WELCOME TO OUR CLASSROOM • Please find your child’s desk …

• Complete the page on the desk

• Turn over the paper to see how well your answers match your child’s answers

• Look through your child’s Reading and Writing Notebooks ( you can see how they are set up and what we’ve learned this year!

• Take a few minutes to jot a note to your child on the school bus paper. ( place it in the pink basket between the computers).

• Take a look around the room and find your child’s portrait and writing.

BACK TO S

CHOOL

N

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EPT. 2

4, 2015

This year we will grow as students and our bond will become stronger!

We will build on the foundations that were learned in second grade.

We are already off to a great start!!!

This power point will give you an overview of 3rd grade!

Welcome to Third Grade

WE’RE OFF TO A GREAT START

ABOUT MRS. CANCILA

• I live in Woolwich.

• I have 2 girls

( 7th and 10th grade)

* I have a yellow Labrador named Stella.

• This is my 18th year teaching. ( 10th year in Swedesboro)

• I have always taught third and fourth grade.

• I like to have fun, but also challenge my class!

• I’m a hard worker so I expect my students to work hard too!

• I love sports and my students will tell you I’m competitive.

Reading:Daily Five , Wonders, Raz Kids • Read to Self : goal is 20 – 30 minutes of individual

reading at child’s level

• Read to Someone: read with a partner

• Work Work: working with words: Vocabulary and Spelling

• Listen to Reading : Computer Raz Kids & other online stories

• Work on Writing : writer’s notebook, class notebooks, readers responses

• Weekly Story and Assessments from Wonders

READING

• Reading Notebook: This is where the kids keep all vocabulary words and lesson pages from skills that have been taught. It is a quick reference to use during Reader’s response.

• Reader’s Response: completed each week… students respond to stories in their notebook.. Utilize all the skills being taught that week.

• Writing / Grammar Notebook: this is where the students free write and keep all gramamr notes and lesson pages .

Hard at work already

Reading:

Reading Notebooks • Students store notes from reading

and grammar mini-lessons in their interactive Notebook.

• Small group reading to reinforce / enhance skills at their level

• Each week a new Reading and Word skill will be introduced and utilized.

• Wonders Online access: check my website for instructions….

THIRD GRADERS READ THIRTY BOOKS

• Each child has a goal to read thirty books this year

• They can read during, before, or after school

• After reading a book complete a Reading Counts quiz with a score of 70 or above

• If there is no quiz complete the graphic organizer to receive credit for your book

• Some class read alouds will count….

As long as you pass the Reading Counts

quiz………

• Achieve your goal and enjoy a delicious pizza party

Writing: 4 types……• Narrative, Informative( Explanatory), Opinion , and Poetry •Writer’s Notebook•Work on Writing during Daily 5

PARAGRAPH WRITING SANDWICH MODEL

We use a Sandwich model to write paragraphs.

Bottom bun: opening sentence ( topic )Cheese, condiments, ham : 3 detail sentencesTop bun: closing or ending sentence

PARAGRAPH SANDWICHES MADE OUT OF PLAY DOUGH

We always have fun while learning!

Science & Social Studies:

• Alternate between the two .

• Social Studies Communities. Citizens & Government Map Skills

• Science

Various mini units: Space , Earth ,Life Science

Math Wonders My Math program • Introduce daily skill• Practice daily skill• Homework with daily skill • IXL at home

Spelling*We are going to work on words

during Word work during Daily 5 in the classroom

* Spelling Pattern Strategies will be learned and used.

• Daily Homework assignments

• 30- 45 minutes• Reading Log and Math

each night• Reinforces skills taught

during the day• Kids should be able to

complete on their own and then parent reviews it

Homework

• A standards-based report card lists the most important skills students should learn in each subject at a particular grade level.

• Why not letter grades?

• Letter grades do not tell parents which skills their children have mastered or whether they are working at grade level.

• “Parents should know exactly what their students should be able to do.”

• Standards-based report cards can encourage teachers to make sure their lessons offer students chances to go beyond “grade level.”

• Parent information Night on October 5 6: 30 – 8:00 at Harker

Standards Report card

FRIDAY FOLDER & ASSESSMENT FOLDER

• On Fridays the brown folder comes home with weekly papers…. I mark them with c’s and kid’s correct mistakes for me in school…..Keep those at home.. They are yours to keep

• On Monday the assessment folder comes home. Please sign and review. I will keep them in a file in school. I will use these and my antidotal notes to review the skills your child needs review on.

• Green, yellow, orange, red system• Parent contact for repeated

offenses/red lights.

Rewards: ticket rewards

Tickets: pick 3- 5 tickets at the end of every week for prizes

Bingo board : pick a card for a prize. Sit at teachers desk, desk bump etc….

Rules and Consequences

• Weekly newsletter- e-mailed to you

• EMAILscancila @swedesboro-woolwich.com• Check the website, give me a

call or write a note in planner for any concerns

Communication

Communication is the key

WELCOME CHECK OUT OUR FIRST FEW DAYS !!

Snowball Fight getting to Know you Activity

First day

smiling faces

A Fabulous Bunch!

The following are my goals as your child’s teachers:

* foster independence, responsibility and organization

* support the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development of all children

* engage students in hands-on meaningful activities

* create and motivate life-long learners

Create a partnership with parents

THANK YOU FOR COMING!! I am very excited for this year. I know that I will get

to know each and every one of you and your child very

well! Please don’t hesitate to

contact me with questions, comments or complaints!