Back To School Night - Warwick School District

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Back To School Night
A Parent Survival Kit for 3rd Grade
The Third Grade Team
Change from Primary to
Intermediate Student
 Greater personal responsibility
 Moves from learning to read to reading to
learn
 Shift from parents sitting side by side to do
homework to reminders and checking that it
is finished
3rd Grade Rules and Expectations
Consequences
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Written warning (Pink Warning Card)
Continued issue = Lose 5 minutes of recess
3rd time = Lose 10 minutes of recess
4th time = Lose 20 minutes (all) of recess
and student makes phone call to Mom or
Dad to explain what the issue was.
Behavior Issues
Homework Grid
Homework and Poor Grade Alert
Binder
 Comes back and forth EVERY day
 Papers for each subject go behind the
divider
 Homework assignment sheet kept in the
front - check it daily
 Check and empty the folder daily for
important information and student papers
Flexible/Fluid Groupings
 Groups are first created by second grade data.
 Throughout the year, all students are evaluated
for progress. Children may be reassigned
teachers if their needs change.
 First Grade Level meeting is Tuesday, October
4th.
 Parents will be notified if their child’s Math or
Reading teacher changes.
 Utilize the RTII model – see JB website for
further information.
Math Teachers
Evans
Gruett
Average – typical curriculum
pace – additional reinforcement
may be necessary
Works at a faster pace & may
need challenged
Morgan
Intervention may be necessary
Myers
Average – typical curriculum
pace
** Mrs. Banack to provide additional support**
Reading Teachers
Evans
Average – typical curriculum pace
– some opportunities for
acceleration
Gruett
Receives intensive interventions
Morgan
Works at a faster pace & may
need challenged
Myers
Read Naturally used as a fluency
intervention
Banack
Receives small group instruction
with intensive interventions
Conferences
 Held with your child’s reading teacher with
information from the homeroom and math
teacher
 November 22 (Tuesday) and November 23
(Wednesday)
Content: Social Studies and
Science
 Not tested nor graded
 One subject per marking period to allow for
in depth study
 45 minutes per day for content
 Writing embedded in content
Daily Schedule
8:15 - 9:45 Math
9:50 - 10:30 Special
10:35-10:55 Recess
11:00 – 11:30 Lunch
11:30 - 12:30 Social Studies or Science/Computers
or Class Meetings
12:30 - 2:20 Reading and Language Arts
Recess
We will go out almost EVERY day, so please
dress warmly.
The wind whips across the fields so many
times it is colder here than at home.
Changes….
 No Race for Education this year (2 year
cycle)
 Excused Absences for Educational Purposes
 1 Day – form goes to Mrs. Himes
 2 or more days – form goes to Dr. Hershey
 No more than 5 total days
 Snacks
Field Trip Information
 Landis Valley on Friday, April 13th
 State Capitol and State Museum on
Thursday, June 7th
 Look for paper to volunteer for both field
trips soon. You will know this fall if you
were picked for the field trips, so you’ll
have time to get clearances.
Party Time
 Harvest Party – Friday, October 28th
 Winter Holiday Party – Friday, December
23rd (half day)
 Valentine’s Day – Tuesday, February 14th
How to Reach Us
1. Email
a)
b)
c)
d)
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
2. Call 626-3704 2:45-3:20pm
What Now?
 Teachers available in their classrooms to
meet and greet and answer PUBLIC
questions
 Not a time for questions about your
individual child