1. Don’t Worry About a Thing…
Cause Every little thing is gonna be alright 

2. The third grade teachers would like to welcome
you to a wonderful year of learning and fun! We
believe that teachers and parents working together
can help students reach their highest potential.

4. Education
B.S. in Recreation and Park Administration from
Illinois State University
Early Childhood classes from College of DuPage
Master’s of Education from the University of St.
Francis
Preschool teacher for 5 years
Substitute in Dist. 204 for 9 years
8th year teaching 3rd grade at May Watts

5. “The Family”

6. “Maggie”
The Grand-doggie

9. Parent Communication –
Classroom phone number is 630-428- 6746
Email: shelly_baumann@ipsd.org
Feel free to contact me with anytime with questions,
concerns, or simply to tell me your child is a happy
third grader!
If you need so get a message to me or your child right
away, call the office.

11. Third Grade Blog and 3BA Class Blog-
Whenever possible, new information will be posted on the
blogs by Monday morning. Please check the third grade
blog for curriculum information, test dates, spelling lists,
special events, and links. Check the 3BA class blog for
any important announcements or information specific to
our class.

12. Volunteers-
Throughout the year, the third grade team will be
requesting volunteers for a variety of activities. We will
notify you as the need arises. Keep checking the blog
and your e-mail for details.

13. Assignment Notebooks –
All students received one assignment notebook for
the year.
If there is no homework, the students will write
“none”. This alerts the parents that there truly is
no homework for that day.
At the beginning of the year, (1st quarter) I check
every notebook to make sure they are writing
everything down.
By Second quarter, it’s the students
responsibility to write down assignments and turn
them in on time.

14. Homework –
 Homework is designed to supplement classroom
instruction.
Third graders should expect between 15 to 30 minutes of
homework a night.
Third graders should read “Just Right” books every
night.
They should also practice their math facts as much as
possible.
Usually there is no homework given on Friday.
Please allow your child to do his/her own work.

15. Grades –
The grading scale for District 204 is a follows:
A+ = 100% A = 92-99% A- = 91% B+ = 90%
B =82-89% B- =81% C+ =80% C =72-79% C- = 71%
D+ = 70% D = 66-69% D- = 65% F = 64%
Students grades will be based on a combination of test scores, quizzes,
in-class assignments, project, oral retellings, journal responses, and
class participation.

16. Instruction –
Language Arts- Our balanced literacy program
includes:
•Whole group/small group instruction
•Comprehension
•Guided reading
•Fluency practice
•Reading to self, reading to others, and listening to
others reading/read aloud
•Word study/vocabulary
•Spelling
•Writing
•Grammar
Each week, your child will practice different
strategies such as predicting, using context clues,
summarizing, and creating mental images.

17. Instruction (cont.)–
Writing-
•Quick writes (3-5 minute writing prompts)
•Fully developed paragraph using a topic sentence,
details, elaboration, and a conclusion
•Using proper grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and
spelling
•Introduced to the writing process
•Brainstorming and creating graphic organizers to
generate ideas
•Children will learn how to write narrative, informational,
and opinion essays

18. Instruction (cont.) –
Spelling-
•Pretest determines which list the students will study
•Typically given on Fridays
•Lists are provided on the blogs and on Spelling City
•Login and password for Spelling City is: maywatts,
maywatts

19. Instruction (cont.) –
Otter Creek-
•Math fact fluency program
•Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts
•New Common Core curriculum states that third graders need to master all of their
facts by the end of the year

20. Instruction (cont.) –
Science and Social Studies-
•Subjects alternate throughout the year
•Science Units are Bones and Muscles, Simple
Machines, Habitats, Matter, and the Moon
•Social Studies Units consist of Communities,
Government, People who shaped our Lives,
Immigration/Migration

21. Instruction (cont.)–
Cursive- The students will continue to practice cursive
and will be expected to write some assignments in
cursive by 4th quarter.
Current Events-
•Third Grade News Teams
•News reporter jobs are: Anchor Person, Book Critic,
Commercial, Food Critic, Movie Critic, and Sports
Reporter.
•See blog for details

22. weekly graded work
parents sign and return the next day
If a child received a grade below 70%, parents need to sign

23. Make Up Work-
•Parents need to notify the office of all student
absences
•Homework may be requested if your child is
absent for three (3) or more days because of
illness.
•Reasonable due dates are set for makeup work,
study guides, and tests.
•No homework will be given for vacations.

24. Thanks for coming!
Miss Anco, Mrs. Adams/Mrs. Brayton, Mrs. Baumann,
Mrs. Kiselyk, and Ms. Pedersen