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Third Grade Classes

Monday, August 17, 2015Open 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.

Summary

Questions ?It is going to be a great year!!!!