Welcome 1.Please sign

in at the back table

2.Take an information packet

3.Have a seat

Thank-you, Ms. Meunier

Ms. Meunier• Returning Teacher – 5th year at Ruthe

Deskin, 1st year teaching 3rd grade.• 3 years 5th, 1 year 4th• Originally from Minnesota where I was a

substitute teacher for 4 years.• I enjoy teaching because I believe that a

good education is the foundation for a more fulfilling life and I want to be a part of making that possible for your child.

Classroom Expectations

• Respect the Rights of Others• Respect School Property• Behave Safely• Always Do Your Best• Keep a Positive Attitude

Rewards and Consequences

• Students will earn tickets for following behavior expectations

Every week = two ticketsAdditional tickets for following

expectations• Lose a ticket for misbehavior or to buy a

privilege.• Any tickets left at a specified time go into a raffle

for a prize or activity. • See syllabus for more detail

More Incentives

• OUR CLASS• Student will work in Kagan learning groups and

can earn classroom points for following directions• Best groups will roll dice and total the points.

Points added to group total on the board• Whole class can earn a reward for reaching a total

goal amount for the time period.• OUR SCHOOL• Eagle feathers for SOARING life skills used in drawings for Eagle Tags• Eagle of the Week• Deskin Diner

First Day Packet• We will briefly discuss the items in the packet on

Monday• If you would like to take it home now, you may do

so and return it on Monday. Items included: ! Field Trip Permission! Computer Access Permission• Media Release Form• Student/Parent Handbook• Code of Honor• Education Accord– Free and reduced lunch applications are

now completed online (see your packet).

SafeKey• Please fill out a SafeKey form • Necessary for before and after school activities• We never know when things come up at the last

minute, so please fill out the form just in case.– Forms are available from the SafeKey

staff before and after school. – SafeKey requires a small deposit to enroll

a student (one hour fee). – The office closes at 4:00 so all children

must be home, in an afterschool activity, or Safekey. –At 3:45, the office will call the

attendance officer to transport students to the Boys and Girls Club on MLK and Lake Mead.

Homework• Expect up to 30 minutes each night per

district requirements– If it is taking longer, let me know so we can

make adjustments• Independent reading time: – 30 min each night should 2 ½ hours per week.

• Weekly math and language arts assignments packet

• Consequences:– Homework not turned in = lunch

detention until it is completed (Includes progress

reports)• OPTIONAL–Assignments available for enrichment»No time limit >>Earn stickers

Absences and Make-up Work

• Students receive a Missing in Action sheet when they return after absences.

• They are to review the assignments and ask me if they have questions. (Expect 30min HW nightly)

• Students have 3 days for each day absent to complete the work for full credit. (up to a MAX of 2 school weeks)

• Please let me know why your child was or will be absent. Written Excuses are required within THREE DAYS for EVERY absence

(even if your child is sent home ill)

Tardy Policy: Arriving after 9:10Gates open: 8:50am• PER TRIMESTER CONSEQUENCES:• 1st tardy – Warning• 2nd tardy – Warning• 3rd tardy – Lunch detention and phone call from

teacher• 4th tardy – Lunch detention and phone call from

administrator’• 5th tardy – Required Parent Conference

• If students are tardy, they will stay in the office until 9:40 to avoid disrupting morning reading intervention.

Keeping You InformedProgress Reports • Expect progress reports every 2 weeks – beginning

Sept. 26th. – Please sign and return progress reports (this

is an assignment). Your child will earn a ticket for turning in reports. Detention if not in by Friday

• Please watch for Missing Assignments! All work is considered “late” if not turned in the day it is due. I will make every effort to contact you about your child’s missing assignments to avoid any negative

impact on his/her grade. • Standards-based: Let me know if you have

questions

Keeping You InformedDaily Planners• Your child will keep track of assignments in a daily

planner. • Cost $5.00, Value = Priceless • Please check and sign planners DAILY• Your child will earn a ticket for each daily

signature• Please use it to communicate with me

Communicate with me

• Please feel free to email or call me with • questions or concerns. 799-6400 (and leave a

message during school hours) or llmeunier@interact.ccsd.net

• IMPORTANT: Please make arrangements for alternate transportation BEFORE sending your child to school. Teachers only get voicemail and check it in the morning, lunch and after school.

3rd Grade Curriculum/Material• Math: Envision Math program includes visual and

hands on components to help teach: – Homework Nightly w/drill practice

• Reading: Trophies and Common Core Standards increase expectations– Voyager Intervention 30min. each morning– Whole group and Differentiated Instruction• Focus skills, center activities• Please read daily –Writing: Writer’s Workshop/Step-Up–Science: Life, Earth, Physical, Human

Body–Social Studies: Maps, States and

Regions

What to expect: Common Core State Standards (Reading /Writing)

• Student use of informational text will increase• Students expected to learn phonics and print

concepts earlier• Student writing proficiency expected in earlier

grades• Students required to provide more detailed

answers and use analytical thinking to pose an argument and write to inform/explain

• Uses an integrated model of literacy• Media requirements blended throughout

What to expect: Common Core State Standards (Reading /Writing)

• Sample Standards: • Writing over extended time periods (also in 4th)• Using technology to produce published writing

(w/assistance)• Produce writing with organization for purpose

(w/assistance) • Describe a logical connection between sentences

in text.• Distinguish their own point of view from the

author’s.– Explain how text illustrations contribute

to the story

Class Structure

• In an effort to increase learner engagement, Deskin has implemented Kagan strategies

• Team & Class Building• Knowledge Building• Thinking Skills• Increases– movement– communication opportunities– interest and information retention

We Volunteers

• I am always looking for volunteers to help in the following areas:

• Class Parent – my “go to” person = Need by Sept. 30th

• Classroom assistance – working with students at their desks

• Secretarial – copying papers, filing, project preparation

• Fundraisers – help raise money for our class and our grade level.

– Field Trip Chaperones–PAC membership

Volunteers continued

• If you are interested in helping, please leave me your phone number and days/hours you are able to help.

• All volunteers must attend an Orientation before they can help in the classroom. The first one will be Sept 15th at 9:15am in the multi-purpose room. Others orientations will be on an “as needed” basis. Please see me if you need an alternate time.

• No time to volunteer but you want to help?» Supplies always welcome. Just ask!

Pastries for Parents

• At 8:30am on Sept. 15th

• In the Multipurpose room• Immediately following will be the 1st volunteer

training session• Enjoy a variety of pastry treats! YUMMY

Supply List (Bolded items needed most)

• Third Grade• 5 single subject spiral notebooks• 5 pocket folders —plain colors red, blue, orange,

yellow, and purple (NO decorative folders)• Pencil box (5x8-1/2)• 3 dozen pencils (Dixon or Ticonderoga - preferred)• 2 packages dry erase markers• 4 colors of highlighters: pink, green, blue, &

yellow• Scissors—good quality• Wooden or plastic (not folding) inch and

centimeter ruler– 2 boxes of Kleenex * 1 roll of paper

towels

Supply List Continued• 2 reams of copy paper• 2 containers of anti-bacterial wipes, Clorox, baby

wipes **Hand sanitizer is welcome!• $10 for field trip (separate check or cash)• $5 for weekly planners (separate check or cash)• 2 packages of loose-leaf wide rule paper• Glue Sticks

»Optional:–Refillable water bottle–Wash cloth for white board– 8 markers or colored pencils– Small box of 24 crayons

THANK-YOU FOR COMING AND SUPPORTING YOUR

CHILD’S EDUCATION

THIS POWERPOINT IS AVAILABLE ON THE SCHOOL WEBSITE UNDER TEACHERS, THIRD GRADE, MEUNIER