Back to School Night

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Back to School Night
Third Grade Mrs. Hurin Room 10 Lewis and Clark
School
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Welcome to Back to School Night

• Please be sure to
• Sign in on the sign in sheet outside the front
  door.
• Look over your childs enrollment information and
  verify or change personal information.
• Read and sign the first page of the Student
  Handbook and the compact on page 12. Tear them
  out.
• Everything can go in the basket on the table.

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My objective for the night is to present an
overview of the third grade curriculum and the
class rules and goals for the upcoming year, as
well as familiarize the children with our
classroom.
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MATH

• Focus will be on understanding core mathematical
  concepts.
• Instruction will engage students in the 8
  mathematical practices.
• 1. Make sense of complex problems and persevere
  in solving them.
• 2. Attend to precision
• 3. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
• 4. Construct viable arguments and critique the
  reasoning of others.
• 5. Model with mathematics.
• 6. Use appropriate tools strategically.
• 7. Look for and make use of structure.
• 8. Look for and express regularity in repeated
  reasoning.

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READING

• Reading to Learn
• Comprehension
• Harcourt Reading Series
• Writing

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Monthly Reading Calendar Successful readers read
at least 20 minutes/20 times per month. Parents
please sign and return your childs calendar at
the end of each month.
Calendars are due by the 5th of the following
month. No generic notes can be written. Only the
calendar itself will be accepted.
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WRITING

• Journaling
• Step-Up-To Writing
• Six Traits
• Narrative/Expository writing
• Handwriting (cursive)

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Spelling
Harcourt words (words vary weekly) Pretest
every Monday, posttest every Friday Modified
lists based on pretests Study words every
night Spelling City will be available
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SCIENCE

• Inquiry hands on
• Measurement
• Earth Materials
• Structures of life

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Social Studies

• Geography
• Indian Education for All
• Map Skills
• Government
• Economics

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• Successmaker
• Math Facts in a Flash
• Internet discovery
• Type to Learn

Computer
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Homework

• Folder come home every day and must be returned
  every day
• Homework is designed to be up to 30 minutes per
  day for 4 days.
• Parental guidance is encouraged
• Could include
• weekly spelling words
• reading calendar
• unfinished daily assignments
• special projects
• help study for tests
• math practice

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Grading

• Letter grades A-B-C
• Some assignments completed whole group or
  self-corrected
• Quarterly report cards.
• Weekly spelling tests, other assessments, and
  occasional daily assignments recorded in
  Powerschool.
• Performance Assessments.
• Overall grades given for citizenship/behavior and
  work habits.

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Notes to School

• Please check in or call the office (268-6705) if
  your child is
• Absent
• Has an appointment
• Is leaving early
• Has a transportation change
• When picking up your child early from school you
  must sign them out from the office before taking
  them from the classroom.

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Wednesday Envelopes

1. Contains pertinent weekly school information
2. Student graded work included
3. Please read contents, empty envelope, initial and
   date, and return to school by Friday.

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Rules and Procedures
Be Responsible Be Respectful Be Safe Be Ready to
Learn Procedures will be introduced the first
six weeks of school, practiced, and reviewed
until they become automatic. Think
Time Yellow and Red Cards
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• Book Orders
• Order forms distributed in Wed. Envelopes.
• Orders are due back by the date on the form.
• Payment must be made in check form to Scholastic.
• Make sure payment is put in an envelope marked
  with your childs name.

• Birthday Treats
• Birthday treats are welcome! Please provide
  enough treats for each student.
• Invitations may not be distributed at school.

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Safety Issues

• Send note if student isnt going to usual place
  after school
• All medicines even over the counter meds must be
  sent to the office with instructions.
• If sending money, put in envelope with name and
  purpose
• Doors are locked at 830. Use front entrance
• Dismissal 320 except Wednesdays 240
• Third grade is dismissed out Northeast door
• Dress appropriately for weather

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Morn i ng procedure

• Breakfast begins at 750 am
• If your child doesnt eat breakfast, do not drop
  off your child before 810 am.
• Send your child directly to the playground. He or
  she may not come to the classroom before school
  starts.
• School begins at 825 am.
• HANDS is available before and after school
• Financial assistance is available to those who
  qualify. Form is in folder.
• Blue flags indicate inside recess.

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Dismissal Safety

• New Parking Zones
• Third grade Northwest exit.
• Park and walk to meet your child at their
  designated zone.
• No drive-up pick up
• Please pick up your child on time. Students will
  be sent to office, if not picked up by 330.

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Snacks/Water Bottles

• Students are encouraged to bring water bottles.
• Be sure your child eats a good breakfast we will
  not be having snacks.
• We are hoping this will encourage students to eat
  their lunch.

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Please take this time to fill out the forms on
your childs desk. Medical History
Update Parent Portal Demographics Parent/Student
Compact Handbook signoff Student directory
release information
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Thank you for coming!
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Unity I dreamed I stood in a studioAnd
watched two sculptors there,The clay they used
was a young child's mindAnd they fashioned it
with care. One was a teacherthe tools she used
were books and music and artOne was a parent
with a guiding hand and a gentle loving
heart. And when at last their work was doneThey
were proud of what they had wroughtFor the
things they had worked into the childCould never
be sold or bought. And each agreed she would have
failedIf she had worked aloneFor behind the
parent stood the school,and behind the teacher
stood the home. by Ray A. Lingenfelter,
Elementary