Syllabus 3rd Grade Language Arts

Teacher Contact Information

Teacher Name: Nicole Jahan

Room #: 121

Phone: 520-741-2401 ext. 16

Email: njahan@sonoranacademy.org

Please feel free to reach me by email or phone to schedule an appointment or to discuss your child’s progress.

General Course Info

Language Arts Course Description and Goals

All aspects of language arts will be covered to include reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

The writing curriculum will emphasize the 6-traits of writing: voice, sentence fluency, organization, ideas, word choice, and conventions.  Students will practice various forms of writing, including personal narrative, exposition, letters, newspaper articles, plays, poetry, short stories, biographies, directions, realistic and fantasy stories.  The principles and applications of correct grammar will be incorporated into writing exercises. Students will learn basic keyboarding skills and program operations for word processing as a prerequisite for Middle School Computer classes.

I hope to involve students and parents in the writing process through journals that will be going home every week.  The students will have a chance to write to  the parent and then you will have a chance to respond.

The students will have weekly spelling/vocabulary tests and reading comprehension tests. They will be completing assignments in their reading, spelling, and grammar workbooks. Any assignments not finished in class will be homework, and I will expect it the next morning. Additionally, any Projects will have a summary sheet explaining the assignment and a rubric explaining the grading points.

 

Textbook

The textbook and workbooks we are using are the Macmillan/McGraw-Hill 3^rd grade set.

We will also be reading several chapter books. The students will be issued these books and they are responsible for keeping them in good condition, if they are lost or destroyed, the student will be charged the replacement cost.

Classroom Rules

The classroom has three rules.  Be safe, be respectful, be responsible.   We will be discussing what these rules mean for our community the first week of school.

Discipline Procedure

The policy set forth in the Student Handbook will be followed.  DPS points will be awarded as necessary.  The classroom has a marble jar.  Once the marble jar is full the students will receive an extra award.  The students will receive marbles when they exhibit good behavior or are on-task.  Each student will also receive points for good behavior.  Once the student has received 20 points they may choose a prize from the good behavior box. For problems in class, the student will be issued a warning.  If the behavior continues he/she will a time out, followed by a parent call.  If the behavior still continues, the student will be referred to the administration.  

Grading

Grading System

      

 

The points received for a grading period will be divided by the points possible to calculate the letter grade.

Make-up Procedure

Students are responsible for getting and turning in make-up assignments. If you fail to do so in a timely manner, you will not receive credit. Make–up tests, quizzes, and labs can be done during after school. If students choose not to do their homework or any assignment, they will receive a grade of “0”. If a student is having trouble with an assignment, it is their responsibility to arrange a meeting with the teacher.

1. After an absence it is the student’s responsibility to contact the teacher to receive any instruction or paperwork that was missed.

2. Students can contact the teacher during their absence to obtain any work that they will be missing during their absence

3. If a student misses a test, he/she must come in within 3 days to make it up.

Homework

Homework will be assigned to improve understanding of topics. Homework will be written on the assignment board daily. Students will also receive a Homework Packet each Monday.  Students need to complete any work that is awarded.  Any changes or additions to the Homework Packet will be written on the Assignment Board.  It is the students' responsibility to record their homework every day.  Each student has a homework folder.  Please check the homework folder daily.  Remove the items in the “Leave at Home” pouch.  Have the student complete or sign the items in the “Return to School” pouch.  Please sign your student's Student Planner daily.  

SSA’s homework policy:

No late homework assignments will be accepted. If you do not have your homework at the beginning of class on the due date, you will receive a zero. However, no DPS points will be assigned to late or missing assignments.

In terms of extended projects and papers, the grade will drop 5% for each day the assignment is late. One Day Late – highest grade possible is a 95, Two Days Late – highest grade possible is a 90, etc. Late projects and papers will not be accepted after 5 days.

Teachers will inform students when a project or paper that follows this policy is being assigned and will remind them of the grading policy.

II. No Name Policy

Student papers turned in without names will be put in the ‘’NO NAME’’ box and must be named by the student and turned in again. The student will not receive full credit ( -5% )on any assignment that was missing their name, date, or period.

 

***This syllabus is subject to change.***