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Welcome!
Welcome to my 3rd Grade Website! I hope to provide you with valuable information that will help your child succeed this year! I look forward to using this site as another means of communication. If you have any questions or concerns, please call or email me at 323-5915 or kjensenius@portageps.org. Remember to call before or after school and email is welcome anytime throughout the day, however if there is an emergency, please contact the office at 323-5900. Thank you.

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2008-2009 Class Schedule

Quarter 1 Skills

Listed below are the skills we are currently working on in 3rd grade.

Reading Skills:

Decoding

Cause and Effect

Sequencing

Inferencing

Reading Stories:

The Lost and Found (2 weeks)

Mulan

The Waterfall

The Keeping Quilt

Language Skills:

Complete sentences - beginning capital and a complete sentence with subject and verb

Punctuation - end marks, commas in date, commas in a series

Common Nouns and Proper Nouns

Writing Skills:

Narrative writing

FCA's focused on:

Introductions

Chronological Order

Descriptive Language

Complete Sentences

Punctuates Correctly

Math Skills:

Place Value

Solves multi-digit computation

Applies operations accurately when problem solving

Knows and applies addition and subtraction facts

Understands Money concepts

Science:

Plants

Social Studies:

Introduction to the 5 themes of Geography

Learning about the geography of the East

Mrs. Jensenius's Mission!
As a 3rd grade teacher my mission is to help my 3rd graders overcome obstacles all students face in and out of the classroom. I want them to know that if they try their hardest and they have the support they need they can do it! I also want to foster responsibility in children. I want them to know they can do things for themselves and feel powerful for doing so. Finally, I want children to be lifelong learners. I want them to know the strategies and skills they learn today will be very important throughout their lives.

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