Welcome to 3rd Grade!

Parent Orientation

Meet Ms. Arbour

Reading

• Instructional strategies may include whole class lessons, guided reading, strategy groups, reading conferences, reading responses and book clubs.

• Benchmarks are given throughout the year to assess student progress.

• Reading STAAR (State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness) will be given in April.

Writing

• Instructional strategies include whole class lessons, writing conferences.

• Writers Notebook for collecting ideas• Using the writing process• 6+1 Writing traits for instruction and

assessment• Grammar instruction will be embedded

into the writing process• 3rd grade introduces the structure of 4th

grade writing.

Math• Instructional strategies include whole class lessons,

strategy groups, math conferences, explicit vocabulary instruction.

• Problem Solving - Students are expected to show efficient strategies when problem solving. Students will share strategies with each other in class.

• Computational fluency (strategies for learning math facts).

• Hands on activities (games).• Students are required to recall multiplication facts

through 12X12. • Benchmarks are given throughout the year to

assess student progress.• Math STAAR will be given in April.

Science/Social Studies

• Hands-on activities• Cooperative learning is emphasized in

these content areas.• Common assessments are given at the

end of each unit.

P.A.W.S.

•PBIS•Tiger Tips/Tiger Treats•CHAMPS

Let’s look at grade level

information, policies and

procedures…

Daily Schedule

7:45 - 8:35 Writing/Language Arts8:35 - 9:40 Tiger Time9:40 - 10:30 Specials10:30 - 10:45 Snack/Reading10:45 - 11:15 Language Arts11:15 - 11:35 Recess11:35 - 12:05 Lunch12:05 - 1:05 Math1:05 - 1:50 Science1:50 - 2:35 Social Studies2:35 - 2:45 Dismissal

*Library: Tuesday at 8:00*Specials: Differ each day depending on child’s color group*Computer: Fridays at 1:30

Communication

• Planners and home folders (red) will be sent home for daily communication.

• Home folders will include important daily notes and homework.

• Tuesday folders (blue) will be sent home each week and will include district/school information and graded work.

• Email: arbours@ltisdschools.org• Check teacher web pages for

classroom updates

HomeworkIS: • To promote growth• To improve learning gaps• To build home-school connection• To catch up/finish up assignments not

completed in class

IS NOT:• Busywork• Something extra• Punishment

Homework will be sent home weekly on Monday to be returned the following Monday.

Grades● Grades can be checked online.● Report cards will be percentage grades and

sent home every nine weeks.○ 90-100%=A Tests

will be 50%○ 80-89%=B Daily

Work 40%○ 75-79%=C And

Homework 10%○ 70–74%=D○ 69% or lower=F

● Students have the opportunity to redo assignments and earn up to 70%.

● Common assessments will be taken by the whole grade level.

● Progress reports will be sent as needed.

Tiger Team• Intervention Monday-Friday• Small groups to work on targeted TEKS- may work

with another teacher during this time

Discovery Referrals• Referral forms are in the front office or on the

Discover website.• They are due by September 30, 2014 (Rm. 21).• Testing will begin October 6th.• This is the only window for testing this school year.

Behavior

• Class social contract• Positive reinforcement• Logical consequences• Communication between parent and

teacher

Technology

● Smartboards● Chromebooks● Computer lab● Library database● Embedded into content areas● Publishing, collaborating, online

instruction, games, videos, etc.

Miscellaneous Information

• Please send a healthy snack and a water bottle with your child each day. We are a nut-free class!

• We will celebrate birthdays on the last Friday of each month. Summer birthdays will be celebrated in May.

• Please only send birthday invitations to school if you are inviting the entire class. Otherwise please send invitations via email or snail mail.

Thank you for coming!

Please consider:● Ordering your class t-shirt

● Volunteer sign-up● Conference times

● Sweet Note● Donation Cards