Transcript Welcome to Back- to

Welcome to
Back- to -School Night at
Lynnewood
Elementary School
Homeroom
• Mrs.Garagozzo’s Classroom (3-G)
• Room 110, Ext. 4110
• Our Instructional Day:
8:35 AM – 3:30 PM
• Please be prompt!!! Starting on time at
8:45 sharp gets all of us off to an
excellent start!
General Information
• Absences – Please send in an absence note within
3 days of your child’s absence.
• Book Clubs – Order online :) scholastic.com
• Conferences – Please sign up at outside table with
your child’s HOMEROOM teacher for the
December Conference.
• Field Trips – Chaperones will be contacted by the
teacher. Thank you for volunteering!
• Lunch Account – A check may be sent to the
homeroom teacher or done online. Checks should
be made payable to the school district.
• Medication – all medications must be dropped off
at the nurse’s office for dispensing.
Goals for Our Classroom Community
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Active, engaged, fun learning
Respect for self and others
Self-reliance and motivation
Improved organizational skills
Independence as a learner and thinker
Create a classroom community emphasizing caring,
cooperation and compassion for each other
• Develop strategies to strengthen individual
weakness and promote individual gifts
• Prepare the students for a smooth transition
between third and fourth grades
Classroom Rules and Discipline
• The Responsive Classroom program will be used to
resolve conflicts, teach social skills, and to
stimulate reflection and discussion while creating
a community of cooperative learners.
• Stages of Discipline – verbal redirection, time out,
student writes a note home to the
parent/guardian with a strategy of their choice to
remediate the behavior (parent signs note and
returns it to school), and phone call home.
Third Grade Behavior
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School-wide code
Co-operation
Responsibility
Appropriate situational behavior
Follow multi-step directions
Homework
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Extensions of school activities
Homework assignment book
Responsibility
Schedule
The children will have homework Monday – Thursday
evenings, except during religious observances.
• Homework Schedule
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Math, Reading,
Math, Reading,
Math, Reading,
Math, Reading,
Fluency
Fluency
Fluency
Fluency
Family Communication
• Homework Assignment Book
Please sign the book every night 
• Voice Mail 610-853-5900 Ext.4110
• Email [email protected]
• I will check my messages throughout the day, but
please keep in mind we sometimes have meetings
at lunch time and after school. I will return your
call as soon as I am able to do so.
• Please DO NOT leave transportation messages
on voicemail, as I may not receive them in
time. Please call the office 
• For emergencies please call 610-853-5900 Ext.
4000
Transportation
• If there is a change in transportation the teacher
must be notified in writing or a call must be made
to the office.
• Please DO NOT leave messages of this nature
on my voice mail, as meetings and glitches in
the system may prevent me from getting the
information in time.
• At no time will a child be allowed to go home on
another bus with a friend without written
parental permission.
Celebrations
• Birthday Celebrations: Birthday pencils, classroom
book donations, classroom game donations 
• Seasonal Parties – Halloween, Winter, Valentine’s
Day, and End of The Year Celebration.
• Student committees will plan for the Seasonal
Parties. Each child will be assigned to a
committee. Written notices will be sent home the
week before, so parents can assist students with
the preparations. You are always welcome to stop
by and visit on these days!!
• Homeroom parents plan and implement the Endof-the-Year-Party 
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Grading & Report Cards
• Report cards will be issued on 12/7, 3/8, and 6/18.
• Conferences are on December 13/14 and on March 14/15.
• Please sign up for your December conference with your
child’s HOMEROOM TEACHER.
• “Test Alert” will be written in HW planners prior to test
dates 
PSSA – Pennsylvania System of
School Assessment
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Language Arts and Math in the spring
Open-ended test questions
On-going practice
Problem Solvers
Handwriting
• “Handwriting Without Tears” program
• Focuses on correct pencil grip, letter formation
and neatness in written work
Science & Social Studies
• Taught on alternating six week cycles.
• Social Studies : Communities
• Science Units :
Rocks and Minerals
Plant Growth and Development
Animal Studies
Science
• National Science Resource Center (NRSC):
Science & Technology for Children (STC)
* Rocks and Minerals
* Plant Growth and Development
* Animal Studies
• Assessment: observations, performance
assessments, and quizzes
• Homework: assigned periodically
Social Studies
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McGraw-Hill Text Book
The National Geographic Society Text
Communities
History
Geography
Assessment: observations, in-class projects,
and quizzes
• Homework: assigned periodically
Language Arts
Language Arts
Four Blocks Balanced Literacy Format
• Whole Group Instruction Reading/Writing
• Differentiated Instruction for Reading /Writing
• Spelling/Grammar/Working with Words
• Writing
• Independent Reading and Writing
Language Arts
• Program: Houghton Mifflin Reading anthology
• Leveled readers: Selections for guided reading
instruction to reinforce skills and strategies at
each student’s instructional level
• Assessments: End of Selection/Theme Skills
assessments, observations and running records.
• Aimsweb: Fluency
• Homework: SSR 15 min. each night and 15
minutes of Fluency Practice
Spelling
• Houghton Mifflin Reading/Spelling
• Required District Spelling List
• Working With Words
• Applying proper spelling to written work
Mathematics
Mathematics
• Program - Everyday Mathematics (EDM): The
University of Chicago Mathematics Program
• Spiraling Curriculum
• Assessment: Unit tests and quizzes, Formative
Evaluations: October and January, and Trimester
Benchmark Tests
• Homework: Home Links M-Th (15min.)
• All homework is previewed and modeled in class
• Parent assistance: EDM- Student Reference Book
I’m Looking Forward To A
Fabulous Year!
 Mrs. Garagozzo