Third Grade Syllabus - Heritage Elementary School 2025-2026
Teachers: Mrs. Kozic, Mrs. Moore, Miss. Davis, Mrs. Cunningham
Contact Information: skozic@greenville.k12.sc.us, pmoore@greenville.k12.sc.us, regdavis@greenville.k12.sc.us, scunningham@greenville.k12.sc.us
Grade Level Standards: https://ed.sc.gov/instruction/standards-learning/
Grading Procedures:
Weekly quizzes will be given in Spelling, Math, Reading, and Language. Tests will be given in Science, Social Studies, and Math as each unit of study is completed. Standardized testing will be given in the spring according to the District calendar.
The Greenville County School District grading scale is as follows:
90-100 A
80-89 B
70-79 C
60-69 D
59 or lower U
Student grades will be given as an average of class work, weekly quizzes, participation and major assessments.
Student Records:
Student records are located near the front office. Permanent records will be reviewed at the beginning of the year for test data, special education information, and pertinent personal information. A final review is completed at the end of the year with the addition of required documentation as listed at the end of the year.
Homework Policy:
Homework will be assigned on Monday through Thursday nights. Math, Reading, and Spelling homework will be given daily. Homework in other subjects will be given occasionally during the week.
Missed Work/ Make-Up Policy:
Students with excused absences will be allowed five school days to complete and turn in missed assignments. Assignments that the student misses will be given to them on the day they return. If the teacher is notified ahead of time, the student will be given the work early and work is expected to be completed upon their arrival.
Attendance and Tardy Policy:
According to South Carolina State Compulsory Laws, students are expected to attend school at least 170 days. Any more than 10 absences must be accompanied by a doctor’s excuse. Tardy children must stop in the office to receive a permit to enter class. In order to qualify for perfect attendance, a student must not have more than three tardies or more than three early dismissals over one-half of the day. Attendance will be taken right when the bell rings at 7:45.
Rules for Student Behavior:
Students are expected to follow all classroom, school-wide, and district agreements at all times. These are found in the school handbook on the school website.
School agreements: Students will be at a zero level when walking in the hallways, and during dismissal. These are mutual agreements with the students, faculty and staff.
Consequences and Rewards:
Students will develop and agree to classroom agreements in the first few days of school. Individuals who break classroom agreements will be given one warning, followed by reflection time at recess. Severe disruptions will result in the contact of parents and possible removal from the classroom. Students exhibiting positive behaviors will be rewarded with tickets, homework passes, stickers, etc.
Procedures for Non-Instructional Routines:
The whole class will use the restroom responsibly during class-wide bathroom breaks using the hall bathrooms.
The whole class will eat lunch together in the school cafeteria. Students may talk quietly with the people at their table. When dismissed by tables, students will clean their areas and dispose of their waste. They will then form a single-file line for an orderly departure of the cafeteria area.
Recess will be according to the daily schedule. The students will play safely in the playground area.
Presentation of Rules and Procedures:
Rules and procedures will be presented to students during the first week of school and reviewed on a regular basis.
Communication with Parents:
Communication is established with parents at Back to School Night. A beginning of the year letter with rules and expectations is also sent. Conferences are held at the end of the first nine weeks and then as needed throughout the year. Progress reports, newsletters, and parent information go home in Tuesday folders, weekly. Happy grams, postcards, phone calls, e-mails, or other means of praise are sent to different students on a weekly basis, also.
Wish List:
Kleenex
Lysol Wipes
Colored Copy Paper
White Copy Paper
Individually Wrapped Candy
Treat Box Items
Notebook Paper
Ziploc Bags
Hand Sanitizer
Any Extra Supplies
First Quarter (Aug./Sept./Oct.)
ELA: The Life of a Reader, Reading Nonfiction to Get the Text
Writing: Narrative Writing
Math: Math is, Place Value to fluently add and subtract within 1,000, Multiplication and Division
Social Studies: Map Skills , Climate and Landforms
Science: Life Cycles for Survival
Second Quarter (Oct./Nov./Dec./Jan.)
ELA: Uncovering the Mystery
Writing: Informational Writing
Math: Multiplication and Division, Use patterns to multiply, use properties to multiply, connect area and multiplication
Social Studies: Lifestyles and Culture
Science: Surviving in Changing Environments
Third Quarter (Jan./Feb./Mar.)
ELA: Research Through Reading
Writing: Opinion Writing
Math: Fractions, Equivalent and comparing fractions, Division
Social Studies: Changes and Effects of Geography
Science: Weather Impacts
Fourth Quarter (Mar./Apr./May./June)
ELA: Studying Characters Across a Series
Writing: Text Dependent Analysis
Math: Perimeter, Measurement and Data, Geometry
Social Studies: Movement and Migration
Science: Playground Forces