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Reading Log Agenda Homework Folder Work Folder Record nightly Student’s responsibility Parent Initials Kept in binder Agenda Daily Homework & Notes Student Accountability Parents review & sign Open line of communication Homework Folder 2 sides Home and School every day Send notes to and from home Check every night Work Folder Check work and sign and return the next day

Opportunities to correct/change behavior Holds students accountable for own behavior Note home in agenda when necessary Positive Reinforcement

7:30 - 7:45 Writing 7:45 - 8:35 Reading 8:45 - 10:05 S.S./Science 10:05 - 10:30 10:30 - 10:55 11:10 - 12:00 Morning meeting Writing Reading S.S./Science Lunch Specials

12:00 - 12:30 12:30 - 12:55 12:55 - 1:55 Recess Wordly Wise/R.A. Math

Day 1 - Computer Day 2 – Media Counseling Day 3 – Brain House Day 4 - Music Day 5 - PE Day 6 - Art

Monday-Friday evenings Reading, Math, Social Studies, Wordly Wise (study) Help as needed- students need to let teacher know when they don’t understand or have questions Must be completed every night Responsible for missed homework and current night's homework Homework is a completion grade

Grades Not all work will have number grade If not graded, work will have a check on it so you know it has been corrected and checked. Grades will be posted on Parent Portal within 2 weeks of given assignment date Multiple grades (participation, notebooks, etc.) will not be posted until the end of the marking period. Work sent home as graded Student's responsibility to share work with parents Work folder signed by parent and returned to school Report Cards will include numerical grades for: Reading, Math, Science, Social Studies

Grades Grading Scale A - 90 - 100 B - 80 - 89 C - 70 -79 D - 60 -69 A “3” in 2nd grade means meeting expectations…this means a “3” can be equivalent to an A, B, or C. Reading Reading Comprehension Assessments or passages are every week (Counted 2 times) Reading Rubric Wordly Wise (counted 1 time) Math Tests Quizzes Classwork Science Class Assignments/Projects Notebooks Social Studies Current event Grading Scale A - 90 - 100 B - 80 - 89 C - 70 -79 D - 60 -69 F - 59 and below

North Carolina Standards Clearly communicates expectations of students at each grade level End goal is to provide students with skills to succeed in college and eventually the workforce Reading Writing Math Essential Standards Science Social Studies

Students become independent readers able to think about, write about and discuss what they are reading Reading Just Right books iStation assessments /Computer based Units: Launching Multi-Genre, Non-Fiction (Expository), Realistic Fiction, Informational Reading, Book Clubs, Research Clubs, Poetry, Testing Unit Reading Comprehension Structure Mini-lesson Independent Reading---strategy groups, one-on-one conferences Reader’s Notebooks Share Time

Students understand we can all be writers and writing is a part of our everyday lives Units: Personal Narratives/Writing Long and Strong, Informational, Realistic Fiction, Persuasive, Crafting True stories, Informational, Poetry, Genre Studies Writer’s Notebooks: collect ideas, brainstorm, begin stories Students will not publish every story they begin Writing Process: Drafting, Revising, Editing, Publishing Structure: Mini Lesson Independent Writing (Teacher conferences and works with small groups) Share Time

We use a Gradual Release of Responsibility model Students have the chance to explore concepts before the lesson Teacher explains Concept is extended during workshop Workshop consists of small group instruction, math games, and differentiated activities Progression through C-P-A: Concrete: using manipulatives Pictorial: drawings Abstract: equations and mental math One answer, but many ways to get to the answer Math notebooks: collect notes and complete in –class assignments Calculators used in the classroom to check work AFTER students have shown their work and can explain how they get to their answers

Some Topics covered in third grade: Place Value Multi-Digit Addition and Subtraction Single and Multi-Step Word Problems Geometry Patterns Area and Perimeter Multiplication and Division Problem Solving Time to nearest minute, Elapsed time Fractions Measurement – Length ( whole, ½, ¼ ), Capacity, Mass Graphs

Hands on and investigative Discover science concepts through investigations Units: Plants and Soil; Human Body; Earth Science; Forces and Motion Field Trips: Discovery Place and Schiele Museum (Planetarium) Grades come from Science notebooks and in class assignments

Units: Communities and Citizenship; Local and Regional History; Local Government; Geography; Economics Current events every three weeks (If you are unable to print the article, email it to me and I can print it for your child. )

Wordly Wise Strengthens vocabulary and context clue skills Consumable text Completed every day- 2 weeks for each lesson Lesson quiz every 2 weeks Cumulative Tests after every 5 lessons are completed

End of Grade Tests Within the last 10 days of school Based on North Carolina Standards Reading (1 Day) and Math (1 Day) Math has 2 parts: Calculator Active and Inactive Concepts and skills worked on all year long Keep EOG Tests in a positive light

Reminders Read through Antioch Handbook located in front of the Agenda Dress Code Shorts, skirts, dresses must be to the fingertips Straps on shirts must be 1 inch or more in width No hats in the building Cafeteria Parents can come eat lunch with their child after the first two weeks of school Birthday treats can not be home baked goods---must come from a store Birthdays only celebrated in the cafeteria

Classroom Info Scholastic Sent out monthly, great way to get leveled books and FREE books for classroom Book Wizard Class Wish List On Amazon, add to it as needed Newsletter Sent out Weekly

Questions?? If you have a question, write it on the notecard at your table with your name and I will get back to you with an answer!