Mr. Miguel’s 3 rd Grade Mr. Miguel’s 3rd Grade Class Back to School Night AGENDA Introduction Goals Daily Schedule Discipline Policy Standards (available on the district website) Homework Report Cards Volunteer Sign Ups

Introduction/Goals INTRODUCTION: August 21, 2012 Welcome to Solorio Elementary school’s 13th annual Back to School night. It is my pleasure to have you here tonight. I would like to welcome you and your child to my class. Tonight I will be covering information about the class. This is my 17th year of teaching 3rd grade. My wife teaches 1st grade in the San Bernardino School Distict. We have two beautiful daughters named Malia and Kailani. I chose to become a “Teacher” primarily to witness and share in the joy of student success. It is wonderful to be in a profession that involves providing encouragement, supporting young people to believe in themselves, instilling in them the motivation to learn, teaching them the importance of respect, and having the opportunity to positively mold their “Gifts and Qualities”. Children bring to the classroom their own uniqueness. It is my task to discover that uniqueness. Discovering their uniqueness will allow me to lessen the complexities of learning to meet their needs and increase their self-esteem. GOALS: Students will demonstrate grade level expectancies Students will become responsible citizens Students will strive to do their best Students will become a cooperative member of the classroom and Solorio Elementary School

Daily Schedule 8:15-9:15 8:15-8:30 Stars and Stripes song and Pledge of Allegiance Homework- Students write down in planner Morning Work: Writing Topic (students write on a specific topic) Attendance Lunch count Mountain Language and Mountain Math Grammar concepts, paragraph correction Easy Grammar books

9:15-10:10 Language Arts - We will have reading centers on Tues/Thurs Reading: Students will read the literature story from their anthology book. Reading groups/centers, shared reading, choral reading, Writing: Spelling, Grammar, Step up to Writing, Easy Grammar Speaking: poetry recitals, book project presentations, Role play, Listening: being an audience for the Speaking presentations

RECESS!!!! 10:10-10:25Recess

Daily Schedule 10:25-11:45 10:25-11:45 Math Students will work out of our Math text, centers, groups, role play real life math situations, draw out problems

Daily Schedule 11:45- 1:30 11:45-12:25 Lunch Students play first, eat second 12:25-1:30Relax and put heads down for 5 minutes. Students will silent read or complete any unfinished assignments from earlier in the day. Students will take AR tests. We will have teacher read alouds.

Daily Schedule 1:30-2:45 1:30-2:45 Art/Physical Education on Tuesday/Thursday (1:45-2:45) Social Studies /Science Wednesdays: Computer Lab Fridays: 1:45-2:15 Library 2:40-2:45Clean room and get ready for dismissal

Discipline Policy Classroom Rules: Follow Directions Respect Others and their property Be responsible for your choices Be a good listener Be on time and prepared for class For each Tally Mark that you receive the consequence are outlined below: 1 tally mark – Warning (inform parent) 2 tally marks- Loss of Recess (inform parent) 3 Tally marks- Note/Phone call to parents 4 tally marks- Meeting with the principal

Homework HOMEWORK INFORMATION Homework will be assigned on a daily basis. Every morning students will be responsible for writing their homework down in their planners. The homework assignment is shown on the video projector at the beginning of the day. Students have ample time to write out their homework. If for some reason your child forgets to write down his/her homework assignment, the information is available on the classroom website. *Students are responsible on submitting their completed homework to me the next school day. I check their HW each morning and the morning work I assign them correlates with what they completed for HW. This provides an extra accountability for them. Work that come home with no markings need to be returned to school. Work with markings and parent signatures are to remain at home

Tests Student Tests Our tests will consist of: Mountain Language- Every Friday Mountain Math- Every Friday Spelling- Every Friday Reading comprehension/vocabulary/Language Arts Concept TBA Math- TBA Science-TBA Social Studies- TBA For tests 4-7 there will be a review on the content before the students are given the test. I basically go over the test questions with them and/or give them “cousins” to the problems. (basically change the numbers in math but keep the same concept)

Report Cards Students will be receiving letters grade in Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking, Mathematics, History, and Social Studies A= B= C= D= F= 59 and below

Parent Volunteers/AR info Forms were distributed early in the school year Inform me if you are interested Show AR info