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Dear Students and Families,

Welcome to Third Grade! I’m excited about the opportunity to get to know you, and I’m looking forward to a happy and productive school year. I am excited to begin the 2020-2021 school year. It is our vision is provide a well rounded curriculum that will help develop survival skills necessary to succeed in the 21st century, including critical thinking, problem solving, collaborating, creating, and communicating. Technology will be used frequently to enhance our learning environment, including Chromebooks, Promethean boards, and Lab computers.

Learning will involve not only teachers and students, but parents and community members as well. Parent support both at school and at home is vital to the success of this program, and invite you to get involved! Parents can contribute by donating supplies, sharing areas of expertise and attend PTO nights.

Working together, we will ensure that all students have a meaningful and successful year.


School Supplies Needed for 2021-2022

(revised 6/1/2021)

  • All students need:

  • Wide ruled loose leaf notebook paper (daily supply)*

  • 4 Boxes of 24 count #2 Pencils*

  • Scissors (Fiskar)

  • Zippered canvas or cloth pencil bag (not a box)

  • 2 Boxes of Tissues*

  • 10 Glue Sticks (Large)*

  • 1 Container of Clorox Wipes*

  • 1 Box of 8 Count Sharpie or Bic Permanent Assorted Colors Markers--(for Art Class)*

  • 1 Pack of Wet Wipes (not Clorox)--(for Art Class)*


Grade 3:

  • 2 Boxes of Crayons (24 count)*

  • 2 Composition Books

  • 2 Plastic Pocket Folders (solid colors only)

  • 4 Yellow Highlighters (thick tipped)

  • 4 Packs of Expo dry erase markers (4 count, black only)

  • Ear buds or Headphones for Chromebook use (for everyday use that will stay at school)

  • 1 Box Ziploc Baggies (quart size)*

Curriculum areas we will focus on this year include math, science and history. See the tabs above for the different units and content for each subject.

Weekly Homework

Our homework policy is that students write their homework for the week in their school issued agendas every Monday morning. These assignments may change as we go throughout the week, but it is the student's responsibility to update their weekly agendas to reflect these changes. In addition, we will do our best to communicate any upcoming tests and quizzes through your student's weekly agenda. Students will have nightly math homework and they will receive this homework on Monday morning and it is due the following Friday. Students will have Science and Social Studies homework periodically.

My grading policy is:

  • 30% Assessments(Tests/Quizzes)

  • 30% Formative Assessments

  • 30% Classwork

  • 10% Homework

Bi-Weekly Folders

Graded work will be sent home every other Thursday in their folder. Folders must be SIGNED by a parent/guardian and returned by the following day to receive a BONUS Dojo point. This is an important communication tool for us to keep you informed of how your child is doing academically, behaviorally, as well as up to date on school happenings. Thank you for insuring that these are looked at and signed every other week.

Resource Schedule Daily (on a Normal schedule)

12:30-1:15 Daily

Adams' Homeroom

Mondays- Music

Tuesdays- Library

Wednesdays- Technology

Thursdays- Art

Fridays- P.E.

Holt's Homeroom

Mondays-P.E.

Tuesdays-Music

Wednesdays- Library

Thursdays- Technology

Fridays- Art

Lunch Time Routine: 12:00PM- 12:30PM

  • Students will have choices, so please review menu daily. (A menu will be published in the Monthly newsletters.)

  • See menu for pricing! Extra items are an add cost to the meal.

  • Extra items, such as ice cream, juice/soda, chips, yogurt and cheese sticks are available daily. Be sure to discuss with your child what and how many extras they are allowed.

  • Parents may contact the cafeteria to put restrictions on their spending, as well as alerting for allergies. (example: Student may only buy ice cream on Fridays or Limit your child to one extra a day.)

  • Students are responsible for their own money. Teachers will NOT be handling any student money for lunches, so please be sure they have a secure place to keep it.

  • It is always best to send a CHECK instead of cash, just in case it gets misplaced.

  • Check our AES website for more information about paying lunch accounts online.

Birthdays

If you would like to bring in snacks for the class on your child’s birthday, They must be commercially prepared and unopened and will be distributed during our lunch time as to not interrupt instruction.

Upcoming school events you should be aware of include:

  • Teachers Return- Monday, August 2, 2021

  • Student Fee Day- Thursday, August 5, 2021 (Look for sign-ups to come out soon.)

  • Student Fee Day- Friday, August 6, 2021 (Look for sign-ups to come out soon.)

  • Students Return-Tuesday, August 10, 2021

  • Early Release- Friday, September 3, 2021

  • No School Labor Day- Monday, September 6, 2021

  • Early Release- Friday, October 8, 2021

  • End of 1st Nine Weeks- Friday, October 8, 2021

  • No School Columbus Day- Monday, October 11, 2021

  • No School Professional Development Day Tuesday, October 12, 2021

  • No School Professional Development Day Tuesday, November 2, 2021

  • The Great Shake Out(10:15a.m.)- Thursday, October 21, 2021

  • No School Thanksgiving Holiday- November 24-26, 2021

  • Early Dismissal- December 15 & 16, 2021

  • End of 2nd Nine Weeks- Thursday, December 16, 2022

  • Teacher Workday- Friday, December 17, 2021

  • Winter Break- December 20, 2021 to January 3, 2022

  • No School Professional Development Day- Monday, January 3, 2022

  • Students Return- Tuesday, January 4, 2022

  • No School Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.- Monday, January 17, 2022

  • No School President's Day- Monday, February 21, 2022

  • End of 3rd Nine Weeks Early Dismissal- Friday, March 18, 2022

  • No School Professional Development- Friday, April 2, 2021

  • No School Spring Break- April 4-8, 2022

  • No School Professional Development Day- Friday, April 15, 2022

  • No School Easter Monday- Monday, April 18, 2022

  • Early Dismissal- May 25 & 26, 2022

  • Last day of School for Students- Thursday, May 26, 2022

  • Teacher Workday- Friday, May 27, 2022

2021-2022 School Calendar Link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OEhJs-_UMNZ0ljBrI22drkM9D160YMSe/view?usp=sharing

Please mark those dates on your calendar. Studies show that parental involvement in a child’s education is one of the strongest indicators of student achievement. We hope you will make it a priority this year to attend as many school-sponsored events as possible.

Absences

If your child is absent, a note must be sent in when they return stating why they were absent. Students will have two days to complete and return any missed assignments. Any missing assignments not turned in in a reasonable time may reflect poorly on the student's grades. It is the student's reasonably to complete work and turn it in to the classroom teacher.

It is vital to our success that students attend school regularly, and stay for the entire instructional day. Thank you for ensuring that students only miss when absolutely necessary and limiting early pick ups.

If you have any questions or concerns or if you would like to visit our classroom, schedule a conference, or volunteer to help out, you can contact me at 434-352-7463 ext:4348 or chadams@acpsweb.com . The best times to reach me are 8:00a.m. and 4:00p.m. Please give me 24 hours to respond to any phone calls or e-mails received during the week and 48 hours to respond to phone calls or e-mails received on the weekends.

Once again, welcome to Third Grade. Let’s work together to make this the best year ever! Please take time to fill in the Parent Survey attached below to help me get to know your child better. Thank you in advance for participating in my parent survey.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Adams