Making The Grade
Third grade is a pivotal stage in each child's school career. It is a time where much more responsibility and independence is expected of students. Although
your child will ultimately be held accountable for his/her assignments, your child will benefit from your help with this new skill. To help your child, you will need to be aware of what your child's expectations are. I will do my best to keep you well informed through this site and newsletters as to how you can help ensure your child's academic success in third grade.
Your child will be receiving letter grades in third grade, and your child will need to exercise responsibility, independence, and effort to achieve acceptable grades. Students earn their report card grades through a combination of test scores, daily assignments, homework, and class participation. I expect work to be completed in a timely manner and done neatly. Turning in work is each student's responsibility.
Incomplete practice work will be sent home to be completed and returned the next morning. There will be no deduction from the grade, if it is returned the next morning. If it isn't completed at home, it will need to be completed during your
child's morning break time, and the score will be dropped 10%. Tests and quizzes will not be sent home. Your child will be given as much time as needed to complete those in class to the best of his/her ability.
Assignments that are given for a letter grade will have a percentage correct at the
top. If there's no percentage marked on the paper, it should be marked as being done together or it is a practice paper. Scores recorded for a grade will follow the district's grading scale.
Grade Mark
A+ 99.99% - 100%
A 92.50% - 99.98%
A- 89.50% - 92.49%
B+ 86.50% - 89.49%
B 82.50% - 86.49%
B- 79.50% - 82.49%
C+ 76.50% - 79.49%
C 72.50% - 76.49%
C- 69.50% - 72.49%
D+ 66.50% - 69.49%
D 62.50% - 69.49%
D- 59.50% - 62.49%
E 0% - 59.49%
Helping Your Child Make the Grade
Your child's graded work will be sent home on Fridays for you to review. Please look for areas of weakness or struggles in your child's work to see how you may help them with concepts he/she may be struggling with. Our math curriculum may look
different from how you learned math, but our curriculum is very flexible about
children using strategies they find personally helpful to complete tasks. Traditional mathematical methods are acceptable for most assignments. Please see the "Raising Your Mathematician" page if you would like more ideas on how to help your child if he/she is struggling in math. There are also links for extra math challenges on that page to keep your child growing in mathematical skills. Suggestions to help your child continue growing in his/her reading are available on the "Feeding Your Bookworm" page of the website as well. If that doesn’t help, please contact me, and I should be able to help you implement some things at home to help your child
succeed.
Weekly and monthly homework assignments will be given to give your child the
additional practice needed to meet the third grade expectations. Typically, the packet will be sent home each Friday (or the last day of each school week) and it will need to be finished and returned by Thursday of the following week. Included in this packet will be the following
*Weekly math pages
* Word Works (spelling) practice sheets:
*Weekly Reading Log
*Weekly Math Facts Practice Log (once we start our timed tests in November)
Weekly homework packets not turned in by Friday of the following week will be worked on by the child during our Friday Free Time. For each weekday the homework is late, ten percent will be taken off the child’s grade. Of course, if there are extenuating circumstances, please contact me and we can arrange a due date more suitable to your child’s needs.
There will be no retests given on tests, unless it is given (for some reason) to the whole class. However, if your child does poorly on a test, he/she may correct the test
at home and change his/her grade to the difference between the original grade and the grade including the corrections. For example, if your child received an 80% on a test, he/she could correct it (with help if needed) at home. If your child received a 90% on the corrected test, the final test score would be 85%. All corrected tests must be returned at least two weeks prior to the end of each trimester.
Your child will receive study materials in his/her Friday folder the Friday before
any big test. Helping your child develop good studying techniques can also help your child make the grade!
Third grade is a pivotal stage in each child's school career. It is a time where much more responsibility and independence is expected of students. Although
your child will ultimately be held accountable for his/her assignments, your child will benefit from your help with this new skill. To help your child, you will need to be aware of what your child's expectations are. I will do my best to keep you well informed through this site and newsletters as to how you can help ensure your child's academic success in third grade.
Your child will be receiving letter grades in third grade, and your child will need to exercise responsibility, independence, and effort to achieve acceptable grades. Students earn their report card grades through a combination of test scores, daily assignments, homework, and class participation. I expect work to be completed in a timely manner and done neatly. Turning in work is each student's responsibility.
Incomplete practice work will be sent home to be completed and returned the next morning. There will be no deduction from the grade, if it is returned the next morning. If it isn't completed at home, it will need to be completed during your
child's morning break time, and the score will be dropped 10%. Tests and quizzes will not be sent home. Your child will be given as much time as needed to complete those in class to the best of his/her ability.
Assignments that are given for a letter grade will have a percentage correct at the
top. If there's no percentage marked on the paper, it should be marked as being done together or it is a practice paper. Scores recorded for a grade will follow the district's grading scale.
Grade Mark
A+ 99.99% - 100%
A 92.50% - 99.98%
A- 89.50% - 92.49%
B+ 86.50% - 89.49%
B 82.50% - 86.49%
B- 79.50% - 82.49%
C+ 76.50% - 79.49%
C 72.50% - 76.49%
C- 69.50% - 72.49%
D+ 66.50% - 69.49%
D 62.50% - 69.49%
D- 59.50% - 62.49%
E 0% - 59.49%
Helping Your Child Make the Grade
Your child's graded work will be sent home on Fridays for you to review. Please look for areas of weakness or struggles in your child's work to see how you may help them with concepts he/she may be struggling with. Our math curriculum may look
different from how you learned math, but our curriculum is very flexible about
children using strategies they find personally helpful to complete tasks. Traditional mathematical methods are acceptable for most assignments. Please see the "Raising Your Mathematician" page if you would like more ideas on how to help your child if he/she is struggling in math. There are also links for extra math challenges on that page to keep your child growing in mathematical skills. Suggestions to help your child continue growing in his/her reading are available on the "Feeding Your Bookworm" page of the website as well. If that doesn’t help, please contact me, and I should be able to help you implement some things at home to help your child
succeed.
Weekly and monthly homework assignments will be given to give your child the
additional practice needed to meet the third grade expectations. Typically, the packet will be sent home each Friday (or the last day of each school week) and it will need to be finished and returned by Thursday of the following week. Included in this packet will be the following
*Weekly math pages
* Word Works (spelling) practice sheets:
*Weekly Reading Log
*Weekly Math Facts Practice Log (once we start our timed tests in November)
Weekly homework packets not turned in by Friday of the following week will be worked on by the child during our Friday Free Time. For each weekday the homework is late, ten percent will be taken off the child’s grade. Of course, if there are extenuating circumstances, please contact me and we can arrange a due date more suitable to your child’s needs.
There will be no retests given on tests, unless it is given (for some reason) to the whole class. However, if your child does poorly on a test, he/she may correct the test
at home and change his/her grade to the difference between the original grade and the grade including the corrections. For example, if your child received an 80% on a test, he/she could correct it (with help if needed) at home. If your child received a 90% on the corrected test, the final test score would be 85%. All corrected tests must be returned at least two weeks prior to the end of each trimester.
Your child will receive study materials in his/her Friday folder the Friday before
any big test. Helping your child develop good studying techniques can also help your child make the grade!
Behavioral Expectations
Our students at Alaiedon Elementary are expected to SOAR.
Be Safe.
Respect Others.
Have a Positive Attitude.
Be Responsible.
Our
class has come up with the following class expectations, and we have been
self-assessing our class often on our performance. The following is the list of our classroom expectations. They parallel the school expectations, yet they're phrased in a way that makes it more clear what these expectations should look like in the learning environment.
1. Be safe. (Be Safe)
2. Treat others with respect. (Respect Others)
3. Work quietly, and wait your turn to speak. (Respect Others)
4. Listen well, and follow directions. (Have a positive Attitude, and be Responsible.)
5. Take care of our classroom and our school. (Be Responsible)
1. Be safe. (Be Safe)
2. Treat others with respect. (Respect Others)
3. Work quietly, and wait your turn to speak. (Respect Others)
4. Listen well, and follow directions. (Have a positive Attitude, and be Responsible.)
5. Take care of our classroom and our school. (Be Responsible)