1. Welcome to Third Grade Open House September 3, 2015

2. Meet Miss Bryson Graduated from Robert Morris University in December 2012 Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education Certified to teach Early Childhood Education (PreK-4)

3. Meet Miss Bryson Third year teaching Attended Greater Latrobe as a student Supervised teaching experience in both first and third grade within the Quaker Valley School District Please see my website for additional information – www.glsd.uswww.glsd.us Email – alexa.bryson@glsd.us Phone – 724-539-9777

4. Classroom Procedures and Expectations Classroom behavior cards and behavior chart Pink tickets and class marble jar Black Take Home Folder – Please check daily! – Behavior chart initialed – Homework and papers from class/office Weekly Story Town Assessments– reading and spelling

5. Third Grade at a Glance English/Language Arts o Weekly phonics and vocabulary o Comprehension skills and strategies o Understanding complex texts o Writing fluency and organization Math o Mastery of addition and subtraction o Multiplication basic fact fluency o Division concepts o Problem solving and explanations Integrated Studies o Scientific method and basic scientific concepts o Handwriting o Communities– St. Vincent Drug & Alcohol

6. Home-School Connection Homework and Study Help o Make it a priority o Encourage best work o Prepare throughout the week Extra Resources: o http://www.mathfactspro.com/#/home http://www.mathfactspro.com/#/home o http://www.funbrain.com/ http://www.funbrain.com/ o http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/ http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/

7. Home-School Connection Volunteer opportunities: o Classroom parties o Field trips PTO Volunteer Clearance Packet

8. GLSD Website www.glsd.us LES main page Miss Bryson’s page Think Central StoryTown Go Math!

9. Take a Look Around Get to Know Me Apples Happiness Tree Student journal Book box Encore teachers Conference sign-up sheet Scholastic Book Fair PTO & GL Spirit Wear

10. Thank You for Attending!