1. Welcome to 3rd Grade’s Back to School Night!

2. Daily Schedule
7:45-8:00 - Math Warm-up/Announcements 7:45-9:15 - Math 9:25-10:15 Specials 10:15-11:30 Reading/Lang. Arts/Social Studies 11:30-12:00 Lunch 12:00-12:30 Recess 12:30-1:00 Reading/Lang. Arts/Social Studies 1:00-1:30 Intervention/Enrichment 1:30-2:30 Science/Health 2:45 - Dismissal

3. Take Home Binder
*Goes home daily *Homework/notes from home should go in the Return pocket of the Take home binder. Notes/bulletins from the school will be found in the Keep pocket. *Any communication about your student’s day will be recorded in the agenda planners, as well as homework assignments. PLEASE CHECK THEIR AGENDAS DAILY!! It is the student’s responsibility to bring all notes/correspondence to their teacher.
*The student handbook is located in the front of agenda.

4. Behavior Support
*Natural Consequences *Choices/Practice *Sign agenda planners *Phone call home *Bengal Bucks for positive reinforcement

5. school
Grading
*1-2 grades will be taken per week in each subject area. *Grades are available for online parent viewing through Parent Portal. *Grades are weighted equally excluding word study grades, which count as 3% of the LA grade. *Major evaluations may be retested if a failing grade was given on the 1st administration. (highest grade after a retake will be 70) *Check Thursday Folder for graded papers.

6. Report Cards
*Report Cards will go home on: 10/27, 12/20, 3/23, 6/1 *Please sign the report card cover and return it to school with your child. *You may keep the actual paper report card. *Nine week grading periods. *Progress reports sent home with each student. *Conference Day is Tuesday, October 10.

7. Monitor
*Students will be given reasonable deadlines for all assignments. *If a deadline is not met after reasonable time given, the child will spend half of their recess time in the monitor room in order to complete their work. *Any ongoing incomplete work will require time in the monitor room. *Students will go to the monitor room for any missing homework assignments.

8. Math

9. Math Units
Unit 1 - Place Value, Addition & Subtraction Unit 2 – Multiplication & Division Meaning Unit 3 – Multiplication Proficiency Unit 4 – Patterns & Equations Unit 5 – Data Analysis Unit 6 – Fractions Unit 7 – Geometry Unit 8 – Measurement Unit 9 – Personal Financial Literacy MATH Problem Solving Tips (bookmark)

10. Math Homework *Math homework will be given on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
*To access the Pearson math from home, type in pearson.pisd.edu
-Where it says username, type in txfirstname.lastname.1
-Where it says password, type in regular password from school
*If you have trouble accessing the website, please contact your child's math teacher.

11. Math STAAR
* Will take place on Monday, May 14, 2018

12. Reading & Language Arts

13. Reading/Language Arts
Guided Reading Shared Reading Read Alouds At Home Reading (Reading Logs) Independent Reading Word Study/Vocabulary Writing Language Handwriting PAWS Reading Strategies (bookmark)

14. Word Study WORD STUDY HAS CHANGED!!!!!!
*Students will be working on a spelling pattern in a specific spelling stage. The goal is for the student to progress through Words Their Way spelling stages. This will help them to transfer that spelling knowledge into their writing.
*During the week, students will work on their word study stage during station time. This activity that is completed in their Word Study Folder will be a weekly grade that will only count 3% of the Total Language Arts Grade.
*Students will be informally assessed during the week. This will not be a grade in the gradebook.
*THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THERE WILL BE NO MORE THURSDAY NIGHT CRAMMING FOR SPELLING TESTS!!!!!

15. Homework
*Mondays (Reading log, due Friday) 100 minutes recorded in agendas
*Tuesday - Math Homework (due Wed.)
*Wednesday - Reading Comprehension Homework (due Thurs.)
*Thursday - Math Homework (due Fri.)
*Homework is not graded but checked in class.
*Students are RESPONSIBLE for bringing home and returning all of their homework.

16. Reading STAAR
*Will take place on Tuesday, May 15, 2018

17. Social Studies & Science
Science Health Intro to Science & Engineering Physical Science Evaluating a Landscape Life Science Designing Submersibles Space Weather Designing Water Filters
Social Studies (Citizenship) Citizens Mapping the Way (Communities) Community Builders (Government) Government for All (Heroes) And Along Comes a Hero (Economics) Money Matters (Culture) We Are the World