School Year _2016-2017__

Course Name

Third Grade

Course Code

N/A

School Name

Montgomery Elementary School

Scottie Ferree

School Phone
Number
School Website

(678) 676-7502

Teacher
Name
Teacher
Email
Teacher
Website

http://montgomeryes.dekalb.k12.ga.us/

Anna_ferree@dekalbschoolsga.org
http://msferreesfriendsmes.weebly.com/
(still working to set up- thanks for your
patience!)

Course Description

Third Grade students will receive instruction in Common Core Georgia Performance Standards (CCGPS) for
ELA and Math. Science, Social Studies, Music, Health and Physical Education instruction will be based on the
Georgia Performance Standards (GPS.) The CCGPS and GPS standards can be found at www.ga.doe.org
Curriculum Overview
The following academic concepts will be covered. THIS IS ONLY A GUIDE AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
CURRICULUM OVERVIEW--ELA
Unit 1 Stories Worth Telling Again and Again
Unit 2 The People, The Preamble, The Presidents
Unit 3 Together We Can: Creative, Inventive, Notable Folks
Unit 4 A Fest of Words on a Planet Called Earth and Beyond
CURRICULUM OVERVIEW--Math
Unit 1 Numbers and Operations in Base Ten
Unit 2 Operations and Algebraic Thinking: the Relationship between Multiplication and Division
Unit 3 Operations and Algebraic Thinking: Properties of Multiplication and Division
Unit 4 Operations and Algebraic Thinking: Patterns in Addition and Multiplication
Unit 5 Geometry
Unit 6 Representing and Comparing Fractions
Unit 7 Measurement
CURRICULUM OVERVIEW--Science
Unit 1 Heat
Unit 2 Pollution
Unit 3 Habitats
Unit 4 Rocks and Soils
Unit 5 Fossils
Unit 6 Magnets
CURRICULUM OVERVIEWSocial Studies
Unit 1 Connecting Themes in Third Grade Social Studies
Unit 2 The Foundation of the United States of America
Unit 3 Our Democratic Heritage

Unit 4 Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

Unit 5 - Rights and Freedoms for Everybody
Unit 6 The Work Force in a Democracy
Unit 7 Rights of Workers in the United States

BOARD-APPROVED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

Title

Online book and/or resources

English Language Arts: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt StoryTown

Mathematics: Houghton Mifflin: Math Expressions & Math Georgia
Science: Harcourt Wild About Science
Social Studies: Houghton Mifflin Social Studies: Georgia
https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com/ (ELA)
username: 3classdekalb
password: dekalbstudent3
http://www.eduplace.com/eservices (Math, Science, Soc. Studies)
username: 3classdekalb
password: dekalbstudent3

GRADING SYSTEM: The DeKalb County School District believes that the most important assessment

of student learning shall be conducted by the teachers as they observe and evaluate students in
the context of ongoing classroom instruction. A variety of approaches, methodologies, and
resources shall be used to deliver educational services and to maximize each students
opportunity to succeed. Teachers shall evaluate student progress, report grades that represent the
students academic achievement, and communicate official academic progress to students and
parents in a timely manner through the electronic grading portal. See Board Policy IHA.
GRADING CATEGORIES

*GRADE PROTOCOL

Formative Assessment (Pre-Assessment) 0%

Assessment During Learning 25%
Guided, Independent, or Group Practice 45%
Summative Assessment or Assessment of Learning 30%

A
B
C
D
F

90 100
80 89
71 79
70
Below 70

~P (pass)
~F (fail)

Notes:
*English Learners (ELs) must not receive numerical or letter grades for the core content areas in
elementary and middle school during their first year of language development. A grade of CS or
CU must be assigned. This rule may be extended beyond the first year with approval from the EL
Studies Program. English Learners must receive a grade for ESOL courses.
~Elementary schools will utilize P (pass) and F (fail) in Health/Physical Education, Music, World
Languages, Visual Arts and Performing Arts.
DISTRICT EXPECTATIONS FOR SUCCESS
STUDENT PROGRESS

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

HOMEWORK

Semester progress reports shall be issued four and a half, nine and
thirteen and a half weeks into each semester. The progress of students
shall be evaluated frequently and plans shall be generated to remediate
deficiencies as they are discovered. Plans shall include appropriate
interventions designed to meet the needs of the students. See Board
Policy IH.
Students will not engage in an act of academic dishonesty including, but
not limited to, cheating, providing false information, falsifying school
records, forging signatures, or using an unauthorized computer user ID
or password. See the Code of Student Conduct - Student Rights
and Responsibilities and Character Development Handbook.
Homework assignments should be meaningful and should be an
application or adaptation of a classroom experience. Homework is at all
times an extension of the teaching/learning experience. It should be

MAKE-UP WORK
DUE TO ABSENCES

CLASSROOM
EXPECTATIONS

considered the possession of the student and should be collected,

evaluated and returned to the students. See Board Policy IHB.
When a student is absent because of a legal reason as defined by
Georgia law or when the absence is apparently beyond the control of the
student, the student shall be given an opportunity to earn grade(s) for
those days absent. Make-up work must be completed within the
designated time allotted. See Board Policy IHEA.
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SCHOOL EXPECTATIONS FOR SUCCESS

Listen when someone is speaking.
Follow directions the first time.
Keep your hands and feet to yourself.
Raise your hand to speak or stand.
Be safe, be kind, and be honest.

PLEASE SIGN BELOW AND RETURN

I have read the syllabus.
Student Signature___________________________________________________________
Parent/Guardian Signature____________________________________________________
Date_____________________________