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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.

Most Recent Newsletter: click here November 14th Issue

2008-2009 Class Schedule

Quarter 2 Skills

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

Reading Skills:

Comparing

Evaluating Author's Viewpoint

Drawing Conclusions

Story Structure

Fantasy/Realism

Reading Stories:

Dogzilla

Holiday Stories (2 weeks)

Mysterious Giant

Raising Dragons

Garden of Abdul

Language Skills:

Complete Sentences -Subject/Verbs

Punctuation of Quotations

Capitalization of proper nouns and titles

Singular vs plural nouns

Possessive nouns

Verbs

Verb tenses

Prefix -un, -non

Suffix -ly

Plurals with f or fe

Writing Skills:

Persuasive Writing

FCA's focused on:

Introductions

Conclusions

Details in our writing

Complete Sentences

Use of correct Punctuation

Math Skills:

Multiplication/Division

Time

Data Collection

Problem Solving +/-

Science:

Animals

Animal Research

Social Studies:

The5 themes of Geography

Learning about the geography of the South

Geography through the NFL

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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