Back to School Night Mrs. Donawerth 3 rd Grade Room 10 By A. Donawerth

Started teaching in 1980 – Fullerton School District Moved to Saddleback Valley School District 2000 Awarded Fellowship in the National Writing Project UCI Writing Project – Participant and Presenter Project Wild (Science) GATE Trained California State School Program Evaluator (CSSPE) OC Math Field Day Coach Science Fair Judge Master and Mentor Teacher, Curriculum Leader, School Site Council Meet the Teacher Mrs. Donawerth Masters in Education – MAed emphasis in Curriculum and Special Education

My Family

School named after my grandfather- Carl H. Hankey School

Preparing our students for College and Career Common Core State Standards Common Core State Standards Video

Common Core State Standards Preparing our students for College and Career Six Shifts in Common Core Standards Balance of Fiction and Nonfiction TextIncrease of Text ComplexityBuilding Content Area Literacy - Science, History, Social Studies, and Technology Writing Using Text-Based EvidenceFocus on Academic Vocabulary Content Explored In-depth and Working Towards Mastery

Read-A-Loud Book/ Cursive Writing Class Schedule A second line of text could go here Language Art – Reading/ Writing /Grammar/Spelling (Warm-up and Attendance) (Dictation on Fridays) Mathematics Social Studies/Science/Music/ Art/Drama/PE 8: :35 10:55- 11:55 12:40-1:15 1:30 – 2:30

September to November – Informative/Explanatory November to March – Opinion / Argument March to June –Narrative District Benchmarks - Writing

 Students are tested at the beginning of the year on word lists  5 words a week (Comes home Monday)  Only given words they have misspelled  Students put words into sentences (Comes home Tuesday to study)  All five sentences become their test for the week (Fri) Individualized Spelling

 Addition and Subtraction should be mastered in 2 nd Grade  Multiplication and Division Facts should be mastered by December *Mastered means the answer is said within 3 seconds Math Facts

Scheduling A Work in Progress Scientist of the Week – Fridays after Lunch Library – To be arranged Computer Lab – To be arranged P.E. –Tuesday and Thursday Flag and Award Ceremonies – First Monday of the Month Art Masters- monthly

BOOKS AND IDEA BOX IN CLASS Students are encouraged to plan ahead and start looking at ideas for an experiment. Class Library has books with experiments School Library has books with experiments Classroom file box of experiments “3 rd Grade Science Projects” can be Googled.. INTERNET SEARCH Scientist of the Week The Scientific Method used in an Experiment On the Monday of each student’s week, they are to bring in their paperwork to review the safety procedures with Mrs. Donawerth.

Provided by PTA – Non Fiction Reading Current Events Text based questions Social Studies and Science Scholastic News

Homework packet comes home on Monday Work is collected on the day it is due Projects require additional time and are scheduled in advance Check Website for additional Challenge Activities Homework Monday Through Thursday – approx. 1hour Mrs. Donawerth’s Website

Patriotic Songs each Morning Art to enhance learning Art Masters In classroom Reader’s Theater Grade Level Play The Arts Integrated into the Curriculum

 Gift of History – Fall  Heritage Hill walk through history Spring  Others to be arranged Field Trips

 Homework - Credit 100%/ No Credit 0%/Late 70%  Testing and Assessments are graded with % and Letter Grade  AR Points are 10% of the Final Grade  Math Facts are 10% of Final Grade  Grades and Missing Work on line through the Family Portal Grading Saddleback Website

Classroom Discipline 1.Reminder given of the rules 2.Second -Loss of Recess Time / Moved / Loss of privilege 3.Note Home to Parents - Sign and return the next day

Class Points for Incentives Keeping Track of Points Class Dojo

Volunteers Needed Monday, Tuesday and Friday – Individualized Spelling Program Clerical Work Holiday Parties Larger School Projects

Let’s Work Together to Make This a GREAT YEAR! Rancho Rocks!