Welcome to Parents Night

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Welcome to Parents Night!

• Mrs. Pearces
• 3rd Grade Class

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Welcome Parents!

• I am excited to meet each and every one of you!
• I look forward to each and every day with your
  children! It is a joy to come to work!

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All About Me

• My background
• I grew up in Crystal Lake.
• I attended Canterbury Elementary School, Lundahl
  Middle School and Crystal Lake South High School.
  
• My education and experience
• Master of Arts in Teaching and Leadership from
  Saint Xavier University
• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Elementary
  Education from Beloit College
• 7th year in 3rd grade at Indian Prairie
• Personal
• Got married In July, 2008 (formerly Miss
  Campioni)
• Head Volleyball Coach at Judson University in
  Elgin and coach for Sky High Volleyball Club

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Fine Arts and Character Counts

• Fine Arts Monday-Thursday, 905-1005 AM
• Monday- Art
• Tuesday- Music and PE
• Wednesday- Health
• Thursday- PE and Music
• Every other Friday- Third Grade Character Counts
  Meeting

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Character Counts!

• Meetings for the whole 3rd Grade once or twice a
  month on Friday mornings
• Discuss and learn more about the pillars
• Respect
• Responsibility
• Fairness
• Caring
• Citizenship
• Trustworthiness

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The Literacy Café

• A structure for our Language Arts Block
• Café Model for Strategy Mini-Lessons
• C- Comprehension
• A- Accuracy
• F- Fluency
• E- Expand Vocabulary
• A way to organize small guided reading and focus
  groups
• Involves conferencing and goal setting

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The Daily Five

• A Rotation of Language Arts Based Mini-Lessons
  and Activities
• Works with the Literacy Café Lessons
• The Daily Five Away from Teacher Activities
• Read to Self
• Work on Writing
• Read to Someone
• Word Work
• Listen to Reading

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Word Work

• Work Work Activities may be
• Spelling Activities
• Phonics Activities
• Grammar Activities
• Handwriting
• Rebecca Sitton Spelling Program
• Best practice spelling instruction leads us to
  our goal that correct spelling is a basic skill
  that enables learners to function literately
  throughout their lives.
• Two week cycle of skills practice and assessments

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W.E.B. Reading

• Wonderfully Exciting Books
• 20 minutes a night
• Weekly W.E.B. Log
• Parent Signatures
• Genre of the Month
• Meet with W.E.B. Volunteers on a weekly basis
  (interested in being one??)

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Mystery Readers

• Most Fridays at 300 PM
• E-mail or send me a note with your date
  preferences
• Students love to have their friends and family
  come in to read to the class
• Not able to make it on a Friday, let me know and
  we can figure out another time and day that would
  work!

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Math

• Multi-Digit Addition and Subtraction
• Linear Measurement
• Multiplication and Division
• Place Value
• Geometry
• Fractions
• Probability

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Math

• Home Links- Parent Initials ?
• Home Links Book
• KWCL Problem Solving
• Fizz and Martina
• Math Extension Activies

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Social Studies Alive!

• Our Community and Beyond
• Interactive Notebook
• Geography-
• Interactive Desk Map
• Mapping Skills
• Engaged learning through visuals and group work
• Countries Around the World Research and Festival
• Economics

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Science

• Foss Science
• Ideas and Inventions
• The Physics of Sound
• Water
• Hands-on learning
• Rotating Classrooms
• Home/School Connections
• www.fossweb.com

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Tests

• Before most tests, there will be a study guide
  sent home
• Study guides also available on the classroom
  website
• Students are given time in class to work on the
  study guide (if needed).
• We will go over the completed study guides
  together
• Look for the study guides to come home
  approximately two days before a scheduled test

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Standardized Tests

• OLSAT Cognitive Test (October)
• ISAT Tests
• Early March
• Reading, Writing and Math
• Multiple Choice Questions and Extended Responses

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Our Classroom Community

• Our classroom is a community. In our community,
  we have rules to help us get along with one
  another.
• Our class rules are
• We will be kind, polite and helpful
• We will be responsible for our learning and
  behaviors
• We will respect others and ourselves
• We will respect the school and school property
• We will treat others the way we want to be
  treated.

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Discipline

• Positive Rewards
• Positive Packs
• Awards
• Notes sent home
• Praise
• Extra Recess
• Class Rewards/Parties
• Consequences
• Warnings (eye contact, proximity, use of childs
  name or verbal)
• When needed, logical consequences will be given
  that are best for the child and situation

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Pearce Pride Cards

• Students can earn cards for
• Good Behavior
• Turning in homework on time
• Being prepared and organized for class
• Anything that stands out and should be rewarded
• Students will redeem their Pearce Pride Cards
  twice a month.
• Students can redeem the cards for small prizes
  and other great things!
• Have any items to donate??? Let me know!

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Ticket System

• Each student is given 2 tickets.
• If a student misbehaves or is not following
  directions, he/she will need to give me a ticket.
• If both tickets are collected before the end of
  the day, that student will need to fill out a
  Behavior Reflection Form.
• The Behavior Reflection Form will need to be
  signed by the teacher and the parent, then
  returned the next school day.
• If no one has to turn in any tickets, the class
  will earn compliment marbles for the day!

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Homework

• Assignment Notebooks- Parent Initials
• Homework Policy
• Oops Notice- sign and return with completed work
• Homework Notices- sign and return with completed
  work
• Loss of Privilege (recess, other) to complete
  work
• Absent Student? Work can be sent home with a
  sibling or neighbor or picked up at the office.
  Please request the homework before noon.
• Check the classroom website!

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Homework

• Daily homework will consist of
• 20 minutes of WEB
• Home Link
• In addition to the above items, your child may
  also have the following items for homework
• Study for an upcoming test
• Spelling or Reading Take-Home Task
• Unfinished work from class
• Study basic math facts
• Study Words to Learn for Spelling

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Communication Between Home and School

• W.O.L.F. Binders
• Classroom Newsletters
• Third Grade Journals
• Conferences
• Beginning of the Year Reports, Midterms
• Progress Reports
• Phone calls, notes
• Classroom Website www.mrspearcesclass.com

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Questions? Comments?

• Please do not hesitate to contact me at any time.
  Check the classroom website- it has a lot of
  valuable information (like Homework!).
• E-mail jmpearce_at_d47.org
• School Phone [phone]

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Thank You!

• Please be sure to sign up to bring items for at
  least one party.
• Sign up for a Parent-Teacher Conference
  preference time
• Optional Sign up to be a Wolfs Den Volunteer
• Look at all of the fabulous work your kids have
  done so far. Take a tour of the room!
• Please write a quick note back to your child!

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Lets Have a Great Year!