Mrs. Zitel’s 3 rd Grade Class Welcome to Back-to-School Night!

Agenda  Teacher Introduction  3 rd Grade Team  Class Schedule  Classroom Expectations & Behavior  First Nine Weeks Plans  Grading in 3 rd Grade  Homework Policy  Food Reminders  Communication  Contact Information  Questions & Answers

A Little Bit About Me  Loudoun County Public Schools graduate  Graduated from Longwood University with a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education (PREK-6)  Sixth year at Creighton’s Corner Elementary School  Live in South Riding  Enjoy running, cooking, CrossFit, and spending time w/ friends & family  CCE Running Club coach  Dallas Cowboys fan

 The third grade team plans together on a weekly basis  We will give common pre- and post assessments  This helps us monitor which skills students have mastered and which skills we may need to reteach  Please check the third grade webpage often!  Study Guides  Course Syllabi  Teacher Home Pages 3 rd Grade Team

Weekly Schedule ***See Refrigerator Reminder!

Classroom Expectations & Behavior  Responsive Classroom  Morning Meeting  Behavior/Sticker Charts  Colts Compliments  Class & Individual  Think Sheets Colts Compliments Teacher: Student: Demonstrated being a colt by; Respect Respect Respect Yourself Others Your School

Habit 1 — Be Proactive You're in Charge of You 7 Habits of Happy Kids Leadership qualities that all kids can learn Habit 2 — Begin with the End in Mind Have a Plan Habit 3 — Put First Things First Work First, Then Play

Habit 5 — Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood Listen Before You Talk Habit 6 — Synergize Together Is Better Habit 7 — Sharpen The Saw Balance Feels Best Habit 4 — Think Win-Win Everyone Can Win

A look at the first nine weeks in… MATH  Equivalent periods of time, including relationships among days, months, and years, as well as minutes and hours  Time to the nearest minute and elapsed time in one-hour increments over a 12-hour period  Temperature to the nearest degree from a Celsius thermometer and a Fahrenheit thermometer  Graphing (line plots, bar graphs, and picture graphs)  Place value (six-digit numerals)  Rounding numbers (9,999 or less) to the nearest ten, hundred, and thousand  Comparing two whole numbers between 0 and 9,999  Addition and subtraction (with and without regrouping)  Addition properties

 Scientific Investigations  Matter  Water Cycle SCIENCE

Social Studies  Government (Rules & Laws)  Geography  Map Skills

Language Arts  PALS and DRA testing  Results will be communicated during the 1 st quarter conference  Reading Workshop: Building a Reading Life  Writing Workshop: Crafting True Stories/Personal Narratives  Word Study

Grading in 3 rd Grade  Teachers will use the following grading scale for student work:  4 = Exceeds Standard  3 = Meets Standard  2 = Progressing Towards Standard  1= Below Standard  ● = Denotes knowledge or skill not assessed at this time  On the report card, you will see averaged letter grades.  A – Outstanding  B – Very Good  C – Satisfactory  D – Needs Improvement  F – Not performing (As teachers, we do not focus on letter grades. We care if the student is meeting the standards!)

Grading Example Partial Topic Statement 1: Below Standard 2: Progressing Towards Standard 3: Meets Standard 4: Exceeds Standard Edits writing for punctuation Few or none of the sentences have correct punctuation Some sentences have correct punctuation Most sentences have correct punctuation All sentences have correct punctuation

Homework  Students will receive approximately 30 minutes of homework every night  Homework will be written in student agendas daily. Parental supervision of agenda is strongly encouraged.  According to LCPS policy, homework will not be graded, but should reflect a high level of quality and effort.  Students will need to have access to the Internet for some homework assignments  Students are encouraged to make reading a part of their routine

 If you choose to send in a snack for your child, please do not send peanut/tree nut products or candy. Please send in healthy snacks!  Water bottles are allowed in our classrooms, but please make sure that they don’t leak.  LCPS does not permit parents to bring in food treats to celebrate student birthdays. You may send in other “treats” such as pencils, stickers, bookmarks, etc. Food Reminders

Communication  Weekly  usually sent on Sunday afternoons w/ information for the upcoming week  Class Website  Go to the Creighton’s Corner website  Classrooms  3 rd Grade  Mrs. Zitel  First quarter conference  Sign-up is on class website  Remind

Contact Information  Please feel free to contact me via:  Phone: (703)  Notes sent in with your child in the homework folder   Will respond within 24 hours  Do not confidential information such as:  Grades  Behavior issues

Questions & Answers What questions can I answer that will help better prepare you for a great year in third grade?