-11:30
11:30-11:45
11:45-12:00 Early Pack-up
12:00-12:15 Lunch Spanish Lunch Lunch Lunch
12:15-12:30 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
12:30-12:45 Technology Lunch Spanish Science Spelling Test
12:45-1:05 Lunch Friday Folders
1:05-1:15 Music Science/ Spanish Hands-On
1:15-1:30 Social Studies Science lab
1:30-1:45 P.E. P.E. Social Studies
1:45-2:00
2:00-2:15 Social Studies Art Writing/ Writing/ Library
2:15-2:30 Six Traits Six Traits
2:30-2:45 Cursive/Keyboard Cursive/Keyboard Cursive/Keyboard Fantastic Friday
2:45-3:05 Packup/jobs/Read-aloud PackUp/Jobs/Read-aloud Packup/Jobs/Read-aloud

18. Positive Discipline
Classroom Management: Responsible Student Behavior
• Rick Morris clip chart:
We are currently being trained in Positive
Discipline and have decided to update our
classroom management systems. During
this time of transition, we have decided to
use a behavior modification chart K-5.

20. Class Budget
Communication
Monthly birthday recognition www.delmarpines.com
E-mail distribution list
Class musical Weekly updates
Teacher appreciation
Gifts – b-day, holiday, end of year
Volunteering
Pick up/drop off &
Parking
Sign up sheets and
ongoing requests
September 6, 2012

21. • A new student is
• Birthdays will be celebrated
selected each
on the last Friday of each
Thursday
month for children who share
• Poster will display
same birth month
from Monday-Friday
• Decorate with
• Birthday Book for class
pictures & drawings
• Your child will share (optional)
it in front of the class.

22. HOMEWORK

23. We feel honored to be your child’s teachers.
Please contact us anytime you have a question, concern, or
success you would like to share about your child.