1. Welcome to a Great Year Morehead STEM Academy Open House, 3rd Grade Wednesday, August 22 nd, 2012

2. We Need You! Please consider becoming a volunteer this year! We are seeking parents who would be interested in volunteering services, skills, resources and any other abilities this year! Please visit the website! www.cmsvolunteers.com 3rd Grade Volunteer Wish list Copies, sharpening pencils, cutting out materials, donate rewards, your time

3. Material Wish List The following materials are needed all year long. Please consider contributing supplies. We would greatly appreciate any contributions! Sticky notes Clear plastic sleeves Old magazines and newspapers Index cards Scotch and Masking tape

4. Our Curriculum Literacy Phonemic awareness Fluency Comprehension Vocabulary main idea compare/contrast cause and effect fact and opinion making inferences

5. Math Number and operation Patterns Data and Probability Geometry Measurement

6. Science Force and Motion Properties and Change Conservation and Transfer Earth in the Universe Structures and Processes Structures and Functions of Living Organisms and Ecosystems.

7. Our Curriculum Social Studies Citizens and Government Our Different Roles People and Communities Over Time Geography, People and Economics People and Technology People Shape Communities.

8. Grading Information Student grades can be accessed through Parent Assistant from the CMS webpage. Parent login information can be found through the office staff. ABCDFABCDF 100-93 92-85 84-77 76-70 69 and below

9. Homework Expectations Reading, Math, Spelling/Vocabulary, Science nightly Completed nightly assignments are to be neat and organized. A weekly homework sheet/behavior chart will be given. Students will complete assignments nightly and return work to school the next day. Students are expected to read 20 minutes a night. They should complete a reading log of materials read each night.

10. Thursday Folders Graded work will go home each Thursday. Parents are required to sign and return the work samples. Student grades can be accessed through Parent Assistant from the CMS webpage. Parent login information can be found through the office staff.

11. Behavior Expectations ExpectationMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday On Time to schoolS U Prepared for classS U Follows rules in all areas of schoolS U Stays on taskS U Listens and follows directionsS U Respects others and propertyS U Does and returns homeworkS U Returns weekly Thursday FolderS U Color of the Day Parent Daily Initial This chart will attached to the homework assignment sheet. Parents are required to initial the chart nightly.

12. Forms Please complete the following forms today or by the first day of school: Blue Emergency Health Card Yellow Emergency Form Student Information Sheet Magnet Compact Rights and Responsibility Sign off Sheet Insurance (optional)