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2. Reading Log Agenda Homework Folder Work Folder Record nightly
Student’s responsibility
Parent Initials
Kept in binder
Agenda
Daily Homework & Notes
Student Accountability
Parents review & sign
Open line of communication
Homework Folder
2 sides
Home and School every day
Send notes to and from home
Check every night
Work Folder
Check work and sign and return the next day

3. Opportunities to correct/change behavior
Holds students accountable for own behavior
Note home in agenda when necessary
Positive Reinforcement

4. 7:30 - 7:45 Writing 7:45 - 8:35 Reading 8:45 - 10:05 S.S./Science
10: :30
10: :55
11: :00
Morning meeting
Writing
Reading
S.S./Science
Lunch
Specials

5. 12: :30
12: :55
12:55 - 1:55
Recess
Wordly Wise/R.A.
Math

6. Day 1 - Computer
Day 2 – Media Counseling
Day 3 – Brain House
Day 4 - Music
Day 5 - PE
Day 6 - Art

7. Monday-Friday evenings
Reading, Math, Social Studies, Wordly Wise (study)
Help as needed- students need to let teacher know when they don’t understand or have questions
Must be completed every night
Responsible for missed homework and current night's homework
Homework is a completion grade

8. Grades Not all work will have number grade
If not graded, work will have a check on it so you know it has been corrected and checked.
Grades will be posted on Parent Portal within 2 weeks of given assignment date
Multiple grades (participation, notebooks, etc.) will not be posted until the end of the marking period.
Work sent home as graded
Student's responsibility to share work with parents
Work folder signed by parent and returned to school
Report Cards will include numerical grades for:
Reading, Math, Science, Social Studies

9. Grades Grading Scale A - 90 - 100 B - 80 - 89 C - 70 -79 D - 60 -69
A “3” in 2nd grade means meeting expectations…this means a “3” can be equivalent to an A, B, or C.
Reading
Reading Comprehension
Assessments or passages are every week (Counted 2 times)
Reading Rubric
Wordly Wise (counted 1 time)
Math
Tests
Quizzes
Classwork
Science
Class Assignments/Projects
Notebooks
Social Studies
Current event
Grading Scale A B C D
F - 59 and below

10. North Carolina Standards
Clearly communicates expectations of students at each grade level
End goal is to provide students with skills to succeed in college and eventually the workforce
Reading
Writing
Math
Essential Standards
Science
Social Studies

11. Students become independent readers able to think about, write about and discuss what they are reading
Reading Just Right books
iStation assessments /Computer based
Units: Launching Multi-Genre, Non-Fiction (Expository), Realistic Fiction, Informational Reading, Book Clubs, Research Clubs, Poetry, Testing Unit
Reading Comprehension
Structure
Mini-lesson
Independent Reading---strategy groups, one-on-one conferences
Reader’s Notebooks
Share Time

12. Students understand we can all be writers and writing is a part of our everyday lives
Units: Personal Narratives/Writing Long and Strong, Informational, Realistic Fiction, Persuasive, Crafting True stories, Informational, Poetry, Genre Studies
Writer’s Notebooks: collect ideas, brainstorm, begin stories
Students will not publish every story they begin
Writing Process: Drafting, Revising, Editing, Publishing
Structure:
Mini Lesson
Independent Writing (Teacher conferences and works with small groups)
Share Time

13. We use a Gradual Release of Responsibility model
Students have the chance to explore concepts before the lesson
Teacher explains
Concept is extended during workshop
Workshop consists of small group instruction, math games, and differentiated activities
Progression through C-P-A:
Concrete: using manipulatives
Pictorial: drawings
Abstract: equations and mental math
One answer, but many ways to get to the answer
Math notebooks: collect notes and complete in –class assignments
Calculators used in the classroom to check work AFTER students have shown their work and can explain how they get to their answers

14. Some Topics covered in third grade:
Place Value
Multi-Digit Addition and Subtraction
Single and Multi-Step Word Problems
Geometry
Patterns
Area and Perimeter
Multiplication and Division Problem Solving
Time to nearest minute, Elapsed time
Fractions
Measurement – Length ( whole, ½, ¼ ), Capacity, Mass
Graphs

15. Hands on and investigative
Discover science concepts through investigations
Units: Plants and Soil; Human Body; Earth Science; Forces and Motion
Field Trips: Discovery Place and Schiele Museum (Planetarium)
Grades come from Science notebooks and in class assignments

16. Units: Communities and Citizenship; Local and Regional History; Local Government; Geography; Economics
Current events every three weeks (If you are unable to print the article, it to me and I can print it for your child. )

17. Wordly Wise Strengthens vocabulary and context clue skills
Consumable text
Completed every day- 2 weeks for each lesson
Lesson quiz every 2 weeks
Cumulative Tests after every 5 lessons are completed

18. End of Grade Tests Within the last 10 days of school
Based on North Carolina Standards
Reading (1 Day) and Math (1 Day)
Math has 2 parts: Calculator Active and Inactive
Concepts and skills worked on all year long
Keep EOG Tests in a positive light

19. Reminders Read through Antioch Handbook located in front of the Agenda
Dress Code
Shorts, skirts, dresses must be to the fingertips
Straps on shirts must be 1 inch or more in width
No hats in the building
Cafeteria
Parents can come eat lunch with their child after the first two weeks of school
Birthday treats can not be home baked goods---must come from a store
Birthdays only celebrated in the cafeteria

20. Classroom Info Scholastic
Sent out monthly, great way to get leveled books and FREE books for classroom
Book Wizard
Class Wish List
On Amazon, add to it as needed
Newsletter
Sent out Weekly

21. Questions??
If you have a question, write it on the notecard at your table with your name and I will get back to you with an answer!