Welcome to Back-to-School Night Mrs. Murach 3 rd Grade - Room 114 Ridgewood Avenue School September 4, 2014

About Mrs. Murach… Grew up in Westfield, NJ Undergraduate- St. Joseph’s University- Philadelphia, PA MA Ed. and TSWD certificate from The College of St. Elizabeth- Morristown, NJ in May st grade at FAS Resource Room at RAS Special Education at MS 3 rd grade at RAS

Character Education Focus on 6 character traits throughout the year. September: RESPECT

Behavior & Discipline Policy Establish discipline policies as a class Rules are posted in the classroom for the entire year DUDES Tickets (Doers of Unique Deeds of Excellence) : school-wide incentive program Sticker charts- 10 stickers= prize box

Homework Homework is assigned Monday-Thursday Approximately 30 min to complete homework - not including 20+ min of reading time each night (Rhino Reading) HW folder and agenda- take home each night and return to school each morning. Missed homework- Incomplete HW Note Website (subject to change) _______________________________________________ **Please sign and return Homework Policy after discussing it with your child**

What do we learn in 3 rd Grade? Language Arts Macmillian/McGraw Hill Treasures Program Reading- whole group/small group instruction Writing- writing workshop Spelling- pretest Day 1, posttest Day 6 -homework on spellingcity.com Grammar- GUM program RHINO READERS

What do we learn in 3 rd Grade? Math McGraw Hill Everyday Math Program Math Journals (MJ) Homework: Home Links (book stays at home) Hands on Program Math facts- Rocket Math

What do we learn in 3 rd Grade? Science Macmillian/McGraw Hill A Closer Look Program Investigations/Experiments Science Enrichment Units of study include: -Weather -Space -Forces, Energy, and Matter -Living Things and Ecosystems

What do we learn in 3 rd Grade? Social Studies Pearson myWorld Program - 21 st century learners: interactive tools -supports reading and writing skills Focus on Communities in all units Units include: -Map Skills -Environment (land, water, weather, climate) -Early American/Colonial Times -Citizenship -Government

What do we learn in 3 rd Grade? Technology Classroom Computers- rotating schedule, centers Type to Learn- teaches proper posture and finger placement for beginner keyboarding Typingweb.com Computer Lab in the library New computer labs- built into schedule Tech carts/Mrs. Sullo

Grading and Report Cards Four marking periods Graded in: - LA- reading, writing, grammar, spelling, speaking (not 1 st M.P.) -Math - computation, number facts, concepts, strategies for solving word problems -Science -Social Studies -Work Habits - listening, organization, participation, preparation, time management, cooperation, independence

Related Arts Spanish P.E. Music Library Art Health Science Enrichment **Please see website for Related Arts schedule**

“Block the Bully” School-wide lessons focusing on identifying, preventing, and stopping bullying

PARCC The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers Computer-based assessment for students K-12: Mathematics & English Language Arts/Literacy Aligned with the Common Core State Standards

Volunteer Opportunities Field Trip Chaperones Mystery Readers Class Parties Thanksharing

Please note… Conferences (November) Mystery Reader (sign-up sheet on back table) Please re-register your child through Skyward. ****** Also- if you have not ed me a contact yet, please jot that down before you leave!

Peanut/Nut Free Classroom Please keep this in mind when packing a snack for your child!

Class Website Updated weekly with classroom information HW assignments are posted, but subject to change Mrs. Murach at: can also be accessed through

Thank you for visiting! Please feel free to look around the classroom and write a letter back to your child! We’re off to a great start!!