Welcome to Back-to-School Afternoon Mrs. Casten 3rd Grade Room 13 Please do the following: *Sign in *Have a seat at your child’s desk *Tell me about your child

Attendance *School begins promptly at 7:50 am *Please let me know in advance if your child will be absent for an extended period of time. *Make-up work will be provided after the student returns to school. *Adequate time will be given to complete make-up assignments.

Agendas *Assignments written daily *Taken home every evening *Check and sign nightly

Third Grade Rules *Show Respect *Mind your manners *Keep your hands and feet to yourself *Come ready to learn *Stay safe *Be a good Listener

Consequences *Warning *Time Out/Reflection *Apology letter parent signature *Written Reflection *Parent contact *Possible office visit

Birthdays *You may consider donating a book or game to the class in your child’s name. *Non-food items such pencils, erasers, stickers etc. may be brought to the classroom to celebrate your child’s special day. *Do not send invitations for individual parties to school for distribution -Register with PTO for your directory

Class Parties *Fall party *Winter Party *End-of-the-year Party *Sign up to volunteer! *Please refer to the Student Handbook regarding birthday and party foods at school.

Communication Website -homework, plans, newsletters Phone Notes Conferences *I will meet with each parent at the end of first quarter *Scheduled throughout the year as needed

Curriculum Nine Week Plans- on 3 rd grade team page Differentiated Instruction – Math: flexible grouping at appropriate instructional level – Reading: whole, small group, individual instruction Science, Social Studies, Writing, Word Study

BYOT Newton-Lee is now a BYOT school Initially, will not be everyday Working towards integration Form will be sent home Media Release

For the 2016 school year, all teachers will continue to use Phoenix Grade Book to enter student grades. Parents and students will also still have access to a new and improved portals called ParentVUE and StudentVUE. Parents and students will have near real-time access to information on assignments and grades, attendance, class schedules, graduation status and more. ParentVUE offers a single sign-on to view school information for all siblings, regardless of the grade level or school of attendance.

Grading Grade scale changes in 3 rd Grade E= 4 M= 3 P= 2 B= 1 Overall letter grade in each subject at the end of the quarter

2+ You are working toward mastering the standard! 2 You are getting there. 1+ Keep working! 1 You are not where you need to be. 4 You are able to apply what you have learned! 3+ You are working toward applying what you have learned! 3 You have mastered the standard!

Handbook Located in agenda Read and review with students Sign, cut out, and return bottom portion to me Homework *Assigned nightly *Homework Folder/Interactive Notebooks Usually includes Math and Reading *Posted on Mrs. Casten’s web page daily *If computers/internet access is an issue, please contact me privately *Parents must initial Agendas nightly *Students should be reading 20 minutes each night *Should not take longer than 30 minutes (not including 20+ minutes required reading)

Math *There will be flexible grouping in Math *Each class will focus on the same concepts in a way that will best suit the learning style of your child *Assessed on SOL’s Science/Social Studies *Nine week plans posted on 3 rd grade web page

Mrs. Casten’s Specials Monday Tuesday Wednesday Search/ Music PE Guidance PE Computer Lab Thursday Friday Music Art Computer Lab PE

Lunch time: 11:05-11:35 Our ice cream day will be Wednesday Send in a note if you are joining us for lunch– No restaurant food! If you would like a school lunch, your child can make your lunch choice in the morning Check in office Lunch money in baggie with name and number Lunch

Snack *Working snack time in the morning *Please pack 1 healthy, small snack *Avoid all snacks containing peanuts Tests *Math, Science, and Social Studies Tests will be announced in advance *Study Guides available on 3 rd Grade Team Page *Word Study Tests will be on Friday Thursday Folders *Empty, sign, and return Friday

Students are required to go home each day as indicated at the beginning of the year Send in a note with transportation changes If a change is necessary by , CC: Angela Ferrer to ensure request is received Transportation

Parent Homework: 1.Sign-up for first quarter conferences (fill out a reminder for your convenience) 2.Please take packet on desk; read, fill out, and return no later than September 4 th – Read, sign, and return bottom portion in Student Agenda 3. Sign up to volunteer if you would like 4. Stop by the Wishing Well Thank you for coming!