pinkham's open house 2013[2]

7/29/2019 Pinkham's Open House 2013[2]

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Welcometo ThirdGrade!


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Meet Your Teachers Ms. Fazioli

Mrs. Pinkham

Mrs. Scherzer


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Sc e u e


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Instructional Time

Be on time (8:05) if you drive your child to school.The first part of our day is for getting organized,writing in the planner etc and due to our newschedule our day starts promptly at 8:15!

Make every effort to make appointments afterthe school day or during our recess/lunch time tominimize loss of instruction time.

Make sure your child is prepared with all the

materials they need. No phone calls will beallowed for forgotten materials.


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Homework Expectations Homework will be assigned 5 days per week (Math practice sheet and Readingcomprehension activity: Students should follow model reviewed in class. Readinghw should be completed with adult support with adult and child partner reading.)

Quality of work is stressed/ neatness counts

Point system is used/no excuses accepted (no name/no points)

Set routines/have a designated work space and necessary supplies Reading 20 min per day/ Just Right Books

Practice math facts EVERY DAY- addition and subtraction early/multiplicationand division later/check our wiki pages for math links to help out

Math homework should be done independently. It is fine to get them startedbut then allow your child to work on his/her own to have an opportunity to

practice and reinforce skills. Please check over when completed. Written assignments should be scanned for neatness and accuracy.

Please be sure your childs full name is on all assignments.


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TESTING DATES! The following dates are important testing dates.Please avoid scheduling doctor/dentist/orthoappointments on these dates.

Cognitive Abilities tests-September 17,18, and 19 NYS ELA assessments (reading & writing) April 1-3 NYS math assessments April 30, May 1-2

In addition, weekly spelling tests are given on

Tuesday mornings. All other tests and quizzes willbe announced a week in advance, so look in theplanner often! Thank you for your cooperation.


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Curriculum

Language Arts:Reading Workshop: Interactive Read Alouds, Shared Reading,

Independent Reading, Guided Reading, Close Readingand Book Clubs and THOUGHTFUL responding

Writing Workshop: process approach/ various text structures

independent writing projectswriting notebook/ poetryon-demand writinginquiry/research (media and reference skills)

Language/word study: high frequency word wallspelling & vocabulary, word chunks

listening/speakingconventions of print/grammar, usage, and mechanics


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Spelling Pretest Individualized spelling

lists/check planners

weekly Words derived fromsight word vocabulary,writing, reading andspelling pattern of the

week. (For example,compound words,blends, contractionsetc.)

Strategies to practiceSpelling

1. Look, Say, Cover Write

Check2. Wiki Stix

3. Magnetic Letters

4. Playdough

5. www.spellingcity.com
http://www.spellingcity.com/http://www.spellingcity.com/


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Ways to Support your childsreading at home

1. Create a space for reading and keep it free fromdistractions.2. Take advantages of the programs and books offered at thepublic library.

3. Make sure your child reads 20 minutes a day at least 5days a week (make this a priority: practice makes progress).4. Show an interest in the book selections your child ismaking.5. Model fluent and expressive reading for your child.6. Listen to and enjoy your childs reading.7. Ask questions and talk about the book your child is reading.8. Make your childs reading time enjoyable through praise &

encouragement.


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Ways to Support your childswriting at home

1. Encourage them to write for fun.2. Keep a journal or diary.3. Make lists.4. Send letters to a family member or a pen pal.

5. Encourage your child to re-read their writing looking formistakes and capitalization and punctuation errors.6. Encourage your child to take a snippet or snapshot of an

experience to write about.7. Encourage your child to add detail and adjectives to

his/her writing.


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MathOur math curriculum is aligned to the common core standards.

70% 20% 10%

Our focus is on developing a DEEP understanding of conceptsand strategies. We will be using real world applications andproblem solving in every lesson.


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Ways to Support your childsmath at home

1. Take your child to the store with you. Let your child estimate

how much your items will cost. Allow them to pay the clerk withreal money.

2. Practice math facts every night. You do not have to useflashcards. You can practice with your child on the way tobaseball practice, in the morning, or even when setting the dinnertable.

3. When a test is announced, begin practicing a little bit every nightso your child is not overwhelmed with material the night before atest.

4. Start thinking about numbers as fractions! When making a pie orordering a pizza, talk about how how much has been eaten or how

much is left.5. Measure at home! Be hands on and use a yard stick, a ruler, ascale, or even make a pitcher of lemonade to show themeasurement of something.


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SocialStudies

Communities Around The World The Southgate Community/Town of Colonie The United States (Washington, D.C.) Vietnam

AustraliaThe emphasis is on geography, culture, economics, government and social

issues/current events (i.e. deforestation, natural resource depletion, etc.).Some history of each world community is also covered.

Ways to support your child: discuss current

events, looks at maps, follow news aboutelections, etc.


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Science severe weather plant and animal relationships

solar system/lunar study

butterflies and moths

Sound

Ways to support your child: observe and discuss

the world around you, ask questions andexperiment to find the answers.


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Health communicable diseases mental health-feelings & communication (Pumsy)

personal safety fire prevention and safety

social health-character education

Support your child: Reinforce healthyhabits.


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Computer Keyboarding

and Research instruction in computer lab to develop reasonable touch

keyboarding skills through acomprehensive program designed atthe third grade reading level.

Internet research on content area

topics


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Behavior Management Behavior management systems are slightly

different depending on teacher: Emailteacher with any questions. Bee-havior System: Green, Yellow, Red Sticker if children stay on green

Daily behavior report in planner/pleaseinitial

Positive phone calls & notes home

Raffle: Donations are welcomed! Bingo Board Catch a Compliment


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Supplies

3 composition notebooks

Seven vinyl folders: red, orange, purple, blue, green, black and yellow

#2 Ticonderoga or Dixon yellow pencils

2 packages of wide ruled loose leaf paper

4 dry erase markers and 1 highlighter

old sock 3 jumbo glue sticks/bottle liquid glue

Scissors

a box of 24 crayons, colored pencils, and markers

Hand held eraser

**please monitor your childssupplies throughout the yearand replace consumablematerials as necessary


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Cursive Formations


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Miscellaneous Completed papers: gone over together in class/childs

responsibility to follow along and make corrections. Please removeall completed papers (NOT reading and math logs) and leave athome.

Unfinished papers need to be completed and returned Reading Log/math facts for accountability Label all extra clothing-coats, sweaters, sweatshirts etc

Nut allergies/snacks Notes: send them via email or mark them READ NOW!! Contact us by e-mail: [email protected],

[email protected], or [email protected] rather thanleaving voicemails

Absences-requests for work-before 10:30/written excuse & phonecall

please sign in and sign up for conferences! lunch money: labeled envelope- name, 3 ( teacher name) and amount
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Questions & Answers

Thank you very much for coming! Ilook forward to our future

partnership in working to provideyour child with the best educationpossible.

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