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Homework Policy-
Homework will be assigned Monday through Thursday.
Students in grade 3 can expect to see 30 minutes of homework each
night (10 minutes per grade level). Homework is a review of
skills already taught. Please allow your child to try to do
his/her homework independently. Students should use side A on
a Saxon Math lesson to help with side B. I appreciate any help
that you give to your child. Please just keep in mind that the
homework is a review. If you ask your child to correct mistakes
please don't point out the specific mistake, ask your child to check
over the work to try to find the mistake. This encourages
independence and self checking (which is a big goal this year).
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Absences- When students are absent
they are responsible for making up the work. Students will
have a "While You Were Out" packet on their desk when they return.
Two times the number of days absent equals the number of days the student has
to make up the work.(2 days absent equals 4 days to make up work) Much is missed when a student is absent
(direct instruction, class activities, group work, experiments).
Some of the work cannot be made up at home and will have to be made
up at school from 2:30-3:15. REGULAR ATTENDANCE IS STRONGLY
ENCOURAGED!
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Home-School
Journal- A traveling
Home-School Journal will be given to your child to record all
assignments. There is also space in this log for parent-teacher
communication and pockets for traveling notes and homework. Please
ask to see this journal each night. It is not necessary
for you to sign each of your child's papers. I ask that you
only sign the journal each night.
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Friday Folders- Each Friday
corrected work will be sent home in the Friday Folder. If your child
is having difficulties or not handing work in on time I will be in
touch with you. There is a form that remains in the Friday Folder.
It has a place for you to sign and date so that I know that you have
seen your child's work for the week.
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Water bottles- I allow
water bottles (with water only). Students are encouraged to bring a
clean plastic water bottle to school. There are two times
during the day when students may go fill bottles in the
cafeteria. Water bottles are kept on a table in the room.
Water breaks are provided periodically throughout the day.
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Report Cards-
Report cards are sent home every ten weeks. Information on the
report card includes quarterly grades for each subject, a quarterly
average, grades for Specials, personal development comments and
overall teacher comments. Report cards will be sent home on
the following dates: November 10,
January 28, April 8 and June 24.
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Progress Reports- Progress
reports will be sent home every five weeks. Information on the
progress report is not as specific as the report card.
Information included will be passing, borderline or failing for each
subject area. Overall teacher comments are also included.
Progress reports will be sent home on the following dates: October
10, December 17, March 4 and May 20.
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Conferences- Parent teacher
conferences are scheduled for all students at the end of the first
quarter. At this time I will go over the report card with you and
answer any questions you may have. Notes will go home with
appointment times, I will do my very best to accommodate you and your
busy schedule. First quarter conferences are
November 22, 2010
from 12:30 to 3:15 and 4:00 to 6:00. Parent teacher conferences may be
scheduled at the end of the third quarter. I schedule these for
students who are having difficulty in third grade. If you do not
receive a note for a conference, your child is not having any difficulty
at this time. Spring conferences are scheduled for April 26, from 12:30
to 3:15.
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"Proud To Be Me"-
Your child will the “Proud
To Be Me, Person Of The Week” during one full week of the school
year. As the “Person of the Week” each student completes a packet.
These items are displayed on the “Proud to be Me” bulletin board in the
classroom. The "Person of the Week" gives a small presentation to the
class based on the information completed in the packet. Photos may also
be sent in to display on the bulletin board. As the "Person of the
Week", the student gives a presentation, is the line leader for the
entire week and is also the messenger for the week.
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Discipline- There are three
rules in our classroom. #1 Be respectful at all times.
#2 Be responsible. #3 Be safe. I expect students to
follow these rules at all times. Students are expected to do
the right thing because it is the right thing to do. There are
no rewards given for appropriate behavior. Good choices are
encouraged. Since appropriate behavior is expected at all
times there is not a list of set consequences. Bad choices are
discouraged. Each incident will be dealt with individually.
There
is only one set consequence. If a student does not hand in homework
when it is due, the consequence is loss of free time on Fun Friday. Students will work
on incomplete homework during this time. After three times the student
is kept after school from 2:30 to 3:15 and a phone call is made to the
parents.
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Effort- Students are expected to put
forth their best effort at all times. Neatness is expected on
every assignment. Corrections are assigned on some work to
ensure that a student understands the material. Students
receive extra instruction after a failing grade and are encouraged
to make up the assignment for a higher grade.
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AIS- Students may be kept after
school from 2:30 to 3:15 as an extension of the school day on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday. Students will receive extra help at this
time. I keep a Tuesday-Thursday group and a Wednesday group.
You will receive a notice letting you know your child's days. These are set
groups and students are expected to stay on their assigned night(s). After the
New York State ELA and Math Exam students will
receive notices at the beginning of each week, letting them know
which day I'd like them to stay. Parents are asked to sign and
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New York State Assessments-
On May 4-6 your child will be taking the NYS ELA Exam. On May 11-12 your
child will be taking the NYS Math Assessment. We are fortunate to have strong curriculums to
prepare our students for these tests.
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Class Website-
A lot of time and thought has gone into our class website.
My goal is to have a website that is user friendly. I would
like it to be a source of information for parents. I'd like it
to be many things for my students. First, I hope that it is a
source of information for my students. I also hope that
students use this site to safely navigate the internet to access
information.
My hope is to expose the students to new things (curriculum related
facts, current events, art, literature, poetry, music, different
cultures, authors, illustrators, reference materials, etc).
Hopefully this new platform for learning will motivate my students
to keep learning. My goal is to integrate technology into the
curriculum to enhance student learning. I hope this webpage
will build an educational relationship beyond the classroom with my
students and their families. This website will be used
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Emergency Closing of School-If
the school system is to be cleared because of inclement weather or some
other emergency, there will be a bulletin broadcast over local radio
stations:
WMSA- 1340 AM
WYBG- 1050 AM
WICY- 1490 AM
WVNV- 96.5 FM
CKON- 97.3 FM
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