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Beach Party |
On the week before Spring Break, third-grade sometimes celebrate spring with a beach unit. Included in the unit will be beach ball stories, ocean math, symmetrical fish, and items in a bottle. To end the week, we will bring our lunches to school and eat in our classrooms while sitting on beach towels, wearing sunglasses, and listening to Beach Boy music. It is great fun for everyone! |
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| Our Star Student Discipline
System gives us an opportunity to reward students for wonderful
behavior. Each day students have the opportunity to earn three stars
on their discipline card. At the end of the six weeks grading
period, we add the total number of stars for each student.
If a student earns 35 stars during the six weeks, he will receive
five Star Cards that may be turned in for a piece of candy, or he
may place his Star Cards in a container for a chance to win a different
prize. If a student earns 55 stars during the six weeks, he will
receive the five Star Cards and an "Oops!" card. The "Oops!" card
may be turned in to take the place of one mistake, such as when they
forget to complete their homework. The largest reward for third-graders
is given when they earn 75 stars. They receive the Star Cards,
"Oops!" card, and they have the opportunity to purchase one half of a large
pizza to be eaten in the classroom during our lunch period. The students
love to eat in the class area with their friends and teachers. |
| Keyboarding
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Third-Grade is the first
year that the students use the "Paws" program to learn proper
keyboarding skills. During the first four weeks of school,
each third-grader spends 30 minutes daily learning the proper keystrokes
and practicing his/herkeyboarding skills. The District Guidelines
set a goal for third-graders of 15 wpm at 80% or better to keyboard
successfully. We are always very impressed with the expert way the
students keyboard by the end of these four weeks. They use
their keyboarding skills while working on other word-processing
programs in the computer lab.
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| The third-grade students
take one field trip during the school year. We have visited
many different locations including the Fort Worth Zoo, the Omni
Theater, American Airlines Center, Arlington's Historical Log Cabin
Village, and Casa Mañana. The
third-graders enjoy their special trip. |