1. Open House Mrs. McLaughlin & Mrs. Tulowitzki
Chartiers Valley Intermediate School
Third Grade

2. Behavioral Expectations
Classroom Rules
Rewards and Consequences
Follow directions the first time given.
Raise your hand if you have something to say.
Keep your hands, feet, and objects to yourself.
Use your manners: say “please,” “thank you,” and “you’re welcome.”
Work hard and always do your best.
Choices
Clip chart (flexible)
CAT slips (Caught Acting Terrific) / Terrific tickets
Good work habits

3. Self-directed Learners
Manage impulsivity
Be persistent
Think about their thinking (metacognitive thinking)
Strive for accuracy
Communicate with clarity and precision
Apply past knowledge to new situations
Gather data through all senses
Respond with wonderment
Questioning
Think interdependently
Remain open to continuous learning

4. Communication Platforms of Communication
Important Information (Separate note)
Newsletters or
Phone calls
Tracker
Website
Excuse for absence
Change in mode of transportation
Deposit of money into account
If possible, please include name and account number with the money in a sealed envelope.

5. Homework
Homework assignments will be recorded daily in the tracker by the students.
The teachers will initial each homework assignment at the end of class to ensure the correct recording of work.
After homework has been completed and reviewed at home, we ask that the parents please sign or initial the bottom of the tracker.

6. English Language Arts
English Language Arts teacher is Mrs. Tulowitzki (room 146)
Includes reading, writing, and spelling
The English Language Arts subjects account for two hours of the school day.

7. Reading
Materials
- Red reading folder which will house all reading materials needed for a particular lesson
- Red reading notebook in which class notes will be recorded
- ELA binder which will be used as a resource throughout the year
- The Chartiers Valley School District uses the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Pennsylvania Journeys series as a resource, as well as a variety of other materials.
- The reading anthology can be accessed online at www-k6thinkcenteral.com
Components of Reading
- Word work (includes decoding, phonics, and phonemic awareness, etc.)
- Vocabulary (the meaning of words)
- Comprehension (the understanding of what is read)
Accelerated Reader
- The children will take a Star Reading Assessment quarterly.
- Each child will receive a reading level and a reading range from which they should select their reading material. (“Just right” books for each student.) This information will be recorded in each student’s tracker quarterly.
- The students will take AR quizzes in school on the AR books they read. The results will be graphed.

8. *** Writing across all subjects ***
Materials
- Blue writing folder will house writing pieces the children are working on
- Blue writing notebook will be used for class notes and assignments
- ELA binder will be used as a resource throughout the year
- Green and red pens will be used for different stages of the writing process
Purposes for Writing
- Narrative
- Compare / Contrast
- Opinion
- Informative (Presentation on a topic researched)
Writing Process
- Prewrite, draft, revise, proofread, and publish
Rubrics
Scoring rubrics will be used to score the children’s writing samples
*** Writing across all subjects ***

9. Spelling Spelling Words Spelling Assessments
Spelling is the encoding of words.
Spelling words will usually reflect a specific encoding skill or strategy.
At times spelling words may be related to a particular subject or topic.
The lesson’s spelling words will be located on the Focus Wall, written in the tracker, and a list will be housed in the “study” side of the student’s red folder.
The children are expected to study their spelling words and/or apply the skill/strategy at hand nightly to reinforce learning.
The children will take a spelling pre- assessment at the start of the lesson or unit.
If a child scores 100% on the pre-assessment, that score will be recorded in my gradebook. He/she will not take the post-assessment. Practicing of the skill involved is expected and assignments will be issued as deemed appropriate.
If a child does not score 100% on the pre- assessment, he or she will be expected to study the spelling words and take the post- assessment on the day specified. Nightly practice and assignment will be issued as deemed appropriate.

10. Mathematics
The children’s Mathematics teacher is Mrs. McLaughlin (room 147).
The math series implemented in the Chartiers Valley School District is Math Expressions Common Core by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (consumable book).
The children have access to their math textbook online at www-k6.thinkcentral.com.
The children are expected to have mastered their addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts by the end of third grade. Please practice until the children can recall these facts with automaticity.

11. Content Area Subjects Social Studies Science
National Geographic Series
Physical Science
Life Science
Earth Science
Supplemental Science Kits
Concepts Covered
Geography
Communities / Careers
Constitution and Government
American History
Current Events

12. Evaluations and Assessments
A variety of resources will be used to assess the students throughout the year. These measures are used to evaluate their understanding, identify academic levels of achievement, and provide information for differentiated instruction and/or interventions. These measures may include:
- Lesson/unit assessments
- Classwork and projects
- Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (Dibels)
- Star Reading assessments
- Accelerated Reading assessments
- Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA)

13. Interventions Meeting the needs of all children
The school has implemented a Response to Intervention and Instruction program (RtII). (MtSS – Multi-tiered System of Support)
- Reading
-Mathematics
An RtII block of time is included in our daily schedule.
Small group instruction occurs to meet the needs of all students specifically in the areas of reading and mathematics (in the areas of corrections, reinforcement, and enrichment).

14. Closing Notes
Thank you for attending tonight’s Open House at Chartiers Valley Intermediate School.
Please tour our classroom and enjoy seeing where your children learn every day.
All special area classrooms and the cafeteria are open for your pleasure.
Please sign up for a parent – teacher conference time.
Enjoy your visit!