1. Welcome Parents! Please sign in at the door. Please sign in at the door. Please check off your child’s shirt size for Fall Stampede. Please check off your child’s shirt size for Fall Stampede. Please find your child’s desk. Please find your child’s desk. Please fill out the volunteer form if interested. Please fill out the volunteer form if interested. Thank you! Mrs. Palmberg and Mrs. Torbeck

2. Back to School at Warm Springs School Room 29 Donna Palmberg and Jennifer Torbeck Third Grade Teachers dpalmberg@fremont.k12.ca.us jtorbeck@fremont.k12.ca.us 656-1611 ex 45129

3. Welcome to Warm Springs School Volunteering opportunities Library Library Field Trips Field Trips Thursday Folders Thursday Folders PTA PTA

4. Welcome to Third Grade Help your child be a successful and happy student by providing the following; Help your child be a successful and happy student by providing the following; A good night’s sleep A good night’s sleep A healthy breakfast A healthy breakfast A snack if needed A snack if needed A backpack with school supplies A backpack with school supplies Completed homework assignments and signed planner Completed homework assignments and signed planner

5. Homework Schedule Monday; Spelling/ Math /Home School Connection/Cursive Monday; Spelling/ Math /Home School Connection/Cursive Tuesday; Grammar/ Math/Cursive Tuesday; Grammar/ Math/Cursive Wednesday; Comprehension/ Math/Cursive Wednesday; Comprehension/ Math/Cursive Thursday; Writing/Math/Cursive Thursday; Writing/Math/Cursive Please read with your child for at least 20 minutes every night, including weekends.

6. Long Term Projects October Project- October Project- Character Mask. Information will come home in the Thursday Wolf Folder in the beginning of October. Character Mask. Information will come home in the Thursday Wolf Folder in the beginning of October. Book Reports and Long term Projects will support the curriculum being taught in the classroom. Book Reports and Long term Projects will support the curriculum being taught in the classroom.

7. Treasures- Language Arts Spelling Spelling Grammar Grammar Writing Writing Vocabulary Vocabulary Phonemic Awareness Phonemic Awareness Reading Comprehension Reading Comprehension Research for Extension Activities Research for Extension Activities

8. Expressions Math Multiplication and Division Multiplication and Division Measurement,Time and Graphs Measurement,Time and Graphs Multidigit Addition and Subtraction Multidigit Addition and Subtraction Writing Equations to Solve Word Problems Writing Equations to Solve Word Problems Polygons, Perimeter and Area Polygons, Perimeter and Area Exploring Fractions Exploring Fractions

9. Social Studies-Our Communities Land and Water in Your Area Land and Water in Your Area California Indians Past and Present California Indians Past and Present Your Communities Over Time Your Communities Over Time Rules and Laws Rules and Laws The Economy of Your Region The Economy of Your Region

10. California Science-Houghton Mifflin Life Science-Survival of Living Things Chapter 1 Adaptations to Land and Water Chapter 2 When Environments Change Chapter 3 Organisms of Long Ago The above chapters in the third grade text correlate with the CCSS in the area of Science for third grade students. Topics covered in the remaining chapters of the text are now standards in taught other grade levels.

11. Prep/Library Schedule Monday-Computer 8:10-9:00 Monday-Computer 8:10-9:00 Tuesday-PE 8:10-9:00 Tuesday-PE 8:10-9:00 Thursday- Library 9:00-9:30 Thursday- Library 9:00-9:30 Friday-PE 8:10-9:00 Friday-PE 8:10-9:00 Third graders at Warm Springs will not receive Science Lab or Music Prep. This will be provided by the classroom teachers.

12. Behavior Follow classroom and school rules Rewards; PAT points for the class Table points for groups PAWS awards for individuals after 5 Jewels on clip PAWS awards for individuals after 5 Jewels on clipConsequences; Warning Warning Miss a recess Miss a recess Phone call home Phone call home Visit Mr. Iwata or Mrs. Pendrotti Visit Mr. Iwata or Mrs. Pendrotti

13. Classroom Rules Personal Standards We will show respect We will show respect We will make good decisions We will make good decisions We will solve problems We will solve problems

14. Things to Consider Please use the valet areas on Pontiac and Lippert to drop off your child. Please use the valet areas on Pontiac and Lippert to drop off your child. Staff parking lots are for staff only. Please do not use these areas for drop off, pick up, or riding bicycles. This is a safety issue. Staff parking lots are for staff only. Please do not use these areas for drop off, pick up, or riding bicycles. This is a safety issue. In the afternoon, please wait by the third grade climbing structure / blue tables until the bell rings. In the afternoon, please wait by the third grade climbing structure / blue tables until the bell rings. Third grade is released 15 minutes earlier than other grades this year everyday. Please wait away from all classrooms as quietly as possible until the upper grades are dismissed. Third grade is released 15 minutes earlier than other grades this year everyday. Please wait away from all classrooms as quietly as possible until the upper grades are dismissed. Deliveries for your child need to be taken to the office to avoid classroom disruption. NO lunches are allowed to be delivered to the office. Deliveries for your child need to be taken to the office to avoid classroom disruption. NO lunches are allowed to be delivered to the office. School begins at 8:10. If your child is tardy three times, he/she will serve detention in the office during recess. School begins at 8:10. If your child is tardy three times, he/she will serve detention in the office during recess.

15. Questions and Answers Thank you for attending Back to School Night. We will listen to an announcement from the principal for the next few minutes. We will listen to an announcement from the principal for the next few minutes. If you have any questions, please write them on a post-it and leave it your child’s desk or visit Mr. Iwata in the main building. We will do our best to respond within 24 hours. Please remember to include your name and email address. If you have any questions, please write them on a post-it and leave it your child’s desk or visit Mr. Iwata in the main building. We will do our best to respond within 24 hours. Please remember to include your name and email address.