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WELCOME TO 3RD GRADE
Mrs. Lauren Till
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2. ABOUT MRS. Till Elon College (University)
Received my Master’s Online from NOVA Southeastern University
This is my 18th year of teaching at Brookdale Avenue School
Taught fourth grade for the first 13 years
I live in Caldwell with my husband,
Almost 7 year old boy/girl twins, and
A 4 year old daughter.

3. MY PHILOSOPHY Promoting a love of learning
Creating a learning environment that we feel safe to make mistakes in. *Growth Mindset
Implementing challenging and relevant curriculum
Using hands on approaches to learning as much as possible
Fostering kindness and respect

4. STARTING OFF ON THE “RIGHT” FOOT:
Be kind and respectful with your words and actions.
Behave in a manner that does not interrupt classroom learning.
Listen carefully to instructions.
Be prepared for class.
Always make safe choices.

5. CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT Positive Reinforcement/Praise Red Tickets
Class Dojo
Oops Slip
Positive Notes and s/Contact with Home
Tangible Incentives- stickers,homework passes
Water Bottles

6. CONFLICT RESOLUTION

7. Fundations is a systematic and explicit approach to teaching phonics, spelling, and reading. It’s about learning concepts, not memorizing lists.

8. HANDWRITING
Zaner-Bloser workbooks
At-home practice

9. READING WORKSHOP Whole group, small group, and individual
“Just Right” books from leveled library
Reading deeply (for meaning vs. plot)
Reader’s Response Notebook as a tool

10. READING WORKSHOP Comprehension strategies:
Monitoring for understanding
Using schema and author’s clues to infer
Visualizing
Determining importance
Identifying Unfamiliar Words
Questioning
Identifying genre and text structures
Engaging in discussion/collaboration using Google Classroom
Character Traits
Predicting

11. HOME READING
Books at your child’s independent reading level come home in a ZipLock every day to be returned to school the next day
15 minutes of reading nightly (to increase as the year goes forward)
Reading log to be filled in daily in School & Home
Reading with your child
Encourage the use of reading strategies
Fluency Poems

12. FINDING THE RIGHT FIT
Choosing a “just right” book: more than the five-finger guideline
Book leveling through Scholastic Book Wizard app or directly through searching purchasing site
Levels are not everything
Scholastic Reading Club orders

13. WRITING WORKSHOP Lucy Calkins’ Units of Study (Heinemann)
Whole group mini-lessons/Writing
Conferring with individual students
Living a writer’s life: Using a Writer’s Notebook
Growing as writers:
Planning
Applying concepts taught in mini-lessons
Expanding on opinion and narrative writing
Exploring different genres
Writing with purpose
Showing a growing understanding of structure

14. MATHEMATICS enVision Math (Pearson) Thinking about math
Hands-on learning games and activities
Word problems, key words
Daily review of concepts
Websites
Online textbook

15. SCIENCE/Social Studies
Carolina Biological: 3 Units of Study
Motion & Design
Chemicals
Plant Growth & Development
U.S. Regions

16. HOMEWORK The Home and School Folder
Homework usually Monday through Thursday
Home reading and reading log
Student planner
Assistance in helping your child with directions and any difficulties is appreciated
Homework should not take more than 60 minutes a night INCLUDING independent reading
Homework passes
Red test folder
Missing Homework Policy

17. ASSESSING OUR LEARNING
Math facts
Preparing for tests
Red test folder

18. Special Visitor to Read
Invites and goodie bags

19. ATTENDANCE & ABSENCES Call office Missing assignments Tardiness
Early dismissal
CC Mrs. DeNotaris on s

20. CONFERENCES & REPORT CARDS
Parent conferences take place in December. You will receive information soon about signing up for a conference online.
As needed in the Spring.
Report Cards are sent out in trimesters.

21. Ms. Squilanti & Ms. McDermott
to our class parents:
Ms. Squilanti & Ms. McDermott

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Mrs. Lauren Till
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