back to school night 2015-2016 mrs. donawerth 3 rd grade room 10 by a. donawerth
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Back to School Night 2015-2016Mrs. Donawerth3rd GradeRoom 10
By A. Donawerth
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• Started teaching in 1980 – Fullerton School District
• Moved to Saddleback Valley School District 2000
• Awarded Fellowship in the National Writing Project
• UCI Writing Project – Participant and Presenter
• Project Wild (Science)
• GATE Trained
• California State School Program Evaluator (CSSPE)
• OC Math Field Day Coach
• Science Fair Judge
• Master and Mentor Teacher, Curriculum Leader, School Site
Council
•Meet the TeacherMrs. Donawerth
Masters in Education – MAed emphasis in Curriculum and
Special Education
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•My Family
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School named after my grandfather- Carl H. Hankey School
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Preparing our students for College and Career•Common Core State Standards
Common Core State Standards Video
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•Common Core State StandardsPreparing our students for College and Career
Six Shifts in Common Core Standards
Balance of Fiction and Nonfiction Text
Increase of Text Complexity
Building Content Area Literacy -Science, History, Social Studies, and Technology
Writing Using Text-Based Evidence
Focus on Academic Vocabulary
Content Explored In-depth and Working Towards Mastery
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Read-A-Loud Book/ Cursive Writing
•Class ScheduleA second line of text could go here
Language Art – Reading/ Writing /Grammar/Spelling(Warm-up and Attendance) (Dictation on Fridays)
Mathematics
Social Studies/Science/Music/ Art/Drama/PE
8:30 -10:35
10:55-11:55
12:40-1:15
1:30 – 2:30
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• September to November – Informative/Explanatory
• November to March – Opinion / Argument
• March to June –Narrative
•District Benchmarks - Writing
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Students are tested at the beginning of the year on word
lists
5 words a week (Comes home Monday)
Only given words they have misspelled
Students put words into sentences (Comes home Tuesday
to study)
All five sentences become their test for the week (Fri)
•Individualized Spelling
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Addition and Subtraction should be mastered in 2nd
Grade
Multiplication and Division Facts should be mastered
by December
*Mastered means the answer is said within 3 seconds
•Math Facts
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Scheduling• A Work in Progress
•Scientist of the Week – Fridays after Lunch•Library – To be arranged•Computer Lab – To be arranged•P.E. –Tuesday and Thursday•Flag and Award Ceremonies – First Monday of the Month•Art Masters- monthly
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BOOKS AND IDEA BOX IN CLASS• Students are encouraged to plan
ahead and start looking at ideas for an experiment.
• Class Library has books with experiments
• School Library has books with experiments
• Classroom file box of experiments
• “3rd Grade Science Projects” can be Googled.
• .
INTERNET SEARCH
Scientist of the WeekThe Scientific Method used in an Experiment
On the Monday of each student’s week, they are to bring in their paperwork to review the safety
procedures with Mrs. Donawerth.
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• Provided by PTA –
• Non Fiction Reading
• Current Events
• Text based questions
• Social Studies and
Science
•Scholastic News
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• Homework packet comes home on Monday• Work is collected on the day it is due• Projects require additional time and are
scheduled in advance• Check Website for additional Challenge
Activities
•HomeworkMonday Through Thursday – approx. 1hour
Mrs. Donawerth’s WebsiteRead Every
Day!
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• Patriotic Songs each Morning
• Art to enhance learning
• Art Masters
In classroom Reader’s Theater
• Grade Level Play
•The ArtsIntegrated into the Curriculum
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Gift of History – Fall
Heritage Hill walk through history Spring
Others to be arranged
•Field Trips
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Homework - Credit 100%/ No Credit 0%/Late 70%
Testing and Assessments are graded with % and Letter
Grade
AR Points are 10% of the Final Grade
Math Facts are 10% of Final Grade
Grades and Missing Work on line through the Family
Portal
•Grading
Saddleback Website
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Classroom Discipline
1. Reminder given of the rules2. Second -Loss of Recess Time /
Moved / Loss of privilege3. Note Home to Parents - Sign and
return the next day
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Class Points for IncentivesKeeping Track of Points
Class Dojo
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Volunteers Needed
•Monday, Tuesday and Friday – Individualized Spelling Program•Clerical Work•Holiday Parties•Larger School Projects
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Let’s Work Together to Make This a GREAT YEAR!
Rancho
Rocks!