Welcome to 3rd Grade  Please Sign in. Sheets on the back table.

Northwoods Elementary Third Grade Staff Mrs. Teresa Combs (tcombs2@wcpss.net ) Mrs. Tara Powers (tpowers@wcpss.net) Mrs. Neeta Shah (nshah@wcpss.net) Mrs. Sharon Stingley (sstingley@wcpss.net) Weebly: www.NorthwoodsThirdGrade.Weebly.com

Rules and Procedures School Procedures Classroom Rules & Procedures Please sign in at the office before you visit the classroom. Volunteer Background Check/Online Registration Student Absences (Leaving before 12:15 is considered an absence) Lunch Money (Kids must add to their accounts before school and pay attention to the amount in their account.) Students are marked late if they are not in their seats at 9:15. KNN is now shown at 9:10 AM Classroom Rules & Procedures C.L.I.M.B. Class Dojo/Point System Clipboard Snacks We have snack time each day. Please send in only ONE snack. Teachers cannot supply snacks for students.

Curriculum Curriculum-Common Core Curriculum-http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/standards/common-core/ English Language Arts (ELA)-120 minutes Math-60 Minutes Social Studies/Science-35 Minutes Koala Time-30 Minutes New ELA Curriculum

Health Plans If your child has a health condition-severe allergy, asthma, etc and requires medication at school, please make sure that you complete a 1702 plan. This form is completed by your doctor and is kept on file in the office, along with medication. We cannot administer any medication without this form!

Toys and Electronics and Cards Please do not allow your child to bring any toys, games, electronics, or Pokemon Type cards to school! If they bring items for after school care, the items must remain in their bookbags! Classes can earn a “Game Day” reward and you will be notified when the reward has been earned!

Switching Classes: Science and Social Studies Each topic is taught for approximately 4 weeks. Science Structures and Functions of Living Organisms/Force and Motion (Shah) Matter: Structure, Properties, and Change/Energy Conservation and Transfer (ALL) Earth in the Universe (Powers) Earth Systems, Structures, and Processes/Ecosystems (Combs) Social Studies  Civics and Government (Shah) Economics and Financial Literacy (ALL) Geography and Environmental Literacy (Powers) History and Culture (Combs)

Schedule 9:15-11:15-ELA 11:20-12:05-Specials 12:10-1:15-Lunch/Recess 1:20-2:20-Math 2:20-2:50-Koala Time 2:50-3:35-Science/Social Studies

Grading and Homework Grading- 4: Exemplary, 3:Proficient, 2: Approaching Proficiency, 1: Non-Proficient Homework-Given on Monday and returned on Friday Weekly Homework: 2 Math sheets 2 Reading Passage Spelling

Homework-Continued Nightly Homework Students should read for 20 minutes each night. Log should be returned at the end of the week/month. Spelling work-Students need 40points each week. They have the opportunity to complete work every morning. Practice Multiplication Facts!

Field Trips for the Year Jordan Lake Educational Center ($4.00) Mobile Planetarium-February ($8.00) We STRONGLY encourage you to use the online payment system to pay for field trips. Permission slips will be sent home at the end of next week.

Testing, Testing, and More Testing Beginning of Grade Test (BOG)-September 12 CogAt-October 16-18 IOWA-December 6-7 End of Grade Test (EOG)- May 29-Math May 30-Reading Read to Achieve-June 4

Read to Achieve http://www.wcpss.net/parents/guides/read-to-achieve/Read%20to%20Achieve%20Information%20for%20Parents-revised.pdf

Parent Involvement *Help your child become an independent/ self-motivated learner *Encourage responsibility at home for homework and school tasks *Check Weebly Site and Friday Folders *Conferences/Communication *Join the PTA (this can be done tonight! ) *Volunteer Sign Up-located in media center *Study Island

Conferences Sign-ups will be sent home for conferences that will be held on October 31 during the teacher workday. (With the exception of Mrs. Combs) We will use Memberhub or signup genius.

IMPORTANT!!!!! Please make sure that you signed in. Complete volunteer sign up in media center

Questions and Answers Thanks for coming!