1. Back to School Night Mrs. Smith 3 rd Grade Rm. 88

2. All About Me  Lower Moreland Alumni K - 12 th grade K - 12 th grade  Penn State University WE Are… Penn State Huge Penn State Football Fan! Huge Penn State Football Fan! Elementary Education Major  Arcadia University Major- Reading Specialist Master of Education Photo- digitallightblogsport.com

3. All About Me  Married with 3 kids  6 year old son - Hunter  3 year old daughter – Peyton  2 year old son – Parker  Live in Bucks County, PA

4. Experience  10 years Wake County Public School System, Raleigh, NC 5 years 2 nd, 3 rd, and 5th grades Lower Moreland School District 6 years Kindergarten and 3 rd grade

5. Team Building & Classroom Community  There is no “I” in team.  If you had fun, you won!  Good and New  Positive Word of the week  Energizers  Class Cheers

6. Classroom Rules  1. No Put-downs!  2. Listen without interrupting!  3. Keep your hands, feet and objects to yourself!  4. Always do your best work and be positive!

7. This is a No Put Down Zone  If you give yourself a put down or someone else, you must give 2 put ups.

8. Restorative Practices  Weekly classroom meetings held to establish a sense of community  Restorative Practices Program used, which helps students focus on their own accountability to solve problems  Universal questions used throughout Pine Road School

9. Incentives & Consequences  Behavior Policy  Incentives –Poppers –Team Points –HW passes, computer during indoor recess, prize box, helpers in other rooms –Good Citizen Awards  OOPs Book Yellow (warning 1) Yellow (warning 1) Orange (warning 2) Orange (warning 2) Red- sign the OOPS Book Red- sign the OOPS Book

10. Homework  Agenda Book- write assignments/sign it each night  Missed Homework- homework slip  Spelling City Website- www.spellingcity.com

11. Homework: Reading  Phillies Phanatic Reading program Calculate minutes read for the week Read at least 15- 20 min. (4 times a week) Read at least 15- 20 min. (4 times a week)  Reading stickers (100 minutes)  Reading Lunches

12. Important Information  Organization of the Portfolio  Absences- Please fill out blue cards

13. Important Classroom Information  Report Cards  Birthdays- Treats (24 students)

14. Reading Workshop Harcourt  Theme 1 - School Days   Theme 2 - Together We Can   Theme 3 - As We Grow   Theme 4 - Tales To Tell 

15. Reading Workshop  Comprehension Strategies –S.T.A.R.S. & C.A.R.S.  Phonics/spelling  Grammar  Guided Reading/ Literacy centers

16. Writing Workshop  Narrative Writing  Persuasive Writing  Informational Writing

17. Writing Process  Brainstorm  Rough Draft  Revise  Edit  Good Draft

18. Writing  Cursive Writing- Zaner Bloser  Daily Edit  Writer’s Notebooks- daily journals

19. Tests  Spelling: weekly  Reading: Bi-weekly

20. Classroom Parties  Halloween  Winter Holiday Party  Valentine’s Day  End of the year party

21. Contact Information  Website- www.lmtsd.org www.lmtsd.org  Email List: Email me Name, child’s name, phone numbers, email Name, child’s name, phone numbers, email  Teacher Contact- –Email msmith@lmtsd.org msmith@lmtsd.org