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Curriculum Night2015-2016

Third Grade

School DayStart Time

Students may enter the

classroom beginning at 7:25.

Instruction begins at 7:45. If

your student arrives after 7:45,

they will receive a tardy slip.

Snack•Dry, peanut free snacks only•Ten minute working snack•Water bottles will be kept at the back of the room.

DismissalDismissalIf your child is not If your child is not following his or her following his or her

normal dismissal normal dismissal routine, please notify routine, please notify the teacher in writing the teacher in writing or by calling the front or by calling the front

office. office.

Attendance Policy• If absent, students have 3 days to

send a written note stating the reason

they were absent. If a note is not

received, it will become an unexcused

absence.

• A phone call is wonderful, but it must

be accompanied by a written note per

state guidelines.

Student Student ExpectationsExpectationsBehavior Calendar and Ticket Behavior Calendar and Ticket

System:System:Students will receive tickets as a positive Students will receive tickets as a positive

reward system.reward system.Alternatively, they will have tickets taken Alternatively, they will have tickets taken

away as a consequence of poor choices away as a consequence of poor choices and/or misconduct and their behavior and/or misconduct and their behavior calendar needs to be initialed nightly.calendar needs to be initialed nightly.

Behavior Card:Behavior Card:For misconduct, students will be given a For misconduct, students will be given a verbal warning first, tickets taken away verbal warning first, tickets taken away second, and a final reprimand of signing second, and a final reprimand of signing

the behavior card.the behavior card.The parents will be notified of the behavior The parents will be notified of the behavior either by email or phone and the card will either by email or phone and the card will

be sent home for a parent signature. be sent home for a parent signature. Please return the Behavior Card to school Please return the Behavior Card to school

the follow day.the follow day.

Helpful Websites• Class Web Pages

• Please check out our class web pages

for updates and important information.

• www.nisdtx.org

• Select Schluter Elementary

• Select Staff pages

• Click on teacher’s name - Zeigler

Thursday Thursday NewsNews

Thursday folders will go home Thursday folders will go home each Thursday with each Thursday with

completed assignments and completed assignments and important notes from the important notes from the

school.school.Please remove all papers each Please remove all papers each

week.week.Please return the folders Please return the folders

every Friday.every Friday.

Report Cards• Progress reports and report cards are

sent electronically unless other

arrangements have been made.

• Please make sure to update your e-

mail address and other information

with the district.

Home Access Center

Online Grade bookYou are able to check your child’s

grades 24/7!Set up username and password (Check with the front office for

this.)Customize to receive e-mails and

alerts

Homework•Reading - Read each evening and record on the home reading log once a book has been completed (More Information Coming Soon: Students will be responsible for writing one reader’s response per week on a book they read at home. The reader’s response will be due each Friday.)•Spelling Words - Tests on Friday, new words given on Friday•Math - one assignment each week - Due on Friday

Math• Math State Assessment (STAAR) – May 9,

2016

• Fact Fluency- Perfect Practice Makes Perfect

• Addition facts to 20 within a snap

• Recall facts to multiply up to10 by10 with

automaticity and recall the corresponding

division facts

• Math homework will be a review of concepts

already taught and current concepts for the

week.

Reading• Reading State Assessment (STAAR) - May 10, 2016

• Approximately 30 minutes daily of independent

reading time to build stamina

• 3rd Grade Author Study – Allen Say

• Social Studies is integrated within the ELA

curriculum

• Reading Homework – help your child build the habit

of reading every day, creating life-long readers; use

reading log to document texts read; Students will

write one reader’s response per week

WritingWriting State Assessment STAAR (4th grade

only)

•authentic writers that can express

themselves clearly

•workshop model (opening, work period,

closing)

•30 minutes daily of independent writing time

to build stamina

•Multiple Writing Genre Studies

Spelling Tests• Words given on Friday – test following

Friday

• per six week period, all spelling

assessments equal 1 formative grade

• Students will continue with the Words

Their Way curriculum used in second

grade

Science• Science Inquiry and PBLs

• The Inquiry Learning model takes advantage of students’

natural curiosity.

• It requires well-developed questioning skills.

• It helps students to develop strategies and processes for

collecting and evaluating information.

• 4th annual Science Night of No Limits will be in the Spring!

• Topics covered this year include: different types of force,

motion and energy; food chains and ecosystems; earth and

space including a study of the solar system

Birthday Birthday CelebrationsCelebrations

Last 10 minutes of Last 10 minutes of the daythe day

No goodie bags No goodie bags pleaseplease

Cannot hand out Cannot hand out invitations to parties invitations to parties

in classin class

PTA PTA MembersMembers

hiphipPlease consider joining the Please consider joining the Schluter Elementary PTA!Schluter Elementary PTA!

The PTA sponsors events such as The PTA sponsors events such as field day, treat parties, field trip field day, treat parties, field trip

scholarships and much, much scholarships and much, much more! more!

Sign up tonight and learn how you Sign up tonight and learn how you can help with the many services can help with the many services

provided by our PTA! provided by our PTA!

Any Questions

?

THANK THANK YOU!YOU!

Thank you for coming!Thank you for coming!Please make sure you Please make sure you signed in for tonight’s signed in for tonight’s

session.session.Sign up for your October Sign up for your October

Parent-Teacher Parent-Teacher Conference.Conference.

If you would like to If you would like to volunteer in our classroom, volunteer in our classroom,

please leave your please leave your information on the information on the

Volunteer Sign-Up sheet.Volunteer Sign-Up sheet.