1. Mrs. Henderson’s Class 3 rd Grade 2000-2001 Back to School Night

2. About Myself  Grew up in San Diego, California  Graduated from BYU  5 th year teaching 3 rd Grade

3. Classroom Discipline Policy  Be Helpful  Be Responsible  Be Respectful  Participate Happily  Be the Best that You Can Be  1 st - Lose one buckaroo  2 nd -Lose second buckaroo  3 rd - Action Plan sent Home (Parents sign and return)  4 th - Student calls parent  5 th - Parent/Teacher Conference RulesConsequences

4. General Information  Be on time  Students arrive no earlier than 8:30 AM  ParentLink updated daily 489-2852 (Box # 333)  Gameboys and other toys should be left at home  Students can win a “Show and Tell ticket” from monthly drawings  Please no animals for Show and Tell

5. Morning Schedule 8:55 Anthem/Pledge/Self Starter 9:10 Word Work 9:20 Guided Reading 10:20 Class Novel 10:45 Recess/SSR 11:15 Writer’s Workshop 11:45 Cursive

6. Afternoon Schedule 12:45 Math 1:30 Prep Time (Students rotate between computers, P.E., or library) 2:00 Social Studies/Science 2:40 Teacher Read

7. Subject Areas  Language Arts  Math  Science  Social Studies  Health /PE  Music

8. Language Arts Guided Reading (Small groups with teacher) Shared Reading (out of Scholastic Literature books) Class Novels (Everyone has same book/discussions, etc.) Silent Sustained Reading (SSR) Writer’s Workshop Spelling Cursive!!!

9. Spelling Information  Help your third grader choose to take either the first 10 or all 20 words from the list  Parents sign the spelling list so I know you discussed with your child how many words they will be taking  Practice sheet on the back is homework  Return it on the day of spelling test

10. Math Multiplication (*Students need flashcards*) Division Fractions Telling time to the minute Subtraction with regrouping Problem Solving

11. Science Geological Landforms Ecosystems Electrical Safety Simple Machines

12. Social Studies Communities Economics Geography Concepts

13. Homework Policy  20 minutes of reading every night  Spelling practice (and spelling worksheet)  Multiplication Facts (flashcards)  Any unfinished classwork is considered homework  Any other homework will be sent as needed (Call ParentLink)

14. SEP Conferences October 26, 2000 January 11, 2001 March 22, 2001

15. If you would like to volunteer in the classroom this year, please sign up at the door. I look forward to an exciting year! Thank You