Back To School Night
2012-2013
Welcome to Room 227
1. Please find your child’s seat by using the
clues and picture on the desk.
2. Please fill out the “Guess Who?” sheet for
your child to find tomorrow morning.
3. Please fill out the 3-2-1 information sheet
about your child!
4. Please put the 3-2-1 in the “In-Bin” when
you finish!
Welcome to Third Grade at GVES
• Homeroom Parents-TBD
• Please sign up to send something in for our parties
throughout the year--Sign up is in the hall!
• Can you donate? Take sticky note from the donation
list in the hall!
• Email and phone list
Thank you in advance for donations and help through the
year!
Miss Lindsay Wertz
• West Chester University-Degree in Early
Childhood Education with a certification in
Elementary Education and Special Education
• Neumann University-Master’s Degree in
Educational Leadership
• This is my 8th year teaching 3rd grade at GVE
• I enjoy the shore, reading, and trying to exercise!
• I look forward to working as team to make this a
fun and successful year for your child!
• Thank you for allowing me to work with your
child everyday! It truly is amazing to see them
grow!
Daily Schedule
• 8:40-9:00—Morning Routine
• 9:00-9:30—100 Book Challenge with Mrs. Bock
• 9:30-10:00- Guided Reading with Mrs. Bock
• 10:00-10:30—Word Study
• 10:30-11:00—Writing
• 11:00-12:00—Recess/Lunch
• 12:00-1:00—Math
• 1:00-2:00—Specials
• 2:00-3:00—Science and Social Studies
• 3:00 Dismissal
Specials Schedule
• Monday Study Skills and Book Exchange
• Tuesday Library Class and Guidance
• Wednesday Gym and Music
• Thursday Art
• Friday Gym and Music
Classroom Thoughts
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No news is good news!!
All About Me
Chorus Sign Ups-Mr. Lenderman’s website
Classroom Jobs
Snack
Birthdays
School Wires- www.garnetvalleyschools.com
Lunch Menu Change
Flash Drive-$7.00-GVES
Homework
• Going Green!!
• Family letter with weekly news, updates,
and reminders  Homework for the week
on the back
• Monday, Thursday-Spelling
• Tuesday-Reading Response
• Wednesday-Writers Notebook
• Example of HW letter
100 Book Challenge
• 15 lines per week• 15 minutes of reading per line
• Read and get a signature
• By Friday, students must be on the goal for the
week.-On HW letter
• At least 1 line must be from the leveled books
brought home-Additional lines can be choice
reading.
• Book Rotation Process-Send books back ASAP
Language Arts and Reading
• 4 Blocks
– Word Study
• Grammar
• Skills
• Spelling
– Guided Reading
• Small and large group
• Trade books
– Writing
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Narratives, persuasive, informational
Free-writes and prompts
Publish pieces in lab
Writing folders, writing center, flash drives
– 100 Book Challenge
• Conferencing
Science and Social Studies
• Curriculum is on school wires
• Units of study
– Plants
– Sun, Moon, Earth
– Rocks and Minerals
– Map Skills
– Our Community and Beyond
– Government
Spelling
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Differentiated groups
Same words for 2 weeks (possible)
10-15 minutes of practice in school
2-3 nights of homework in spelling notebook.
School and home word sort
Example of spelling sort
Olweus-Bully Prevention Program
• Weekly class meetings
• Peaceful bus meetings-5 times per year
• Topics
– What is a bully?
– What is bullying?
– Bullying rules
– Bullying read alouds
– How to help a victim?
– How to get help if you are the victim?
Field Trips
• Longwood Gardens for Social Studies-Fall
• Virtual Field Trip for Plants-Spring
• Walnut Street Theater-Diary of a Worm,
Spider, and Fly
Important Information
• Odyssey-home component
– Do not do tests, quizzes or learning path
– Homework folder –November 1st
• Not sure how much or when HW will be given
• Focusing on pre-tests, paper HW, and math facts first
• No Perfect Attendance
• Please do not send in sick children!
• Conferences
• Combined conference- 15 minutes
• Letters will be sent home
• Please make sure to– Pick a day and time of day (Morning, afternoon,
evening)
– Please rank your choices-We try for 1st or 2nd choice!
Math Session
– Goodwin-226
• Christopher
– Cornell-230
• Devon, Hayden, Dayshaun, Brandon, Ariana, Will
– Flanagan-228
• Laysa
– Razzano-242
• Tyler, Alexa, Fanna, Skylar, Marissa
– Valerio
• Maya, Samantha, Justin, Max, Gianna
– Wertz
• Sam, Marco, Zachary, Luke
Third Grade Math
• Daily Math each day
• Homework packet
– Signed, done each night, spot checked the
next day, collected on Friday
– Two sheets each night-Regular and critical
thinking sheet
– Math Facts!!
Math
• Math folder with challenge work will be
kept in the classroom
• Pretest each chapter-differentiate each
lesson based on needs
• May switch with other teachers!
Odyssey
• Class lab time is 30 minutes a week
• Letter sent home with details
• Odyssey Home Component
– Do not do tests, quizzes, or learning path ( we
can see!)
– Homework folders will be made
– November 1 we will start HW—more info. will
follow.
– Right now we are focusing on paper HW, pretest, math facts, and getting to know your child!
Problem Solving
Every Thursday we will focus on a problem
solving strategy
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Make a Table
Act It Out
Field Trip Plan
Make a List
Thanksgiving Dinner
Guess and Check
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Mickey Math
Graphing Project
Make a Diagram
Function Boxes
Logic Boxes
Work Backwards