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Parent Orientation Night . Welcome to 3 rd grade Mrs. McKenzie’s Class. My Teaching Philosophy.
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Parent Orientation Night Welcome to 3rd grade Mrs. McKenzie’s Class
My Teaching Philosophy • I work at building a strong relationship with your child and you in order to insure their success in school. I meet them at their point of academic need. I use their strengths to build on their weak areas. I believe that every child has their own talents. I work to help them use those talents to be successful in school.
Classroom Rules • Promptly follow directions given by an adult • Respect and get along with others • Walk quietly in the building and keep hands, feet, and other objects to myself • Work quietly and efficiently so as not to disturb others • Respect school property and the property of others
Rewards • Sticker Chart • Marble Jar • Table Points
Consequences • 1 mark: warning • 2 marks: miss ½ recess • 3 marks: miss all recess and note/ call to parent • 4 marks: removal from group • 5 marks: office referral • Extreme case: immediate office referral
Conduct folder • Behavior chart: please sign your child’s behavior chart if they got a mark that day. If they got a stamp or smiling face you don’t have to sign the chart. • Behavior Grade
Thursday Folders • Important papers • Sign and return on Friday
Homework folders • Homework will be given on Monday and Tuesday • Unfinished work to be taken home • 10 points off for late work • Study Hall at recess • Homework chart
Snacks • Please send a snack and water bottle each day. • Lunch is at 11:54 so they will need a little snack in the morning
Absences and Tardies • Tardies after 8:00 • Follow RISD guidelines • Permission form for extended absenceson APHE website • Makeup work
Failing Papers • Correct for a 70 • 3 redo papers for each subject for each nine weeks grading period
Grading Periods • 4 grading periods this year • 2 progress reports will go home each grading period • 4 report cards will go home
Reading Log • Minute goal • Due date • Graded • Top 3 readers
Reading Instruction • Word Work • Word Wall • Guided Reading Groups • Comprehension • Fluency • Phonics • DRA • Benchmark
Math Instruction • Hands on Activities • Place value, multiplication, division, rounding, estimation, patterns, word problems, graphs, number lines, shapes
Language Arts • Project Read Grammar • Writing Compositions • Cursive • Spelling
Science • Plants, animals, habitats, solar system
Social Studies • Map skills, communities, Pioneer Day
Birthdays • We will sing in class. • Unfortunately, we cannot celebrate at lunch. • If you wish you can bring a healthy snack. • No birthday bags or treats
School Hours • Beginning of school: First bell is at 7:50 and the tardy bell is at 8:00 • End of school. We dismiss about 2:50 • Pick up procedures: All changes in transportation must be communicated by 1:00. When emailing please also CC: Julia Stiles at jstiles@rockwallisd.org in the front office
Development Brochure • Twitter Website • Stop in office for: • Captain Dads • Family Access Packet • Email address for Mariner Monthly