1. Welcome to Room 24! Building bridges between school and home.

2. How to build bridges that will last a lifetime:

3. Communicate.

4. Don’t be afraid to ask questions! Call me at school at 272-8596 (direct classroom number) Email me at: mth13@scasd.orgmth13@scasd.org Call my cell phone (570) 660-1663 (between 4:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M.)

5. Become involved

6. Volunteer Here are some ways in which you can help: Volunteer on a weekly basis (same time, same day). Remember to fill out the form. Become a homeroom parent (plan parties, call for volunteers, start the phone tree, etc.) Volunteer for special events (could be messy) Come and have lunch with your child (no reservations needed (unless you want to order lunch)

7. Help your child with homework Help your child with homework

8. Homework There will be homework every day, Monday through Thursday. Please check your child’s homework planner and sign every night. Word Study Cursive Math Reading Other Projects (Occasionally)

9. Donate materials

10. Party supplies Classroom supplies Tissues Materials related to the units

11. Visit us

12. Come in for lunch. Come in to the classroom and visit for a while. Visit our web page. Stop by and say hello at the end of the day.

13. Academics

14. Units of Study Native Americans/Nutrition/Astronomy Explorers/Simple Machines Pennsylvania/Rocks and Minerals

15. Math Math Expressions Math Facts IXL Fact fluency

16. Specials Tuesday – Music 11:00 – 11:40 Wednesday – Library (10:20-11:00) Thursday – Art (10:30-11:10) Friday - PE (8:50-9:30) Lunch – 12:30-1:05 Recess – T,W,Th. 11:40 – 12:10, M 12:00-12:30 (No recess on Fridays)

17. Technology This year we are piloting the use of iPads in third grade. –Using IXL –Google Docs –Presentations (using Pages) –Apps for extensions –Research

18. Assessments This year we will do the following assessments: MAP (Measure of Academic Progress) –3x a year –Math and Reading –Computer-based PSSA –Reading –Math –*Writing*