Welcome to Back to School Night

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Welcometo Back to School Night
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Core Virtues for American Academy
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Our Goals for Your Child

• Self-Responsibility
• Responsibility for doing assignments
• Responsibility for own behavior
• Organization
• Higher-Level Thinking
• Going beyond multiple choice questions
• Drawing conclusions from text
• Making connections outside text
• Responding to what they have read
• Understanding authors purpose
• Character
• Having empathy for others
• Respecting their belongings and understanding its
  value
• Respecting others belongings and understanding
  its value to others
• Respecting school property and understanding its
  value to themselves and others
• Being kind to and helping others

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Rights and Responsibilities
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Virtual Hand-Outsavailable on the Third Grade
Home Page

• Core Virtues for American Academy
• Essential 55 down to Essential 23
• Curriculum Overview

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Mrs. Christys Daily Schedule

• 805 - 810 Attendance Organize for day
• 812 - 917 Math (flexible grouping)
• (critical that students arrive at school on
  time)
• 919 -1004 Language Arts (Shurley Grammar /
  Step Up to Writing)
• 1006 -1049 SPECIALS (weekly) PE, Art, Music,
  Technology
• 1050 -1105 Snack/Recess/Bathroom Break
• 1110 -1223 Reading / Spelling (flexible
  grouping)
• 1225 - 110 Lunch / Recess
• 112 - 157 History
• 159 - 244 Core Stories, Virtues, Poetry,
  Penmanship
• 245 - 330 Science (lab on Wednesday)
• 330 335 Homeroom (check planner, load
  backpacks, etc.)
• Healthy snack please. Also please ensure child
  knows what their snack is, separate from lunch!

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Library

• Library Day Thursday, 200-230
• Text books

• Textbook Condition Report
• Under Documents on the AA Library page of the
  school website.
• This is how students and parents will be able to
  note a damaged book if it was that way when they
  received it and how we (AA) can bill them if it
  comes back in really bad shape at the end of the
  year.
• These forms get returned to Juliann Brant, MLS in
  the Library or give to me, Ill get them to her
  mailbox.
• jbrant_at_americanacademyk8.org

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Water bottles EVERY DAY They can stay all week,
return home on Friday for cleaning! Sweater/Sweats
hirt Every Day Colorado weather is anything but
predictable. Lets always be prepared. NAMES on
all personal items. clothing, water bottles,
gloves, etc. Listening skills are imperative for
success.
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Classroom Management

• Green day great day, keep up the good work
• Yellow day slow down, make better choices
• Blue or Orange still making bad choices, time
  out to think
• Red Mr. Roth, Discipline Process

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Friday Folder

• Yellow Folder- should come home every Friday
• Completed and graded assignments
• Important notes from office, teachers, after
  school programs, etc.
• Please return folder empty on Monday
• Third Grade News will be posted Friday evening on
  the website http//www.americanacademyk8.org/
• Check your childs Homeroom Page, and Math
  teacher/Reading teachers page for items specific
  to their homeroom or reading or math class.
• Use Homework Folder for correspondence as it is
  checked daily

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Homework Folder / Planner

• Planners come home every day (including Friday)
• Please review the planner and initial each
  evening.
• Check for behavior notification (colored dot) and
  discuss as appropriate.
• Math, Writing, Reading, Spelling, Science, or
  History homework, if any, will be noted in
  Planner and the assignment will be in their red
  homework folder.
• Red Homework Folder will come home only if your
  child has homework.
• Please review and discuss homework with your
  child, sign or initial, and return to the folder
• Homework is either designed to support and extend
  classroom learning, or is necessary because a
  student did not complete the assignment in the
  time allotted in class.
• Please return Planner and Homework Folder daily

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Birthdays

• Summer Birthdays celebrate on half birthdays (ex.
  July 5th celebrates on January 5th)
• Welcome to send in treats (individual)
• Treats will be passed out to be enjoyed at lunch
  time
• (avoid peanuts, peanut oil, melon, broccoli,
  brussel sprouts, cooked spinach and fish
  products)
• Allergies? Please e-mail me with any known
  allergies.

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Flexible GroupingMath and Reading

• Formal and informal assessments
• Observations

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Language Arts

• Open Court Reading
• Emphasis on Phonics (Riggs)
• Shurley Grammar
• Step Up to Writing
• Supplemental exercises to reinforce skills
• Writing skills will be emphasized across the
  curriculum.
• Core Knowledge Stories, Poems, Sayings and
  Phrases
• Reading Log (20 minutes/day expectation)

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Saxon Math

• Will move quickly through review material
• FOCUS is on
• Developing Computation Skills
• Problem Solving Skills, Concepts, ability to
  Explain Math
• Homework
• Parents assist with reading/explaining
  instructions as necessary
• Check homework and assist child as necessary in
  correcting errors
• Please initial or sign homework
• Points earned for homework signed and turned in
  on time
• 25 points per day on time (signed/initialed)
• Assessments Every 10 lessons (100 pts.)
• Weighting on Scores Assessments 80 /
  Homework20
• Fact Assessment scores are multiplied at .5 so as
  to have less of a negative impact on overall math
  scoreshowever, students who struggle with fact
  speed will be affected when trying to learn new
  math concepts.
• Practice Makes Perfect

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History/Science

• Published Core Knowledge Units
• Scott Foresman STEM
• Core Knowledge Sequence
• Pearson Learning Core Knowledge History and
  Geography
• What Your Third Grader Needs to Know (a MUST HAVE)

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Parent Portal- I/C

• http//www.americanacademyk8.org/
• Grades and schedules will be visible on Parent
  Portal beginning Monday, October 5.   This
  information is now also on the Homepage and on
  the Parent Portal whenever a parent signs on. 
• Everyone who requested access to Parent Portal at
  the time of enrollment or registration (this is
  mainly NEW families) will receive their login
  information by October 9. 
• Questions about Parent Portal, after you receive
  your login information, please go to the AA
  Homepage and/or e-mail to portal_at_americanacademyk8
  .org.  

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BrainPOP! Use it! www.brainpop.com Username
americanacademy Password aa8600
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Questions?