1. Welcome Mrs. Hevia & Ms. Leoncio 8/28/13

2. 3 rd Grade Bilingual  We are looking forward to an exciting and productive year. We are thrilled to have your child in our classrooms this year.

3. Daily Homework  Homework reinforces what is done in class.  Homework will be assigned daily and will be checked for completion everyday as well.  Students will be responsible for copying their daily homework assignments inside their Mater Gardens Academy agenda.  Parents should supervise and help students complete their homework.

4. Class Parties  Birthday parties are great; however, they do take away from our teaching time. We ask that if you do wish to celebrate your child’s birthday you do it Friday’s during P.E. time (11:25 – 12:05).  Holiday parties will be kept simple this year seeing how we must prepare our students for the FCAT.

5. ACHIEVE 3000  Go to WWW.KIDBIZ3000.COMWWW.KIDBIZ3000.COM  Username: student I.D.  Password: student I.D.  The daily article will be posted in their email. After the student reads the article they will have to complete the article activity.  Students will have to read 2 articles and complete 2 activities each week.  Every Monday, we will collect the 2 REQUIRED activity print outs.

6. REFLEX MATH  Go to WWW.REFLEXMATH.COMWWW.REFLEXMATH.COM  Username: leoncio  Password: varies  Students must complete a math session on a DAILY basis!  Every Monday, we will check that each student completed 5 sessions for the previous week.

7. 3 rd Grade Reading Skills  Story Elements: Characters, Setting, Plot  Sequence  Cause & Effect  Main Idea and Key Details  Theme  Author’s Point of View  Problem & Solution  Compare & Contrast  Point of View

8. 3 rd Grade Math Skills  Addition & Subtraction Within 1,000  Numbers Through 100,000.00  Collect & Analyze Data – Graphs & Problem Solving  Multiplication Facts & Strategies  Division Facts & Strategies  Understanding & Comparing Fractions  Telling Time Including Elapsed Time  Perimeter & Length  Plane Shapes  Congruency & Symmetry  Measurement  Area

9. FCAT DATES  April 22 nd – April 25 th Reading & Math

10. Volunteer Hours  If you are interested in helping out in class you must submit a School Volunteer form for approval. Once your application is processed you will be given a volunteer number. Your volunteer number must be active if you would like to volunteer in class. We will ask parents when there is an activity in class and/or a field trip. We will make an effort to allow all parents an opportunity to volunteer when necessary.

11. Volunteer Hours  The required amount of hours is 30 per child and 15 for each additional sibling.  Every $5 spent equals 1 hour.  If you donate items from our “wish list” please make sure to turn in the receipt in order to get hours.

12. Attendance Policy  The day your child is able to return, it is imperative that you send a note indicating the child's name, the reason for the absence and the date/s of the absence/s. Excused absences are only allowed in case of illness or death in the family. An unexcused absence will be given if a note is not sent to school within 2 days of the absence/s. Serious absenteeism will be referred to administration for further review.  NOTE: 3 UNEXCUSED ABSENCES = 1 REFERAL

13. Tardiness  It is especially important that your child be in school on time. A child will be marked tardy if they are not in class by 8:30 a.m.  Excessive tardiness will also be referred to administration.  NOTE: 10 TARDIES = 1 REFERAL

14. Uniform Policy  School uniforms are mandatory everyday.  http://www.matergardens.com/ourpages/aut o/2013/7/5/47330284/Parent%20Student%2 0Handbook%202013-2014.pdf (pg. 20) http://www.matergardens.com/ourpages/aut o/2013/7/5/47330284/Parent%20Student%2 0Handbook%202013-2014.pdf  On Fridays, students may wear jeans if they bring $1.00.

15. Class Website  www.schoolrack.com/hevia/ www.schoolrack.com/hevia/  www.schoolrack.com/lleoncio/ www.schoolrack.com/lleoncio/

16. Let’s Have a Great Year!