Welcome
Welcome to room 215.  I am looking forward to this school year.  I team teach with Mrs. Harwin.  I teach the language arts portion of the curriculum.  This includes reading, writing, and word study (spelling).  Mrs. Harwin teaches the children math, social studies, and science.  I also am the inclusion teacher with Mrs. Brown and Ms. Elliott.  I am very excited about working with you and your child!
 
Here are some important things to remember....
 
**Please check your child's planner each night for their homework.  Each day your child will copy down their homework for language arts, math, and content.  I will check to make sure the homework is copied correctly.  Each night after you have checked the planner and your child's homework, please initial it.  Your child's planner is also an excellent place to write me a note if you need to get in contact with me. 
 
**Each week, we will start a new story.  In addition to comprehension questions about the story, your child will be tested on vocbaulary words related to the story and a reading skill for the week.  The best way to prepare for our weekly quizzes is to study your child's weekly story study guide. 
 
 
**We will be sending home our weekly papers on Fridays in your child's Dolphin Folder.  Please review the papers,  sign the behavior sheet, and return the folder on Monday. You may keep all the papers to study for the SOL tests. 
 
 
 
 
Here's what we are working on in langauge arts........
*folktales
*realism and fantasy
*using context clues
*summarizing
*compare and contrasting
*making predictions
*setting
*characters
*cause & effect
*theme & main idea of the story
*plot, problem, & events of a story
*fact & opinion
*writing a friendly letter
*personal narratives
*expository paragraphs
*descriptive paragraphs
*informative paragraphs
 
 
 
Coming Up
July 21st-First Day Of School
July 30th-Open House  7pm
August 15th-Progress Reports Issued
 
 
 
 
 
Third Grade Supply List
1 two-inch three-ring binder with pockets
1 spiral notebook
1 black and white composition books
1 box Crayola 16 or 24 pack crayons
4 pocket folders without brads
1 box Crayola colored pencils
1 box of quart-sized Ziploc bags (girls only)
1 box snack-sized Ziploc bags (boys only)
1 large bottle of hand sanitizer
1 large box of tissue
1 hi-liter
2 dry erase markers
1 20-pack #2 pencils
1 pair Fiskars brand scissors
2 glue sticks
1 large eraser
1 nylon zippered pencil case for binder
1 Lysol or Clorox disinfectant wipes
 
 
 
Langauge Arts:Unit 1 (Finding My Place)
 
 
Miss Nelson Is Missing
 
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
 
Goldilocks & the Three Bears
 
Anthony Reynoso: Born To Rope
 
Herbie & Annanbelle
 
Allie's Basketball Dream
 
 
Phone #  648-2360 ext. 56658
Mrs. Rodriguez
Third Grade Teacher