1. WELCOME To Third Grade Leslie Bridendolph Rita Michelson Andy Robinson Carolyn Runyan Cynthia Turner

2. Communications Tuesday Folder-weekly Homework Folder-Daily Voicemail Email Conferences

3. 3 rd Daily Schedule 7:40 – 8:00 Homeroom 8:00-8:30Reading 8:35-9:25Specials (art, music, or pe) 9:30-10:00Reading part II 10:00-10:45Language Arts/Writing/Words Their Way 10:45-11:30Math 11:30-12:00Math Warm-up 12:00-12:40Lunch (see your class schedule) 12:45-1:00Recess 1:00-1:50Science or Social Studies 1:50-2:05Pack up time 2:05-2:35DFT 2:40Dismissal

4. DFT Time Dedicated Focused TEKS Time

5. Curriculum TEKS Based/ARRC Aligned/Data Driven Reading Language Arts Math Spelling Social Studies Science

6. Attendance The first bell rings at 7:40. Students are tardy if arriving after 7:50. Students marked tardy cannot receive “Perfect Attendance”.

7. Grading Policy Grading Scale 100 - 90 A 89 - 80 B 79 - 75 C 74 - 70 D Progress Reports Report Cards

8. Grading Policy cont… Students who score below 70% on a paper are allowed to re-do the assignment. The new grade can be changed to a 70. Re-do work is done at school.

9. Nightly Homework Homework/Classwork to be finished Reading/Summary Daily Behavior Note from Teacher

10. Behavior Management Excellent Choices! Warning 10 minute reflection 20 minute reflection Referral to the office/ Parent Contacted

11. STAAR TEST State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness Based on the TEKS More Rigor/Greater Complexity Testing for Grade 3 is April 2014 http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/staar/

12. Birthday Celebrations We will celebrate on Fridays ONLY. Celebrations are held 2:05-2:30pm. Please send napkins, plates…whatever is needed.

13. We look forward to a great year!