Welcome to 3 rd Grade

1. Welcome to 3rd Grade “Family is the first school for young children, and parents are powerful models.” - Alice Sterling Honig

2. Teacher’s Goals • Assist your child in successfully completing necessary 3rd grade related work, and above if necessary, in order to be best prepared for 4th grade and beyond. • Build confidence and self–esteem in order to be successful in all aspects. • Keep all students safe.

3. SBS ROOT BELIEFS • We are a community of life-long learners. • God is in all things. • Relationships are essential to human formation. • We are accountable. • We embrace everyone’s unique God-given talents. • Faith is lived.

4. Classroom Expectations • All students must be prepared with classroom materials. • Students must engage academically. • All students must complete their work without distractions for themselves and others. • Each student must respect everyone’s feelings, belongings, and space. • All students must communicate concerns in a timely manner. • Make mistakes and learn from them!

5. Homework/ Assignments • All work must be completed by the child. Each student should try to complete the work on his/her own and then have an adult check the work completed. • All assignments must be completed and submitted by the due date. • Homework will sometimes change. Please trust your child or contact me for confirmation. • Homework will usually be posted to the class page by Sunday evening. • Reading logs will be randomly checked. Please make students responsible for completing their own log often.

6. ~Submit a note which includes: 1. Child’s Name 2. Date of absence 3. Reason for absence. 4. Parent/ Guardian signature. OR Doctor’s Note ~ Notes do not excuse the absence or lateness. ~ missing valuable class time. ~ 3 illegal latenesses result in 1 absence. ~ 36 illegal absences require the teacher contacts ACS. ABSENCE/ LATENESS

7. SPECIAL SUBJECTS Monday: Art & Music Tuesday: Library Wednesday: Spanish & Physical Education Thursday: Ukulele & Science Lab Friday: Physical Education

8. Assessments • ELA and Mathematics NYS exams • Archdiocesan Religion Test: June • MAP Testing Students will also be assessed throughout the year according to: • Summative Assessments • Quizzes • Notes • Classwork • Problem of the Day • Math drills: random quiz to test quick math thinking skills • Participation • Behavior • Group work • Class discussion • Journals

9. MAP Measures of Academic Progress or “MAP” is a computer adaptive achievement diagnostic that accurately measures performance and proficiency—whether a student performs on, above, or below grade level. The computer adjusts the difficulty of the questions so that each student takes a unique “assessment.” This data helps educators to pinpoint the individual learning needs. Map covers reading, language usage, and math. Designed to help students and teachers discover individual student’s knowledge and level for math, reading comprehension, and language, in order to best guide and support individual academic growth. • Teachers develop appropriate strategies. • Students can enhance learning as needed. • You cannot study for this. • Taken 3 times this year.

10. GROWTH MINDSET • Individuals who believe their talents can be developed through hard work, good strategies, and input from others have GROWTH MINDSET. • Focus on the individual child according to his/her strengths and utilizing those skills to help foster growth in all areas!

11. Report Card Overview What is a grade? • Grades should have meaning • What does an 80% mean to you as a parent? To your child? • What is the difference between an 80% and a 90%? Or an A- and B+? • Progress codes 4 (Exceeding Standards), 3 (Meeting • Standards), 2 (Approaching Standards), and 1 (Below Standards), give better indication of student progress toward demonstrating grade level proficiency in each standard. • Also focused on growth — a student may grow from approaching to meeting a standard.

13. 4: Exceeding Standards - Student exceeds requirements for grade-level work and consistently applies and extends learned concepts and skills independently. • 3: Meeting Standards - Student demonstrates and applies knowledge and understanding of learned concepts and skills, meets requirements for grade -level work, and completes work independently with limited errors. • 2: Approaching Standards - Student demonstrates partial understandings and is beginning to meet requirements for grade-level work. Requires some extra time, instruction, assistance and/ or practice. • 1: Below Standards - Student demonstrates minimal understandings and seldom meets requirements for grade-level work. Requires an extended amount of time, instruction, assistance and/ or practice.

14. 60- Policy Students receive numerical percentage grades rounded to the nearest whole number in the core academic subjects. If a student scores below a 60%, the grade will be calculated as a 60% and recorded as a 60- on the report card. In this instance, you should review the actual assignments and discuss possible means of assistance and interventions with your child’s teacher to ensure student success.

15. How to use the Class Page • http://www.sblsnyc.org • Click tab on the left hand side. • Academics • Class page • Ms. Angie's 3rd Grade Class 2018-2019   • Receive emails each time there is an update.

16. UNIFORM • GIRLS • Jumper • White cotton blouse or white polo shirt with school logo. • School logo navy cardigan or vest sweater. • Black or white knee high socks or tights. • Black low heeled leather shoe. NO sneakers, high tops, or boots are permitted. • Hair must be neat and only small bows and barrettes may be worn. No hair dye is permitted. • BOYS • Khaki pants/ trousers, (no corduroys, Dockers, or baggie pants). • White collared dress shirt or white polo shirt with school logo. • School logo navy cardigan or vest sweater. • Shirts should be tucked in at all times. Belt must be worn at all times. • Black leather shoes, NO sneakers or boots are permitted

17. Discipline Policy • Students are given coins for random positive behaviors throughout the day. For example, assisting a peer, complimented by another teacher/ faculty member, etc. • 5 coins = 1 treasure usually given by Friday afternoon. • Students can receive more than 1 coin each day. • Additional coins can be saved for the following week. • Students do not lose coins for misbehaving. Parents will be notified if negative behavior is consistent and/or extreme.

18. ~ Parents are not permitted in the classrooms during school hours unless approved by the office. Please go to the office to drop off any needs for the child. Office staff will communicate any needs. This includes lateness, pick up lunch, etc. ~ Field trips/park: permission slips will be given as needed. All forms and money must be submitted by deadline given in order for child to attend. Chaperones will be permitted to join based on the trip. ~ Holiday parties: to be determined. ~Birthday parties: cupcakes and candy bags are permitted only. No pizza parties. ~ Student responsibility: each student is responsible for taking any necessary books home as well as completing and submitting assignments . Children should not return to the class once they have left for the day. ~Contact email: achristoforatos@sblsnyc.org Almost Done

19. ~ ~Pick up: please make sure I see you and acknowledge that you are taking your child. ~Pick up by another person. Please contact Ms. Angie- email or call school office. For child’s safety please send a photograph of the person picking up your child. ~If you send me an email regarding a child’s need for the same day, please call the office in addition to ensure the message has been received. ~ Drop off: parents are not permitted to bring child upstairs. ~ Jobs: each student has a class job/responsibility to the community. These will change monthly. Additional topics to discuss

20. “The extent to which a parent is able to see a child's world through that child's eyes depends very much on the parent's ability to appreciate the differences between herself and her child and to respect those differences. Your own children need you to accept them for who they are, not who you would like them to be.” ~Lawrence Balter

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