Parent Night 2015 Mrs. Stough Grade 3

15th year of teaching third grade in EADS 1st year at Bainbridge Bachelors in Elementary Education and Special Education Masters in Literacy ~ Reading Specialist Certification

General School Info Type your text here School opens at 8:30 a.m. and classes begin at 8:50 a.m. Sleep is important! An excuse card is required for all absences.

Visitors Type your text here Ring the bell at the main entrance Visitors must Share the purpose of your visit Sign in Wear a badge

Volunteers Type your text here Volunteers are always needed in the classroom! Handbook available on District Web Page or from the school office with a description of volunteer procedures Clearance Requirements: Classroom – TB Test only Field Trips TB Test Act 34 (Criminal History) Clearance Act 151 (Child Abuse) Clearances All clearances remain valid until your child graduates as long as you: Volunteer one time a year Do not move around the district It is recommended that you get all clearances ~ they will be required in the future

Signing Your Child Out Students must be dismissed from the office Report to the office with excuse card Miss Shaffner will call the classroom for your child **If you are in the classroom at the end of the day, your child must be dismissed following normal procedure!ur text here

Code of Conduct Class Meetings Wheel of Choice Positive Discipline Natural Consequences

HomeworkHomework Type your text here Students should have 10 minutes per grade level (3 rd grade = 30 minutes) Read 15 minutes every night Child reads to self Parent read aloud Read together Rocket Math (2 minutes) Word sorts (5 minutes) Practice of skills (usually a practice sheet)

Homework will be written in agendas every night Missed homework will result in student completion during recess 3 missed homework assignments results in letter home Rewards for meeting homework expectations

MathMath Common Core Morning Work Students are grouped based on unit pretest Manipulatives Problem Solving Strategies Homework

ReadingReading Common Core Close reading Taught in a spiral Homework – read 15 minutes Listening and Speaking

Word Study Elementary Spelling Inventory Words Their Way Word Sorts Each student works at their level Completed in class during ELA block Completed at home to practice

WritingWriting Punctuation and Grammar Handwriting Assessed on 5 domains of writing: Focus Organization Content Style Conventions

ScienceScience Sun, Moon, Earth Simple Machines, Forces, Motions Pennsylvania Resources and Agriculture Rocks and Minerals Nutrition and Digestive System Drugs and Alcohol

Social Studies Type your text here Maps and Globes Economics Immigration National Government State and Local Government Field Trip Elizabethtown Walking Tour

TechnologyTechnology Type your text here Classroom contains 2 laptops 4 ipads Used during Daily 5 (guided reading time) for both reading and math practice Computer lab once a week for Study Island Front Row – common core math practice at student level First in Math

PSSA Tests Type your text here English/Language Arts Math April 13-24, 2016 Please avoid scheduling trips and/or appointments during this time

ConferencesConferences Type your text here Trimesters instead of marking periods Fall conference dates: November 19 (early dismissal) November 20 (full day) Spring conference dates: March 3 (early dismissal) March 4 (weather make-up day) Letters sent home with progress reports Other conferences Call the office in advance to set up a conference

Important People Type your text here Mrs. Baxter – School Counselor (days 2 & 3) Mrs Stackhouse – Instructional Support Teacher (days 2 & 3) Mrs. Carlise – Nurse (once a week) Mrs. Smith – Healthroom Nurse (Monday through Friday 9am-3pm)

Room Parents Type your text here Meet with teacher to coordinate schedules for classroom parties Plan classroom parties Coordinate parent donations Volunteer in classroom as your schedule allows If interested, please return paper by Friday, September 18 Thank You!Thank You!

Bringing Up Type your text here New technology program that gives parents quick and helpful ideas on how they can help their child with their education Helps to add education into everyday activities Ready Rosie is similar program for pre- school age

I f you are able to donate, our classroom could use: Soft tissues Hand sanitizer (pumps) Highlighters Post-its Google eyes (any size) Pom poms (all colors) Brightly colored chalk markers

Questions?Questions?