Transcript Back-to-School Night Handbook
Welcome to Back to School Night
Ms. Cramer 3
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Grade Room 17
Welcome to BTSN!
• Please check the information on the index card for the following information: – Child’s name – Parent’s Name – Best Contact Number(s) – Email address(es)
• Answer the following questions:
– Does your child have regular internet access?
– Is your student a vegetarian or have any food allergies?
We will be starting soon!!!!!
What does it take to
persevere?
Transitional Year
• Responsibility on students - no calls home for items missing for the day. – Exception – lunch or money for lunch • No weekly packets – daily homework • Agendas • Note Taking • Longer Days
Absent & Missing Assignment Slips
• Absent assignments absence. • Missing assignments
slip.
will be sent home for every day that your child is absent. It will tell which assignments your child is responsible for the day of absence. Your child will have two days for everyday of will be sent home on the day of the due date. The slip needs to be signed and returned the following day. » Note: Homework grades are reflected on the
Communication
There are four forms of communication I will use this year:
agendas
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school wires , phone calls
. (Please allow twenty – four hours for response for all forms)
Agendas:
If you would like to write me a small note, I will write back. Please do not put notes in the Friday Folders; I will probably not get them until the following Friday.
Email Address: [email protected]
Phone number: 294-0334, ext 117 School Wires: See school website for teacher web pages (see white paper for registration directions)
Responsibilities
• Teacher: – Teach CA Common Core Standards to all students by introducing, modeling, and giving opportunities for independent practice in all subjects.
– Providing a safe and comfortable atmosphere for learning. – Homework to be relevant. • Student: – To complete all assignment on time.
– To make correct choices in behavior in all – situations – classroom, recess, etc.
– To be a learner while at school.
- To Persevere when challenges arise.
• Parent:
– To check over nightly homework for accuracy, effort, and neatness. All homework is to be done on lined paper unless it is a worksheet.
– To sign the daily agenda
– To read any communications from the school or teacher.
– To communicate any concerns and compliments to the teacher. – To register & check Schoolwires and teacher web page (to start in September)
Classroom Rules
• The school has adopted a school wide program: The 5B’s.
– Be Safe – Be Responsible – Be Respect – Be on Task – Be Kind
Consequences:
• If the students forget or break a rule, then the following will take place: 1. Verbal Warnings 2. Clip down on behavior chart 3. Loss of partial recess or removal from the group 4. Teacher/student and/or parent conference 5. Write “Think Sheet” to parents to be signed and returned next day 6. Call parent/Conference 7. Sent to the principal
Rewards
• Individual • Group • Class – – daily • Party – – Clip up on behavior chart • Agenda colors match the color order and will be marked – Atta Gators – given in and outside of the classroom.
• Atta Gator Drawing on Friday – TRG Board (Truly Responsible Gator) – Group points – working well in a team – Marble Jar – working well as a whole class
Surfin’ Gator
• Every child will have this opportunity • Drawn randomly (From those on TRG Board) • Fill out and present poster • Be the Teacher’s Assistant • Be in charge of the guessing jar
Important Reminders
come home. • Please
do not Friday Folders
• On Friday of each week, please look for a folder to • I will use it to send home important notices from the office, graded work, and any class news. • Please take out everything and return all necessary forms on Monday. send messages through the folder, please use email or attach it to the agenda.
Lunch/Snacks
Please pre-pay for lunches in the office or online. Go to the district website:
www.fcusd.org
Snacks: Please pack a small
nutritious
child at recess.
snack for your
Agendas
Agendas are used school wide (3-5) to build responsibility and organizational skills. PTA provided the agendas for the school – thank you PTA!
Birthdays
Birthdays:
Students will be specially acknowledged month at the celebrate month for summer birthdays.
Treats:
We will be having a ‘Breakfast Brunch’ on the last Friday of each month. The room parents will coordinate with birthday parents as to what to bring to the brunch. Please do not bring sugary treats during the birthday week. The district is trying to have a climate of healthy nutrition.
Invitations:
Please
do not
pass out invitations during school hours unless someone is left out. the entire class is
Third Grade California Common Core Standards Available online at:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/
cc/
Per District, third grade has fully implemented the Common Core Standards. Students will be participating in the SBAC test at the end of the year. Scores will still not be sent home to the parents. The State is still fine tuning the test. If you have any questions, please call the District Office, Curtis Wilson at 916-294-9003 or [email protected]
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Language Arts
• Reading
There is a shift to non-fiction, 60% non fiction and 40% fiction in the program. Students will learn the reading standards through Houghton Mifflin, social studies and science trade books, and interactive notebooks. At the end of the year, the students will delve into the novel:
Charlotte’s Web.
• Writing
• Cursive – In January, all writing is required to be in cursive. The only exception will be math and tests. • Informative, Opinion, & Narrative • Reports: – Narrative & Informative/Opinion » California Native Americans (N) Home » Animal Research (I) Home and School » Historical Field Trip (I) Home – Informative » California Native Americans » Historical Field Trip
Grammar Students will receive instruction of the basic grammatical rules with practice in their workbook and other worksheets.
Daily Oral Language (DOL) Spelling There is no specific grade for this subject. It is embedded within the writing grade. See letter
• Accelerated Reading Program
– At home • 1 st : 20 minutes, 2 nd : 25 minutes, 3 rd : 30 minutes – Goals • Every trimester, students will be required to read five books in their ZPD range with 80% accuracy. See their ZPD range located in the folder. – Point Clubs • There are four clubs that I offer for the year. Each club has a special reward attached to them.
– Renaissance Home Connect • See the hand out for the log-in & e-mail alert options
Mathematics
• Envision – Online access/assignments will begin by September.
• Students will learn several new concepts within: place value, measurement, multiplication, division, fractions, and geometry . • Goals – Students are required to pass twenty-five facts in two and a half minutes or less: • Now: addition & subtraction (see tests in folder) • 1 st trimester: 1 – 7multiplication tables • 2 division facts • 3 nd rd trimester: 1 - 9 multiplication tables & 1 – 5 trimester: all facts, multiplication & division (1- 9)
• Help with Concepts – Online information: see sheet for information & codes. – Per research, the best time for memorizing basic math facts is right before bedtime.
Science
• NGSS alifornia) (Next Generation Science Standards http://www.nextgenscience.org/c – Forces and Interactions – Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems – Inheritance and Variation of Traits: Life Cycles and Traits
Social Studies Units
Publisher: Scott Foresman –State Adopted Curriculum – CA Road Trip Project –Native American project –Local History through personal field trip – Weather and Climate
Physical Education, Computers & Library
• P.E.
is Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday – Please have your students wear appropriate shoes and clothes on these days. • Computers: Friday • Library: Tuesday – As of right now, AR books must be checked out at our class library or the public library. The AR list can be accessed at our district website: www.fcusd.org
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Daily Schedule:
This is our regular schedule; there is always flexibility and changes.
8:25 – 10:00 10:00 – 10:35 10:37 – 10:55 11:00 – 12:15 12:15 – 12:55 12:55 – 1:45 1:45 – 2:20 2:20 – 2:37 Additions Opening Activities and Math DOL and Cursive RTI Recess
ELA
Lunch
ELA Science/Social Studies
Closing (agendas homework clarification, & room cleaning) Library: Tuesday Computers: Friday P.E.: 3x’s a week (M, W, & Th)
Friday: Art
Homework
• Students should expect 40 minutes a night plus their reading time. • Homework assignments are to be written in the student’s agenda. This is your child’s responsibility. • Please check homework to insure that your child has put his/her best effort • Refer to packet for sample of homework notice.
• Homework is due the following day unless specified in their agendas.
Homework Area & Other
Please provide a designated area for your child to do their homework. Please have the following items available. Learning Kit • Computer with internet access • Pencils • Notebook paper • Crayons • Colored pencils • Markers • Ruler • Scissors • Glue sticks Reference Materials • Online • Dictionary • Thesaurus • Atlas Typing Skills Typing is a required state standard; the students will be evaluated at the end of the each trimester. The district has purchased a typing program for student use, both at school and at home. It will be used in class and assigned for homework once a week. As soon as the district gives us access
codes, you will be given a letter on how to access the program at home.
How Parents Can Help:
• Volunteer in the classroom – Sign up sheet • Volunteer to help at home • Join the PTA • Help with homework or special projects • Have a positive attitude about school • Make sure your child has at least nine hours of sleep and a good breakfast
Due to safety/insurance concerns, younger siblings are not allowed during volunteer times.
*To work at school and to attend field trips you must have a category 2 volunteer form completed and approved be returned to the office.
– this involves fingerprinting. Forms are in the office and are to
Field Trips Educational: Beale’s Point, Maidu Center, & City Hall/Folsom Police Other activities: Skating
Per District Policy, there are no siblings allowed on any field trip for safety and insurance reasons. Chaperones need to have a TB test, fingerprints, and a volunteer packet approved two weeks before the event.
Other Information
• School Calendar: • Open House : see our website http://www.fcusd.org/sge • School Newsletter: April 7 th see school website for Peach Jar site that we post the newsletter on each week.
@5:30-7:00 pm • Poetry Night: • GATE: Late April/Early May • SBAC Testing: TBA. It will be at the end of the year, sometime between April and May.
All third graders will be tested by district personnel, then parents will be notified if they qualify for the program If there are any questions, please contact David Knight at our district office.
Independent Study
• Please notify the school and myself weeks: • Students will be responsible for
all
at least two • If the independent study is longer than two please make an appointment to meet with in-class work and homework during the time missed. • If there are tests during the absences, the student will take all tests on the first week back in class.
Absence Verification:
• When possible, a doctor’s note to verify an absence is needed.
• An e-mail or written note can be sent in if your child was not seen by a doctor.