Welcome to Curriculum Night

~ Ms. Reynolds ~Please write any questions on the pink papers at the table.

Personal Information:

• I’m a vegetarian.

• Very competitive at heart! I have played sports all

my life, coached high school volleyball at Shiloh HS, currently play in an adult soccer league and train daily —I don’t know what for yet.

• I love pigs and mustaches!

Take my job seriously and love teaching!

Education:

• I grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio

• Graduated from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor’s in Political Science and Elementary Education

• Graduated from UT with a Master’s in Elementary Ed. Curriculum and Instruction

• This is my 13th year at Shiloh, but my first in 3rd grade. I am very excited for the change in grade level and have loved having the “little ones” the last week and a half.

What do I find important in the classroom?

• Learning• Thinking• Applying• Solving• Questioning• Participating• Trying • Respect• Responsibility

“Successful people aren't born that way. They become successful by establishing the habit of doing things unsuccessful people don't like to do. The successful people don't always like these things themselves; they just get on and do them.”

My Expectations:

• 3 Expectations (School wide rules) – Be Ready– Be Responsible– Be Respectful

• While I am teaching I expect students to: – Be actively listening, thinking, and participating in our discussion – Not disrupt the learning of others– Remain on task when working independently

Behavior – Positive Feedback

• Class Dojo

Students can earn points for positive choices.

Students will earn small rewards for receiving an 80% or more each week. A larger reward will be given every 2-3 weeks for students who maintain a 90% average over those weeks.

• You can check this in “real time” on your phone, computer, or tablet.

• I can send individual or email blasts about reminders in class through this app.

7 Step Plan

• I have placed a copy on each desk, please look over it.

• Only used if needed, not every child will need one. – Large offenses – Continuous offenses that interrupt the learning environment

• If needed, you will be called for each step and made fully aware of the process and consequences.

“Friday Folders”

• Conduct grade and Work Habits grade for the week (E, S+, S, S-, N, or U)

• Work will come home as it is ready, so please check the folder each night. Please REVIEW all assignments with your child. (Encourage correct answers and reinforce incorrect answers by reviewing the missed problems with your child).

• If your child made a failing grade on any given class work or test, please review the assignment(s) with your child. Note: All failing assignments must be signed and returned so I know that you are aware of any difficulties for that particular skill/subject area.

• You and I are a team!

– “A child educated only at school is an uneducated child.” ~George Santayana

Grading and Promotion

• Grading:– Daily Work(50%)/Test (50%) for Math, Spelling, Writing,

Science and Social Studies– Reading- Current Reading Level(35%)/

Fluency(15%)/Comprehension(50%)/– A= 90-100 B= 80-89 C=74-79 D=70-73 U= Below 70

• PROMOTION REQUIREMENTS FOR 3RD GRADE– In April, students will be taking a new state test called the

Georgia Milestone. This test is taking the place of the CRCT. This assessment will be administered in grades 3-5 and will have a written response portion for both Language Arts and Math.

Miscellaneous:

• Birthdays:– Simple is easy: buy the class ice cream ($1.00 per student)– If not, please send individually wrapped treats – 20 students

• Question(s): – If we run out of time, write your question(s) down on the pink

“I Mustache You a Question” paper, and hand it to me when you leave (include your child’s name please)

Miscellaneous (continued):

• Attendance– Students must be in the building by 8:10 am– Please email or call if your child is absent– When they return to school please send in a note explaining why– Excused absence reasons:

• Fever over 100.5 with note from parent

• Repeated vomiting with note from parent

• Contagious illness with doctor’s note

• Doctor/Dentist visit with doctor’s note

• Death of immediate family with note from parent

• Observed religious holiday with note from parent

– Family vacations are not excused – Please insure that your student is here on time, and stays all day

when possible.

Miscellaneous (continued…again):• QR Codes

– These codes can be scanned with a smart phone that has installed a code reader app.

• I use QR Reader

– They will take you directly to a web page• Used for videos shown in class

• Helpful websites

• Scavenger hunts/ questions that can be done at home

– You can download these from your app store. • Suggested readers

– QR Reader for iPhone– Red Laser– Quick Scan

Link to my website

 Life as a Third Grader in

Ms. Reynolds’ Class:

•Math•Language Arts•Social Studies•Science

•Textbooks for each curriculum area are provided for review. See your child’s teacher for assistance.

• Place Value & Comparing Numbers• Multiplication & Division• Elapsed Time• Algebraic Thinking and Patterns • Data Analysis• Fractions• Measurement & Geometry• Problem Solving- Using pictures,

manipulatives, models, words, and symbols in order to communicate mathematically.

• Exemplars

Reading•Independent

•Guided

•Literature Groups

Spelling•Word work

•Prefixes/suffixes/root words

•Frye List

Grammar/Writing•Skill Practice

•Writing

•Use capital letters at the beginning of sentences, proper nouns, and pronoun I

•Use correct punctuation

•Write in complete sentences

•Identify subjects, predicates, parts of speech

•Reading Comprehension-finding main ideas and details-using context clues-making predictions and -inferences

Essential Skills

Social

Studies

•Map Skills & Geographical Features

•Roots of our Democracy

•Our Economy/Personal Finance

• Life and Times of Historical FiguresSuch as:•Susan B. Anthony•Paul Revere•Thurgood Marshall

Science

•Rocks, Minerals, Fossils, and Soil•Habitats of Georgia•Heat•Magnets•Environment & Pollution

A Typical Third Grade DayMorning Work

Readers Workshop

Writers Workshop

Recess

Lunch

Math

Science/ Social Studies

Specials

Dismissal

Daily Work

•Practicing Academic Knowledge and Skills (AKS)

•Student graded assignments

•Teacher graded assignments

Homework

•30-60 minutes of homework daily (this should include reading daily)

•Reinforcing and enriching Academic Knowledge and Skills (AKS)

•Establishing independent study habits and self discipline.

Mastery of Academic Knowledge and Skills

• Progress Report Card will be sent home at the end of every quarter’s grading period. The envelope must be signed and returned.

• Grades can be checked through the parent or student portal.

• Grades averaged at the end of every quarter’s grading period.

•Establish a homework routine with your child.

•Completing homework is your child’s responsibility.

•Check your child’s work for completion every day.

•Review and study for tests withyour child.

In Closing:

Thanks for coming! I am looking forward to an exciting school year and getting to know your child and you.

My contact information is on your handout. Please feel free to email or call me anytime.

Sign up for text alerts and visit the class webpage for updates on tests, homework, and other information.

If I do not have your most current email and/or contact information, please grab a sheet of paper from the center basket and record your new information so I update my files.

Please leave any papers with a “sign and return” sticker on the table.

Here we go…

"My goal is to translate response into results. Some teachers teach for others to learn. That’s not me. Some teachers teach for others to accomplish. That is me.” ~Anonymous

“In the final analysis it is not what you do for your children but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings.” ~Ann Landers

"Choice, not circumstances, determines your success." ~Anonymous

"Confidence is the companion of success." ~Anonymous

"Success comes before work only in the dictionary." Anonymous

“Our greatest natural resource is the minds of our children.” ~Walt Disney