Mrs. Kalp

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Welcome to third grade!

• Mrs. Kalp
• Room 2

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Morning Meeting

• Greetings
• Schedule
• Daily Objectives
• Thumbs Up
• Really Good Student
• Morning Message
• Mystery Student
• Question of the Week
• Crow About It!
• Content practice and review

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Spelling

• Orton-Gillingham based program
• Two leveled spelling groups individualize
  sounds for each student
• Lessons provided in class three times per week
• Folder work assessed every other week to track
  progress on studied sounds

A B C
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Handwriting

• Printing
• handwriting book
• spelling folders
• Cursive
• handwriting book
• lowercase/uppercase
• sentence practice

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Mathematics

• Expressions program which incorporates hands-on
  activities with basic skills
• Student practice and homework books
• Timed fact tests to improve recall
• Basic concepts taught
• fractions
• measurement
• geometry
• multi-step word problems
• multi-digit addition and subtraction problems
• multiplication and division problems

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Reading

• Strategies for successful readers
• Engage NY Modules
• Leveled small reading groups
• Core Curriculum practice books
• D.E.A.R. and read aloud
• Science and Social Studies readings
• Speaking and listening skills
• Reading Logs

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Reading

• Strategies for successful readers
• Schema/Making Connections
• Determining Importance
• Inferring
• Asking Questions
• Visualization
• Synthesizing

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Writing

• Grammar
• 6 1 Writing Traits Program
• Projects
• personal narrative
• opinion paragraphs
• compare and contrast essay
• research based reports
• poetry
• journal
• reading responses

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Science

• Science
• Butterflies
• Simple
• Machines
• Plants and Pollination
• Buoyancy

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Social Studies

• Geography
• Government
• Brazil
• Japan
• Africa

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Homework Policy

• Students are responsible for recording the 2 to 3
  assignments per day in their planners.
• Homework with errors will be stamped and placed
  in the corrections folder. This folder will go
  home on Friday to be completed and signed over
  the weekend.
• If homework is not handed-in on time and/or
  completed, an IOU is submitted and parents are
  notified by a stamp in the planner.
• Parents will be contacted if a persistent problem
  of not turning in homework and/or corrections on
  time continues.

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Assessments

• Spelling (biweekly)
• Grammar (weekly)
• Writing (projects)
• Reading
• class and homework assignments
• teacher observations/records
• Math
• 2-3 quizzes per unit
• unit assessment
• Social Studies and Science
• activities/projects (group and individual)
• lesson summaries
• tests/quizzes (few)

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Grades

• S Student consistently and independently
  applies the skill at grade level expectation.
• D The student is working towards proficiency of
  the skill but requires support.
• N The student has difficulty applying the skill
  and requires frequent teacher intervention and
  support.
• 4 Student exceeds grade level standards.
• 3 Student shows proficiency in grade level
  standards.
• 2 Student is approaching grade level standards.
• 1 Student is performing below grade level
  standards.
• All scores will be available on the parent
  portal within a reasonable amount of time after
  the assessment or project is completed in class.

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Reward Programs

• Fantastic Work Wall
• Friday Lunch Bunch
• Popcorn, Ice Cream, Pizza Parties
• Pencils, erasers, stickers, tattoos
• Estimates
• Fun Friday

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Behavior Program

• Flipping Forward to a Fun Friday
• Green Yeah! Earn one estimate.
• Yellow Oops! A few poor choices. No estimate
  earned and lose 5 minutes of Fun Friday and
  complete a reflection sheet..
• Orange Whoa! Think about behaviors! No
  estimate and lose 10 minutes of Fun Friday and
  complete a reflection sheet.
• Red Whoa! Stop and think! No estimate and lose
  15 minutes of Fun Friday and complete a
  reflection sheet.

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General Information

• Communications through phone calls,
• e-mails, notes, and planner
• Conferences in December with additional meetings
  scheduled as needed
• Field trips throughout year
• All birthdays and holidays celebrated
• NYS ELA Assessment April
• NYS Math Assessment April

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How can I help my child?

• Discuss their reading with them as much as
  possible.
• Help them learn the basic math facts of addition,
  subtraction, multiplication, and division by
  memory.
• Encourage independence at home regarding
  homework.
• Provide a quiet place for them to do their
  homework immediately after school.
• Support a sense of responsibility
• for their school work, supplies, and behavior.

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Classroom Website
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Thank you for coming!

• I am thrilled to have your child as one of my
  third grade students. We are going to have a
  wonderful year together!