mrs. zitel’s 3 rd grade class welcome to back-to-school night!
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Mrs. Zitel’s 3rd Grade Class
Welcome to Back-to-School
Night!
Agenda Teacher Introduction 3rd Grade Team Class Schedule Classroom Expectations &
Behavior First Nine Weeks Plans Grading in 3rd Grade Homework Policy Food Reminders Communication Contact Information Questions & Answers
A Little Bit About Me Loudoun County Public Schools graduate Graduated from Longwood University with a
Bachelors degree in Elementary Education (PREK-6)
Sixth year at Creighton’s Corner Elementary School
Live in South Riding Enjoy running, cooking, CrossFit, and spending
time w/ friends & family CCE Running Club coach Dallas Cowboys fan
The third grade team plans together on a weekly
basis
We will give common pre- and post assessments This helps us monitor which skills students have mastered
and which skills we may need to reteach
Please check the third grade webpage often!
Study Guides
Course Syllabi
Teacher Home Pages
3rd Grade Team
Weekly Schedule***See Refrigerator Reminder!
Classroom Expectations &
Behavior
Responsive Classroom Morning Meeting
Behavior/Sticker Charts Colts Compliments
Class & Individual
Think Sheets
Colts Compliments
Teacher:
Student:
Demonstrated being a colt by;Respect Respect Respect
Yourself Others Your School
Habit 1 — Be ProactiveYou're in Charge of You
7 Habits of Happy KidsLeadership qualities that all kids can learn
Habit 2 — Begin with the End in MindHave a Plan
Habit 3 — Put First Things First Work First, Then Play
Habit 5 — Seek First to Understand, Then to Be UnderstoodListen Before You Talk
Habit 6 — SynergizeTogether Is Better
Habit 7 — Sharpen The SawBalance Feels Best
Habit 4 — Think Win-WinEveryone Can Win
A look at the first nine weeks in… MATH Equivalent periods of time, including relationships among days,
months, and years, as well as minutes and hours
Time to the nearest minute and elapsed time in one-hour increments over a 12-hour period
Temperature to the nearest degree from a Celsius thermometer and a Fahrenheit thermometer
Graphing (line plots, bar graphs, and picture graphs)
Place value (six-digit numerals)
Rounding numbers (9,999 or less) to the nearest ten, hundred, and thousand
Comparing two whole numbers between 0 and 9,999
Addition and subtraction (with and without regrouping)
Addition properties
Scientific Investigations Matter Water Cycle
SCIENCE
Social Studies
Government (Rules & Laws) Geography Map Skills
Language Arts
PALS and DRA testing Results will be communicated during the 1st quarter
conference
Reading Workshop: Building a Reading Life Writing Workshop: Crafting True Stories/Personal
Narratives Word Study
Grading in 3rd Grade
Teachers will use the following grading scale for student work: 4 = Exceeds Standard 3 = Meets Standard 2 = Progressing
Towards Standard 1= Below Standard ● = Denotes
knowledge or skill not assessed at this time
On the report card, you will see averaged letter grades.
A – OutstandingB – Very GoodC – Satisfactory D – Needs ImprovementF – Not performing
(As teachers, we do not focus on letter grades. We care if the student is meeting the standards!)
Grading
Example
Partial Topic Statement
1: Below Standard
2: Progressing Towards Standard
3: Meets Standard
4: Exceeds Standard
Edits writing for punctuation
Few or none of the sentences have correct punctuation
Some sentences have correct punctuation
Most sentences have correct punctuation
All sentences have correct punctuation
Homework Students will receive approximately 30 minutes of
homework every night Homework will be written in student agendas daily.
Parental supervision of agenda is strongly encouraged. According to LCPS policy, homework will not be graded,
but should reflect a high level of quality and effort. Students will need to have access to the Internet for
some homework assignments Students are encouraged to make reading a part of their
routine
If you choose to send in a snack for your child, please do not send peanut/tree nut products or candy.
Please send in healthy snacks!
Water bottles are allowed in our classrooms, but please make sure that they don’t leak.
LCPS does not permit parents to bring in food treats to celebrate student birthdays. You may send in other “treats” such as pencils, stickers, bookmarks, etc.
Food Reminders
Communication Weekly email
usually sent on Sunday afternoons w/ information for the upcoming week
Class Website Go to the Creighton’s Corner website Classrooms
3rd Grade Mrs. Zitel
First quarter conference Sign-up is on class website
Remind
Contact Information Please feel free to contact me via:
Phone: (703) 957-4480
Notes sent in with your child in the homework folder
Will respond within 24 hours
Do not email confidential information such as:
Grades
Behavior issues
Questions&
Answers
What questions can I answer that will help better prepare you for a great
year in third grade?