Third Grade Parent Orientation

1. Third GradeParent Orientation • 2012-2013 SY • Joy Barreras • Michele Cox • Becca Davis • Sarrah Lagunero • Deborah Munger • Deborah Trundle

2. 10 Ways to Get Involved in Your Child’s Education • Talk with your child every day about his or her school experiences, successes, and worries. • Read the school handbook and all notices that the school sends home. • Meet your child's teacher and attend parent-teacher conferences when they are offered. • Consult your child's teacher or school staff whenever you have concerns. • Attend open houses, school events, programs for parents, and school-board meetings. • Stay aware of your child's academic progress.  Praise all earnest efforts and accomplishment. • Review homework assignments each day and help your child organize time and work. • Provide learning experiences, visit museums, watch educational TV shows, and have books and other learning materials available at home. • Join the school's parent-teacher organization and participate in its activities. • Volunteer at school.  From classroom assistance to field trips, school fairs, and fundraisers, there are many opportunities to offer your services. • Your attention and involvement show your child that school is important!

3. The ABC’s of Third Grade Attendance: Please have your child at school by 7:45 every morning. Absences are counted at 9:30. Bullying: Bullying is not an acceptable behavior in 3rd grade!--------Zero tolerance! Conference: At least one face-to-face conference is required each year.  Dismissal: School ends at 3:15. Changes to the way students get home are not changed after 2:30. Emergency Numbers: Please make sure the office has them in case of an emergency. 

4. Folder: Please check the Graded Papers envelope on Fridays and the Take Home Folder and agenda each night. Graded Work: ALL graded work will be sent home in the Graded Papers envelopes on Friday. Please sign the back of the envelope and return it on Monday. Homework: Your child will have some type of homework each night. Incomplete Class Work: Incomplete class work will be sent home as homework. Journals: Your child will use journals in both Reading and Math.

5. Keep: Students must be responsible for keeping their things organized. Lunch: Feel free to join your child 10:55-11:30. Money should be sent in a sealed envelope with the student’s name.  Names: Names of persons allowed to pick up your child should be on file in the office. Open Communication: Please feel free to call or email with any concerns or questions. PTO: Please join our PTO and come to the monthly meetings.

6. Quiet: Your child will be expected to transition from class to class quietly. Reading: Your child should read 20 mins. each night in addition to the regular homework. Science and Social Studies: Science and Social Studies vocabulary should be studied each week. Toys: Students should NOT bring any toys from home. Unkind Behavior: No unkind behavior will be tolerated.

7. Volunteers: Our class will welcome any volunteer who wants to help out. Visit the office for more info. Website: Each teacher has a website. Visit http://www.ccisd.comChoose: Clements/Parsons I am eXcited to work with Your child. Please be sure your child gets plenty of Zzzzz’s each night.

8. Third Grade Math • Hello, and welcome to 3rd grade math. Your child’s teacher is either Miss Lagunero or Ms. Trundle, and we are excited to be working with you this year! We are including some information that you may find helpful for this school year. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us by phone, email, or note. Thanks so much for your support! • Math fluency: Students will take 3 fluency tests each 6 week period. The scores will count as a regular grade. Flashcards are excellent for practice at home, if needed! Students are expected to know math facts to 18. • Math homework: is given every Thursday, and is due by 8:15 in the hallway boxes. • Web sites to check out! • www.funbrain.com • www.mathisfun.com • www.mathslice.com • www.mathplayground.com • www.gr3math.com • Grades: Daily grades are worth 70 percent of a student’s overall grade, and tests/assessments are worth the other 30 percent. • How YOU can help your child at home: • Ask what he/she is learning about every day; try to apply the skills learned to everyday situations; make sure homework is completed; practice the addition, subtraction, and multiplication facts; use mathematical language whenever possible.

9. Third Grade Social Studies Our major topic of study will be various aspects of the community: physical, human and cultural characteristics, ways they have changed over time, people who have influenced them and community government. Map skills will be refined and the free-enterprise system will be explored. There will be numerous opportunities to create projects and participate in group or partner discussions. Participation and effort are crucial to your student’s success in Social Studies. We encourage our Clements/Parsons families to continue our class discussions at home. Please visit our website for current topics of discussion. Mrs. Munger and Mrs. Davis

10. Science News • Welcome to Parent Orientation • Vocabulary is very important. • Most of our work is done in class. • Grades will be taken from: • Classwork 70% Test 30% • Science Notebook • Seeing Science Structures • Lab (60% of our work is lab)

11. Third Grade Reading & Language Arts • Read for 20 minutes each night • Reading and Spelling Homework • Fluency is checked three times a school year • Newsletters • Library Books should come home • Strategic Reading is important! • Handwriting • What does Language Arts include?

12. Thank you for coming! • Copperas Cove ISD does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age or any other basis prohibited by law. • El Distrito de Copperas Cove no discrimina contra ninguna persona por razon de raza, color, religion, sexo, origen nacional, desabilidad, edad, o cualquier orto prejudicio, phrohivido, por la ley.