1. Back to School Night
Mr. Ferrell

2. About me 2nd year teaching 3rd grade 2nd year at PBES
6th year working in schools
William and Mary
Masters from George Mason
Recently had my first child

3. About Me Bridget Ferrell
New baby girl born right before school started

4. Positive Behavior Intervention (PBIS)
Teaching behavior as a school subject
Consistent expectations throughout the school
Reflection Sheets
Brag Tags
Student of the Week and Month

5. Student of the Week/Month
Student of the week chosen each Friday for the next week.
Poster taken home to complete
Everyone will have a chance
Student of the month based on behavior, effort, and citizenship.
Not every student will be a student of the month

6. Brag Tags School wide Can be earned all around the school.
Brag tags for many different reasons.
Check out what your children have earned so far!

7. Class Dojo
Students earn points for positive behavior and lose points for negative behaviors.
Earn brag tags and prizes for reaching goals.
Use the information and code to connect at home.

8. Class Webpage PBES homepage Important Announcements Class Links
Class Pages
3rd Grade
Justin Ferrell
Important Announcements
Class Links

9. Snack Snack each afternoon between 1:30-2:00.
Students will continue to work on language arts at this time.
Nut Allergies
Peanuts allowed in lunches and snacks
Snacks for the entire class need to be NUT FREE

10. Birthdays No healthy alternative forms this year.
Birthday snacks need to be brought in during lunch
Passed out by parent or student
NUT FREE
If your child would like to celebrate with extra recess INSTEAD of lunch treat, please contact me.

11. Homework PWCS Regulation- 30-50 minutes each night Read each night
Continue to practice math facts
Addition and subtraction
Multiplication and division
ABC Journal

12. Grading Scale A = 90-100 B+ = 87-89 B = 80-86 C+ = 77-80 C = 70-77
Grading scale changes in third grade.
A =
B+ = 87-89
B = 80-86
C+ = 77-80
C = 70-77
D+ = 67-69
D = 60-67
F = 0-59

13. Math UPSC Math rotations with centers and games
Prince William Problem solving method
Understand, Plan, Solve, Check
Math rotations with centers and games
Small group instruction
State objectives link on class webpage

14. Language Arts Interactive read aloud lessons Each day students will
Read to self, listen to reading, write, and work on learning spelling patterns
Small group instruction based on student’s needs
State objectives link on class webpage

15. Testing CogAT and Naglieri SOLs Begin around May
Around November
Prepare a couple days leading up to the test
SOLs
Begin around May
Math and Reading
Both split over 2 days
Preparing all year

16. Sign Up Sheets
Conference Sheet
Volunteers
Parent Contact

17. Contact Information
Lisa Hobson-
Extension- 5044
Questions?