Jana Thornton
ELA Third Grade
Courses Taught:
English/Language Arts 3rd
Bio
Education
BS Business Mgmt. 1999 - Tusculum College
Masters Elementary Education 2001 - Carson-Newman College
Ed.S Curriculum & Instruction 2007 - Lincoln Memorial University
Supply List
Your child will need the following:
$20 class fee
2 boxes of tissues
Number 2 Pencils (Ticonderoga are best)
Cap erasers
Clorox wipes
2 pairs of earbuds (Dollar Tree is fine)
Colored pencils (optional)
2 rolls of paper towels (one is for STEM Lab)
Baggies (quart or sandwich size)
Big smile and positive attitude…..these will be returned!
The donation of the following would be greatly appreciated:
-colored copy paper (8.5x11) (20lb)
-ring pops
-individually wrapped candy
Book List
Spelling Word List
Spelling Tests are on Wednesdays.
Week of 3/13/25 - 3/19/25 word list:
pounce, pages, wage, mice, changes, age, giant, office, gyms, message, dice, space, placed, price, cents, village, peaceful
Upcoming Events
Sept. 2 - No School - Labor Day
Sept. 5 - Open House 3:00-6:00
Sept. 6 - Summer Reading Program Field Trip
Homework
Mondays - Spelling/grammar ws
Tuesdays - grammar ws; practice spelling words
Wednesday - grammar review ws
Thursdays - Reading ws
Documents
This Week in ELA
Reading: Writing practice,
Lang: verbs; writing addresses
Reading Requirements
Students are required to read at least 2 chapter books on their reading level as determined by the STAR test each grading period. Students will receive a reward if they have read their 2 books within the first 4 weeks. Students who read the most books or have the most AR points will receive a reward at the end of the year. Each grading period their AR grade will be based on the 2 highest AR grades on books that are on their reading level or higher.
Grading Periods:
1st - mystery or fantasy (only 1 book this grading period since we haven't been able to go to the library)
2nd - nonfiction & student choice
3rd - biography & student choice
4th - two student choices