3Ws Back to School Night Sign ups and dental forms horseshoe table Read note from child (take home) Write short note to child on paper provided Please keep note on your childs desk when you leave All About Me Ninth year teaching B.S. in Mass Media and Communications M.S. in Elementary Education Married, daughter, son, bulldog Schedule Morning Work Morning Meeting Language Arts Math Lunch/Recess Science/Social Studies Special Reading Personal Goals Students will Gain self-confidence Greater independence Become lifelong learners Develop stronger social skills Have an interest in school Love reading, writing, and math Volunteers Welcome Mystery Readers Fridays from 2:45 -3:20 4-5 pic. books Parties HRCs: Mr. Urbanchuk/Mrs. Kochavatr Halloween Winter Talent Show End of Year Wax Museum Homework Policy Monday Thursday 30 minutes HW Sheet please sign Math Study Link 1 spelling activity due Friday Reading Letter due Friday Poem of the Week Difficulty All homework is based on something that was taught at school. If a child is having difficulty, please send a note. (Reteach) Thursday Folder Comes home once a week Any signed papers keep in folder! Information from School, Home and School, and the classroom Signed papers and folder by Monday Assessment Folder Most likely twice a month BLUE folder Sign assessments and put them in the signed pocket of folder All tests need to be returned Classroom Community Whiton Winners Bucket Fillers Mighty Knight Slips Compliment Parties Morning Meetings Reading Reading letter focus on one book Independent reading- just right book Read Aloud/Book Studies Lead 21 -skills/strategies Goal : text + thinking = REAL READING! Math Everyday Math spiraling/vocab Problem Solving skills - what and why Fact Power multiplication = GOAL PSSA skills Xtra Math web program that teaches addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts which are critical to success in 3 rd grade math Writing Being a Writer link to literature Narrative, informative, opinion, and fiction Mentor Texts Writers notebook Grammar Spelling biweekly Science Life Cycles Chicks Butterflies Solar System Motion Technology Social Studies History Alive Geography Current Events Time for Kids People in their Community Wax Museum Enrichment Projects Once a marking period Menu of choices Math, Reading, Science, Social Studies Home project Presentation skills Incorporates technology Technology PowerPoint Solar System, Reading, Enrichment Word Wax Museum Excel Motion Unit Virtual Field Trips QUEST Questioning & Understanding through Engineering, Science, & Technology Misc. Information AM snacks (10:00) early lunch 11:35 Absence/dismissal change call office Please write/sign absent notes ASAP Please make sure money is on lunch account lines go faster Birthday treats Healthy initiative no FOOD Snack time 10:00ish June summer birthdays Nurse Dental forms due ASAP- field trips BACK TABLEnurse if sick or hurt Communication is Open Communication Whiton Winner Gazette biweekly online newsletter Thank you! HRC sign ups Write short note to child Sign ups at back table and in hall