Welcome To Third GradeMrs. Heaser

and

Miss Rachel FehrISU PDS Student

2015-2016

A Little Background about Me

PBIS Rules along with the Character Pillars we are:

Safe, Respectful, & Responsible

Character Pillars

Trustworthiness

Fairness

Caring

Citizenship

Respect

Responsibility

PBIS Reward System• The students may earn individual (raffle) tickets. They may use these tickets to “buy” things from

the classroom store.• As a building, we give out character grams.

Students may earn individual “grams” from any teacher in the building for exemplifying one or more of the character counts traits:

• Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsible,• Fairness, Caring, Citizenship

We will have group rewards as well. Certain times of the year students need a little extra incentive to check their behavior, so the class will receive points for earning a special prize, extra recess, pizza party, dance off, p.j. day, etc.

Grading Scale

A = 90% to 100%B = 80% to 89%C = 70% to 79%D = 60% to 69%F = 59% and below***Skills will be assessed by a plus, check, or a minus.

If a grade is If a grade is BELOW A “C”BELOW A “C”, , students are given the option students are given the option to “correct for credit” and to “correct for credit” and receive partial credit . I will receive partial credit . I will mark on their paper re-do for mark on their paper re-do for a higher grade. They will not a higher grade. They will not receive the total points receive the total points possible, but a percent of the possible, but a percent of the total number they corrected total number they corrected will be added to their final will be added to their final grade. It is their responsibility grade. It is their responsibility to get it turned in again.to get it turned in again.

I will be using Skyward I will be using Skyward “grade book program” “grade book program”

this year. (Family this year. (Family Access)Access)

Reader’s Workshop: 90 Min. Block = Reader’s Workshop Interventions

(I-time)

60 minutes of Reader’s Workshop + 30 minutes of interventions

Whole group mini lesson Grouped on assessment

Data driven by MAP scores and Fountas and Pinnell assessments

Individual work time on skill taught

Students are divided into Guided Reading Groups based on reading levels or interest

Running records of their reading

Word Work I work with small groups in guided reading groups or collaborative reasoning groups

Assessments and grades:Participation, Products, and reading log activity.

Work with a partner

Small group work with me to increase reading skills

Writer’s Workshop

• Schoolwide (company)• Mentor texts that model the skill• Mini lessons• Work time• Grammar skills• Writer’s Notebooks • Words Their Way

Sorting words based on skills and learning the rules for spelling words

Math WorkshopEveryday Math Series

9 Units that focus on:•Number grids, number

lines, elapsed time and telling time to the minute.

•Multiplication and Division•Measurement•Number Stories•Estimating•Area and Perimeter•Fractions•Geometry•Review of all skills

Grades will be taken on daily work

Chapter tests Math journals Skills will be assessed

ScienceTopics that we will be studying:

•Life SciencePlants and animals

Habitats and ecosystems

•Earth ScienceRocks and minerals

Weather

Water

•Physical Science States of matter

•Space and Technology

Social Studies• • We will be focusing on

Communities near and far– Communities Around us:

Cultures, Sizes of communities, Differences in communities around the world

– Our Physical Geography and mapping skills– Our Human Geography– Communities over time– Our Country’s History– Citizens and Government– Saving and Spending our money

Assignment NotebookIs a great communicator! It is your Is a great communicator! It is your student’s responsibility to ask for student’s responsibility to ask for your signature daily. your signature daily. Your signature tells me that they have completed their work.

No signature tells me that they No signature tells me that they have not completed their have not completed their assignmentsassignments. It also helps you, as a parent, to help your child study for upcoming tests & double check for homework completion.

PARCC• We will take the PARCC in March to April

(please do not plan any trips during this time other than the last full week of March for Spring Break)

• We MAP test 3 times a year as well as take a written assessment for the district in writing 3 times a year.

Birthday Treats 

Birthdays will be celebrated on the student’s birthday if it is during the school year.

If they have a summer birthday, we will celebrate their half birthday. Please keep in mind that we are in school, and this is not the time or place for your child’s birthday party.

No treats will be allowed this year due to severe allergies. We will recognize and celebrate in the classroom with singing, recognition on the morning announcements, and special little gifts from Mrs. Heaser.

The only exception will be our holiday classroom parties and then all snacks need to be individually packaged and safe from the food allergies. The snacks will be okayed before the class parties to ensure all students are safe. 

Communication• Ways to communicate:

Assignment Notebook---posted daily on my webpageNote with your childCall the office before 3:00 at 557-4426Call me at home 662-0363 (I’m in the phone book) (Please before 9:00 p.m.)Email me: heaserlm@unit5.org

(please do not e-mail me about a change in plans at the end of the day….call the office!!!)

Website: http://www.unit5.org/towanda----Teacher’s Websites

Our District’s moto this year is: “Cultivating Minds”

It’s a great day to watch our bulldogs grow.