1. Welcome! BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT 2017 THE PARKE HOUSE ACADEMY THIRD GRADE
MS. JORDAN, MRS. DAVIS, AND MS. MANDELLO

2. Agenda Drop-off and Pick-up Student Planner/Binder
Passing Back Assignments
Engrade
Classroom Discipline
Website
Curriculum
Field Trips

3. Drop-off and Pick-up Drop-off Pick-up
8:20 Classroom Doors Open
8:30 School Day Begins
Morning Work 8:30-8:45 (Important: Please be on time)
Pick-up
3:20-3:30
Please let us know in advance of any planned absences, tardies, or early pick-ups.

4. Student Planner/Binder Passing Back Assignments, and Grades
Parent signature nightly
Please do not empty binder nightly. They will be purged quarterly.
Passing Back Assignments
Pass back of assignments takes place during organization time on Fridays
Engrade
Log in to Engrade for grades (Contact front office for login questions)
Tests 40%
Quizzes 30%
Homework 20%
Classwork 10%

5. Homework Each homework assignment is worth 10 points
On time and complete: 10 points
One day late: 8 points
Two days late: 5 points
More than two days late: 0 points
Classwork and homework can be requested in advance if you know that your child will be absent

6. Classroom Discipline Logical Consequences Marble Jar
Related to the behavior
Respectful of the child
Internal understanding
Promote responsibility and provide opportunities to learn from mistakes
Marble Jar
Recognition of collaborative efforts
Teamwork, kindness, cooperativeness, respect

7. Third Grade Website www.phathirdgrade.weebly.com Weekly Updates
Upcoming Events
Leaders of the Week
What We’re Learning
Test Schedule
Links to Resources

8. Language Arts SRA Imagine It! Units Part 1: Preparing to Read
Part 2: Reading and Responding
Part 3: Language Arts
Units
Unit 1: Risks and Consequences
Unit 2: Nature’s Delicate Balance
Unit 3: A Changing America
Unit 4: Science Fair
Unit 5: America on the Move
Unit 6: Dollars and Sense

9. Language Arts Test Schedule Homework
Spelling and Reading tests on Friday
Benchmarks after each Unit
Language Mechanics quizzes
Homework
Monday-Thursday
Similar pattern each week
Read 20 minutes daily!!

10. Language Arts Writing Projects
Short weeks (no school on Monday/Friday) will be Writing Workshops
Projects
Three Book Reports (first in October)
Author/Poet Study
Two Oral Presentations
Three Writing Process Books/Assignments
Two curriculum-based contests

11. Math Math in Focus Homework Singapore Math
Concrete➔Pictorial➔Abstract Development
Emphasis on Problem Solving
Differentiated Instruction/Teacher Support
Homework
Typically Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
No math homework on Thursdays
IXL assigned Friday – due the following Friday

12. Math Resources IXL Think Central
Unlimited math practice in thousands of skills
Adapts to individual pace and learning needs
30 minutes each week
Logs must be signed and turned in every Friday
Think Central
Online resource that supplements and supports math curriculum
www-k6.thinkcentral.com

13. Science Alternate with Social Studies every 2-3 weeks
Typically completed in class unless unit project
Life Science
Plants and Animals
Earth’s Land
Earth Science
Cycles on Earth and in Space
Physical Science
Investigating Matter
Exploring Energy and Forces

14. Social Studies Alternate with Science every 2-3 weeks
Typically completed in class unless unit project
Our Communities
Communities Around Us
Communities and Geography (Geography)
Communities over Time (History)
Citizens and Government (Citizenship)
People in Communities (Culture)
Working in Communities (Economy)

15. Additional Curriculum
Current Events
Age-appropriate, classroom-friendly news apps, sites, and magazines to give students different perspectives on key current events
Handwriting
Manuscript review complete
Cursive instruction has begun
Students expected to write in cursive by January
Analogies
Ex: bat : baseball : : racket : tennis ball
Intended to help students be independent thinkers and problem- solvers
Process information, make connections, and improve comprehension and long-term memory

16. Classroom Parties Halloween Party – Tuesday, October 31
School appropriate costumes (no props
Games and Snack
Parents Welcome
Winter Party – Date TBD
Pancake Party and Book Exchange
Valentine’s Day Party – Wednesday, February 14
Valentine Card Exchange and Snack
Students and Teachers Only
End-of-Year Party – Date TBD
Activities TBD

17. Field Trips EPCOT Orlando Repertory Theatre Communities and Culture
Thursday, November 9th (FYI: 11/10 is a school holiday)
Chaperones Needed
Orlando Repertory Theatre
Judy Moody & Stink: The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt
Thursday, April 19th
Students and Teachers Only

18. Classroom Coordinators
A big THANK YOU to our classroom coordinators this year!
Patty Sherman
Wanda Znosko
Kristen Bellamy

19. Thank you for being here!
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