1. Sept. 6, 2012

2.  Conference Time: 1:00-1:40pm Emails: mtannous@austin.utexas.edu emangels@austin.utexas.edu School Phone: 495-9705 Extensions: 320-Tannous 321-Mangelsdorf Contact Information

3.   7:15-8:00 - Drop-off/Arrival – use Hidalgo circle drive/entrance to new Healthy Horns Hall  8:00-4:15 – Use Front Office entrance to enter school.  Pick-up/Dismissal – at 3:30 use 6 th Street Entrance.  Bus and van pick-up will be at Hidalgo.  The YMCA will now meet here at UTES. New School Procedures

4.  1.Listen to others. 2.Follow directions on first request. 3.Respect self, others and property. 4.Make safe choices. 5.Always do your best! School Rules

5.   Classes earn special rewards and privileges by doing their best.  Time Out / Break Time – is utilized to give students a break. It is not a punishment. It is simply used to give students time to themselves. They may return to class activities when they are ready.  Reflection Sheets and notes about concerns will also come home in student agendas.  Phone calls will be made when necessary. Classroom Management Systems

6.   1. Verbal warning  2. Redirection to an alternative activity  3. Cool down (in an alternative classroom if needed)  4. Note or call home to parent  5. Office Referral School-wide Behavior Consequences

7.   Agendas must be filled out by students and signed daily by a parent, guardian, or other adult mentor.  Homework packets are due by Friday with individual assignments due as indicated in Agenda.  Progress Reports will go home half way through each quarter and are due back signed by parents.  Reflection Sheets will be sent home if behavior concerns arise. They also need to be signed and returned. Expectations

8.   Provides important practice of skills taught and reviewed.  Required in all core subject areas weekly.  Counts as a daily assignment completion grade.  Completion counts toward Lil’ Longhorn Leader responsibility recognition. Homework

9.  Reading – April 23, 2013 Math – April 24, 2013 STAAR Testing Dates

10.  Tests/Assessments30% Daily Work25% Homework30% Participation & Effort15% Total100% Grading

11.   Before or after school sessions will be provided.  Dates and eligibility will be announced at a later date.  Benchmark data, daily classroom data, and past test data will be used to determine eligibility. Tutoring

12.   Report Cards go home each 9 weeks  Progress Reports go home at 4 week intervals  Awards Assemblies will be held twice this year – at mid-year and end-of-year.  Recognition Ribbons will be given based on achievement in academic areas, special areas, and behavior.  Distinguished Achievement (All A’s)  Recognized Achievement (A’s and B’s)  Effort (A’s, B’s, and C’s)  Longhorn Leader (3’s and 4’s)  Perfect Attendance (No Absences and few than 3 Tardies)  Special Area Ribbons Report Cards and Awards Assemblies

13.  Language Arts: Students will be learning about different genres of reading. This will include, non fiction (expository), fiction, realistic fiction, fables, folktales, fairytales, advertisements, and poetry. We will also be learning how to comprehend text using skills. Please see First Nine Weeks “Big Ideas” in the Important Documents section online. Social Studies: We will be studying communities, government, maps, geography, and economy in third grade. Social Studies will be interweaved into language arts. Please see First Nine Weeks “Big Ideas” in the Important Documents Section online. Science: We have 6 main units of study in science this year. Each unit will include experiments and project work. The six units include an Introduction to Science, Matter and Energy, Force, Motion and Energy, Patterns in the Sky, The Changing Earth and Life Science. Please see First Nine Weeks “Big Ideas” in the Important Documents Section online. Math: This year we will work on efficient methods for addition and subtraction and use the operation in multistep word problems. We will work to grasp and understanding of multiplication and division as well as continue our understanding of fractions. Geometry will be focused on classifying 3D shapes, finding perimeter and area, and standard measurement. Interpreting a variety of graphs will also be a main focus this year. Please see First Nine Weeks “Big Ideas” in the Important Documents Section online. 5 th Grade Curriculum

14.   STEM – taught by Mrs. Adams  Wellness – taught by Ms. Laurel  Multicultural Arts – taught by Mr. Harris These are new special area programs this year. Please check the website for more information on their specific curriculum.  Physical Education – taught by Coach “K” (Knipe) - see website 3 rd Grade Curriculum

15.   http://www.utelementary.org/ http://www.utelementary.org/  Click on Classrooms  3 rd Grade  Staff  Pick a Teacher  Important Documents  Look at bottom of right side of page. You will see all the important documents.  Click on Classrooms  3 rd Grade  Staff  Pick a Teacher  Links  Look at bottom of the right side of page. You will see links. Website Directions

16.   UT Astronomy Lab / Bob Bullock IMAX  WAYA  McKinney Rough’s Rafting  Others TBD Field Trips

17.  Our goal is 100% participation in Parent Forum in 3 rd Grade! Please join! Parent Forum email: utespf@gmail.comutespf@gmail.com Thank you!! Join Parent Forum!