1. WELCOME TO 3rd GRADE! Gavilan Peak Elementary Diana De Reese Diana.DeReese@dvusd.org Conference Time: 9-9:45 Thursday’s 8:15-9:00

2. SCHOOL HOURS 8:15 a.m.– 3:00 p.m. If you know in advance that your child has an appointment or will not be in attendance, please email me.

3. Reading Focus Oral Reading Fluency Comprehension Questioning Using Context Clues Predicting Vocabulary Summarizing

4. MATH FOCUS Repeated Addition- Multiplication Concepts and Basic Facts Division Concepts and Basic Facts Number Sense and Operations Addition and Subtraction Concepts and Basic Facts Place Value and Money Time and Customary Measurement Geometry Fraction and Decimal Concepts

5. WRITING FOCUS Personal Narratives Informative (Expository) Persuasive Using the Six Traits

6. HOMEWORK Students will fill their planner/agenda for the entire week. This way, they will know what the assignments will be ahead of time. Monday through Thursday nights there will usually be two assignments. There will not be homework over the weekend. However at some points during the school year, we will have projects that may require weekend work. (Science Fair, Animal Research Report-etc.) Book-It! Read 20 minutes a night. Record it in on the Book-It Calendar. Students will earn a free personal pan pizza at the end of the month.

7. Grading Policy Graded papers will be sent home in the Take-Home Folder. Please sign the planner each night. You can sign the behavior chart but it isn’t necessary. Daily Assignments…grade counts one time/ tests may count two times and projects three times.

8. COMMUNICATION Planner/Agenda Email or phone Newsletter Web Site Power Schools – Check Grades Graded Work Report Cards Parent Conferences Positive Notes Behavior Chart

9. A Parting Thought Enjoy each moment. This minute will never occur again.

10. Parents- YOU are your child’s first and BEST teacher. Thank you for being great!