Welcome
to
Back to School Night
Ms. Cramer
3rd Grade
Room 17
Welcome to BTSN!
• Please check the information on the index
card for the following information:
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Child’s name
Parent’s Name
Best Contact Number(s)
Email address(es)
• Answer the following questions:
– Does your child have regular internet access?
– Is your student a vegetarian or have any food
allergies?
We will be starting soon!!!!!
What does it take to
persevere?
Transitional Year
• Responsibility on students - no calls home
for items missing for the day.
– Exception – lunch or money for lunch
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No weekly packets – daily homework
Agendas
Note Taking
Longer Days
Absent & Missing
Assignment Slips
• Absent assignments will be sent home for
every day that your child is absent. It will
tell which assignments your child is
responsible for the day of absence. Your
child will have two days for everyday of
absence.
• Missing assignments will be sent home on
the day of the due date. The slip needs to
be signed and returned the following day.
» Note: Homework grades are reflected on the
slip.
Communication
There are four forms of communication I will use
this year: agendas, email, school wires,
phone calls.
(Please allow twenty – four hours for response for all forms)
Agendas:
If you would like to write me a
small note, I will write back.
Please do not put notes in the
Friday Folders; I will probably
not get them until the following
Friday.
Email Address:
jcramer@fcusd.org
Phone number:
294-0334, ext 117
School Wires:
See school website for
teacher web pages (see
white paper for
registration directions)
Responsibilities
• Teacher:
– Teach CA Common Core Standards to all
students by introducing, modeling, and giving
opportunities for independent practice in all
subjects.
– Providing a safe and comfortable atmosphere
for learning.
– Homework to be relevant.
• Student:
– To complete all assignment on time.
– To make correct choices in behavior in all
situations – classroom, recess, etc.
– To be a learner while at school.
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- To Persevere when challenges arise.
• Parent:
– To check over nightly homework for
accuracy, effort, and neatness. All
homework is to be done on lined paper
unless it is a worksheet.
– To sign the daily agenda
– To read any communications from the
school or teacher.
– To communicate any concerns and
compliments to the teacher.
– To register & check Schoolwires and
teacher web page (to start in September)
Classroom Rules
• The school has adopted a school wide
program: The 5B’s.
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Be Safe
Be Responsible
Be Respect
Be on Task
Be Kind
Consequences:
• If the students forget or break a rule, then the following
will take place:
1. Verbal Warnings
2. Clip down on behavior chart
3. Loss of partial recess or removal from the group
4. Teacher/student and/or parent conference
5. Write “Think Sheet” to parents to be signed and
returned next day
6. Call parent/Conference
7. Sent to the principal
Rewards
• Individual –
– Clip up on behavior chart
• Agenda colors match the color order and will be marked
daily
– Atta Gators – given in and outside of the classroom.
• Atta Gator Drawing on Friday
– TRG Board (Truly Responsible Gator)
• Group –
– Group points – working well in a team
• Class –
– Marble Jar – working well as a whole class
• Party
Surfin’ Gator
• Every child will have this opportunity
• Drawn randomly (From those on TRG
Board)
• Fill out and present poster
• Be the Teacher’s Assistant
• Be in charge of the guessing jar
Important Reminders
Friday Folders
• On Friday of each week, please look for a folder to
come home.
• I will use it to send home important notices from the
office, graded work, and any class news.
• Please take out everything and return all necessary
forms on Monday.
• Please do not send messages through the folder,
please use email or attach it to the agenda.
Lunch/Snacks
Please pre-pay for lunches in the office or online. Go
to the district website: www.fcusd.org
Snacks: Please pack a small nutritious snack for your
child at recess.
Agendas
Agendas are used school wide (3-5) to build responsibility
and organizational skills. PTA provided the agendas for
the school – thank you PTA!
Birthdays
Birthdays: Students will be specially acknowledged
on the day of their birthday or at the end of the
month at the celebrate month for summer
birthdays.
Treats: We will be having a ‘Breakfast Brunch’ on
the last Friday of each month. The room parents
will coordinate with birthday parents as to what
to bring to the brunch. Please do not bring sugary
treats during the birthday week. The district is
trying to have a climate of healthy nutrition.
Invitations: Please do not pass out invitations
during school hours unless the entire class is
invited. There are many hurt feelings when
someone is left out.
Third Grade California
Common Core Standards
Available online at:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/cc/
Per District, third grade has fully implemented the
Common Core Standards. Students will be participating in
the SBAC test at the end of the year. Scores will still not
be sent home to the parents. The State is still fine tuning
the test. If you have any questions, please call the District
Office, Curtis Wilson at 916-294-9003 or
CMWilson@fcusd.org .
Language Arts
• Reading
There is a shift to non-fiction, 60% nonfiction and 40% fiction in the program.
Students will learn the reading standards
through Houghton Mifflin, social studies
and science trade books, and interactive
notebooks. At the end of the year, the
students will delve into the novel:
Charlotte’s Web.
• Writing
• Cursive
– In January, all writing is required to be in
cursive. The only exception will be math and
tests.
• Informative, Opinion, & Narrative
• Reports:
– Narrative & Informative/Opinion
» California Native Americans (N) Home
» Animal Research (I) Home and School
» Historical Field Trip (I) Home
– Informative
» California Native Americans
» Historical Field Trip
Grammar
Students will receive instruction
of the basic grammatical rules
with practice in their workbook
and other worksheets.
Daily Oral Language (DOL)
Spelling
There is no specific grade for
this subject. It is embedded
within the writing grade.
See letter
• Accelerated Reading Program
– At home
• 1st: 20 minutes, 2nd: 25 minutes, 3rd: 30 minutes
– Goals
• Every trimester, students will be required to
read five books in their ZPD range with 80%
accuracy. See their ZPD range located in the
folder.
– Point Clubs
• There are four clubs that I offer for the year.
Each club has a special reward attached to them.
– Renaissance Home Connect
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See the hand out for the log-in & e-mail alert
options
• Envision
Mathematics
– Online access/assignments will begin by September.
• Students will learn several new concepts within:
place value, measurement, multiplication, division, fractions,
and geometry.
• Goals
– Students are required to pass twenty-five
facts in two and a half minutes or less:
• Now: addition & subtraction (see tests in folder)
• 1st trimester: 1 – 7multiplication tables
• 2nd trimester: 1 - 9 multiplication tables & 1 – 5
division facts
• 3rd trimester: all facts, multiplication & division (1- 9)
• Help with Concepts
– Online information: see sheet for
information & codes.
– Per research, the best time for
memorizing basic math facts is
right before bedtime.
Science
• NGSS (Next Generation
Science Standards
http://www.nextgenscience.org/c
alifornia)
– Forces and Interactions
Social Studies Units
Publisher: Scott Foresman
–State Adopted
Curriculum
– CA Road Trip Project
– Interdependent Relationships
in Ecosystems
–Native American
project
– Inheritance and Variation of
Traits: Life Cycles and Traits
–Local History through
personal field trip
– Weather and Climate
Physical Education,
Computers & Library
• P.E. is Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday
– Please have your students wear appropriate
shoes and clothes on these days.
• Computers: Friday
• Library: Tuesday
– As of right now, AR books must be checked out at our class
library or the public library. The AR list can be accessed at our
district website: www.fcusd.org.
Daily Schedule:
This is our regular schedule; there is always flexibility and changes.
8:25 – 10:00
Opening Activities and Math
10:00 – 10:35
DOL and Cursive
RTI
10:37 – 10:55
Recess
11:00 – 12:15
ELA
12:15 – 12:55
Lunch
12:55 – 1:45
ELA
1:45 – 2:20
Science/Social Studies
2:20 – 2:37
Closing (agendas homework
clarification, & room cleaning)
Additions
Library: Tuesday
Computers: Friday
P.E.: 3x’s a week (M, W, & Th)
Friday: Art
Homework
• Students should expect 40 minutes a night plus
their reading time.
• Homework assignments are to be written in the
student’s agenda. This is your child’s
responsibility.
• Please check homework to insure that your child
has put his/her best effort
• Refer to packet for sample of homework notice.
• Homework is due the following day unless
specified in their agendas.
Homework Area & Other
Please provide a designated area for your child to do their
homework. Please have the following items available.
Learning Kit
Reference Materials
•Computer with
•Online
internet access
•Dictionary
•Pencils
•Thesaurus
•Notebook paper
•Atlas
•Crayons
•Colored pencils
Typing Skills
•Markers
Typing is a required state standard; the students
•Ruler
will be evaluated at the end of the each trimester.
•Scissors
The district has purchased a typing program for
•Glue sticks
student use, both at school and at home. It will be
used in class and assigned for homework once a
week. As soon as the district gives us access
codes, you will be given a letter on how to
access the program at home.
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How
Parents
Can
Help:
Volunteer in the classroom
– Sign up sheet
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Volunteer to help at home
Join the PTA
Help with homework or special projects
Have a positive attitude about school
Make sure your child has at least nine hours of sleep and
a good breakfast
Due to safety/insurance concerns, younger siblings are not
allowed during volunteer times.
*To work at school and to attend field trips you must have a
category 2 volunteer form completed and approved – this
involves fingerprinting. Forms are in the office and are to
be returned to the office.
Field Trips
Educational: Beale’s Point,
Maidu Center, & City
Hall/Folsom Police
Other activities: Skating
Per District Policy, there are no siblings allowed on
any field trip for safety and insurance reasons.
Chaperones need to have a TB test, fingerprints,
and a volunteer packet approved two weeks
before the event.
Other Information
• School Calendar:
see our website
http://www.fcusd.org/sge
• School Newsletter:
see school website for Peach
Jar site that we post the newsletter on each week.
• Open House: April 7th @5:30-7:00 pm
• Poetry Night: Late April/Early May
• SBAC Testing: TBA. It will be at the end of the
year, sometime between April and May.
• GATE:
All third graders will be tested by district
personnel, then parents will be notified if they qualify for
the program If there are any questions, please contact
David Knight at our district office.
Independent Study
• Please notify the school and myself at least two
weeks prior to leaving date.
• If the independent study is longer than two
weeks: please make an appointment to meet with
Mrs. Graham for district approval.
• Students will be responsible for all in-class work
and homework during the time missed.
• If there are tests during the absences, the
student will take all tests on the first week back
in class.
Absence Verification:
•When possible, a doctor’s note to
verify an absence is needed.
•An e-mail or written note can be sent in
if your child was not seen by a doctor.
What does it take to
persevere?
Thank You for Coming!
I look forward to getting to
know you and your student this
exciting year!