Welcome

to Parent

Night!

Welcome

to Parent

Night!

Presented by:Pooja Shroff- Barr

pshroff@houstonisd.org

A hundred years

from now it will

not matter what

my bank account

was, the sort of

house I lived in, or

the kind of car I

drove . . . . but the

world maybe

different because I

was important in

the life of a child.

Please feel free to email me with any questions.

In Third

Grade..

This year your child will be challenged to exercise critical

thinking skills in all areas of the curriculum. You can assist

your child’s growth by talking to him/her and asking open-

ended questions. When your child asks “why?” instead of

telling him/her, ask what he/she thinks the answer might be.

Explore the community. Let your child try to figure out

how he/she fits in and what he/she can do to improve it.

What

our daylooks like….

Arrival

& Dismiss

al

• School begins at 8:00. Once the announcements begin, students will be marked tardy.

• Attendance is sent to the office at 9:30. Your child will be counted absent unless he/she is returning from a doctor’s appointment.

• If your child is absent, please send a written excuse or email me or Beverly Sones.

Communi

cation& Conferences

Bloggin

g….

Communication is very

important. You are your

child’s advocate, and

therefore must let me

know if you have any

concerns. I will certainly do the

same. I am happy to

meet during my planning

time. Please send an email to

schedule an appointment.

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• Graded work will

go home every

Thursday in their

Graded Work

Folder.

• Please go over all

grades with your

child and keep up

with them on the

GradeSpeed

Website.

Graded Work

Folders

Graded Work

Folders

Homewor

k……

Math…Reading….Other….

The most important thing that

your child can do to prepare for

the STAAR test and Stanford,

become a better student and

develop thinking skills is to read.

I am asking that students read 30

minutes each night. You may

read with your child during this

time, but the ultimate goal is

independent reading. Reading

books that are difficult will only

frustrate him/her.

Reading

….

Reading logs help students react to what they have read. Students can record how they feel about the characters; gain insight about the theme and plot; and expand their overall enjoyment of the literature.

Your child will be keeping a Reading Log starting Monday. The Reading Log will be in their Reading Notebook. Reading every night is something I strongly feel will benefit your child.

Reading LogsHave you ordered Scholastic Books for your child

yet?

• Math homelinks will be given on most days. Students will not have homework on Friday.

• Students should use their SRB and Everyday Math Online as resources to help them complete their homework as needed.

How

Quic

k Are

You?

How fast can you complete

your addition facts? Research states

that children by Third

Grade should be able to

recall their basic addition facts

within 4 seconds! Can you

do that?

Don’t forget to study your facts!

http://

www.rmci

ty.org/

Technolo

gy WOOHOO

!Rosetta Stone

RMCity.

org

Everyday Math Onlinehttp://robertses.rosettastoneclassroom.com/en-US/

http://em-ccss.everydaymathonline.com/

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Curriculu

m...

Reader’s WorkshopWriter’s Workshop

Reader’s

WorkshopReader’s

Workshop

• Students will work with

a group of similar

readers.

• Students will discuss

their books in

meaningful ways with

their “book club”.

• Students will make

“think notes” as they

read.

• Student will respond to

their reading.

What does it look

like?

Readin

g takes

us places!

Writer’s

WorkshopWriter’s

Workshop

• The units of study

are personal

narrative, mystery,

poetry, literary

nonfiction, essay,

and porquoi.

• Students will use

model books to

explore each type of

writing

• Students will be

taken through the

writing process and

publish one piece for

each unit.

What does it look

like?

Writing is a

journey we

take using

our words.

Unit of

InquiryThe

Amazing Race

Central Idea: All places on Earth

have special features that

distinguish them from other

places.

An Inquiry into:

- The physical characteristics of

the Earth

- Human affects on geography

- How geography affects

lifestyles.

Differentiation

What is it?It is the

opportunity

for students to

go deeper

into a

concept

without

teacher

instruction

but with

guidance as

needed.

The modification of the process, content, environment for each child to be successful.

It is not…...-More work-Giving students work above/below grade level.

Testing…

…Standardized State

Testing in Third

Grade.

You will see two

state tests this

year:

Stanford: May 7-

May 10th

S.T.A.A.R: April

24th- Math

April 25th

- Reading

As soon as more

information is

available on the

S.T.A.A.R I will let

you know.

Thanks for coming,

Thanks for sharing and

caring,And have a safe

trip home.

DON’T FORGET……

-Room Parent

-Tuesday Folder

Parent

-Please take an apple

from our Apple Tree!