1. Welcome, Parents! Mrs. Clyne’s Third Grade

2. Classroom Schedule 7:30-7:45 School starts, Attendance 7:50-8:45Social Studies/Science 8:45-10:30Math 10:30-11:15Specials 11:15-11:50Reading 11:51-12:21Lunch 12:21-12:40Instructional Break 12:45-1:05Grammar 1:05-1:55Learning Stations - ELA 1:55-2:05Pack up/afternoon announcements 2:05School is Dismissed This is what a typical day in our classroom looks like.

3. Learn About Our Class The teacher Class goals and community Subjects Homework and field trips Schedule/Tardiness Supplies Getting help Questions?

4. My experience I’ve been teaching for 15 years. I taught kindergarten, 2nd grade, Montessori 1 st -3rd and 3rd grade. Here’s a funny classroom story… My background I grew up in Atlanta. I attended B.B. Harris Elementary School, Duluth High School, and Georgia State University. Get to Know Me

5. My Family My husband is the principal at Lakeside High School. He’s currently at Mercer University getting his p.h.D in Educational Leadership. We have two children; Ryleigh 8 and Dylan 13 We have two cats; Bo and Luke

6. Hobbies/Interests Reading Traveling Relaxation

7. Communication My email: gwendolyn_c_clyne@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us My phone: 678-874-5902 Class web site: http://fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us/~GWENDOLYN_C_CLYNE/

8. Class Goals Learn new skills Become independent learners Discover new interests Increase our reading level and understanding of what we’ve read Have fun and support each other

9. Classroom Community Our classroom rules help us get along with each other: Be polite Be honest Work hard and pay attention Be nice to the materials

10. Behavior Plan Students begin each day with a green card. Students not following directions/rules must change a card. Yellow is a warning (possible time out) Red means the child will write a note home to describe his/her behaviors, the note will be signed by parents and sent back to school. Students have sticker charts. They can be “caught” doing a good deed or behaving exceptionally well. After the sticker chart is full, they can turn it in for a prize from the prize box.

11. Class Subjects Reading and Writing Math Science Social Studies Music, Art, PE

12. Reading Ask and answer questions about what they’ve read Retell stories of all genres Describe character traits, motivation or feelings Compare and contrast pieces of writing Stories Worth Retelling (current Unit of instruction) Gloria’s Way, The Memory String, Through Grandpa’s Eyes, The Apple and the Arrow, Sign of the Beaver

13. Writing Write opinion pieces that state a point of view and reasons they support that view Narrative writing should have details, character development, sequencing of events, and create interest in the reader Use conventions of Standard English

14. Math Use place value to manipulate numbers Round whole numbers Continue addition and subtraction strategies Multiply whole numbers Draw picture graphs, create bar graphs Interpret data

15. Science Habitats of Georgia Rocks and Soils Fossils Heat Energy Magnets Interdependence of man/conservation/pollution

16. Social Studies Greece and its affect on democracy Branches of government, rights, government services Latitude/longitude, major rivers/mountain chains, political maps Producers and consumers, currency, spending and saving choices Paul Revere, Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, Mary McLeod Bethune, Eleanor Roosevelt, Thurgood Marshall, Lyndon B. Johnson, Franklin Roosevelt, Cesar Chavez

17. Music, Art, PE Week to week rotation

18. Homework 45 minutes of homework every night. Due on Monday morning Need extra time? Go to homework club during recess.

19. Tardiness School starts at 7:50 A.M. Running late? Check in at the school office before coming to class. If you are tardy six times, the school will contact parents.

20. Bring these items each day Number 2 Pencil Homework folder Great attitude Don’t bring these items Electronic Devices Supplies

21. Resources Library Computer Lab Counselors Parent Volunteers

22. Questions?

23. Let’s Have a Great Year!