1. Welcome to 3 rd grade! Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Hoeksema RM223 September 18, 2012

2. 2 There are seven 3 rd grade classes: Mrs. Brown/Mrs. Hoeksema Ms. Carlisle Ms. Hanson Ms. Garrett Mrs. Kivett Mrs. McColley Ms. Vidal Meet the Teachers

3. Daily Schedule  8:45-8:55 Announcements, Roll, Lunch Count, Collect Forms, Turn in Homework  8:55-9:55 Math Block  9:55-10:35 Special Areas (PE, Music, Art)  Wednesdays 9:50 to 10:25 Special Areas  10:35-12:15 Reading Block  12:18-12:48 Lunch  1:00-2:20 Language Arts  And Science/S.S.  2:20 – 2:55 Intervention/Enrichment Reading  2:55-3:00 Pack-up and Silent Reading  3:00 Begin Dismissal  3:15 End Dismissal MorningAfternoon

4. Weekly/9-week Events  A.R. Goals and Points (goals set by your homeroom teacher)  Student of the Week- Friday  Planner Checks- Weekly  Leopard’s Pride- end of each 9 wks.  Progress Reports on Week 5 of the quarter  Report Cards on the week after quarter cycle ends.

5. Homework Policy  Homework is weekly and at homeroom teacher discretion.  Homework is due on Friday or otherwise noted by the teacher.  If students are absent, it is their responsibility to complete their make-up work.  Learning multiplication facts is an ongoing HW assignment- If not up to date = “N” on Report Card  Late HW 3 times = “N” on Report Card  Any class work that is not finished during class time becomes HW  READING 20Min EVERY NIGHT!!!!

6. Planner Use  Planners need to be completed daily… You will see circles for incomplete areas and notes written by the teacher if needed.  Each is checked on Friday for parent signature (daily is preference but once weekly is permitted)  StudyIsland.com / 480------- plus mm/dd/yy  AR / Rennaissance Reading Home Connect: hosted273.renlearn.com/62884 +user, password  PearsonSuccessnet.com / 480------- plus mm/dd/yy  Multiplication.com /johnniesmathpage.com / coolmathgames.com  Bigbrainz.com / abcya.com / ixl.com  www.fcatexplorer.com - Username: firstinitiallastname www.fcatexplorer.com  Password: birthday (mm/dd/yyyy)

7. School Wide Expectations  We will place an intense focus on learning strategies and differentiated teaching based on assessment scores in the classroom. These scores helped us to initially place students in RTI group #1 (current group).  More emphasis will be placed on STEM activities that give students hands on experiences in the classroom where they are challenging each other to think and discuss before drawing conclusions.  Working on writing goals and challenging students to move up the ladder with their thinking process – a three paragraph writer moves on to a five paragraph writer when given a prompt.

8. Academics  Reading for vocabulary enrichment, fluency, comprehension building skills, and strategy building.  Math: Multiplication, Word Problems, Shapes, Place Value, Money, Decimals, Basics of Fractions.  Science: Hands on Projects using the scientific method. Also, extending for understanding  Socials Studies: Maps, Government, Florida History, Current events  Language Arts: Grammar, Spelling, Sentence Structure, Writing Narratives, Persuasive and Expository.

9. Important Information  Changes from previous years:  On Progress (Interim) Reports & Report Cards students can receive an “O”-Outstanding, “S”- Satisfactory, “N”-Needs Improvement, or a “U”- Unsatisfactory.  Rarely will an “O” be rewarded  Edusoft (Benchmark) testing 2 times this year. It helps us determine if the students are on target academically for math and reading.  FAIR Testing is 3 times this year. It helps us determine if the students are on target academically for reading.  FCAT testing in April- passing scores are levels 2- 5