Mrs. Stratton’s Third Grade Class Welcome, parents!

All About Me  My background  I grew up in South Point, OH  I graduated from The University of Kentucky  I have bachelor’s degree in Primary Ed. K-3  My experience  I taught 1½ years at Skeen Elementary in Leesburg, FL  I taught 13 years at Astatula Elementary in Astatula, FL  This is my 17 th year teaching and I am happy to be at Sawgrass Bay Elementary!

My Family  My husband  Aaron  My children  Brock – 6 th grader  Lyric – 4th grader  Our pets  No pets, no time!

My Goals  To give your child the academic and social skills they need to be successful this year.  To provide a supportive and fun classroom environment.  To help your child develop a love of reading.

What is Positive Behavior Support ? (PBS) Proactive: Preventing inappropriate behaviors from happening by making our expectations clear Educative: Teaching students what is expected of them while on our campus; Teaching students the rules for all settings (cafeteria, hallway, bus, etc.) Reinforcement Based: Acknowledging students for showing school expectations and rules

HOW IS PBS USED AT SBE?  School-wide expectations and rules  Classroom discipline systems focused on positive behaviors  School-wide reward system  School-wide consistency for referral procedures

Bobcat Expectations

Common Area Rules

Student’s Data Book  School wide initiative.  Students track their individual achievements and progress.  Based on data, students set future goals.  Students will lead parent/ teacher conference by discussing their data book.

Behavior  Colored Cards  Daily behavior marked in agenda.  Daily green behavior gets a hole punch in card.  Cards that have all holes punched get treasure box or no homework pass.

Class Subjects  The subjects we study during third grade are:  Reading, Writing, Language Arts, Grammar and Handwriting  Math  Science  Social studies

Curriculum  Developmental Studies- Reading  GO Math/Performance Tasks- Math  Pearson-Science/Social studies  Being a Writer - Writing Fluency – 1 minute timed reading should be done Monday- Thursday and recorded on the graph in the packet. This is such an important step to help your child become a great reader! I will check fluency graphs every Friday and students will get a treat for completion.

Reading  Compare/contrast  Author’s Purpose  Plot Development  Context Clues  Figurative Language  Cause & Effect  Main Idea & details  Narrative Elements  Synonyms & Antonyms  Theme Informational Text Prefixes and Suffixes Text Structure Analyze Words Locate Information

Math  Number Sense  Multiplication  Division  Geometry  Statistics  Algebraic Thinking  Time  Measurement

Writing  Narrative Writing  Expository Writing  Descriptive writing  Persuasive Writing  How-To Writing  Cursive Handwriting

Science  The Universe  Practice of Science  Matter and its properties  Forms of Energy  Plants  Classifying living things  Living things and seasons  Florida Wildlife  Water Conservation

Social Studies  Locating & Interpreting Geographic Information  Freedom Week (Constitution)  Exploration of Americas  Economics  Forming the Foundation of Government  Basic Principles Held by American Citizens  Contributions of Citizens who defended American Principles Holocaust

Classroom Community  Our classroom is a community. In our community, we have rules to help us get along with each other.  Our class rules are:  Have self control  Be kind to others  Follow directions  Do your best!

Homework  I will assign about 30 minutes of homework every night. This includes up to 15 minutes of reading and 1 minute Timed Reading Fluency passage.  Homework is due back the next day.  Reading, Vocab, Spelling, Fluency, Math  Please look at homework policy & sign.

Lunch & Specials  Specials 11:05-11:55 except Wednesday (10:40-11:20) We are on a 10 day specials rotation  Science  Media  Reading in the Arts  PE  Technology  Writing  Media  PE Lunch 12:43-1:13 Snack 10:50

B.O.B.C.A.T.S. BINDER  This is a responsibility binder which will also help with organization skills.  Must be brought daily.  Agenda – Behavior will be marked on agenda and homework will be listed. Please initial every night.

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IMPORTANT PAPERS  Academic Criteria – Please read and sign tonight.  Florida Standards Assessments Information for Families handout

Wish List  Treasure chest goodies  3oz. plastic or paper cups  Snacks

F.Y.I. our 1 st field trip is October 16. Let’s Have a Great Year!