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3rd Grade Back to School Night
Sept. 6, 2012
Conference Time: 1:00-1:40pm Emails: [email protected] [email protected]
School Phone: 495-9705 Extensions: 320-Tannous321-Mangelsdorf
Contact Information
7:15-8:00 - Drop-off/Arrival – use
Hidalgo circle drive/entrance to new Healthy Horns Hall
8:00-4:15 – Use Front Office entrance to enter school.
Pick-up/Dismissal – at 3:30 use 6th Street Entrance.
Bus and van pick-up will be at Hidalgo. The YMCA will now meet here at UTES.
New School Procedures
1. Listen to others.2. Follow directions on first request.3. Respect self, others and property.4. Make safe choices.5. Always do your best!
School Rules
Classes earn special rewards and privileges by
doing their best. Time Out / Break Time – is utilized to give
students a break. It is not a punishment. It is simply used to give students time to themselves. They may return to class activities when they are ready.
Reflection Sheets and notes about concerns will also come home in student agendas.
Phone calls will be made when necessary.
Classroom Management Systems
1. Verbal warning 2. Redirection to an alternative activity 3. Cool down (in an alternative
classroom if needed) 4. Note or call home to parent 5. Office Referral
School-wide Behavior Consequences
Agendas must be filled out by students and signed
daily by a parent, guardian, or other adult mentor. Homework packets are due by Friday with
individual assignments due as indicated in Agenda. Progress Reports will go home half way through
each quarter and are due back signed by parents. Reflection Sheets will be sent home if behavior
concerns arise. They also need to be signed and returned.
Expectations
Provides important practice of skills
taught and reviewed. Required in all core subject areas
weekly. Counts as a daily assignment
completion grade. Completion counts toward Lil’ Longhorn
Leader responsibility recognition.
Homework
Reading – April 23, 2013
Math – April 24, 2013
STAAR Testing Dates
Tests/Assessments 30%
Daily Work 25%
Homework 30%
Participation & Effort 15%
Total 100%
Grading
Before or after school sessions will be
provided. Dates and eligibility will be announced at a
later date. Benchmark data, daily classroom data, and
past test data will be used to determine eligibility.
Tutoring
Report Cards go home each 9 weeks Progress Reports go home at 4 week intervals Awards Assemblies will be held twice this year – at
mid-year and end-of-year. Recognition Ribbons will be given based on
achievement in academic areas, special areas, and behavior. Distinguished Achievement (All A’s) Recognized Achievement (A’s and B’s) Effort (A’s, B’s, and C’s) Longhorn Leader (3’s and 4’s) Perfect Attendance (No Absences and few than 3 Tardies) Special Area Ribbons
Report Cards and Awards Assemblies
Language Arts: Students will be learning about different genres of reading. This will include, non fiction (expository), fiction, realistic fiction, fables, folktales, fairytales, advertisements, and poetry. We will also be learning how to comprehend text using skills. Please see First Nine Weeks “Big Ideas” in the Important Documents section online.
Social Studies: We will be studying communities, government, maps, geography, and economy in third grade. Social Studies will be interweaved into language arts. Please see First Nine Weeks “Big Ideas” in the Important Documents Section online.
Science: We have 6 main units of study in science this year. Each unit will include experiments and project work. The six units include an Introduction to Science, Matter and Energy, Force, Motion and Energy, Patterns in the Sky, The Changing Earth and Life Science. Please see First Nine Weeks “Big Ideas” in the Important Documents Section online.
Math: This year we will work on efficient methods for addition and subtraction and use the operation in multistep word problems. We will work to grasp and understanding of multiplication and division as well as continue our understanding of fractions. Geometry will be focused on classifying 3D shapes, finding perimeter and area, and standard measurement. Interpreting a variety of graphs will also be a main focus this year. Please see First Nine Weeks “Big Ideas” in the Important Documents Section online.
5th Grade Curriculum
STEM – taught by Mrs. Adams Wellness – taught by Ms. Laurel Multicultural Arts – taught by Mr. HarrisThese are new special area programs this year. Please check the website for more information on their specific curriculum. Physical Education – taught by Coach “K”
(Knipe) - see website
3rd Grade Curriculum
http://www.utelementary.org/ Click on Classrooms 3rd Grade Staff Pick a
Teacher Important Documents Look at bottom of right side of page. You will see all the important documents.
Click on Classrooms 3rd Grade Staff Pick a Teacher Links Look at bottom of the right side of page. You will see links.
Website Directions
UT Astronomy Lab / Bob Bullock IMAX WAYA McKinney Rough’s Rafting Others TBD
Field Trips
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