third grade room 23 CLASSROOM AND ACADEMIC EXPECTATIONS

MOST IMPORTANT THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT OUR CLASSROOM  I love teaching, and I am truly honored to be your child’s teacher.  I am CERTAIN every child can learn.  My first priorities as an educator are to teach your child to be brave and to be kind, and to instill in them the LOVE of learning.  I believe there must be joy in the classroom.

MEET MISS SICCARDI

Brief notes Health Registration Form, Student Profile, Disclosure of Information Mrs. Wyler Conferences, Reminder Slips Book Orders Online Volunteer (Field Trips, Parties, Art Docent) Lunch, snacks Birthdays Office Sign-in Attendance (see district policy in packet)

OUR SCHEDULE

Room 23 behavior expectations

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT PLAN Classroom discipline is the process of teaching a student the right and successful way to be a learner and a citizen. My goal is to promote independence!  Expectations are clear, created together  Expectations will be consistently enforced with clear consequences Warning / consequence cards Citizenship Reports, Letters  Focus on sharing my observations of their successes and my belief that they will succeed Warm Fuzzies, Team Points, Team Leaders

CITIZENSHIP REPORT + ✓ -

HOMEWORK EXPECTATIONS Homework is due the next morning, unless noted otherwise. Homework not turned in will be completed at lunch recess the day it is due, and will be marked late. Parents role:  Remind students of homework (see planner, website)  Remind students to use resources in their math journal & math binder.  Provide support, as needed  Verify homework is done correctly and neatly  Note any specific struggles requiring more review

COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS “Every Washington public school student will graduate from high school globally competitive for work and postsecondary education and prepared for life in the 21 st century.” “By the school year , all Washington teachers will be responsible for teaching the new standards.”

CCSS RESOURCES FOR PARENTS

MATH AND CCSS Math Practices  I can solve problems without giving up  I can explain my thinking and try to understand others  I can use math tools and explain why I used them  I can use what I know to solve new problems  I can think about numbers in many ways  I can show my work in many ways  I can work carefully and check my work  I can solve problems by looking for rules & patterns

MATH homework FACT FLUENCY 5,2,10,9,3,4,1,0,6,8,7

MATH BINDER RESOURCES

LITERACY  Reading text closely to find main ideas and supporting details, and writing about that evidence  Comparing 2 books on the same topic  Make sense of multisyllable words in books  Non-literal meaning of phrases (idioms)  Independent research projects  Writing stories with well-developed characters  Paragraph format  Dictionary use

READING ROAD

READING response EXPECTATIONS

Editing & publishing ✐ Word work will begin in November – focus on spelling patterns ✐ No-excuse Spelling List (see packet) ✐ Keyboarding – Type To Learn (install instructions in packet) ✐ Cursive handwriting

SCIENCE

SCHOLASTIC RESOURCES

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