Vista Verde School

A National Blue Ribbon School where learning goes on all year

long!

Welcome to Back-to-School

Night Third Grade

Mrs. Burrows, Mrs. Ferons, Mrs. Madden, and Mrs.

Widén

Background• Experience

– Education– Years in the District

• Interests– Family– Hobbies

• Safety First! • There and Ready • Act Responsibly • Respect Self and Others

COMMUNICATION• E-mail:jeanetteburrows@iusd.org;janferons@iusd.org; annemariemadden@iusd.org; mariannewiden@iusd.org

• A Written Note- Necessary for excuses from PE

• PLEASE make an appointment if you need to meet in person

- Mornings are spent preparing for your child’s school day

• http://teacherweb.com/CA/VistaVerdeElementary/thirdgrade

A Day in the Life of a 3rd Grader

Language Arts• Houghton Mifflin Program• GROW (Go Read Or Write) • Reading Counts• Writing – grammar, sentence/

paragraph structure, editing, revising (informative, opinion, narrative)

• Spelling – Houghton Mifflin/phonics based instruction

• Oral Language –project presentations• Teacher Read – Genres / Series

Mathematics• Houghton Mifflin Go Math! • Marcy Cook Tiles• Real Word Problem Solving• Number Sense• Mastery of Multiplication and

Division Facts (0-10)

Social Studies• Integrating History, Economics, and

Geography– Harcourt Brace series– Economics Business Report

• Studying Communities of the Past and Present (Irvine and Orange County)– How others have helped develop our society– City government and organization

• Maps and Globes– Orange County – travel brochure

Travel Brochure

Science• Life Sciences

– Humans’ Impact on the Environment / Recycling

– Diverse Life Forms– Structures of Life

• Physical Sciences– Matter and Energy

• Earth Sciences– Solar System

Recycling• July – January • Third Graders recycle water bottles

– Allows us to adopt endangered animals that we are studying– Helps students feel a part of something bigger – one person, onegrade level can make a difference

Liberal Arts• Physical Education• Art

– Arts Advantage– Art Masters

• Music– Music Specialist

Thank you PTA and IPSF!

Special Events– Amazing Animals Scientist Speaker– Jackie Nunez – Journeys into the Past– Santa Ana Planetarium– Last Day Pool Party

Extras• Student Recognition• Homework

– Sent home on Monday, due on Friday

• Responsibility• Organizational Skills• Time Management

• Absences• Birthdays

– Non-food celebrations

General Information

• September Conferences– Sign-up tonight

• Volunteers – THANK YOU!

HELP DESK

Thank You for Coming!