Kohrville Elementary Third Grade Parent Night

Responsibilities  Third graders have more responsibilities. They are responsible for their work and making sure it is completed and turned into their teacher.  They are responsible for being ready to learn every day.  Their teachers will help them learn how to take care of their school business.

Organization  They will have to organize their time to complete longer and more difficult assignments.  Text books are not consumable. They will learn how to organize their work on notebook paper.  They will learn how to manage the paper flow of more assignments.

Reading  In Kindergarten through second grades the students are learning to read. Now they will read to learn.  The reading curriculum will emphasize fluency, vocabulary development, comprehension, and story element analysis.

Correlation between out-of-school activities and gains in reading comprehension Home Activities  Chores  Homework  Watching TV  Listen to Music  Hobbies  Reading a Book  Reading Periodicals  Family Dinner negative positive

How Much Do Students Read? The majority of students don’t read very much, a fact conceded by most teachers and unknown to most parents. Even worse, they don’t read much when they grow up. Two comprehensive investigations of how 155 capable fifth- grade students spend their after-school time showed that…  90 percent of those students devoted only 1 percent of their free time to reading, and 30 percent to watching television.  50 percent read for an average of four minutes or less a day  30 percent read two minutes a day  10 percent read nothing at all (A Place Called School, John Goodlad’s )

Reading Time Per Day Words Per Year  90th 37.8 minutes / 2.3 million words per year  70th 19.5 minutes / 1.1 million words  50th 11.1 minutes / 0.6 million words  30 th 5.3 minutes / 0.25 million words  10 th 1.1 minutes / 0.05 million words Reading Rank

Problem Solving  Problem solving strategies will be emphasized in all subject areas.  Students will interpret information presented in many different forms.

Parent-teacher communication Communicating with your child’s teacher is important for their success. is the quickest way to contact us.

us!  All teachers in the Klein School district have addresses.  We will check our mail at least once a day and get back to you as quickly as possible. Kristi DeShazo Susan Jones

Give us a call  Teachers have direct lines.  You can leave a voice message any time during the day. We will check our messages at least once a day.  Emergency messages should be left through the office.  Kristi DeShazo  Susan Jones

Student Agendas  The daily agenda is a quick and easy way for teachers and parents to send brief messages.  Homework assignments will be recorded every night in this organizational tool.

Tuesday Folders  Tuesday folders will be sent home every Tuesday with your child’s graded papers. If you do not get it ask where it is.  Look for teacher’s comments and concerns.  Parents can use this as a way to send notes to your child’s teachers.  Ask for conferences in the comments column.

Schedule a Parent Conference Kristi DeShazo and Susan Jones Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday 10:45-11:30 Or after school

Parent Involvement  Check your child’s homework and help them when they have problems with an assignment.  Join our school’s PFO  Keep up with decisions made by the Klein School Board. Try to attend at least one school board meeting a year.

Homework  Nightly homework assignments will be recorded by each student in their personal agenda.  It is the students responsibility to complete all homework assignments and make sure they are turned into his/her teacher.  Homework assignments are designed to practice the skills the students are learning at school.

Attendance  Attendance is an important factor in your child’s education. Please make every effort to have him/her in school.  In case of illness or emergency, you will need to notify the school via a parent note or doctor’s note to verify the absence. This can also be done by e- mail or the phone.

GradeSpeed  Klein ISD has a new tool for Parent –Teacher communications. The GradeSpeed program will give parents access to their child’s grades at all times.  You will be receiving a letter outlining the features and access to this sight.  We are very excited about this new tool for communication with you.

Web sites for parents  

Grading Guidelines Reading  A minimum of 3 major grades will account for 50% of the nine weeks grade.  A minimum of 8 minor grades will account for 50% of the nine weeks grade.

Grading Language/Composition  A minimum of 3 major grades will be averaged for 50% of the nine weeks grade.  A minimum of 5 minor grades will be averaged for 50% of the nine weeks grade.

Math Grades  Math averages will be calculated from at least 4 major grades and at least 9 minor grades. Major and Minor grades will each account for 50% of the nine week average.

Social Studies and Science  A minimum of 3 major grades and 6 minor grades will be taken during a nine weeks period for both Social Studies and Science  Major and minor grades will be valued at 50% each in the nine weeks average.

Major and Minor grades  Major grades are unit exams, district benchmark tests, investigative activities, book reports, projects, and presentations.  Minor grades are made up of class participation, class work, daily quizzes, and short investigative activities.

Please come and visit our school!  When you visit please come in through the front doors and sign in the office  We would love to have you join your child for lunch. Warning dress warmly! Lunch schedule Mrs. Jones 12:24-12:54 Mrs. DeShazo 12:27-12:57

Thank you for sharing your children with us. We are looking forward to a great year at Kohrville.