1. Welcome to P.E.S. Curriculum Night! Learning is an ADVENTURE!

2. Do we approve the budget proposed by our PTO?
PTO Budget:
Do we approve the budget proposed by our PTO?
Record Votes:
Yes No

3. PES Mission Statement
The mission of Pick Elementary, the torchbearers of leadership, is to illuminate a pathway of excellence by empowering individuals to achieve their personal best in order to become thriving members of society through a collaborative community distinguished by:
High Expectations, responsibility, and hard work
Celebration and respect for diverse perspectives
A culture of excellence, leadership, and pride.

4. Review School-Parent Compact.
Write beside review date and sign.

5. Handbook Reminders: On Pick website/ School Calendar Arrival 7:15
Dismissal- Change of Transportation/ iNow Verfication*
Dress Code = tennis shoes for P.E.

6. School Events and Activities:
Current in i-Now
School Website
School Facebook Page
Pick
Teacher Newsletter

7. Class Events and Activities:
Current
Class DoJo
Weekly Newsletter
Class Website

8. P.E.S. School Counseling Program
Services include the following:
Bimonthly counseling lessons
Individual and small group support
Responsive services and crisis management
Referrals to community agencies as needed
Collaboration and consultation with staff & parents
“Together, we can ensure your child
succeeds socially, emotionally, and academically!!!” –Mrs. Burney

9. Please check out my brochure or website for more details!
Melea Burney: ,

10. Welcome to 3rd Grade!!

11. Contacting Mrs. Carlson
School Office (334)
Notes/Money– Students are responsible for getting them to me
– BEST WAY –
Class DoJo message

12. Snack and Lunch 9:30-9:40 Snack 12:10-12:30 Lunch
*Send a healthy, ready-to-eat snack. Fresh fruit, pretzels, cheese crackers, PB crackers are GREAT “brain food”!!
*Please do not send candy, cookies, chips, or drinks other than water
12:10-12:30 Lunch
*Please or send a note before you come to make sure we don’t have a conflict .

13. Birthdays!! CNP Celebrations! Birthday Book Club News Announcements
Classroom Recognition * Letter sent home last week

14. Grades and the 1st Progress Report:
Progress Report will mostly consist of work habits and behaviors observed from the first weeks of school (such as, but not limited to):
Listens attentively
Works accurately and neatly
Completes work in a timely manner
Demonstrates self-control
Shows respect for others
Observes school and class rules
Few grades for 1st Progress Report because we have been working on procedures and work habits in the classroom

15. Grade Scale Grades 100-90= A 89-80=B 79-70=C 69-60=D 59-0=F
Reading: Tests (60%), Class work (40%)
Language Arts: Published Writing and Tests (60%), Spelling Tests (10%), Class work (30%)
Math: Tests (60%), Class work (30%), Math Facts Fluency (10%)
Science/Social Studies: Tests and major projects, Class work, Notebooks –equally weighted – 100%
100-90= A
89-80=B
79-70=C
69-60=D
59-0=F
Grade Scale

16. Spelling
*Making Words
-Activity-

17. Reading
*Wonders
*Themes (Folk Tales, Americana, Weather, Oregon Trail, Life Cycles, Habitats)
*Daily 5

18. Daily 5 *Read to Self *Work on Writing *Word Work *Read with Someone
*Listen to Reading

19. The average child reads ___ minutes at school each day independently.

20. Math 1st nine weeks focus: 2nd nine weeks focus: 4th nine weeks focus:
*solve addition and subtraction word problems within 1,000
*interpret and create graphs
2nd nine weeks focus:
*multiplication and division strategies
4th nine weeks focus:
*measurement, time, elapsed time
*geometry
3rd nine weeks focus:
*comparing fractions
*creating equivalent fractions

21. Science/Social Studies:
Science: STEM Scopes for AL
*Engineering, Investigations, and Critical Thinking/Reasoning
-Forces and Motion
-Animal Habitats
Social Studies:
*Focus on Maps to incorporate other areas of learning
*Liberty’s Legacy/Declaration of Independence (Americana)
*Early Native American tribes of Alabama
*Oregon Trail – primary sources, trading, import/export, consumer/producer

22. Homework
*Nightly Reading – Read 20 minutes to parent or with a parent.
*Spelling Words – Review and practice sample words
*Math Facts – 1st nine weeks – addition and subtraction facts, 2nd and 3rd nine weeks – multiplication facts.
Additional Homework may be assigned as needed.

24. Prize Drawings!!!

25. Contacting Mrs. Carlson
School Office (334)
Notes/Money – Students are responsible for getting them to me.
– BEST WAY –
Class DoJo message