1. Welcome to Back to School Night! October 7 th, 2010 Ms. Williams and Mrs. Schussler

2. About Us Credentials Teaching Experience Teaching Philosophies

3. 3rd Grade Rules Respect and Responsibility

4. Discipline Procedure Individual Points Chart –Personal Behavior –Free Time Fun –Reward of Choice Marble Jar –Whole Class Behavior –Voted on as a class High Fives –Above and Beyond

5. Daily Schedules and Routines Mon.Tues.Wed.Thurs.Fri. Health Library (B Week) Art Phys. Ed (sneakers!) MusicComputers Art Spanish Phys. Ed (sneakers!) Planners Bathroom Sign Out Book Talk Snack Lunch *Birthday Celebrations* (No Food)

6. HomeLinks Binders Purpose Contents –Planners –Folders Student Responsibility Mail Folder –Daily Notices –Papers to stay home –Thursday Mail

7. Homework Routines Purpose Homework Help –WebsiteWebsite Daily Assignments –Math Facts, Word Wall, Reading

8. ES Homework Procedure Homework counts 10% toward marking period grade Turned In:Check MarkGrade Averaged On Time/Complete + 100% One Day Late/ Incomplete 85% Two Days Late/ Missing Parts - 70% Not Done 0 50%

9. Grading Procedure Homework Assessments Tests Quizzes Classwork Participation Monday Marks –Communication Log Graded Assignments –Tests/Quizzes

10. Grading Symbols CW = Classwork S = Science R = Reading W = Writing –Reading, Social Studies, and Science assignments receive writing grade as well

11. Grading System 98-100A+ 93-97A 90-92A- 88-89B+ 83-87B 80-82B- 78-79C+ 73-77C 70-72C- 68-69D+ 63-67D 60-62D- Below 60F

12. Parent Volunteers Must fill out Classroom Helper Form –Book Talk –Book Basket –Mystery Reader –Snack Parents –Craft Parents

13. What You Should Leave With “Welcome Back to School” Packet Contact Information –Email: williamm@millstone.k12.nj.uswilliamm@millstone.k12.nj.us –Call: (732) 786-0950 x80147 –Notes: Send a note in with your child –Website! http://www.millstone.k12.nj.us/Teachers/williamm/index.htmWebsite!

14. Third Grade Curriculum Science

15. Science Units of Study Sun, Moon, and Earth Energy Plants Animals

16. Scientific Method

17. Learning Logs Reviews lessons covered in class Provides reinforcement of reading strategies Independent work –Completed after classroom lessons and activities Excellent study guide –Includes all materials covered on tests/quizzes

18. Projects Experiments Correlate with units –Spacesuit Creation –Virtual Zoo –Terrariums –Energy Homes Completed in class Benefits of hands-on learning –Understanding –Provide real world application of material Parent Volunteers

19. Third Grade Curriculum Reading “We are transitioning from learning to read to reading to learn.”

20. Reading Strategies Previewing and Predicting Connections Visualizing Monitoring Inferring Summarizing Questioning Evaluating

21. Reading Lessons Whole Class “Shared Reading” –Big Books Shared Reading Small Groups “Guided Reading” –Reading Strategies RRJ’s Reading Logs Library Books – Monmouth County LibraryMonmouth County Library

22. Reading Logs

23. Third Grade Curriculum Writing

24. Writing Binders Writing Process –Ideas –Pre-Writing –Rough Draft –Revising –Editing –Publishing Writing Scrapbooks

25. Word Study Word Wall Word of the Week Making Words Word Ladders Morning Message

26. Thank You for Coming Tonight!! Please continue to be involved in your child’s education. I look forward to an exciting year! “An apple for the teacher is really nothing new, except when you remember that parents are teachers too!”

27. About Me Credentials Teaching Experience –Experiences in 1st-5th grades –Fifth Year in Millstone Teaching Philosophy

28. Grading Symbols CW = Classwork S = Science R = Reading W = Writing –Reading, Social Studies, and Science assignments receive writing grade as well

29. Third Grade Curriculum Reading “We are transitioning from learning to read to reading to learn.”

30. Reading Strategies Previewing and Predicting Connections Visualizing Monitoring Inferring Summarizing Questioning Evaluating

31. Reading Lessons Whole Class “Shared Reading” –Big Books Shared Reading Small Groups “Guided Reading” –Reading Strategies RRJ’s Reading Logs Library Books – Monmouth County LibraryMonmouth County Library

32. Reading Logs

33. Third Grade Curriculum Writing

34. Writing Binders Writing Process –Ideas –Pre-Writing –Rough Draft –Revising –Editing –Publishing

35. Word Study Word Wall Word of the Week Making Words Word Ladders Afternoon Message

36. Third Grade Curriculum Science

37. Science Units of Study Sun, Moon, and Earth Energy Plants Animals

38. Scientific Method

39. Learning Logs Reviews lessons covered in class Provides reinforcement of reading strategies Independent work –Completed after classroom lessons and activities Excellent study guide –Includes all materials covered on tests/quizzes

40. Projects Experiments Correlate with units –Spacesuit Creation –Virtual Zoo –Terrariums –Energy Homes Completed in class Benefits of hands-on learning –Understanding –Provide real world application of material Parent Volunteers

41. Thank You for Coming Tonight!! Please continue to be involved in your child’s education. I look forward to an exciting year! “An apple for the teacher is really nothing new, except when you remember that parents are teachers too!”