Mrs. Shirinzadeh’s 3rd grade class2011-2012

Standard School Attire• Dress code – Polo style shirts, core pants/shorts, shirts

and plain sweaters• The primary colors are khaki, navy & black

slacks/skirts/shorts, and red, navy, blue, light blue, grey & white shirts. Also purple and white since it is our school colors.

• Sweatshirts with similar colors, without pictures on them can be worn. Only Teasley logos can be on sweatshirts.

• Shoes – regular shoes or sports shoes (NO sandals, crocs, or open-toed shoes)

• Boots can ONLY be worn in the event of inclement weather.

Specials•Our specials time is from 12:20 – 1:10. •Specials’ Schedule

(Mon.& Thurs. – PE, Tues. – Spanish, Wed. – Art, Fri. – Music)

•Must wear sneakers on PE days (Mon.& Thurs.)

Label Belongings•Please label all personal items (jacket,

book bag, lunch box, etc.). •Your child’s name should be clearly

visible. • If an item gets misplaced, let me know

and I can remind your child to check the lost and found.

Lunch• We have lunch from 11:32 to 12:02. • Please feel free to join us by meeting us in the front

hall by the cafeteria. • Food from outside restaurants may not be brought in

to the cafeteria. • Please make sure to label all lunch money with

your child’s name, grade, and teacher’s name.

▫ Breakfast $1.00▫ Lunch $1.60 ($2.50 for guests, even siblings)▫ Extra Milk 50¢▫ Ice Cream 60¢

Money• Please make sure any money you send in is marked

properly and in the correct envelope. • ASP money must be in a brown ASP envelope that has

been completely filled in. • PTA money can be in a plain envelope, but needs to be

marked “PTA” and must show your child’s name, grade, and teacher’s name.

• All money for field trips, performing arts, etc. that comes home with the white Teasley envelope must be returned in that envelope. ▫ It must be completely filled in with your child’s name,

classroom teacher’s name and grade and the necessary information at the bottom.

Contacting Me• If you ever have a questions or concerns, please contact me. • You can drop a note in your child’s folder, email me (

Monica.Shirinzadeh@cobbk12.org), or call me (770-437-5945) at school.

• If you call during the regular school day, the secretary will take a message.

• Due to our schedule, we may not receive your message until after the students have left.

• If I have not returned your call by the next day, please drop a note in your child’s communication folder.

• Email is usually the fastest way to reach me. • Please note that transportation changes can not be left

on voice mail or email.

Snack•Please send in a healthy snack for your

child each day. •Please label your child’s snack.•All snacks need to be in a plastic bag. No

containers. •We do not eat lunch until 11:32 and the

children get hungry. •Snack time will be after math which ends

at 9:40.

Agendas/Take Home Folders• Please sign your child’s Tiger Pride behavior

chart each night located at the front of the agenda.

• You do not have to sign the agenda.• Your child will bring home his/her agenda every

night.• The list of words on the right side are

vocabulary words, not spelling words. • Please make sure you check your child’s plastic

folder daily and remove the papers on the right side.

Homework• Please help your child take responsibility for

completing and returning homework and check his/her homework.

• Homework is an extension of study at school and allows your child extra practice.

• Completed homework is due the next day and should be in your child’s plastic folder.

• Your child should be reading for 2o minutes each night.

• All of the homework assignments will be written in your child’s agenda.

Discipline• Behavior management is vital to creating a

classroom where learning is the focus. • I want to develop a climate of respect and

responsibility. • We will continue to use Teasley Tiger Pride

Behavior Program.• The children are working on being PRO

students!PreparedRespectfulOn Task

Accelerated Reader•You or your child must fill out the red A.R.

folder to take a test.•Each child will have their own reading

goals and will be rewarded for achieving them.

•The STAR test determines your child’s level

Handouts•$6.00 donation for your child’s social studies

magazine that is aligned with the Georgia standards and has improved CRCT scores.

•Dialogue journals will come home every Friday starting this week.

•Please take the time to write back to your child and return his/her dialogue journal on Monday.

•Scope and sequence, report card information, math, science and social studies (objectives, essential questions and vocabulary)

Classroom Blog / Teasley News•I will update our classroom blog

throughout the week.•Please sign up tonight to receive updated

information. •Please read and share the blog with your

child. •Please write your email on the paper

provided before you leave, so I can add you to the email distribution list

Wish List•Would love to have age-appropriate

educational board games or games like scrabble, yahtzee, monopoly etc.

Thank You!!•Thank you for coming!•Please let me know if you have any

questions!•I am looking forward to working with your

child this year!!