1. Many "hands on" learning activities, especially in math and science
2. Science and social studies included in the curriculum
3. Spanish classes (New this year!)
4. Reading chapter books as a class
5. Learning multiplication
6. Planning school Masses
7. Reader's Theater (January)
8. Famous Black American Wax Museum (February)
9. Exciting field trips
10.Daily snacks (Everyone needs an energy boost!)
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Friday, August 8, 2008
A New School Year
Third graders can look forward to an exciting school year. I have adopted a new learning plan called "cooperative learning". As part of the plan, the children will sit at tables instead of desks. They will work with three other children on many projects throughout the year. The objective for cooperative learning groups is for the children to learn how to get along while working together.
Every afternoon, the children will use planners to record their homework assignments. I will write the information on the board. The children then copy the information into their planners. At first, I will check each student's planner to make sure all the infomation has been copied. Eventually, I will expect the children to be responsible to copy the infomation without my help.
ISTEP+ testing is scheduled the week of September 14. Please help me help the children remain stress-free during this process. I will have more information to share about ISTEP+ at our Back to School Night.
As a class, we will read at least four different Accelerated Reader chapter books, beginning with Sarah, Plain and Tall. The children will have an opportunity to discuss each chapter, as well as learn new vocabulary words.
Third graders will be Reading Buddies to the children in our Pre-K program. Participating in the Reading Buddies program has shown to improve both reading comprehension and vocabulary of the older student readers . It also gives young readers the chance to develop a love of reading as they begin taking Accelerated Reader tests.
Third grade will follow the same new writing and grammar program as fourth through eighth grades. In adddition, we will use a vocabulary book on a weekly basis, rather than a spelling book with a weekly spelling test.
Please look for an information letter in your child's new red homework folder on the first day of school, Tuesday, August 19.
I look forward to meeting you at our ice cream social. As you can see, we are going to have an exciting year with many new experiences.
Mrs. Sue Schneider
Every afternoon, the children will use planners to record their homework assignments. I will write the information on the board. The children then copy the information into their planners. At first, I will check each student's planner to make sure all the infomation has been copied. Eventually, I will expect the children to be responsible to copy the infomation without my help.
ISTEP+ testing is scheduled the week of September 14. Please help me help the children remain stress-free during this process. I will have more information to share about ISTEP+ at our Back to School Night.
As a class, we will read at least four different Accelerated Reader chapter books, beginning with Sarah, Plain and Tall. The children will have an opportunity to discuss each chapter, as well as learn new vocabulary words.
Third graders will be Reading Buddies to the children in our Pre-K program. Participating in the Reading Buddies program has shown to improve both reading comprehension and vocabulary of the older student readers . It also gives young readers the chance to develop a love of reading as they begin taking Accelerated Reader tests.
Third grade will follow the same new writing and grammar program as fourth through eighth grades. In adddition, we will use a vocabulary book on a weekly basis, rather than a spelling book with a weekly spelling test.
Please look for an information letter in your child's new red homework folder on the first day of school, Tuesday, August 19.
I look forward to meeting you at our ice cream social. As you can see, we are going to have an exciting year with many new experiences.
Mrs. Sue Schneider
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Welcome to your SJA eClassroom
Your eClassroom is a new tool to enhance the educational experience for you, your students and their families
An eClassroom is Essentially a Blog
Perhaps one of the most fascinating tools that has emerged from the Internet cloud in recent years is the Blog. A shortening of the term Web log, the Blog is an online publishing tool that enables people to easily publish their loves, passions, dislikes, peeves, discoveries, and insights.
Blogging is also showing up in schools, where teachers have known for a long time that students develop better communication skills when they are authentically communicating. A number of educators are helping their students developing their writing skills by having them publish their work as blogs, and then invite comments from people in the outside.
There are many freely available tools that facilitate blogging, but none seem especially suited for the classroom. That is the reason for developing the eClassroom for SJA. This online blogging tool is explicitly designed with teachers and students in mind, where the teacher can evaluate, comment on, and finally publish students' blog articles in a controlled environment. It is and will be constantly in development. We need your input to refine the look, content, layout of the eClassroom.
There are many options available to teachers who utilize web journals (blogs) to enhance the learning experience. Teaching in a participatory culture can be challenging, but rewarding. Today, teachers have to learn to communicate in the language and style of their students—who some call digital natives (inhabitants of the Web 2.0 world).
Assignments, etc.
For students in grades 4—8, the eClassroom will be the source point for classroom activites, supplemental learning resources, assignments, long-tern projects, links to relevant sites, field trips, etc. How you integrate your eClassroom may vary from other teachers, but understand that with regular use, this tool will become a vital part of your curriculum and teaching style.
Your eClassroom is a new tool to enhance the educational experience for you, your students and their families
An eClassroom is Essentially a Blog
Perhaps one of the most fascinating tools that has emerged from the Internet cloud in recent years is the Blog. A shortening of the term Web log, the Blog is an online publishing tool that enables people to easily publish their loves, passions, dislikes, peeves, discoveries, and insights.
Blogging is also showing up in schools, where teachers have known for a long time that students develop better communication skills when they are authentically communicating. A number of educators are helping their students developing their writing skills by having them publish their work as blogs, and then invite comments from people in the outside.
There are many freely available tools that facilitate blogging, but none seem especially suited for the classroom. That is the reason for developing the eClassroom for SJA. This online blogging tool is explicitly designed with teachers and students in mind, where the teacher can evaluate, comment on, and finally publish students' blog articles in a controlled environment. It is and will be constantly in development. We need your input to refine the look, content, layout of the eClassroom.
There are many options available to teachers who utilize web journals (blogs) to enhance the learning experience. Teaching in a participatory culture can be challenging, but rewarding. Today, teachers have to learn to communicate in the language and style of their students—who some call digital natives (inhabitants of the Web 2.0 world).
Assignments, etc.
For students in grades 4—8, the eClassroom will be the source point for classroom activites, supplemental learning resources, assignments, long-tern projects, links to relevant sites, field trips, etc. How you integrate your eClassroom may vary from other teachers, but understand that with regular use, this tool will become a vital part of your curriculum and teaching style.
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An eClassroom is Essentially a Blog
Perhaps one of the most fascinating tools that has emerged from the Internet cloud in recent years is the Blog. A shortening of the term Web log, the Blog is an online publishing tool that enables people to easily publish their loves, passions, dislikes, peeves, discoveries, and insights.
Blogging is also showing up in schools, where teachers have known for a long time that students develop better communication skills when they are authentically communicating. A number of educators are helping their students developing their writing skills by having them publish their work as blogs, and then invite comments from people in the outside.
There are many freely available tools that facilitate blogging, but none seem especially suited for the classroom. That is the reason for developing the eClassroom for SJA. This online blogging tool is explicitly designed with teachers and students in mind, where the teacher can evaluate, comment on, and finally publish students' blog articles in a controlled environment. It is and will be constantly in development. We need your input to refine the look, content, layout of the eClassroom.
There are many options available to teachers who utilize web journals (blogs) to enhance the learning experience. Teaching in a participatory culture can be challenging, but rewarding. Today, teachers have to learn to communicate in the language and style of their students—who some call digital natives (inhabitants of the Web 2.0 world).
Assignments, etc.
For students in grades 4—8, the eClassroom will be the source point for classroom activites, supplemental learning resources, assignments, long-tern projects, links to relevant sites, field trips, etc. How you integrate your eClassroom may vary from other teachers, but understand that with regular use, this tool will become a vital part of your curriculum and teaching style.
Your eClassroom is a new tool to enhance the educational experience for you, your students and their families
An eClassroom is Essentially a Blog
Perhaps one of the most fascinating tools that has emerged from the Internet cloud in recent years is the Blog. A shortening of the term Web log, the Blog is an online publishing tool that enables people to easily publish their loves, passions, dislikes, peeves, discoveries, and insights.
Blogging is also showing up in schools, where teachers have known for a long time that students develop better communication skills when they are authentically communicating. A number of educators are helping their students developing their writing skills by having them publish their work as blogs, and then invite comments from people in the outside.
There are many freely available tools that facilitate blogging, but none seem especially suited for the classroom. That is the reason for developing the eClassroom for SJA. This online blogging tool is explicitly designed with teachers and students in mind, where the teacher can evaluate, comment on, and finally publish students' blog articles in a controlled environment. It is and will be constantly in development. We need your input to refine the look, content, layout of the eClassroom.
There are many options available to teachers who utilize web journals (blogs) to enhance the learning experience. Teaching in a participatory culture can be challenging, but rewarding. Today, teachers have to learn to communicate in the language and style of their students—who some call digital natives (inhabitants of the Web 2.0 world).
Assignments, etc.
For students in grades 4—8, the eClassroom will be the source point for classroom activites, supplemental learning resources, assignments, long-tern projects, links to relevant sites, field trips, etc. How you integrate your eClassroom may vary from other teachers, but understand that with regular use, this tool will become a vital part of your curriculum and teaching style.
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