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WELCOME TO 3RD GRADE !
Mrs. Kristy StoneLiteracy Teacher
Room 407
A LITTLE ABOUT ME!
This will be my 15th year of teaching. (Wow time sure does fly by!)
Worked in Turner, Madison, and Tift counties! I’ve taught 2nd grade through 6th grade.
Took a year off to be home with my small children. Then accepted a job here last year at LLP in third grade!
Married for 15 years, 3 children (Ellie, Mollie, and Brody)
Please contact me through e-mail, text, phone, or in person.
SCHEDULE
CLASS RULES
1.Follow directions quickly. 2.Raise your hand for permission to
speak. 3.Raise your hand for permission to
leave your seat. 4.Make smart choices. 5.Keep your dear teacher happy.
CONSEQUENCES
1.Warning 2.Partial loss of privilege 3.Complete loss of privilege 4.Office referral
HOMEWORK
•A homework sheet will be sent home on Mondays as well as a new spelling words. Homework will be assigned on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.
•Homework will focus on reading fluency and comprehension as well as language practice.
•Additionally, please have your child read aloud at least 20 minutes per night.
•Your child’s teacher may need to send unfinished class work home to be completed and returned to school.
STANDARDS-BASED REPORT CARDS
Tift County Schools uses a standards-based report cards for elementary schools.
It is a rubric scale of 1 through 4. 1 is below basic 2 is basic 3 at grade level 4 above grade level
READING
Within our reading program we will teach grade level curriculum as well as differentiated material that will expand your child’s reading skills. Areas of emphasis include, but are not limited to:
Literal comprehension PredictingInterpretive comprehension PersuadingVocabulary SummarizingFluency Topic/Main Idea/DetailsGathering Information AnalyzingNonfiction Story ElementsPhonicsNovel readingAuthor’s mood and purpose
EXPECTED READING LEVELS/LEXILE LEVELS
Level/Lexile
Fall M-N
Winter N
Spring P/ 650 Lexile minimum
LANGUAGE STUDY
The language component of our curriculum covers:
Parts of speech Sentence structure Types of sentences Complete sentences Capitalization Punctuation Grammar
Phonic Figurative Language Phonemic awareness Prefix/Suffix meanings Multiple Meaning Words Dictionary Skills
WRITING
Your students will have many opportunities throughout the year to practice writing for different purposes. The following are some examples of types of writing students may be doing in third grade.
Narrative JournalingInformationalOpinion Autobiographies Paragraphs Research papers
Descriptive PoetryNote taking Editing
SPELLING
•A new set of 12 spelling words will be given at the beginning of each week.
• Spelling tests will be given on the last day of the week.
EDMODO
IN CONCLUSION
Please know that I have an open-door policy. Feel free to ask me questions and let us know if
you need help with your child. If we don’t know the answer, we will seek out the information.
General philosophy: 3rd Graders work very hard at school all day. They
are learning academics and good study behaviors, including being responsible for themselves.
The goal is to hold the child accountable in a Love and Logic approach. Your child’s teacher will use methods to motivate them. Your child may make mistakes, forget items, etc. That is a part of learning. It’s okay to make mistakes as long as we learn from them!
