1. Welcome! Mrs.Batchelder Mrs. Easterling Third Grade EFL Open House

2. Attendance Tardies Students must be in their seats by 8:35 AM or they will be considered tardy. After 4 tardies in a grading period, a letter goes home. After 5 tardies in a grading period, a SCAM goes to counselor & you receive a detention. Absences Students should be in school everyday. If they are absent, they have 3 school days to submit a note to excuse their absence. After 10 total absences, a doctor’s note is required.

3. Things to remember…  Students should not be dropped off before 7:30 AM.  Please keep your child home if he or she is not well…it will help them recover quicker and prevent others from getting sick.  No students should be on campus, unsupervised, after 3:30 PM.

4.  If your child was present in the morning but was excused early, the electronic gradebook may show that your child was absent for the subject areas your child missed. Your child's homeroom attendance will show he/she was present.

5. Reading and Language Arts

6. Common Core Standards The CCSSI (Common Core State Standards Initiative) is a joint effort led by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers to develop a common core of K-12 standards in English language arts and Mathematics. The goal- to develop internationally- benchmarked standards that ensure all students are held to consistent expectations that will prepare them for college and career. To date, 42 states have adopted the standards – www.corestandards.org

7. How can parents help prepare their children for state assessments (FSA)?  Read! Read! Read!  iReady (computer program)  MyON Reader (computer program)  Testing Information and Calendar http://www.dadeschools.net/testing_calendar/gr3.asp http://www.dadeschools.net/testing_calendar/gr3.asp  Department of Education

8. Social Studies  vocabulary  reading comprehension  map skills  projects  Time for Kids

9. Math and Science

10. Important Math Skills  word problems  multiplication  division  fractions and decimals  measurements: standard and metric units  graphing and data analysis  geometry  algebraic thinking  Show work/explain how answer was reached

11. Math -Vocabulary is given at the beginning of the chapter, tested at the end of the chapter. -Multiplication facts are by time tables, two at a time, and tested bi-weekly. -Students should be proficient in simple addition and subtraction facts, should be able to add and subtract with regrouping.

12. Math Resources www.thinkcentral.com This website corresponds with our textbook and includes engaging activities to reinforce new material. www.ixl.com This websites reinforces FSA tested strands. www.aplusmath.com This website is an excellent tool for increasing proficiency and speed in basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts.

13. Science  Science experiments  Scientific process  Correlation of math and writing during Lab Write ups

14. Spanish Language Arts  Increased fluency in reading and comprehension  Reinforce language arts and reading skills that are taught in English  Taught daily, totaling 4.5 hours a week  New series has online links through the Student Portal

15. How reading gets reinforced... Success in any subject relates to a student's reading skills. In math, students must be able to read and comprehend word problems before answering them. They must be able to distinguish between pertinent information, and have a strong math vocabulary base. They should be able to explain how they reached their answers. In science, students should be able to read and follow procedures in the scientific method during science labs. They should also be able to write down their observations, and draw conclusions from their observations. In social studies, students should be able to read and comprehend articles on current events or other topics. They should also be able to answer questions relating to what was read, as well as make comparisons. Our new reading textbook includes a Social Studies component to tie in with Common Core. In Spanish, we correlate and reinforce reading skills taught in English with Spanish text. Studies show that language and reading skills taught in one language transfer to other languages.

16. Stay Connected and Informed! - If you need to schedule a conference, please fill out a Conference Request Form, found on our website (under Parent Forms and Documents), or email us. We are available from 10:35-11:05 daily and from 2:05 to 3:05 on Fridays. -Our website has a wealth of information! If you sign up for updates, you will be notified of updates as they occur on your cell phone or email address.

17. Together We Will Have a Wonderful Year! You can always contact us with questions or concerns. jmsoler@dadeschools.net measterling@dadeschools.net 305-557-3303