1. Welcome to 3rd Grade
Back to School Night
School Year 16-17

2. Sample Daily Schedule 8:05 - 8:10 Attendance – Organize for day
8: :08 Math (leveled grouping)
9:11 -9:35 Recess/Snack*
9:35-10:25 Rotation 1
10:32-11:28 Rotation 2
11:32-12:17 Specials
12:20 – 1:05 Lunch/Recess
1:08 – 2:05 Rotation 3
2:08-3: Rotation 4
3:08 – 3:30 Homeroom/Study Hall (homework, make up work, check planner, pack up, etc.)
*Healthy, nut free snack please. Also please ensure child knows what their “snack” is, separate from lunch!

3. Carpool Morning Carpool begins at 7:35am
They will come in and wait in the cafeteria until 7:55. At that point they are dismissed to go to class.
Afternoon Carpool begins at 3:35pm (All-Call:~4pm ish)
Students will have their backpack ready and when their name is called leave immediately and go directly to carpool (We have been practicing.)

4. Important Reminders Water bottles every day
They can stay all week, return home on Friday for cleaning!
Sweater/Sweatshirt each day
Colorado weather is anything but predictable.
Let’s always be prepared.
Name on all personal items.
Clothing, water bottles, gloves, etc.
Listening skills are imperative for success.

5. Classroom Management Third Grade Bucks:
Purpose: to reinforce positive behavior, familiarize students with economics, and emphasize saving money
How this will look: everyday students will have numerous opportunities to earn money for positive behavior. Students may also be asked to pay money for negative behaviors.
Students will be encouraged to save their money to purchase items from the Fifth Grade Store.
Once a month, there will be a “marketplace” where they can spend their money (We’d love donations!!)
If they save their money, they can use it on bigger prizes like lunch with the teacher, sitting in the teacher’s chair, etc. They can earn as many dollars a day as they deserve!

6. Friday Folder Red Folder: should come home every Friday
Completed and graded assignments
Important notes from office, teachers, after school programs, etc.
Please Return folder empty on Monday
Third Grade News will be posted on the website and will also be ed to you on Friday evening.
Check your child’s Homeroom Page, and Math teacher/Reading teacher’s page for items specific to their homeroom or reading or math class. These will be updated as important information comes up.
Use 8 Pocket Folder for correspondence (signed papers, etc.). is the best way of communicating with us.

7. Purpose of Homework
*Establish a routine which includes studying at home
*Develops good study habits
*Involves parents in their child’s learning
*Provides practice and reinforcement of skills learned
Late Policy:
K-3: 10% day 1; 20% day 2; 50% within unit
Students must complete and turn in homework on time to receive full credit!
Missed school/Missed Work:
Students have 2 days for each absence to make up their work.
Please let your child’s teacher know if homework is taking a very long time or is extremely difficult. We may be able to help with time management or spend more time reviewing the content.

8. Birthdays/Lunch Bunch
Summer Birthdays celebrate on half birthdays (ex. July 5th celebrates on January 5th)
Welcome to send in treats (individual)
Treats will be passed out to be enjoyed at end of the day during study hall.
Allergies? We do have many allergies in all classrooms. Please consider sending in healthy treats, and nut free treats (fruit, veggies, etc.) pencils, stickers, or a toy.
Lunch Bunch
Sign up for lunch with the teacher on our shutterfly sites

9. Language Arts Spalding Reading Program Library Shurley Grammar
Step Up to Writing & 6+1 Trait Writing
Supplemental exercises to reinforce skills
Writing skills will be emphasized across the curriculum.
Core Knowledge Stories, Poems, Sayings and Phrases
Monthly Book Report

10. Saxon Math Will move quickly through review material FOCUS is on
Developing Computation Skills
Problem Solving Skills, Concepts, ability to Explain Math
Homework: Almost every night. Resist the urge to correct it for them.  It really helps us know what they are struggling with
Parents can assist with reading/explaining instructions as necessary
Assessments: ~Every 10 lessons
Weighting on Scores: Assessments 80% / Homework 20%
Learn those math facts…Practice Makes Perfect
You can access your child’s math book online!

11. History Published Core Knowledge Units
Pearson Learning Core Knowledge “History and Geography”
What Your Third Grader Needs to Know
Units: World Geography, World Rivers, Ancient Rome, Vikings, Earliest Americans (Native), Explorer’s of North America, The Thirteen Colonies and Canada

12. Science Next Generation Science Standards
Integrating literacy by learning how to read for information and writing papers based research
Experiments using the engineering design process and the scientific method, STEM units, and hands on group activities
Units: Landforms, Weather and Water, Rock Cycle, Force and Motion, States of Matter, Heredity, Adaptations, Food Webs, Ecosystems, and Fossils
Want to teach a lesson?

13. History and Science
Every trimester (3 trimesters total) your student will have 4 assessment grades and 10 assignment grades.
Many of their assignment grades will come from their composition notebooks.
Students will always receive a study guide in ample time before a test
Assessment grades will not always be tests (projects, papers, etc.)

14. Parent Portal- I/C http://www.americanacademyk8.org/
Grades will be updated weekly. Please allow each teacher the necessary time to input grades before sending an of concern.
Please SAVE work so that in case of an error in posting (yes, we make mistakes too), you can send the work back in for an adjustment to I/C .
Download the App and refresh often

15. Communication
We love to hear from you, especially when you have wonderful things to say.  We are here to partner with you to ensure your child has a successful school year and encourage respectful communication. Please know, that we do get a lot of s every day and are very busy teaching your kiddos, so we ask for your patience and we promise to do everything we can to get back to you within 24 hours.
This year we are encouraging students to advocate for themselves. This helps us build a stronger relationship and helps them take ownership for their questions, problems, or concerns.
What Could this look like in 3rd Grade:
Student can or talk to their teachers about questions, problems, assignments

16. Questions?

17. Thank you! (20 pt)