Back to School Night Grade 3 Room 20 Miss Spino

All About ME… Graduated East Stroudsburg University First full year teaching – but I have had long term positions I have grown up in Woodbridge attending School 20, CMS, and CHS My favorite subject is science

Contact Info Note Email- melissa.spino@woodbridge.k12.nj.us ONLY IF URGENT-Phone- 732-602-8511 I may not get a prep in time to call you back, however, I will try my best to get back ASAP.

Teacher Wish List: If you have any of these items at home or would like to purchase them for the class, it would be greatly appreciated. We use these items a lot throughout the school year. Brown paper lunch bags Napkins Paper cups Paper towels Small or large paper plates Tissues Ziploc bags (small) If you can help, it will be appreciated!

Behavior Plan Purple – Outstanding Student Blue – Great Work 5 times – 3 Coupons 10 times – Prize box 20 times – No HW pass Blue – Great Work Green- Ready to Learn Yellow- Stop and Think Red- Talk to Parents Students are responsible for marking their color. I will have them write in Planner if on Yellow/Red.

Homework ** Homework will be given Monday through Friday. All homework assignments will review what we have learned in class. Students will be sent home with their planner with their homework assignments and reminders. ** Should never take more than 30/40 minutes ** Students receive a sticker for HW being done – full chart = prize box ** Reading Log every night! – full reading log = coupon

Homework Math Home Links will be sent nightly. In some cases, a lesson may take two days. In this case you may see someone math worksheet that the students should complete. Language Arts homework will always reflect what we are working on that week and what they will be tested on. You may see other subjects homework (science, ss, health) every now and then May also see some online assignments that could be given for homework

Language Arts This year students will be using our new Journeys Program. This program integrates Reading, Grammar, Phonics, and Spelling. Students will read a new story every week and focus on comprehension skills and strategies. Students will be tested on skills at the end of the week. New spelling words will be given each week. http://www.hmheducation.com/journeys/program-organization.php www.thinkcentral.com

(Unless otherwise noted) LA Curriculum Journeys Reading: Fluency & Comprehension Writing/Grammar Phonics/Spelling ** This also includes Spelling Tests – which will be held every Friday. (Unless otherwise noted)

Everyday Math ** There will be a test at the end of every unit. We will always go over material and have a guide to study from.

Social Studies

Science The Elementary Science curriculum is designed to tap the natural curiosity of our students in order to promote the development of a life long appreciation for science in their daily lives. The curriculum supports the three major disciplines of science – Earth, Life, and Physical Sciences – while reinforcing math and reading skills. Through the inquiry based approach, students learn the process of science, develop critical thinking skills, and work cooperatively in groups to solve problems. All units of study in the elementary science curriculum emphasize the processes of science including measuring, communicating, classifying, ordering, recognizing relationships, hypothesizing, using models, interpreting data, identifying and controlling variables, and conducting experiments. 3rd grade science consists of units of Life Science, Earth Science, Physical Science and Space and Technology.

*** Be sure to check it regularly!*** Genesis Grades The grades are into Genesis once the papers are graded. The grades on Genesis are not entered any lower than a 50%. If your child received a 25% of his/her paper, you will see a 50% entered into Genesis, but the paper will reflect the actual percentage. *** Be sure to check it regularly!***

Friday Folders – Starting Friday! Each week the children will bring home their papers. Not all papers are graded. Papers that are done as practice or completed as a class will not receive a grade, but be checked over. Please sign to show you reviewed papers DWT- Done with teacher *** Please sign and return and D/F papers ***

Birthdays Students are able to bring in treats to celebrate birthdays. The treats cannot list the first ingredient as sugar and must have an ingredients label on them. Students in the class may have nut allergies, so treats sent to school must be NUT FREE. Alternative goodies and the safest goodies to send are non edible items, such as, stickers, erasers, pencils, personal pencil sharpeners, highlighters, and/or small game or toy items. Thank you in advance for your cooperation in this matter. ** Please let me know when you plan to bring in the treats/goodies so we can plan accordingly **

Dismissal If you child is going home a different method than usual, please feel free to shoot me an email or a quick note. WALKERS: Please make sure a teacher sees you as you pick up your child outside the door. I understand it can get crazy, but we need to make sure your child is safe.

Thank you for coming. It will be a great year!