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WELCOME TO OUR CLASSROOM • Please find your child’s desk …
• Complete the page on the desk
• Turn over the paper to see how well your answers match your child’s answers
• Look through your child’s Reading and Writing Notebooks ( you can see how they are set up and what we’ve learned this year!
• Take a few minutes to jot a note to your child on the school bus paper. ( place it in the pink basket between the computers).
• Take a look around the room and find your child’s portrait and writing.
BACK TO S
CHOOL
N
IGHT
S
EPT. 2
4, 2015
This year we will grow as students and our bond will become stronger!
We will build on the foundations that were learned in second grade.
We are already off to a great start!!!
This power point will give you an overview of 3rd grade!
Welcome to Third Grade
WE’RE OFF TO A GREAT START
ABOUT MRS. CANCILA
• I live in Woolwich.
• I have 2 girls
( 7th and 10th grade)
* I have a yellow Labrador named Stella.
• This is my 18th year teaching. ( 10th year in Swedesboro)
• I have always taught third and fourth grade.
• I like to have fun, but also challenge my class!
• I’m a hard worker so I expect my students to work hard too!
• I love sports and my students will tell you I’m competitive.
Reading:Daily Five , Wonders, Raz Kids • Read to Self : goal is 20 – 30 minutes of individual
reading at child’s level
• Read to Someone: read with a partner
• Work Work: working with words: Vocabulary and Spelling
• Listen to Reading : Computer Raz Kids & other online stories
• Work on Writing : writer’s notebook, class notebooks, readers responses
• Weekly Story and Assessments from Wonders
READING
• Reading Notebook: This is where the kids keep all vocabulary words and lesson pages from skills that have been taught. It is a quick reference to use during Reader’s response.
• Reader’s Response: completed each week… students respond to stories in their notebook.. Utilize all the skills being taught that week.
• Writing / Grammar Notebook: this is where the students free write and keep all gramamr notes and lesson pages .
Hard at work already
Reading:
Reading Notebooks • Students store notes from reading
and grammar mini-lessons in their interactive Notebook.
• Small group reading to reinforce / enhance skills at their level
• Each week a new Reading and Word skill will be introduced and utilized.
• Wonders Online access: check my website for instructions….
THIRD GRADERS READ THIRTY BOOKS
• Each child has a goal to read thirty books this year
• They can read during, before, or after school
• After reading a book complete a Reading Counts quiz with a score of 70 or above
• If there is no quiz complete the graphic organizer to receive credit for your book
• Some class read alouds will count….
As long as you pass the Reading Counts
quiz………
• Achieve your goal and enjoy a delicious pizza party
Writing: 4 types……• Narrative, Informative( Explanatory), Opinion , and Poetry •Writer’s Notebook•Work on Writing during Daily 5
PARAGRAPH WRITING SANDWICH MODEL
We use a Sandwich model to write paragraphs.
Bottom bun: opening sentence ( topic )Cheese, condiments, ham : 3 detail sentencesTop bun: closing or ending sentence
PARAGRAPH SANDWICHES MADE OUT OF PLAY DOUGH
We always have fun while learning!
Science & Social Studies:
• Alternate between the two .
• Social Studies Communities. Citizens & Government Map Skills
• Science
Various mini units: Space , Earth ,Life Science
Math Wonders My Math program • Introduce daily skill• Practice daily skill• Homework with daily skill • IXL at home
Spelling*We are going to work on words
during Word work during Daily 5 in the classroom
* Spelling Pattern Strategies will be learned and used.
• Daily Homework assignments
• 30- 45 minutes• Reading Log and Math
each night• Reinforces skills taught
during the day• Kids should be able to
complete on their own and then parent reviews it
Homework
• A standards-based report card lists the most important skills students should learn in each subject at a particular grade level.
• Why not letter grades?
• Letter grades do not tell parents which skills their children have mastered or whether they are working at grade level.
• “Parents should know exactly what their students should be able to do.”
• Standards-based report cards can encourage teachers to make sure their lessons offer students chances to go beyond “grade level.”
• Parent information Night on October 5 6: 30 – 8:00 at Harker
Standards Report card
FRIDAY FOLDER & ASSESSMENT FOLDER
• On Fridays the brown folder comes home with weekly papers…. I mark them with c’s and kid’s correct mistakes for me in school…..Keep those at home.. They are yours to keep
• On Monday the assessment folder comes home. Please sign and review. I will keep them in a file in school. I will use these and my antidotal notes to review the skills your child needs review on.
• Green, yellow, orange, red system• Parent contact for repeated
offenses/red lights.
Rewards: ticket rewards
Tickets: pick 3- 5 tickets at the end of every week for prizes
Bingo board : pick a card for a prize. Sit at teachers desk, desk bump etc….
Rules and Consequences
• Weekly newsletter- e-mailed to you
• EMAILscancila @swedesboro-woolwich.com• Check the website, give me a
call or write a note in planner for any concerns
Communication
Communication is the key
WELCOME CHECK OUT OUR FIRST FEW DAYS !!
Snowball Fight getting to Know you Activity
First day
smiling faces
A Fabulous Bunch!
The following are my goals as your child’s teachers:
* foster independence, responsibility and organization
* support the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development of all children
* engage students in hands-on meaningful activities
* create and motivate life-long learners
Create a partnership with parents
THANK YOU FOR COMING!! I am very excited for this year. I know that I will get
to know each and every one of you and your child very
well! Please don’t hesitate to
contact me with questions, comments or complaints!