1. Welcome to 3rd Grade Open House 2018
Mrs.Schindler
Room 207

2.            Meet the teacher
I live in New Paltz with my husband Ed, daughter Emma, and black lab Lily.
I taught in Hyde Park for 2 years and Millbrook for 5 years. 
I attended SUNY New Paltz for my undergrad and graduate work. 
I enjoy hiking, swimming, and laying on the beach : ) 

3. Welcome Folder -Technology resources/login -Letter from your child
- Phone and Address Permission Form
-Tell Me About Your Child paper
- Photograph objection slip
- Confidential Student Data Form
- Letter to Child (leave on desk)
-Schedule
-Grades and Report Card
-Scholastic Book Club Letter
-Technology resources/login

4. Technolgoy Classroom Website Go to www.highland-k12.org
Go to the Elementary School page and then “Teachers/Classrooms” on the right.
Find "Holly Schindler”
Holly Schindler website
Kids A-Z
PebbleGo
BrainPop
MobyMax
type to learn

5. Green Take Home Folder - Used for home/school communication.
  Send notes, finished work, etc.  
  Students empty this folder every morning.
- Please check this folder 
  every day for notes, handouts,
  student work, etc.

6. Homework A homework packet will be sent home every
Monday. It will be due on Friday
Students will use their Elementary handbook
for spelling words and reading log. Students
Will be asked to read for 20 minutes every night
Occasionally, students will be assigned
special projects related to what is being
taught in class.
Homework will not receive an official grade, however,  completion of homework is an item on the report card.

7. Highlights to the 3rd grade curriculum
ELA
Reader's Workshop 
Unit 1 – Building a Reading Life
Unit 2 - Grasping Main Ideas and Text Structures
Unit 3 - Character Study
Unit 4 - Research Clubs
Writer's Workshop
Unit 1 – Crafting True Stories
Unit 2 – The Art of Information
Unit 3 – Changing the World: Persuasive Speeches, Petitions, and Editorials
Unit 4 – Once Upon a Time: Adapting and Writing Fairy Tales 

8. Highlights to the 3rd grade curriculum
Math
Unit 1 – Place Value, Rounding, Comparing Numbers, Arithmetic Pattern
Unit 2 – Addition and Subtraction
Unit 3 – Multiplication with 0,1,2,4,5,10
Unit 4 – Multiplication with 3,6,7,8,9
Unit 5 – Division for Lower Numbers
Unit 6 – Division for Higher Numbers, Fact Families, Missing Numbers, etc.
Unit 7 – Geometry – Plane Shapes
Unit 8 – Geometry – Area
Unit 9 – Fractions
Unit 10 – Measurement – Time
Unit 11 – Measurement – Length, Liquid Volume, and Mass
Unit 12 – Measurement – Graphing and Data
Unit 13 – Geometry – Perimeter 

9. Highlights to the 3rd grade curriculum
Science – Mystery Science
Plants
Animals
Forces and Motions
Weather
Social Studies
First Nations of North America
Cultures of North America
Cultures in Our Community 

10. Housekeeping Items Class Behavior System Green = good Yellow = warning
Red = note home
Purple = outstanding!!!!!
Snack – We will have a snack every morning. Please
pack a healthy snack that will fuel your child's brain.
Lunch account can be accessed online.  

11. Special Events - Birthdays
- Class Parties – Fall, Winter, Spring (end by 2:15)
- Field Trips 
- Rainforest Awareness Week (April)
- Character Parade (May)
- Field Day (June)
- Book Orders- Prefer to be completed online

12. PICTURE DAY!
Friday September 14, 2018

13. Things to do tonight before you leave:
Sign up for a conference
Write a letter to your child
Fill out confidential student data sheet (if you have not done so already) 
Sign the photo permission form ( Please turn in if you DO NOT want your child photographed)
Complete phone
and address
permission slip.
Tomorrow – wear red!

14. Final message from my heart…