WELCOME TO MEET THE TEACHER NIGHT

JenniferKeeler

All About Me My background

I grew up in Vero Beach, Florida. I graduated from Vero Beach High

School and the University of Central Florida with a degree in Elementary Education.

My experience I’ve been teaching for 18 years. I have taught 3rd and 4th grade.

My Family

My husband Jason

My children Mollie (12 years old) Connor (8 years old)

My Goals To give your child the academic

and social skills needed to progress to fourth grade.

To provide a safe, supportive, and fun classroom environment.

To help your child make new friends and discover new interests.

• Correspondence: Please feel free to contact me. My phone number is 564-3357 or my e-mail is jennifer.keeler @indianriverschools.org. You can also write a note in the agenda.

• Volunteering: I would love to have volunteers come in the room and help students with math. If you feel lead, please let me know. Also, if you are on campus for any reason, please go to the office and sign in. You must have a visitor’s pass to be on campus at any time.

WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP?

• Tutoring once a week for an hour, or even 30 minutes with struggling readers.

• Second Step Volunteer

DRESS CODE

• Solid color “polo type” golf shirt of any color.

• Trousers, shorts, jumpers with collared shirt underneath, capris and skorts must be khaki, navy, or black.

• Solid color dress with sleeves and a collar.

• Shorts, skorts, jumpers must be finger-tip length.

• Closed-toe and heal shoes.• Socks must be a matching pair.• Jeans may be worn only on Friday or a

field trip day with a Beachland T-Shirt.

CLASSROOM RULESBe Respectful• Raise your hand and wait for permission to speak.• Do what your teacher asks immediately.

Be Responsible• Turn in completed assignments on time.• Bring books, agenda, and homework to

class. Be Safe and Ready to Learn• Keep hands, feet, and objects to

yourself.

REWARDS AND CONSEQUENCES

Rewards for Appropriate Behavior:• Lunch with teacher PBS ticket Praise!• Treats Stickers Praise!• Special Activities Positive Note or Call Praise!• No Homework Pass Special Privileges• Extra SPA time Consequences for Inappropriate Behavior: • Home Run (5) Great job!• Strike One (4) Keep working hard! • Strike Two (3) You can do it! Miss 5 minutes of SPA time• Foul Ball (2) Miss 10 minutes of SPA time• Strike Three (1) Lose all SPA time/or Behavior Notice

MONDAY FOLDERS AND STUDENT AGENDAS

• Monday Folders: Please review all papers with your child, sign, and return the folder the next day.

• Agenda: Please check it for home- work information and initial it each day. This is a great communication

tool!

HOMEWORK• Purpose: Necessary practice (get in the habit

for higher grades)and information for parents.

• Look in the front pocket of your child’s binder for all homework assignments.(They do not have to be done in the exact order.)

• The homework packet will be sent home on Friday of each week. Please return on following Friday.

• Homework should take no more than 30-40 minutes, including reading time.

HOMEWORK HELP• YES, it is wonderful if you can help your

child with the homework.(They should be able to do most of it independently)

• If I can provide 5 minutes of one- on- one instruction to your child, and you can provide 15 minutes; you have tripled their one-on-one time.

TYPICAL HOMEWORK• Read 20 – 30 minutes daily.• Reading Response Journal – Answer a

question each night that goes along with the focus skill for the week. These questions are located in the front of the journal. The title of the book, date, question, and answer should be in the journal each night.

• Study weekly vocabulary words and write sentences that show the meaning of the word is understood.

• Math homework - The Math workbook will be sent home every Monday and is to be returned on Friday.

• Science or Social Studies homework.

WebsitesFlorida Department of Education http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcat2/fcatitem.aspixl.com (Math Practice)http://www.ixl.com/math/standards/florida/grade-3FCAT Reading Practicewww.fcatexplorer.comReading, Math, and Science Textbookswww.thinkcentral.com

FCAT Resources

Reading Math

READING

• Reading Benchmark Tests are a diagnostic look at what your child already knows and does not count as a part of the reading grade.

• Tips to help your child with reading. * Find a quiet place to read.

* Model reading is a wonderful way to model

the connection between fluent reading and

meaningful reading.  Model how to read with

expression. 

* Ask questions about what your child read.

Accelerated Reader (AR)

• STAR Reading Test• Goals and ZPD Levels are given• 85% goal for comprehension and

points goal is given• 1st nine weeks goal is based on 6

weeks rather than 9 weeks.• Take tests before school in the

library with a parent, before Specials, and in the reading classroom.

MATHEMATICS

Examples:• Fluent in addition, subtraction, and

multiplication basic facts.• Place value through hundred thousands• Adding and subtracting with regrouping• Word Problems• Collect and analyze data• Geometry, fractions, and measurement• Length & Perimeter• Time

WRITING 3rd Grade Scoring:FOCUS• On topic, • Makes senseWORD CHOICE• Descriptive words, Million $ words, Sentence varietyORGANIZATION• Beginning, Middle, End• Hook or grabber • Words from prompt, Transitional phrases, Topic sentence • Concluding sentence, Zinger endingSUPPORTING DETAILS• 2 or more details in each paragraph • Details within detailsVIVID EXAMPLES• Personal experiences CONVENTION ERRORS• Simple spelling, Incomplete sentences, Run-on sentences, Capitalization, Punctuation, Grammar, Paragraphing

GRADING SYSTEM

Grading Scale:• A = 100 – 90• B = 89 – 80• C = 79 – 70• D = 69 – 60• F = 59 - 0 Effort and Conduct:• E = Exceeding Expectations• S = Successfully Meeting Expectations• P = Progressing But Needs Support• N = Not Meeting Expectations

eSemblereSembler is a wonderful tool for you as a parent to check the status of your child’s progress with just a click of the mouse. It’s easy and informative. Log on to the school district’s website and click on the eSembler icon. It will then prompt you to create an account so you can get started.

Grading Weights The grading weights for each subject area are as follows:ReadingAccelerated Reader        10%Assignments                    50%Tests                              40%

MathAssignments                    40%Quizzes                           30%Tests                               30% ScienceLAB/Projects                   50%Unit Tests                        50% Social StudiesAssignments                   50%Projects/Tests                 50% WritingGrammar/Conventions              30%Paragraph Writing                   40%Weekly Writing Response        30%

Tests/non-graded work

•All graded papers in Monday folder will count towards report card grade. Ex. Reading selection tests, daily language tests, and spelling tests.

•If a paper has a star, sticker, or smiley face on it, and no grade, it means we did most of it together in class.

•Much of the work we do in class stays in class until the end of the year. Ex. Much of our writing is in their composition books, math is kept in the workbook, and spelling, grammar, reading is in practice book. You are welcome to peruse your child’s work at any time.

S.P.A.Supervised Physical Activity

• 30 minutes daily

SNACKS• A BIG thank you goes out to Chris Yates

for being our “Snack Mom” this year. She has bought, bagged, and brought in snack for your child every day of the month thus far.

• We will be asking for a $2.00 donation from every child to help defray the cost of the snacks.

• Please send in your donation promptly so Chris can utilize the money for the snack.

• Water bottles may be kept at their desks.

FIELD TRIPS

ELC Field Trip

Our class will be heading to the ELC on Tuesday, October 2nd.

Please check either your child’s agenda or the Monday folder for further details.

LEGOLANDFurther details concerning this trip will be

given closer to the spring.

Bullying BasicsBullying:•Is learned, harmful, and controllable

•Can be effectively stopped or entirely prevented

•Spreads if supported or left unattended•Involves everyone: bully’s victims and bystanders

•Is not pre-wired, harmless or inevitable

Our Message to Students

Thank you so much for coming tonight!

I am looking forward to a fabulous year!