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Back to School Third Grade Classes Monday, August 17, 2015 Open House/Orientation.
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Transcript of Back to School Third Grade Classes Monday, August 17, 2015 Open House/Orientation.
District Mission Statement
The mission of Marshall Schools is to… help students develop an appropriate
plan for post-secondary success, provide students with essential curricular experiences that prepare them for college and/or the workforce, help students develop 21st Century Life Skills, become Lifelong Learners and understand the value of Good Character and Service.
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Daily Schedule
8:00 First Bell8:05 Last Bell/Classes Begin Student considered tardy
11:00-11:30 Lunch11:30-11:50 Noon Recess2:50 Dismissal Need note if not following the signed
departure form
Birthday SnacksFollow our school’s Wellness Policy Barnum’s Animal
Crackers Pepperidge Farm
Goldfish Crackers Rold Gold Pretzels Microwave Popcorn Nabisco Teddy
Grahams Kellogg’s Cereals
Fruit Loops, Chocolate Mini Wheats, Apple Jacks
Malto Meal Cinnamon Toasters
Great ValueHoney or Cinnamon
Graham Crackers, Cheese Snacks-variety of flavors, Vanilla wafers
Sunshine Brand Cheese Its
General Mills Cereals Kix and Honey Kix,
Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cheerios-original, chocolate, multi-grain, Apple Cinnamon Cookie Crisp, Chex Mix-Cheddar and Traditional
Snack milk is $.30
Special Classes
Third grade will have Music, Library, Computer and Art once a week and P.E. twice a week. Appropriate shoes are required for P.E. If a student forgets shoes 3 times in a 9-week period, they will be assigned an “after school detention”!
Times for special classes will vary for each classroom.
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GradingGrades will be given on performance of specific skills, tests, and projects. Study guides will be sent home in
advance for science and social studies tests.
Progress reports and report cards each grading period. Each need a signature slip returned
School wide evaluations AimsWeb, Common Core, STAR
Do not reflect on report cards
School Wide Grading Scale
A 93%-100% B 85%-92% C 74%-84% D 66%-73% F 65% and below
Sometimes grades will be averagedif there is a rework.
Discipline PlanThird grade behavior will be monitored by a checkmark system this year.Behavior will also be monitored in special classes.Three checkmarks will result in loss of “Reward Recess”. Three losses of “Reward Recess” will result in lunch detention.Every missing assignment will result in a checkmark and loss of recesses to make up assignment.
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ReadingReading practice is very important for success.Read the assigned story and drill on the vocabulary for each story.A weekly comprehension, skills and vocabulary test will be given. Most reading stories have an A.R. test that the students will take for a grade. Students are allowed to use their reading books on the tests except for vocabulary. Read nightly in AR(library) book At least 15 minutes.
A “half day of fun” for those who achieve their goal for the quarter!
SpellingSpelling list will come home each Monday.Final test is each Friday. Those who earn an A+ or only miss one on the
pretest do not take the 16 word test on Friday. Everyone takes the 4 bonus words on Friday.
No penalty for missing bonus words If all 4 bonus words are spelled and written correctly,
then student’s name is placed in the bonus basket. At the end of the quarter, 2 names are drawn to eat pizza with the teacher.
MathMath facts need to be memorized We will try to not count on fingers
Reduces careless mistakes and work is much faster
Family of facts helps with memorizing
2+5=7 5+2=7 7-5=2 7-2=5Please check over your child’s assigned homework.
Homework Expectations
Practice spelling wordsPractice reading vocabulary wordsRead AR book for 15 min. if no
regular reading story for night assignedPractice multiplication facts
Finish daily assignments, if not completed at schoolStudy for tests using study guides
Take Home Folder
The Take Home folder should come home daily. Weekly calendar, special event notes,
study guides, spelling words, important notes, graded work, etc.
The folder should be brought to school daily. Use the folder to send lunch money,
notes, etc.
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Special IncentivesWeekly Reward RecessQuarterly Half-Day Fun Day Those who meet AR goals for
quarter
Quarterly Spelling Pizza Lunch Drawing from Bonus Basket-2
students
Parent Conferences
Conferences are October 22 (3:45 – 7:00 pm) and Friday, October 23 (8:00 – 11:00 pm)We hope to see everyone at the fall Parent/Teacher Conferences.