parent night 2015 mrs. stough grade 3 [email protected]
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• 15th year of teaching third grade in EADS• 1st year at Bainbridge• Bachelors in Elementary Education and
Special Education• Masters in Literacy ~ Reading Specialist
Certification
General School Info
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• School opens at 8:30 a.m. and classes begin at 8:50 a.m.
• Sleep is important!• An excuse card is required for all
absences.
Visitors
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• Ring the bell at the main entrance• Visitors must
• Share the purpose of your visit• Sign in • Wear a badge
Volunteers
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• Volunteers are always needed in the classroom!• Handbook available on District Web Page or from the school office with
a description of volunteer procedures• Clearance Requirements:
• Classroom – TB Test only• Field Trips
• TB Test• Act 34 (Criminal History) Clearance• Act 151 (Child Abuse) Clearances
• All clearances remain valid until your child graduates as long as you:• Volunteer one time a year• Do not move around the district
• It is recommended that you get all clearances ~ they will be required in the future
Signing Your Child Out
• Students must be dismissed from the office• Report to the office with excuse card• Miss Shaffner will call the classroom for your
child• **If you are in the classroom at the end of the
day, your child must be dismissed following normal procedure!ur text here
• Code of Conduct• Class Meetings• Wheel of Choice• Positive Discipline• Natural Consequences
Homework
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• Students should have 10 minutes per grade level (3rd grade = 30 minutes)
• Read 15 minutes every night• Child reads to self• Parent read aloud• Read together
• Rocket Math (2 minutes)• Word sorts (5 minutes)• Practice of skills (usually a practice sheet)
• Homework will be written in agendas every night
• Missed homework will result in student completion during recess
• 3 missed homework assignments results in letter home
• Rewards for meeting homework expectations
Math
• Common Core• Morning Work• Students are grouped based on unit pretest• Manipulatives• Problem Solving Strategies• Homework
Reading
• Common Core• Close reading• Taught in a spiral• Homework – read 15 minutes • Listening and Speaking
Word Study
• Elementary Spelling Inventory• Words Their Way Word Sorts
• Each student works at their level• Completed in class during ELA block • Completed at home to practice
Writing• Punctuation and Grammar• Handwriting• Assessed on 5 domains of writing:
• Focus• Organization• Content• Style• Conventions
Science
• Sun, Moon, Earth• Simple Machines, Forces, Motions• Pennsylvania Resources and Agriculture• Rocks and Minerals• Nutrition and Digestive System• Drugs and Alcohol
Social Studies
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• Maps and Globes• Economics• Immigration• National Government• State and Local Government• Field Trip
• Elizabethtown Walking Tour
Technology
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• Classroom contains• 2 laptops• 4 ipads
• Used during Daily 5 (guided reading time) for both reading and math practice
• Computer lab once a week for • Study Island• Front Row – common core math practice at
student level• First in Math
PSSA Tests
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• English/Language Arts• Math• April 13-24, 2016
Please avoid scheduling trips and/or appointments during this time
Conferences
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• Trimesters instead of marking periods• Fall conference dates:
• November 19 (early dismissal)• November 20 (full day)
• Spring conference dates:• March 3 (early dismissal)• March 4 (weather make-up day)
• Letters sent home with progress reports• Other conferences
• Call the office in advance to set up a conference
Important People
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• Mrs. Baxter – School Counselor (days 2 & 3)
• Mrs Stackhouse – Instructional Support Teacher (days 2 & 3)
• Mrs. Carlise – Nurse (once a week)• Mrs. Smith – Healthroom Nurse (Monday
through Friday 9am-3pm)
Room Parents
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• Meet with teacher to coordinate schedules for classroom parties
• Plan classroom parties• Coordinate parent donations
• Volunteer in classroom as your schedule allows• If interested, please return paper by Friday,
September 18
Thank You!
Bringing Up
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• New technology program that gives parents quick and helpful ideas on how they can help their child with their education
• Helps to add education into everyday activities
• Ready Rosie is similar program for pre-school age
If you are able to donate, our classroom could use:
• Soft tissues• Hand sanitizer (pumps)• Highlighters• Post-its• Google eyes (any size)• Pom poms (all colors)• Brightly colored chalk markers
Questions?