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Third Grade Welcome to the 3rd Grade web page. The 3rd grade teachers are very excited to be teaching your child this year. With all of us working together, your child will have a rewarding and successful year. Each of the 3rd grade teachers are dedicated to working hard to help each student reach their full potential. Please be a part of the team by communicating regularly with us. We especially hope you’ll throw in your helping hands when you can. You can contact us by calling the school, sending a note with your child, or through email. For more information please check out your child’s classroom webpage. Teachers:
Interesting links for Third Grade:
Things That You Can Do At Home To Help Make This School Year a Success
Language Arts
Mathematics Science Social Studies Standards Based Grading
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Check your child's planner daily. 
Make sure that your child reads every night for at least 15 minutes. 
Check Monday folders every Monday for weekly news and information. Go over any papers 
Talk to your child about what they are doing at school. 
Conference at least two times during the school year with your child's teacher. 
Attend school related meetings and functions for important information and assistance for your child. 
Make sure that your child is prepared with all necessary materials for classes. 
Be aware of what is going on with your child. 
Be on time to school. Although school does not officially begin until 9:15, it is important that children are here shortly after 8:45 to get ready for the day and begin any morning work assigned by the teacher. 
Any correspondence/forms/notes from the school that need to be filled out should be returned in a timely manner. 
Develop and apply strategies and skills to read and write.
Develop and apply strategies to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed for both fiction and non-fiction texts. 
Make connections to their own lives through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology. 
Apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual text. 
Apply grammar and language rules to communicate effectively. 
Wake County schools are continuing to use Math Trailblazers this year. For more information you can visit the Math Trailblazers website at 
Estimation 
Computation 
Number Sense 
Using Data 
Addition Facts Review 
Subtraction and Multiplication Facts and Assessment 
Counting and Numeration 
Money 
Geometry 
Problem Solving 
Time 
Logic 
Measurement 
Using Graphs
Goal 1: The learner will conduct investigations and build an understanding of plant growth and adaptations.
Goal 2: The learner will conduct investigations to build understanding of soil properties
Goal 3: The learner will make observations and use appropriate technology to build an understanding of the earth/moon/sun system.
Goal 4: The learner will conduct investigations and use appropriate technology to build an understanding of the form and function of the skeletal and muscle systems of the human body. 
The learner will characterize qualities of good citizenship by identifying people that made a #difference in the community and other social environments.
The learner will explain geographic concepts and the relationship between people and geography in real life situations. 
The learner will analyze the multiple roles that individuals perform in families, workplaces, and communities. 
The learner will examine how individuals can initiate change in families, neighborhoods and communities. 
The learner will apply basic economic principles to the study of communities. 
The learner will recognize how technology is used at home, school, and in the community. 
The learner will analyze the role of real and fictional heroes in shaping the culture of communities.