Please sign in along the back counter under your child’s homeroom teacher. Sign up for a conference time on October 13 th. Make sure to take a copy of your child’s homeroom teacher’s schedule before you leave. Welcome to 3 rd Grade!

Our Schedule Specials: Monday 9:50-10:35 Tuesday 9:05-10:35 Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9:05-9:50 Lunch: 11:15-11:45 Grumbles, Hineman, & Waddill 11:20-11:50 Hardin & Nusser Library: weekly

Haude Grading Guidelines Major grades equal 50% of your child’s average and minor grades are the other 50%. Please note, not all grades will come home in the Tuesday Folder via a paper copy. Please refer to parent connect for up to date grades and averages. Retesting If your child fails an assignment, they will have an opportunity to redo the assignment after working with us. Their new score will be averaged with their original score. Retests may require being done before school or after school.

STAAR Test Dates April 21: Math April 22: Reading

Power Hour Occurs daily from 12:35-1:35 Students will rotate twice through all five classrooms within the week working on curriculum based activities. During this time, teachers will be seeing students in small group settings.

Reading and Language Arts Daily whole group instruction in Readers’ and Writers’ Workshop Read-alouds Anchor charts with reading skills and strategies Poetry Vocabulary Handwriting Grammar Organized writing on assigned topics Journaling Daily small group instruction and learning stations Grammar Spelling & Handwriting Computer Reading

Math and Science Math Whole Group Instruction Stations/Small group instruction Math Games and enrichment Over the next 9 weeks, in addition to our curriculum, we will be diligently working on addition and subtraction facts. Science Whole Group Instruction Learning Stations Science Lab

Homework may include… Spelling Contract Math Reading Comprehension Science/Social Studies Studying for tests Students should read 15 minutes each night Practice math facts flash cards Get their planners signed daily by a parent or guardian

How you can help at home Help your child with homework! Encourage your student to complete their reading (15 minutes) each night! Homework is due the next day unless otherwise noted. Homework is given often. Homework is a review of what we have learned that day and should not take more than 20 minutes. Sign the planner daily and help your student to be organized! Signing the planner lets us know that you have reviewed the homework and upcoming assessments with your child.

Contact Me is the best way to reach your child’s teacher! If you need to let us know about a change of transportation, please call the front office.