Welcome to Third Grade

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All About Mrs. Paxson

• Personal Story
• Education
• Teaching Experience

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Our Class ScheduleDaily Schedule

• 745-810 Morning Routine/Read Aloud
• 810-900 Specials (PE, Music, Art, or Computer
  Lab)
• 900-910 Restroom Break/Snack
• 910-930 Grammar/WordsTheir Way
• 930-1020 Reading Workshop
• 1020-1118 Writing Workshop
• 1118-1148 Lunch/Bathroom Break
• 1150-1210 Cougar Computation
• 1210-1230 Recess
• 1230-145 Math Workshop
• 145-200 Content
• 200-215 Pack-Up and Dismissal
• Connections Thursday 900-930 Computer Lab
• 930-1000 Spanish

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Our Class Rules

• Keep hands and feet to yourself.
• Treat others how you want to be treated..
• Be Respectful to adults and peers
• Respect personal space and items
• Use Inside voices.
• Dont interrupt, raise your hand.
• Use good manners.
• No Bullying

Created by our class!
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Buzzing in with Behavior!

• Behavior Bucks
• Students receive a Behavior Buck for personal,
  positive behavior. Every other Friday, students
  will record the amount of money they have
  received in their checkbook to be used on Market
  Day.
• Traffic Light
• All children begin each day clean slate or Gold.
• 1st infractionMove clip to Green. Lose 5
  minutes of recess and note in planner.
• 2nd infractionMove clip to Yellow. Lose 10
  minutes of recess, note in planner, and student
  writes note to parents.
• 3rd infractionMove clip to Red. Lose 15
  minutes of recess, a call home, note in planner.
• 4th infractionChild will be sent directly to the
  office and the parent will be called.
• I write what color students are at the end of the
  day in their binder.
• Learning skills and behavior sheets will be
  sent home each Friday. Please sign and return on
  Monday.

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Market Day

• At the end of each nine weeks, the entire 3rd
  grade will participate in Market Day.
• Students have the opportunity to earn behavior
  bucks in the classroom on a daily basis.
• At different times during the nine weeks,
  students will deposit their money into their
  checking account. They will have check registers
  to deposit their money.
• Market Day will be a day for students to use the
  economics skills we have studied.
• Students will be able to buy and sell items with
  the money that they have earned over the past
  nine weeks.
• After Market Day, students will deposit their
  proceeds from the day back into their checking
  accounts.

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Positive Rewards

• Bucks
• Students who go over and beyond can earn behavior
  bucks each day. Some examples are
• Great hallway behavior
• Being prepared for school with homework and
  agenda signed
• Being a leader in the classroom
• Going over and beyond to help a friend or the
  teacher
• Class Points, Brownie Points
• Students working together cooperatively
• Good hallway, lunch, library, and recess behavior
• Students will choose the reward

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Third Grade Things

• Classwork Policies
• All classwork must be completed at school.
• Classwork can be for practice or taken for a
  grade.
• Morning Work
• UNRAAVEL Strategy
• Homework Policies
• Homework will be written in planners daily.
• Parents should check and sign planners nightly.
• Homework should be completed and returned the
  following day, unless it is stated otherwise.
• Homework will be checked for completion.
• Math and Reading Logs will need to be completed
  nightly.
• Math a minimum of 10 minutes a night
• - Readinga minimum of 20 minutes a night
• - These logs are due every Friday.

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Sample of what students will write in their Daily
Agenda
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Curriculum Overview

• Please refer to the Third Grade-The Year At A
  Glance sheet in your folder.
• Check the link on our class blog for a video
  about the new Common Core Standards.

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Transition to Common Core

• Reading, Writing, and Math Workshop
• Opening (15-20 minutes)
• Work Time (25-30 minutes)
• Closing (10-15 minutes)

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Conference Week Report Cards

• Conference Week will be during the week of
• October 21-25, 2013.
• Report cards will be sent home at the end of each
  nine week grading period.
• Third Grade will continue with the Standards
  Based Report Cards this year.
• Look for graded papers coming home on Wednesday
  evenings.

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Testing

• Cogat Test
• September 18-20th , 2013
• Iowa Test of Basic Skills
• September 23-27, 2013
• Criterion Reference Competency Test
• April 23 through May 2, 2013

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Attendance and Dismissal Policy

• Prompt arrival and regular attendance is vital to
  your childs success in third grade.
• Please send a note from home if there is an
  absence or change in dismissal.
• Please dont email dismissal changes call the
  front the office.
• Please remember to check in the office if you are
  visting the school.
• Car Pool Policy (green car tags)
• Safe Rider Bus Program (yellow tags)
• We cannot release students to parents without an
  appropriate slip from the office if we are
  outside of the classroom.

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Clinic and Medication Policies

• ALL medications must be sent to the clinic in the
  original container.
• Please visit Mrs. Scurrys blog to print
  medication forms.

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Cafeteria Information

• Menus are available on the Kemp website.
• New Prices
• Breakfast
• Student 1.25
• Adult 1.50
• Lunch
• Student 2.15
• Adult 3.25
• Lunches may be pre-paid.
• No fast food is permitted.

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Snack/Birthdays

• Please send your child with a healthy snack and
  bottled water daily. (No junk food)
• Feel free to donate extra snacks to our class for
  students who may forget their snacks.
• You are welcome to send in birthday treats for
  the class. Please make sure all treats are
  precut and ready to serve. These treats may be
  served at lunch.

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3rd Grade Field Trips
Tellus Museum Oct. 28 and 30th Little White
House (TBA)
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Communication

• Our Classroom Blog
• www.kempelementary.typepad.com/paxson
• GO Notebooks
• Daily Planners
• PECS
• Phone numberKemp [phone]
• Easiest way to contact me
• Email Cortney.Paxson_at_cobbk12.org

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Helpful Contacts

• Principal Kristy Mason
• -Kristy.Mason_at_cobbk12.org
• Assistant Principal Ashley Campolli
• -Ashley.Campolli_at_cobbk12.org
• Assistant Adminstrator Cissi Kale
• -Mary.Kale_at_cobbk12.org
• Counselor Michelle Stevens
• -Michelle.Stevens_at_cobbk12.org
• Kemp Elementary School Parent Page
• http//www.cobbk12.org/kemp/linksparentinfo.htm

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Kemps Vision
Kemps Mission
We provide the keys to excellence.

• At Kemp Elementary, we are a school of academic
  excellence where children of all backgrounds are
  encouraged to achieve their maximum potential to
  become responsible citizens and life-long
  learners.

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• Thank you so much for coming tonight!
• I appreciate your time! I am looking forward to
  a GREAT year!
• If you are interested in being our room mom
  please see Mrs. Paxson!
• If you have a chance, write your child a note
  on the paper provided. They would love to see a
  message from you in the morning!