Welcome to
Back-to-School Night!
Mrs. Zitel’s 3rd Grade Class
Agenda
Teacher Introduction
 3rd Grade Team
 Class Schedule
 Classroom Expectations & Behavior
 First Nine Weeks Plans
 Grading in 3rd Grade
 Homework Policy
 Food Reminders
 Communication
 Contact Information
 Questions & Answers

A Little Bit About Me
Loudoun County Public Schools graduate
 Graduated from Longwood University with a
Bachelors degree in Elementary Education (PREK-6)
 Sixth year at Creighton’s Corner Elementary School
 Live in South Riding
 Enjoy running, cooking, CrossFit, and spending time
w/ friends & family
 CCE Running Club coach
 Dallas Cowboys fan

rd
3
Grade Team
 The third grade team plans together on a weekly basis
 We will give common pre- and post assessments
 This helps us monitor which skills students have mastered and which
skills we may need to reteach
 Please check the third grade webpage often!
 Study Guides
 Course Syllabi
 Teacher Home Pages
Weekly Schedule
***See Refrigerator Reminder!
Classroom Expectations
&
Behavior

Responsive Classroom
 Morning
Meeting

Behavior/Sticker Charts

Colts Compliments
 Class

& Individual
Think Sheets
Colts Compliments
Teacher:
Student:
Demonstrated being a colt by;
Respect
Yourself
Respect
Others
Respect
Your School
7 Habits of Happy Kids
Leadership qualities that all kids can learn
Habit 1 — Be Proactive
You're in Charge of You
Habit 2 — Begin with the End in Mind
Have a Plan
Habit 3 — Put First Things First
Work First, Then Play
Habit 4 — Think Win-Win
Everyone Can Win
Habit 5 — Seek First to Understand,
Then to Be Understood
Listen Before You Talk
Habit 6 — Synergize
Together Is Better
Habit 7 — Sharpen The Saw
Balance Feels Best
A look at the first nine
weeks in… MATH

Equivalent periods of time, including relationships among days, months, and
years, as well as minutes and hours

Time to the nearest minute and elapsed time in one-hour increments over a
12-hour period

Temperature to the nearest degree from a Celsius thermometer and a
Fahrenheit thermometer

Graphing (line plots, bar graphs, and picture graphs)

Place value (six-digit numerals)

Rounding numbers (9,999 or less) to the nearest ten, hundred, and thousand

Comparing two whole numbers between 0 and 9,999

Addition and subtraction (with and without regrouping)

Addition properties
SCIENCE

Scientific Investigations 

Matter

Water Cycle
Social Studies

Government (Rules & Laws)

Geography

Map Skills
Language Arts

PALS and DRA testing
 Results will
conference
be communicated during the 1st quarter

Reading Workshop: Building a Reading Life
Writing Workshop: Crafting True Stories/Personal Narratives

Word Study

Grading in

rd
3
Teachers will use the
following grading scale for
student work:
 4 = Exceeds Standard
3
= Meets Standard
 2 = Progressing Towards
Standard
 1= Below Standard
 ● = Denotes knowledge
or skill not assessed at
this time
Grade
 On
the report card, you
will see averaged letter
grades.
A
– Outstanding
 B – Very Good
 C – Satisfactory
 D – Needs Improvement
 F – Not performing
(As teachers, we do not focus on
letter grades. We care if the
student is meeting the standards!)
Grading
Example
1:
Partial Topic Below
Statement
Standard
2:
Progressing
Towards
Standard
3:
Meets
Standard
4:
Exceeds
Standard
Edits
writing for
punctuation
Some
sentences
have correct
punctuation
Most
sentences
have correct
punctuation
All
sentences
have
correct
punctuation
Few or none
of the
sentences
have correct
punctuation
Homework

Students will receive approximately 30 minutes of homework
every night

Homework will be written in student agendas daily. Parental
supervision of agenda is strongly encouraged.

According to LCPS policy, homework will not be graded, but
should reflect a high level of quality and effort.

Students will need to have access to the Internet for some
homework assignments

Students are encouraged to make reading a part of their routine
Food Reminders

If you choose to send in a snack for your child, please do
not send peanut/tree nut products or candy.
Please send in healthy snacks!

Water bottles are allowed in our classrooms, but please
make sure that they don’t leak.

LCPS does not permit parents to bring in food treats to
celebrate student birthdays. You may send in other “treats”
such as pencils, stickers, bookmarks, etc.
Communication

Weekly email


Class Website


Go to the Creighton’s Corner website  Classrooms  3rd
Grade  Mrs. Zitel
First quarter conference


usually sent on Sunday afternoons w/ information for the
upcoming week
Sign-up is on class website
Remind
Contact Information

Please feel free to contact me via:

Phone: (703) 957-4480

Notes sent in with your child in the homework folder

Email
 Will
 Do
respond within 24 hours
not email confidential information such as:
 Grades
 Behavior
issues
Jaclyn.Zitel@lcps.org
Questions
&
Answers
What questions can I answer that will help
better prepare you for a great year in third
grade?