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All About 3rd Grade Teachers
Donnellan: Hello, I am Ms. Donnellan and I am a 3rd grade teacher here at Pineville Elementary. While this is my first year as a Smiler, it is my 6th year of teaching. Prior to moving to North Carolina, I taught 4th grade in Pennsylvania. I also spent a year teaching 5th grade in Delaware. I earned my bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education & Special Education from the University of Delaware and my master’s in Special Education from West Chester University. When I am at home, I love going for walks and snuggling with my dog, Luke. I’m excited to be a part of the Smiler community and join such kind and welcoming students and families! Link to my Digital Resource Library: https://padlet.com/daphne1donnellan/r529g8ob3djtmbif
Londre: Hello! I am Ms. Londre! I am a 3rd grade teacher at Pineville Elementary. This is my seventh year teaching at Pineville, where I have taught 3rd and 4th grades. Watching my students laugh and learn brings me so much joy! My favorite thing to do is enjoy life with my family and friends!
Ramirez: Hi, I’m Miss Ramirez! I am a 3rd grade teacher at Pineville Elementary. I have taught 3rd and 4th grade students and this is my 10th year teaching. I currently work with 3rd grade students in all subject areas. I graduated from Bloomsbury University in Pennsylvania with an undergraduate degree in Elementary Education and a masters degree in Reading. I love spending time with my family and most of all my little boy, Carter. Some of my favorite things include hot yoga and Starbucks coffee. Pineville Elementary is a wonderful place to be a part of, home of the Smilers.
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Thomas: Hello! I am Ms. Thomas. This is my third year teaching 3rd grade here at Pineville. I am originally from Cleveland, Ohio and I received my bachelor's degree from Bowling Green State University. When I'm not teaching, I love to travel and spend time with family and friends!
Vitale: Hello, I’m Ms. Vitale. I’m a Third Grade teacher at Pineville. This is my third year in Third Grade! I am from Metro-Detroit Michigan. I graduated from Albion College with my undergraduate degree in English Language Arts and Elementary Education. My favorite thing to do is spend time with my friends, family, and my two rescue pups!😊🐶🐶
Stedman: Hi! I am Mrs. Stedman! I am a Multi-Classroom Leader for 3rd and 4th grade teachers and students. I work with 3rd and 4th grade students in literacy and math and support the grade levels with curriculum and instruction as a coach. This is my 14th year of teaching at Pineville Elementary. I have taught 1st and 4th grades as a classroom teacher. I graduated from Miami University of Ohio with my undergraduate degree in Elementary Education. I love spending time with my family and friends! Pineville Elementary is a great place to teach and learn!
3rd Grade SPECIALS SCHEDULE (Early Release days specials change) | Teacher | Day 1
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| Schrafft | Science | PE | Music (1:30-3:00) | Media | Art | Movement | Londre | Movement | Science | PE (1:30-3:00) | Music | Media | Art | Ramirez | Art | Movement | Science (1:30-3:00) | PE | Music | Media | Thomas | Media | Art | Movement (1:30-3:00) | Science | PE | Music | Vitale | Music | Media | Art (1:30-3:00) | Movement | Science | PE | Donnellan | PE | Music | Media (1:30-3:00) | Art | Movement | Science |
3rd Grade Daily Classroom Schedule (Day 1, 2,4,5,6) (Day 3 specials at end of day) | 7:30-8:00 | Arrival | 8:00 - 8:20 | Morning Meeting | 8:20-9:50 | Math Whole Group, Small Group, and Independent work | 9:50-10:35 | Specials | 10:35-11:35 | Literacy - Module | 11:35-12:05 | Social Studies/Science |
| Lunch 11:55-12:25 (Londre and Vitale) 12:00-12:30 (Donnellan and Ramirez) 12:05-12:35 (Thomas and Schrafft) |
| Recess 12:25-12:55 (Londre and Vitale) 12:30-1:00 (Donnellan and Ramirez) 12:35-1:05 (Thomas and Schrafft) | 1:00-2:05 | Literacy-All Block (small groups) | 2:05-2:50 | Intervention | 2:50-3:00 | Dismissal |
Quarter 1 Overcoming Learning Challenges Near and Far | Quarter 2 Adaptations and the Wide World of Frogs | Quarter 3 Exploring Literary Classics | Quarter 4 Water Around the World | Students launch the year by building their close reading skills; Through stories they consider the challenges students face with access to books and education around the world, and how geography and where one lives in the world affect how one accesses books. In Unit 3, students focus more on what it means to be a proficient and independent reader. They continue to read literature about characters who are motivated to learn to read and overcome struggles to do so. Students assess their challenges as readers and identify strategies to overcome those challenges. They write a reading contract with a three-paragraph informative essay, to describe two of their learning challenges and some strategies to overcome those challenges, and then create a bookmark outlining the strategies for quick reference when reading. | In this module, students use literacy skills to become experts—people who use reading, writing, listening, and speaking to build and share deep knowledge about a topic. Students begin the module by reading and writing pourquoi narratives to attempt to answer some of their “why” questions about frogs. In Unit 2, students research to find out the real answers to their frog questions and write paragraphs to communicate their research. In Unit 3, students research “freaky” frogs—frogs that have unusual adaptations that help them to survive in extreme environments throughout the world, They demonstrate their expertise through a Freaky Frog book and trading card to teach others. | In this module, students read Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie. At the beginning, students read an informational text about the author and historical context. As students read chapters of Peter Pan, they consider how each new chapter builds on the events in previous chapters, and make connections between what they have read in Peter Pan and the issues presented in the informational text. They analyze character traits and actions, and compare their point of view to the point of view of the characters. Once students have finished reading Peter Pan, they write a book review explaining whether or not they would recommend the story to a friend, and participate in a discussion about their opinions of the book. Students finish the module by revising a scene from Peter Pan and creating a presentation explaining why and how they have revised that scene. | This module focuses on the importance of clean freshwater around the world. Students read the text One Well: The Story of Water on Earth and additional informational texts to build background knowledge about freshwater around the world and three water issues: access to water, demands on water, and water pollution. They gather evidence as they research in order to write an opinion essay about the importance of water conservation. At the end of the module, students plan and create a video public service announcement to educate people about their chosen water issue and to encourage people to take action with specific recommendations to solve the problem. For the performance task, students present a live “launch” of the public service announcement,, which includes a personal reflection on why this issue is important. |
Third Grade Math Curriculum Quarter 1 | Quarter 2 | Quarter 3 | Quarter 4 | Topic 1: Understand Multiplication & Division of Whole Numbers
Topic 2 and 3: Multiplication Facts: Use Patterns & Apply Properties
Topic 4 and 5: Use Multiplication to Divide: Division Facts & Fluently Multiply and Divide within 100 | Topic 6 Area of a shape
Topic 10: Multiply by multiples of ten (8x90=__, 5x60=__)
Topic 8 and 9: Addition and subtraction strategies, fluently add and subtract within 1000
Topic 7: Draw picture graphs to represent data, and answer questions (how many more, how many less)
| Topic 11: Solve two step word problems with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
Topic 12: Understand Fractions-Interpret fractions with denominators of 2,4,5,6,8 when a whole is partitioned into equal parts.
Topic 13: Fraction Equivalence and Comparison
Topic 14: Time, Capacity, Mass Time-Tell Time to the nearest minute, solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of time in minutes. Capacity, Mass-Solve problems involving measurement of liquid volumes and masses of objects using standard units of grams, kilograms, and liters. | Topic 15: Two Dimensional Shapes- Understand that shapes in different categories may share attributes. Recognize rhombuses, rectangles, squares as examples of quadrilaterals.
Topic 16: Perimeter- Solve problems involving perimeters of polygons
EOY Recap: Review and extend all grade level concepts |
Grade 3 Read to Achieve Program
This webpage serves as a structural framework for the North Carolina Read to Achieve program. The various charts, narratives, and descriptions are the beginning phase of the Department of Public Instruction’s work with this initiative. The Read to Achieve program is a part of the Excellent Public Schools Act which became law in July of 2012 and applies to all schools at the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year. The law can be accessed through this link, http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H950v7.pdf. This page has links that provide a basic overview of all of the components of the program. As details are established and finalized, updates of this document will be communicated/posted.
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