Welcome to the 2018-2019
3rd Grade Team at Ute Meadows

Kim Aldrich
Kimberly.Aldrich@jeffco.k12.co.us
Voicemail: 303-982-40??
Mrs. Aldrich's Classroom Website

Heather Folsom
Heather.Folsom@jeffco.k12.co.us
Voicemail: 303-982-4044 
Mrs. Folsom's Classroom Website

Curriculum

Reading

Understanding the World, Characters' Journeys, Main Idea in Non-fiction and Fiction, Researching a Variety of Sources, Making Connections between Texts, Tackling Complex Texts

Writing

Personal Narrative, Crafting Stories, Writing to Explain, Research Writing, Opinion Writing, Writing to Learn

Math

Multi-digit Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication and Division, Multiples 0-10, Measurement, Time and Graphs, Word Problems, Writing Equations, Perimeter and Area, Fractions 

Science

Circle of Life, Earth's Materials, Forms of Matter

Social Studies

Roles, Rights, and Responsibilities, Metropolitan Areas, Economic Marketplace, The First Americans

Schedule for 3rd Grade

8:20 - 8:30 Opening
8:30 - 9:45 Reader's Workshop
9:45 - 10:10 Writer's Workshop
10:10 - 10:55 Specials
10:55 - 11:10 Read Aloud
11:10 - 11:50 Recess/Lunch
11:50 - 12:35 Writer's Workshop - Cont.
12:35 - 2:00 Math Workshop
2:00 - 2:50 Science/Social Studies
2:50 - 3:00 Stack/Pack Dismissal

Tech Time/Library Checkout: We meet with Mr. Gilgenbach in the computer lab for tech time, then in the library for book checkout once a week for a total of 45 minutes.

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"So many of our dreams seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable."
— Christopher Reeve