1. Mr. Seliquini’s 3rd Grade Class
Welcome parents!
Video Introduction: 7:15 PM
Session 1: 7:30 to 7:45 PM
Session 2: 7:50 to 8:05 PM
Have a seat anywhere you like.

2. At Your Desk: Your packet contains the following:
Lunch and specials schedule
Report Card sample First Day of School materials in case you didn’t print them
The index card is for you to write questions for me since we have so little time.

3. Introduction
Meet Mr. Seliquini
Contact Information
School Phone: (703)

4. Management Mini-economy: Behavior Management:
Every student gets a job and earns class money.
The teacher can control certain privileges or classroom routines by putting a price on them.
Highly customizable by the class.
Behavior Management:
PBIS ROAR Jar and Matrix (Whole Class/School)
Dragon bites jar and individual recognition
Think Sheets are a way to help children improve themselves.

5. Be Healthy! Snacks: Sleep: Snack time is after specials.
Snacks replace energy used by so much learning!
Think about nutrients when packing snacks.
Cookies and candy are not allowed in the classroom.
Save junk food for lunch.
Sleep:
9 – 11 hours recommended
Problem with behavior? Moods? Academics?

6. Homework Homework is a regular routine Monday - Thursday.
Students will write their homework down in their agendas daily.
Homework is a regular routine Monday - Thursday.
Read Independently 20 minutes
Word Study sorting words and an additional activity
Math for about 10 minutes with an online program
(IXL, DreamBox, Reflex)
Students should read on weekends, too!

7. Events Field Trips: Class Parties: Parent volunteers chosen at random
TBD (maybe the zoo?)
Class Parties:
Room parent volunteers
2 Parties:
Winter party
End of the year party

8. BYOT Classroom Bring Your Own Technology
Used only for educational purposes, not “technology days” or incentives.
Will not begin until all students understand BYOT routines and policies.
BYOT information will be sent home as our start date approaches
ANY device is welcome as long as it can connect to the Arcola Wi-Fi!
It is NOT required and is 100% up to the parent.

9. Curriculum and Assessment
Third Grade
Reading, Writing, Science, Social Studies, and Math Preview
Grading Policy

10. Reading A balanced or comprehensive literacy approach is used.
This includes shared reading, guided reading and independent reading as well as read-alouds, literature study and explicit skills lessons.
The skills include the following:
1)Connecting 2)Predicting 3)Questioning 4)Inferring 5)Synthesizing/Visualization 6)Evaluating/Applying
* Grades come from performance in reading groups and reading responses.

11. * Students are evaluated on their use of the writing process.
Writing/Grammar
Paragraph writing, personal narratives, expert writing, research writing, fractured fairytales and persuasive letters.
Word Study is not Spelling, but improves Spelling
Students will be tested bi-weekly.
Monday: New Words and Next Friday: Test
10 minutes a day in class (Activities vary)
Students work at their own spelling level!
Cursive Writing
Oral Presentations - 1 per quarter
We practice talking every day in Morning Meetings

12. Science and Social Studies
Units
Matter
Life Cycles
Energy Resources (Renewable vs. Non-Renewable)
Simple Machines
Animal Adaptations
STEM
Scientific Process
Asking Questions
Communicating
Gathering Data
Making Sense of Data
Units
Map and Globe Skills
Communities/Citizenship
Government
Famous Americans/Explorers
Ancient Civilizations
* Group Projects and Experiments in addition to tests!

13. Math
Graphing
Probability & Statistics
Addition & Subtraction
Geometry
Patterns, Functions, Algebra
Multiplication & Division
Measurement
Money
Time
Problem Solving
Place Value
* In addition to graded classwork, there will be a formal test after every unit.

14. Assessment Assessments will be graded with 4, 3, 2, 1.
4 – Excelling: self directed, demonstrates skills and concepts at a highly proficient level, and performance shows insightful understanding, consistently
3 – Achieving: developing proficiency with skills taught, applies skills and concepts appropriately, and performance shows overall understanding
2 – Developing: recalls and uses skills with some consistency and performance shows a limited understanding
 1 – Needs Improvement: needs significant teacher support, responses are limited or incomplete, and performance shows lack of understanding

15. Assessment

16. Assessment

17. Assessment

18. Assessment Word Study Test
To receive a “4” you must add an extra word under each header that fits with your word sort. Please explain WHY each word fits.
Example: Resell fits into the “RE-” header because RE- means to do again and resell means to sell again.
TRI -
PRE -
RE -
Tricycle
Preview
Redo
Trident
Preheat
Rewrite
** Triathlon
** Presale
** Resell

19. An excellent student experience is my number one goal!
Thank You!
An excellent student experience is my number one goal!
I appreciate all your effort in helping me achieve it!
Please do not hesitate to contact me.