1. Welcome to Back-to-School Night!
Miss Walko’s
3rd Grade Class

2. About Me
Graduated from The University of Scranton in 2015 with a BA in Early and Primary Education.
I moved to Ashburn from Scranton PA.
I am very excited to be here at NLE!

3. Attendance Agendas School begins promptly at 7:50 am
Please let me know in advance if your child will be absent for an extended period of time
Make-up work will be provided after the student returns to school
Adequate time will be given to complete make-up assignments
Agendas
Assignments written daily
Homework will also be posted on the website
Reading and Math Homework Daily
Taken home every evening
Check and sign nightly

4. Classroom Management
Positive Reinforcement– rewarding the ‘good stuff.’
Earn Dojo Points for individual behavior
Earn Fuzzies for whole class behavior
Setting expectations clearly.
Communication with parents is key!

5. 7 Habits of a Happy Kids

6. 7 Habits of Happy Kids Implemented to reinforce care for whole person.
This helps development of happy kids in and out of the classroom.

7. Birthdays
Please refer to the Student Handbook regarding birthday and party foods and invitations at school
Non-food items to celebrate your child’s special day
Invitations may be distributed in school if each child receives one
Register with PTO for your directory

8. Snack Working snack time in the morning
Please pack 1 healthy small snack
Water Bottles- Please label with your
child’s name

9. Lunch Lunch time: 11:15-11:45 Our ice cream day will be Wednesday 
Send in a note if you are joining us for lunch– No restaurant food!
If you would like a school lunch, your child can make your lunch choice in the morning
Check in office before entering.
Lunch money in baggie with name and number
Myschoolbucks.com

10. End-of-the-year Party
Class Parties
Fall Festival
Winter Celebration
End-of-the-year Party
Information about volunteering will be sent out as the dates get closer

11. Transportation
Students are required to go home each day as indicated at the beginning of the year
Send in a note with transportation changes
If a change is necessary by , CC: Angela Ferrer to ensure request is received

12. Homework Policy Agendas and Homework Folder
Check Daily
Usually includes Math and Reading
Check Miss Walko’s website
Study Guides and Tests
Vacations
Thursday Folders

13. Curriculum Nine Week Plans Differentiated Instruction
Math: flexible grouping according to student needs.
Common Unit Assessments across 3rd grade
Readers and Writers workshop
Second year for Readers and Writers workshop in 3rd grade!
Science & Social Studies
Rotating units

14. Reading and Writing Workshop
Shared Reading
Read Aloud
Reading Workshop– Mini Lesson, Independent Reading, Strategy/Reading Groups, Share Time
Writing Workshop
Word Study
No Word Study homework, just studying before assessment.

15. Phoenix
For the 2017 school year, all teachers will continue to use Phoenix Grade Book to enter student grades. Parents and students will also still have access to a new and improved portals called ParentVUE and StudentVUE.
Parents and students will have near real-time access to information on assignments and grades, attendance, class schedules, graduation status and more.
ParentVUE offers a single sign-on to view school information for all siblings, regardless of the grade level or school of attendance. 

16. Grading Grading will be 1, 2, 3, 4 (with pluses)
Percentages will not be given on tests, instead it will be on the 4 point scale and they will also not have a letter grade assigned. Report cards will still have a letter assigned.
Differentiates mastery of skill vs. going ‘beyond’ (application of skill)
Grades will be updated in a timely manner into Phoenix
Thursdays folders will go home with graded/completed work some to be returned

18. BYOT Newton-Lee is now a BYOT school Initially, will not be everyday
Working towards integration
To sign: Signature Form and Student/Parent Technology Usage (green form)
Students Rights and Responsibilities/ Media Release form (yellow form)

19. SOL Testing Math and Reading– 2 day testing
CAT Testing (adapts to how well you are doing)
Science and Social Studies– Performance Task Assessments
Benchmark Testing, taken on the computer, and the results are used for strategy work and instructional purposes

20. Conferences– sign up for October’s conferences is linked on my website
Communication
Phone
Website will be updated daily with homework
NLE notepad
Conferences– sign up for October’s conferences is linked on my website

21. Thank you for coming! Parent Homework: Sign up to Volunteer
-First time volunteers!
- Please enroll in Session, contact main
2. Wish List
3. Add on Parent Communication page (Google form)
4. Go to website to sign up for conference!
5. Sign up for PT Board on NLE Website