Welcome to Back to School Night!
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Welcome to Back to School Night! Ms. Williams and Mrs. Schussler October 7th, 2010 About Us Credentials Teaching Experience Teaching Philosophies 3rd Grade Rules Respect and Responsibility Discipline Procedure Individual Points Chart – Personal Behavior – Free Time Fun – Reward of Choice Marble Jar – Whole Class Behavior – Voted on as a class High Fives – Above and Beyond Daily Schedules and Routines Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Health Art Phys. Ed (sneakers!) Music Computers Art Spanish Phys. Ed (sneakers!) Library (B Week) • Planners • Bathroom Sign Out •Book Talk •Snack •Lunch • *Birthday Celebrations* (No Food) HomeLinks Binders Purpose Contents – Planners – Folders Student Responsibility Mail Folder – Daily Notices – Papers to stay home – Thursday Mail Homework Routines Purpose Homework Help – Website Daily Assignments – Math Facts, Word Wall, Reading ES Homework Procedure Homework counts 10% toward marking period grade Turned In: Check Mark Grade Averaged On Time/Complete + 100% Two Days Late/ Missing Parts - 70% Not Done 0 50% One Day Late/ Incomplete 85% Grading Procedure Homework Assessments • Tests • Quizzes Classwork Participation Monday Marks – Communication Log Graded Assignments – Tests/Quizzes Grading Symbols CW = Classwork S = Science R = Reading W = Writing – Reading, Social Studies, and Science assignments receive writing grade as well Grading System 98-100 93-97 90-92 A+ A A- 78-79 73-77 70-72 C+ C C- 88-89 83-87 80-82 B+ B B- 68-69 63-67 60-62 D+ D D- Below 60 F Parent Volunteers Must fill out Classroom Helper Form – Book Talk – Book Basket – Mystery Reader – Snack Parents – Craft Parents What You Should Leave With “Welcome Back to School” Packet Contact Information – Email: williamm@millstone.k12.nj.us – Call: (732) 786-0950 x80147 – Notes: Send a note in with your child – Website! http://www.millstone.k12.nj.us/Teachers/williamm/index.htm Third Grade Curriculum Science Science Units of Study Sun, Moon, and Earth Energy Plants Animals Scientific Method Learning Logs Reviews lessons covered in class Provides reinforcement of reading strategies Independent work – Completed after classroom lessons and activities Excellent study guide – Includes all materials covered on tests/quizzes Projects Correlate with units – – – – Spacesuit Creation Virtual Zoo Terrariums Energy Homes Completed in class Experiments Benefits of hands-on learning – Understanding – Provide real world application of material Parent Volunteers Third Grade Curriculum Reading “We are transitioning from learning to read to reading to learn.” Reading Strategies Previewing and Predicting Connections Visualizing Monitoring Inferring Summarizing Questioning Evaluating Reading Lessons Whole Class “Shared Reading” – Big Books Shared Reading Small Groups “Guided Reading” – Reading Strategies RRJ’s Reading Logs Library Books – Monmouth County Library Reading Logs Third Grade Curriculum Writing Writing Binders Writing Process – Ideas – Pre-Writing – Rough Draft – Revising – Editing – Publishing Writing Scrapbooks Word Study Word Wall Word of the Week Making Words Word Ladders Morning Message Thank You for Coming Tonight!! Please continue to be involved in your child’s education. I look forward to an exciting year! “An apple for the teacher is really nothing new, except when you remember that parents are teachers too!” About Me Credentials Teaching Experience – Experiences in 1st-5th grades – Fifth Year in Millstone Teaching Philosophy Grading Symbols CW = Classwork S = Science R = Reading W = Writing – Reading, Social Studies, and Science assignments receive writing grade as well Third Grade Curriculum Reading “We are transitioning from learning to read to reading to learn.” Reading Strategies Previewing and Predicting Connections Visualizing Monitoring Inferring Summarizing Questioning Evaluating Reading Lessons Whole Class “Shared Reading” – Big Books Shared Reading Small Groups “Guided Reading” – Reading Strategies RRJ’s Reading Logs Library Books – Monmouth County Library Reading Logs Third Grade Curriculum Writing Writing Binders Writing Process – Ideas – Pre-Writing – Rough Draft – Revising – Editing – Publishing Word Study Word Wall Word of the Week Making Words Word Ladders Afternoon Message Third Grade Curriculum Science Science Units of Study Sun, Moon, and Earth Energy Plants Animals Scientific Method Learning Logs Reviews lessons covered in class Provides reinforcement of reading strategies Independent work – Completed after classroom lessons and activities Excellent study guide – Includes all materials covered on tests/quizzes Projects Correlate with units – – – – Spacesuit Creation Virtual Zoo Terrariums Energy Homes Completed in class Experiments Benefits of hands-on learning – Understanding – Provide real world application of material Parent Volunteers Thank You for Coming Tonight!! Please continue to be involved in your child’s education. I look forward to an exciting year! “An apple for the teacher is really nothing new, except when you remember that parents are teachers too!”
