Welcome to 3rd Grade Open House 2018 Mrs.Schindler Room 207

           Meet the teacher I live in New Paltz with my husband Ed, daughter Emma, and black lab Lily. I taught in Hyde Park for 2 years and Millbrook for 5 years.  I attended SUNY New Paltz for my undergrad and graduate work.  I enjoy hiking, swimming, and laying on the beach : ) 

Welcome Folder -Technology resources/login -Letter from your child - Phone and Address Permission Form -Tell Me About Your Child paper - Photograph objection slip - Confidential Student Data Form - Letter to Child (leave on desk) -Schedule -Grades and Report Card -Scholastic Book Club Letter -Technology resources/login

Technolgoy Classroom Website Go to www.highland-k12.org Go to the Elementary School page and then “Teachers/Classrooms” on the right. Find "Holly Schindler” Holly Schindler website Kids A-Z PebbleGo BrainPop MobyMax type to learn

Green Take Home Folder - Used for home/school communication.   Send notes, finished work, etc.     Students empty this folder every morning. - Please check this folder    every day for notes, handouts,   student work, etc.

Homework A homework packet will be sent home every Monday. It will be due on Friday Students will use their Elementary handbook for spelling words and reading log. Students Will be asked to read for 20 minutes every night Occasionally, students will be assigned special projects related to what is being taught in class. Homework will not receive an official grade, however,  completion of homework is an item on the report card.

Highlights to the 3rd grade curriculum ELA Reader's Workshop  Unit 1 – Building a Reading Life Unit 2 - Grasping Main Ideas and Text Structures Unit 3 - Character Study Unit 4 - Research Clubs Writer's Workshop Unit 1 – Crafting True Stories Unit 2 – The Art of Information Unit 3 – Changing the World: Persuasive Speeches, Petitions, and Editorials Unit 4 – Once Upon a Time: Adapting and Writing Fairy Tales 

Highlights to the 3rd grade curriculum Math Unit 1 – Place Value, Rounding, Comparing Numbers, Arithmetic Pattern Unit 2 – Addition and Subtraction Unit 3 – Multiplication with 0,1,2,4,5,10 Unit 4 – Multiplication with 3,6,7,8,9 Unit 5 – Division for Lower Numbers Unit 6 – Division for Higher Numbers, Fact Families, Missing Numbers, etc. Unit 7 – Geometry – Plane Shapes Unit 8 – Geometry – Area Unit 9 – Fractions Unit 10 – Measurement – Time Unit 11 – Measurement – Length, Liquid Volume, and Mass Unit 12 – Measurement – Graphing and Data Unit 13 – Geometry – Perimeter 

Highlights to the 3rd grade curriculum Science – Mystery Science Plants Animals Forces and Motions Weather Social Studies First Nations of North America Cultures of North America Cultures in Our Community 

Housekeeping Items Class Behavior System Green = good Yellow = warning Red = note home Purple = outstanding!!!!! Snack – We will have a snack every morning. Please pack a healthy snack that will fuel your child's brain. Lunch account can be accessed online.  

Special Events - Birthdays - Class Parties – Fall, Winter, Spring (end by 2:15) - Field Trips  - Rainforest Awareness Week (April) - Character Parade (May) - Field Day (June) - Book Orders- Prefer to be completed online

PICTURE DAY! Friday September 14, 2018

Things to do tonight before you leave: Sign up for a conference Write a letter to your child Fill out confidential student data sheet (if you have not done so already)  Sign the photo permission form ( Please turn in if you DO NOT want your child photographed) Complete phone and address permission slip. Tomorrow – wear red!

Final message from my heart…