Back To School Night

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Back To School Night

• A Parent Survival Kit for 3rd Grade

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The Third Grade Team
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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

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3rd Grade Rules and Expectations
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Consequences

• 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.

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Behavior Issues
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Homework Grid
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Homework and Poor Grade Alert
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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

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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 childs Math or
  Reading teacher changes.
• Utilize the RTII model see JB website for
  further information.

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Math Teachers
Evans Average typical curriculum pace additional reinforcement may be necessary
Gruett Works at a faster pace may need challenged
Morgan Intervention may be necessary
Myers Average typical curriculum pace
Mrs. Banack to provide additional support
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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
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Conferences

• Held with your childs reading teacher with
  information from the homeroom and math teacher
• November 22 (Tuesday) and November 23 (Wednesday)

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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

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Daily Schedule

• 815 - 945 Math
• 950 - 1030 Special
• 1035-1055 Recess
• 1100 1130 Lunch
• 1130 - 1230 Social Studies or Science/Computers
  or Class Meetings
• 1230 - 220 Reading and Language Arts

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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.

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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

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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 youll have time to get
  clearances.

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Party Time

• Harvest Party Friday, October 28th
• Winter Holiday Party Friday, December 23rd
  (half day)
• Valentines Day Tuesday, February 14th

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How to Reach Us

• Email
• Aevans_at_warwicksd.org
• Mgruett_at_warwicksd.org
• Lmorgan_at_warwicksd.org
• Dmyers_at_warwicksd.org
• Call 626-3704 245-320pm

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What Now?

• Teachers available in their classrooms to meet
  and greet and answer PUBLIC questions
• Not a time for questions about your individual
  child