1. Welcome to Third Grade

2. Dear Parents, Welcome to Open House. 1. Feel free to look around the room. 2. Find your child’s seat. 3. Take a few minutes to write a note to your child. (There is a blank page inside your folder)

3. Highlights Please just check “no” and sign. I get nice free gifts for the classroom.

4. Our Daily Schedule 8:55-9:05 Sign in/ lunch 9:10-10:10 Math 10:10-11:00 Special 11:03-11:36 Lunch 11:40-11:50 Homework 11:50-12:20 Writing 12:20-1:35 ELA 1:35-2:05 Recess 2:05-2:35 Science/Social Studies 2:40-3:15 TEAM TIME

5. Specials Monday—PE/Health Tuesday– Library Wednesday– Music Thursday– Health/PE (gym) sneakers Friday– Art

6. ELA: Storytown A resource to use towards curriculum Read Aloud Robust Vocabulary Phonics Grammar Spelling (www.spellingcity.com) Tic Tac Toewww.spellingcity.com Writing—Being a Writer Every other week a parent letter/robust vocab Monthly tests- robust vocab, comprehension, grammar, focus skill.

7. PSSAs Given in April this year Week of April 13- Reading Week of April 20- Math

8. Study Island Common core skills Assigned each week. Brag Tags

9. Everyday Math Hands on Understanding of numbers and concepts Games are used for facts Math Facts*** (handout) Studies show a 9 year old does not have enough working memory to figure out fact and to solve a problem. Homelink-each night SRBSRB Explorations Math Boxes www.everydaymathonline.com www.xtramath.com

10. Math Tests Given at the end of each Unit—tests skills children are working on…not just unit skills Part A is graded Part B is for developing instruction—does not count as part of grade On line games (www.everydaymathonline.com)www.everydaymathonline.com

11. Social Studies Maps and Globes Communities ested and Graded Tested and Graded Science Habits Plants Natural Resources Tested and Graded

12. Ways to Study Have someone read you the question. Answer it out loud or write it down. Make up flashcards Make it into a game-concentration, memory, I spy etc. Pretend to be a teacher. Make up a test. Give it to a parent.

13. Behavior Mod Program Most children were on points last year. My class has levels they can achieve each week. Can earn way off points in December for new year.

14. Class Meetings Weekly to talk about our classroom. Encourage each other Give positive recognition

15. Report Cards and Conferences Report cards are issued in November. Get a report card, not a conference sheet the first quarter. All subjects are graded.

16. Lunch information Check balance, talk to child about extras they can buy. 2 snacks daily Xtra helping

17. Scholastic Book Clubs Multiple Levels Easy to order online. http://www.scholastic.com/bookclubs (login for our class is on my website) http://www.scholastic.com/bookclubs Make one check payable to Scholastic no matter how many clubs you order from. (No cash please) Make great gifts for birthdays or holidays.

18. My Class Website www.methacton.org Go to Woodland Go to Teachers Click on Bradley

19. Field Trips/Presentations We will have 1 trip and a few presentations. Thanks to H&S generously paying for a bus, trip is nominal. They also pay for one of the presentations. Plan on about $20

20. Contact Me Write a note in your child’s homework copybook Email-lbradley@methacton.org (checked after school)Email-lbradley@methacton.org Call office and leave message 610-489-5000 X43202 Try my extension before or after school X43308