North Street School - Room 15Welcome to the third grade collaborative! We look forward to a productive year working with you and your child. This program was designed to allow all students to access the curriculum at a level and pace that best meets the needs of each individual student. Mrs. Desrochers, the regular education teacher, and Ms. Mahoney, the moderate special needs teacher, work together throughout the day to help ensure each student's needs are being met. We work closely with Mrs. McGrath and her classroom, as well as Mrs. Oberg, our instructional aide. It is a wonderful program that allows for a lot of one-on-one and small-group teacher-student interaction.
Your child’s education relies on the efforts of many people. First, your child must be applying the effort needed to be successful in school. We ask each child to do his or her best both in school and on homework. Second, as the teachers of the class, we need to do our best to present the third grade curriculum while meeting the needs of all learners. Lastly, as parents, you are your child’s first teacher. Please show your child that his/her education is one of your top priorities. Your child will see the most success when all three of us are working toward a common goal. We are looking forward to a wonderful year! |
Expectations |
There are very high expectations for your third grader. You will notice that there is a great deal of difference between the second grade and the third. Please remember that everything we do in third grade is to prepare the children for what is to come while meeting the needs of all learners.
* Responsibility shifts from the teacher and the parents to the child, which is a difficult shift for some children at first. * Preparation for class is extremely important on a daily basis. Children may also need to put more effort into preparing for tests and quizzes than in years past and may need more help studying from Mom and Dad. * Classroom behavior and attention to lessons are more and more important as we work at a faster pace. They may miss a great deal when they are not focusing on the task at hand. * Homework is the responsibility of the child, not the parent. Assist them by checking their work, signing their agenda, and setting up a daily routine, but leave the majority of the responsibility to them. If an assignment is not turned in, the child will receive a note to be signed by a parent and returned to school with the completed homework the next day. |