3rd Grade is Out of this World! Welcome to Third Grade at Ridgely School

Introductions: 3rd Grade Team Mrs.Jett Mrs. Flanagan Mr. Pitts If wish to call us, please feel free to call at after school, 3:45 PM

 Supplies  See the Ridgely School website  It is important all students have ALL their supplies.  Please be sure to check throughout the year how your child’s supplies are doing. Third Grade  ___ 1 Three Ring White Binder-1 Inch Wide  ___ 20 Yellow #2 Pencils  ___ 1 Box of Ziploc Bags Quart Size  ___ 1 Pair of Metal Scissors  ___ 4 Pink Pearl Erasers  ___ 8 Glue Sticks (No Bottles)  ___ 1 Pair of Gym Shoes  ___ 1 Backpack or Bookbag With Name Written On It  ___ 4 Large Boxes of Kleenex  ___ 4 Plain RED Pocket Folders With 3 Metal Clips Inside  ___ 5 Spiral Notebooks (at least 70 pages)  ___ 2 Boxs of 16 or 24 Crayons  ___ 8 White Board Markers  ___ 1 Package of Sticky Notes  ___ 2 Rolls of Paper Towels  ___ 1 Clorox Wipes  ___ 2 Pkgs. Wide Ruled Loose-leaf Paper  ___ 1 Pair of Headphones or Earbuds and Ziplock Bag  Supplies  See the Ridgely School website  It is important all students have ALL their supplies.  Please be sure to check throughout the year how your child’s supplies are doing. Third Grade  ___ 1 Three Ring White Binder-1 Inch Wide  ___ 20 Yellow #2 Pencils  ___ 1 Box of Ziploc Bags Quart Size  ___ 1 Pair of Metal Scissors  ___ 4 Pink Pearl Erasers  ___ 8 Glue Sticks (No Bottles)  ___ 1 Pair of Gym Shoes  ___ 1 Backpack or Bookbag With Name Written On It  ___ 4 Large Boxes of Kleenex  ___ 4 Plain RED Pocket Folders With 3 Metal Clips Inside  ___ 5 Spiral Notebooks (at least 70 pages)  ___ 2 Boxs of 16 or 24 Crayons  ___ 8 White Board Markers  ___ 1 Package of Sticky Notes  ___ 2 Rolls of Paper Towels  ___ 1 Clorox Wipes  ___ 2 Pkgs. Wide Ruled Loose-leaf Paper  ___ 1 Pair of Headphones or Earbuds and Ziplock Bag

Communication  Friday folder  Newsletter  Webpage ( Webpagehttp://  -  Phone  Friday folder  Newsletter  Webpage ( Webpagehttp://  -  Phone

Friday Folder  There are two sides  One for news from the office  Second side for the papers we have worked on for the week  Please be sure to look at papers on both side.  Field trip papers and other items to be signed will be in this folder.  Reminders of special events will be found here.  Report cards will be found here.  Newsletter  This Friday: The District Parent & Discipline Handbook  Ridgely’s Parent Handbook  Ridgely School Title 1 Compact  Many other important fliers  (Show the tub of Materials coming home and what to look for)  There are two sides  One for news from the office  Second side for the papers we have worked on for the week  Please be sure to look at papers on both side.  Field trip papers and other items to be signed will be in this folder.  Reminders of special events will be found here.  Report cards will be found here.  Newsletter  This Friday: The District Parent & Discipline Handbook  Ridgely’s Parent Handbook  Ridgely School Title 1 Compact  Many other important fliers  (Show the tub of Materials coming home and what to look for)

Class Schedule

Homework Expectations I put home work assignments on my website  Spelling Words - goes home on Monday  Handwriting - goes home on Monday  Read 30 minutes every night-  goes home on Monday  Be sure to complete the reading log nightly and send it back  To ensure your child’s reading success, they need to be be diligently reading every night for 30 minutes. Students with the highest fluency scores are the ones who do read nightly.  Fluency passages-  practice reading a passage every night for at least one minute  Math work and Rocket Math  Special Projects  TEST - Spelling test, vocabulary test, social studies test, science test, math test  Spelling Words - goes home on Monday  Handwriting - goes home on Monday  Read 30 minutes every night-  goes home on Monday  Be sure to complete the reading log nightly and send it back  To ensure your child’s reading success, they need to be be diligently reading every night for 30 minutes. Students with the highest fluency scores are the ones who do read nightly.  Fluency passages-  practice reading a passage every night for at least one minute  Math work and Rocket Math  Special Projects  TEST - Spelling test, vocabulary test, social studies test, science test, math test

Homework Expectations

 Daily Assignment Notebook is a requirement for grades 3-5.  We will write in them daily.  You should look over the assignments and sign the bottom each night.  Daily Assignment Notebook is a requirement for grades 3-5.  We will write in them daily.  You should look over the assignments and sign the bottom each night.

Take Home Folder (Take home nightly)  Spelling words  Fluency passage  Reading log (Be sure to sign it and send back daily.)  Handwriting  Math work  Spelling words  Fluency passage  Reading log (Be sure to sign it and send back daily.)  Handwriting  Math work

Books students will be using this year:

By the end of Third Grade students should be reading 110 words per minute to be reading at grade level and to receive a “3” on their report card.

Classroom expectations to help you to be successful in 3rd Grade Respect Yourself Respect Others Respect Property Respect Learning

Rewards  Student of the week  Student of the month  Homework completed-You will be smarter  Star student slip for students who follow directions  They can collect these to use at the Ridgely store. Good behavior-students will get a sticker to put on their individual behavior chart. Once it is full, students will get an opportunity to get from the small treasure box.  Praise  Terrific Kid  PBIS rewards  PBIS ribbons  Student of the week  Student of the month  Homework completed-You will be smarter  Star student slip for students who follow directions  They can collect these to use at the Ridgely store. Good behavior-students will get a sticker to put on their individual behavior chart. Once it is full, students will get an opportunity to get from the small treasure box.  Praise  Terrific Kid  PBIS rewards  PBIS ribbons

BIST This is our second year for BIST.  First time - child is asked if they are going to be okay  Second time- child goes to a safe seat  Third time -child goes to the buddy room with a think sheet.  Fourth time -Phone call home.  Fifth time- referral.  First time - child is asked if they are going to be okay  Second time- child goes to a safe seat  Third time -child goes to the buddy room with a think sheet.  Fourth time -Phone call home.  Fifth time- referral.

Reminders  We are an air conditioned school.  Dress in layers  No water bottles are necessary.  No toys at school  Including electronics, MP3 players, gameboys, etc.  Join the PTA--we need YOU!!  We are an air conditioned school.  Dress in layers  No water bottles are necessary.  No toys at school  Including electronics, MP3 players, gameboys, etc.  Join the PTA--we need YOU!!

FFFV Fresh Fruit and Fresh Vegetables Grant  Students will be given a fresh fruit or a fresh vegetable twice a week.  Tuesday and Thursday  We begin the program on the first day of school--- this Monday with an apple. Fresh Fruit and Fresh Vegetables Grant  Students will be given a fresh fruit or a fresh vegetable twice a week.  Tuesday and Thursday  We begin the program on the first day of school--- this Monday with an apple.

Thank You for coming and Welcome to a new year at Ridgely!!

Don’t forget to sign up for parent/teacher conference on October 25th or the 26th.