1. Welcome to Back-to-School Night!
Mrs. Schurr's 3rd Grade Class

2. About Me From Pennsylvania Graduated from Slippery Rock University
Early Childhood/Special Education
2nd Year at NLE in 3rd Grade

3. Attendance Agendas School begins promptly at 7:50 am
Please let me know in advance if your child will be absent for an extended period of time
Make-up work will be provided after the student returns to school
Adequate time will be given to complete make-up assignments
Agendas
Assignments written daily
Homework will be posted on my website
Reading and Math Homework Daily
Take home every evening (Monday-Thursday)
Please check and sign nightly

4. Communication with parents is key!
Classroom Management
Positive Reinforcement– rewarding the ‘good stuff.’
Earn Dojo Points for individual behavior
Earn Fuzzies for whole class behavior
Setting expectations clearly.
Communication with parents is key!

5. The Leader in Me
Implemented to assist in the development of happy kids in and out of the classroom
Well-Rounded Kids
Developing leadership skills
Summary of activities will be sent home in weekly

6. Birthdays
Please refer to the Student Handbook regarding birthday and party foods and invitations at school
Non-food items to celebrate your child’s special day
Invitations may be distributed in school if each child receives one
Register with PTO for your directory

7. Snack Working snack time in the morning @ 10:00 AM
Please pack 1 healthy small snack
Water Bottles (Label with your child’s name)
Our classroom is a nut free zone
Snack

8. Lunch Lunch time: 11:55-12:25 Our ice cream day will be Wednesday 
Send in a note if you are joining us for lunch– No restaurant food!
If you would like a school lunch, your child can make your lunch choice in the morning
Check in office before entering
Lunch money in baggie with name and number – option to pay online (myschoolbucks.com)

9. End-Of-The-Year Party
Class Parties
Fall Festival
Winter Celebration
End-Of-The-Year Party
{Information about volunteering will be sent out as the dates get closer}

10. Transportation
Students are required to go home each day as indicated at the beginning of the year
Please send in a note with transportation changes
If a change is necessary by , CC: Angela Ferrer to ensure request is received – Before NOON

11. Homework Policy Agendas and Homework Folder Check my website! 
Check Daily
Usually includes Math and Reading
Check my website! 
Study Guides and Tests
Vacations
Thursday Folders

12. Curriculum Nine Week Plans Differentiated Instruction
Math: flexible grouping according to student needs with common unit assessments across grade level
Readers and Writers workshop
Love of reading has increased!
Teachers will receive more training on it this year
Science & Social Studies
Rotating Units
(Scientific Method, Explorers, Animal Adaptations…)

13. Reading and Writing Workshop
Shared Reading
Learning skills to be a better reader
Read Aloud
Go along with reading units
Reading Workshop
Mini Lesson, Independent Reading (Conferencing), Strategy/Reading Groups, Share Time
Writing Workshop
Mini Lesson, Independent Writing (Conferencing), Strategy/Reading Groups, Share Time
Word Study
NO HOMEWORK – just study!
(suggested practice on website)
Word Study Words will be sent home

14. Sign up for Fall conferences on Phoenix!
For the school year, all teachers will continue to use Phoenix Grade Book to enter student grades. Parents and students will also still have access to  ParentVUE and StudentVUE.
Parents and students will have near real-time access to information on assignments and grades, attendance, class schedules, graduation status and more.
ParentVUE offers a single sign-on to view school information for all siblings, regardless of the grade level or school of attendance.
Sign up for Fall conferences on Phoenix!

15. Grading Grading will be 1, 2, 3, 4 (with pluses)
No percentages will be given on tests - (4 point scale)
No letter grade assigned. (Report cards will still have a letter assigned.)
Differentiates mastery of a skill and going ‘above & beyond’ (application)
Grades will be updated in a timely manner (Phoenix)
Thursday Folders –Completed/Graded Work

16. Newton-Lee is a BYOT school Initially, will not be everyday
Working towards integration
To sign:
Signature Form and Student/Parent Technology Usage
Students Rights and Responsibilities& Media Release – pictures in our classroom

17. Testing
Math and Reading SOL TESTING– 2 day testing (2 days for each test)
Science and Social Studies
Performance Task Assessments
Benchmark Testing
MAP Testing (math and reading only)
Fall, winter, spring
Results are used for strategy work & instructional purposes
Adaptive to students’ responses

18. Conferences - sign up for October’s conferences online on Phoenix.
Communication
Phone
Website will be updated daily with homework
Conferences - sign up for October’s conferences online on Phoenix.

19. Parent Homework: Thank you for coming! Sign up to Volunteer
Attention New Volunteers!
Enroll in session (contact main office)
Giving Tree
Add on Parent Communication page
Go to website to sign up for conference!
Sign up for PT Board on NLE Website
-PTO memebership
-PTO announcements
-Spirit Wear Access
Thank you for coming!