WELCOME WELCOME TO TO

Third Third GRADE! GRADE!

Miss DunkerMiss Dunker

Please do the following:

1. Have a seat at your child’s

desk.2. Read their

letter.3. Use the post-it

to write a note back.

Meet Your Meet Your TeacherTeacher

Miss DunkerMy 20th year in Kyrene.Have 2 wonderful sons

– Chris 22 and Tyler 17.

My philosophy is to help your child grow academically, emotionally, and socially

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Daily Schedule Daily Schedule Specials (45`` min.) Writing (45 min.) Reading (90 min.) Lunch Math (90 min.) Recess (15 min.) Science/ Social Studies (60 min. a week)

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Specials Specials ScheduleSchedule

MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday

LibraryArt Computer LabMusicPE

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6 Trait 6 Trait WritingWriting

•Conventions•Ideas•Organization•Word Choice •Voice•Sentence Fluency

Genres •Friendly Letter•Personal Narrative•Imaginative Story •Report•Persuasive Paragraphs •Poetry•** THINKING MAPS

ReadingReading Big Five-Phonics-Phonemic Awareness-Fluency-Comprehension-Vocabulary Harcourt Adopted 60 min. whole group 30 min. leveled

instruction Reading Rotations

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MathMath Number Sense: gaining an understanding of

numbers, their relationships, and what they represent.

Number Operations: applying and understanding numerical operations and their relationship to one another.

Measurement: length and weight. Geometry: shapes and solids, their

characteristics, and their area/perimeter. Algebra: solving mathematical problems

through interpretations and properties. Data Analysis: analyzing, comparing, and

interpreting data; prediction and probability. Problem Solving: explaining approach and

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Science Science Units :Units : rocks; erosion androcks; erosion andweather, plants, ecology, light and weather, plants, ecology, light and sound sound

** Students will experience hands-** Students will experience hands-on experiments and interesting on experiments and interesting demonstrations to learn the demonstrations to learn the concepts in these areas. **concepts in these areas. **

Social StudiesSocial Studies

The third grade curriculum is based on The third grade curriculum is based on communities and how they work. communities and how they work.

Students will learn how people work Students will learn how people work together, how the government of the together, how the government of the

U.S. functions, the histories of U.S. functions, the histories of different communities, and various different communities, and various

cultures around the world. They will cultures around the world. They will also learn map skills. also learn map skills.

HomeworkHomework

Every Thursday afternoon, students will receive a Homework Assignment Sheet that will list the weekly reading vocabulary words, spelling list words, and short assignments to be turned in on the following Wednesday. Additional math homework will often be attached.

Reading for 15 minutes 4 nights a week.

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Morning Recess SnackMorning Recess Snack

Third Grade Recess is from 10 to 10:20.Your child is encouraged to bring a

healthy snack to eat at this time.

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BehaviorBehavior

Positive..Positive..Positive Team points Marble jarWarning / Redirected ( 3 strikes

you’re out)Refocus and Reflect ( leaving seat

while teacher talking, disrupting others, incomplete work, talking during lesson, fooling around in line…)

May go to another classroom to complete work

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Important FactsImportant Facts

If you have a change in transportation or phone numbers please email me at mdunke@kyrene.orgAccess Curriculum information at www.kyrene.org click on departments then curriculumNew Birthday Procedures – IF you would like to celebrate your child’s birthday, you can send in any non-edible food item such as stickers or pencils to distribute to the class.

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Thank you for Thank you for coming coming

tonight! tonight!

Here’s to a Here’s to a great year in great year in 33rdrd Grade!! Grade!!