1. Back-to-School Night
Mr. Jones
Room 21

2. Welcome Everyone! 5:30-5:40 Sign up for conferences
Write a birthday note on the back of your child’s birthday baseball (on desk) and a small note on the halfsheet responding to your child’s friendly letter.
5:40-6:10 Talk, Talk, Talk, Questions

3. Third Grade
Third grade is the valuable year for students to consolidate their academic skills and continue to build social skills before moving to upper elementary.

4. Expectations for Teacher
Ethos- fair, sincere
Pathos- caring, empathy
Logos- subject knowledge, clarity

5. Expectations for Teacher & Students

6. Class Expectations Whole Brain Teaching
1. Follow directions quickly.
2. Raise your hand for permission to speak.
3. Raise you hand for permission to leave your seat.
4. Make smart choices.
5. Keep your dear teacher happy.

7. Super Improver Wall

8. Homework Policy
Homework will provide additional practice in previously introduced material to increase depth of understanding.
Homework will provide practice and review when current work is less than satisfactory.
Homework will develop independent study habits and the ability to organize and complete assigned homework tasks.
Typically 30 minutes four times a week.

9. Math Aligned with Common Core Standards Multiplying and Dividing Facts
Place Value/ Rounding
Fractions
Geometry
Measurement (especially time)

10. Reading Plan
Read to Self
Scholastic
Storyworks
Genre
Goal
Reading
Book Clubs Core Literature
Daily 5
CAFE
careful
Close
Reading
Read
Alouds
Meta-cognitive
Thinking
This is a Bubble Map Ask your child about Thinking Maps.

11. Why Independent Reading Matters
Percentile Rank
Book Minutes Per Day
Words Read Per Year 98 65
4,358,000 90
21.2
1,823,000 80
14.2
1,146,000 70
9.6
622,000 60
6.5
432,000 50
4.6
282,000 40
3.2
200,000 30
1.8
106,000 20
0.7
21,000 10 .1
8000 2

12. Genre Requirement Number Tally Chart 2 Traditional Literature 3
Fantasy 1
Science Fiction 4
Realistic Fiction
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Informational 22
Biography/ Auto
Poetry 9
Choice
Graphic Novel

13. Spelling Sitton (High Frequency, No Excuse Words, Priority Words)
Part of Weekly Packet handed out on Monday
Weekly Cloze Assessment every other week. (rotated with vocabulary quiz on other Fridays)

14. Language Conventions
Quizzes every Friday on that week’s content written in Mentor Sentence notebooks.
M Invitation to Notice
T Invitation to Notice Parts Speech
W Invitation to Revise
Th Invitation to Imitate

15. Writing
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

16. Speaking At least once a month Topic in weekly Bulletin Graded on-
Content
Voice and volume
Eye contact
posture
Practice, practice, practice

17. Ask your child about Thinking Maps.
Science
Variation of
Traits
This is a Bubble Map.
Ask your child about Thinking Maps.
Programming
Patterns

18. Ask your child about Thinking Maps.
Social Studies
Geography
Branches of
Government
Economy
Products
Capitalism
Supply
Demand
Landforms
California
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
This is a Tree Map.
Ask your child about Thinking Maps.

19. Ask your child about Thinking Maps.
Grades A B C D U
100-90%
89-80%
79-70
69-60
59>
This is a Tree Map.
Ask your child about Thinking Maps.
Retakes of tests are due within three days with a maximum score of 70.
Late assignments without a note
will not be accepted

20. Communication and Contact Info
Homework Trackers
District Class Website
Edmodo
Remind app

21. Ways to Help Your Child Make Progress
Sundays: Read Weekly Bulletin. Preview with your child what they know and what they will learn..
Daily: COMMUNICATE: Ask about activities, struggles, successes. READ together.
Fridays: TOGETHER, Check over EVERY-THING in Friday folders.
Weekly: Visit class website for updates on lessons, activities, news. Keep INFORMED.
Trimester 1: Attend Parent Conference and receive report card.
Anytime: , leave phone msg., write a note, jot comment on Binder Reminder.
This is a Flow Map.
Ask your child about Thinking Maps.

22. What You Do at Home Helps Us Here at School
Use dinnertime s an opportunity to talk about school, current events, etc.
Child feels important.
Child practices strong communication and thinking skills.
Set a reasonable bedtime, provide a nutritious breakfast, and don’t be tardy.
Student is healthy and alert and doesn’t miss important instruction.
Your 3rd
Grader
Child learns good habits and benefits from the support of an interested, informed parent.
Make a habit of reviewing HW Tracker, Bulletin, and website in a timely manner.
This is a Multi Flow Map.
Ask your child about Thinking Maps.

23. And Finally Signups for November Conferences
Signups for Room parents/ volunteers
Write a note to your child on the back of the Birthday baseball
Please turn in Birthday baseballs tonight.
Please turn in Parent Survey tonight or by end of the week.

24. Technology Technology is integrated into the curriculum.
It provides multiple means of engagement and appeals to all learning styles.
It helps to enhance and enrich learning.
It encourages problem solving and higher order thinking skills while preparing children for the 21st century.