Home Child School Day

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Home Child School Day

• Welcome to
• Third Grade!
• August 29th,
• 2006

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All About Mrs. Dinse

• This is my 14th year of teaching.
• I LOVE teaching!
• Ive taught 1st, 3rd, and 4th grades.
• Where else Ive taught McKinley Elementary,
  Owatonna.
• My husband farms near Meriden.
• We have three children. Matthew 13, Mitchell 10
  Mikayla 4.
• I grew up in Owatonna.
• I received my teaching degree from Minnesota
  State Mankato.
• I received my Masters Degree from the University
  of Minnesota.
• I enjoy scrap booking, shopping, walking.

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All About Mrs. Buryska

• This is my 13th year of teaching.
• I LOVE teaching!
• Ive taught 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grades.
• Where else Ive taught Washington El.,
  Owatonna, Forest Lake, MN, and Tulsa, OK.
• My husband teaches 8th grade social studies at
  OJHS.
• We have two children. Garrett, 2 years old, and
  Aidan, who is 7 1/2 years old.
• I grew up in Loves Park, IL.
• I received my teaching degree from Winona State
  College.
• I am currently working towards my Masters
  Degree.
• I enjoy bicycling.

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3rd Grade Agenda

• Welcome
• Curriculum
• Homework
• PAWS Program
• Grading Reporting
• Miscellaneous
• Paperwork
• Write goals

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CURRICULUM

• Reading/Language Arts
• Reading First Grant
• 6 Trait Writing
• Math
• Social Studies
• Science/Health
• Handwriting
• Spelling
• P.A.W.S.

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BOOK CLUB
Log your minutes each day! Hand-in each card you
complete. Read 20 minutes a night 4 times a
week80 minutes per week. 80x8 weeks 640. Parent
Signature required. Students must turn in AT
LEAST one reading card each month! EARN Pizza
Coupon Class Reward Bucks Pizza will provide
pizza for our End of Year Celebration!
Nov. - Dec. 600 Club 600 minutes
Sept.-Oct. 500 Club 500 minutes
Jan.- Feb. 700 Club 700 minutes
March-April 800 Club 800 minutes
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HOMEWORK

• 25-30 Min./Night
• Planner
• Take Home Folder
• Make-up Work
• Spelling
• Math Facts
• Math Home Links
• Reading Cards

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GRADING AND REPORTING

• Report Cards
• Conferences
• November 16 21 (3-730pm)
• Nov. 22 (745am-1215pm)
• January 30 February 1 (3-730pm)
• February 2 (745am-1215pm)
• State Tests

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MISCELLANEOUS

• Book Orders
• Birthdays
• Supplies/Desk Space
• Back Pack
• Schedule/Lunch
• Incentives
• Communication/Telephones
• Doors
• Weather
• Tennis shoes
• Breakfast
• 2 Hour Late Starts

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PAWS

• 3 dollars in folder each day.
• Give a dollar to the teacher if you go below the
  line.
• Choose a fix-it or consequence.
• Most fix-its are done orally. If repetitive, or
  physical, written.

• Written fix-its are to be done at home, parent
  signature needed.
• Number of dollars earned are recorded each day in
  planner. Parent signature is needed each day.
• Dollars will be used at the end of the quarter
  store. See store page.

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PAWS

• A phone call home will be made by the teacher if
  a child has lost 3 dollars in one day.
• To earn a stamp on your PAWS card you need to
  earn 12 dollars per week.

• If you have lost 4 dollars in the week, you will
  not earn a PAWS stamp
• If homework is not in, a homework slip is sent
  home to inform you.
• Parents, provide positive incentives for good
  days. A consequence at home should be used if a 0
  is recorded.

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COMMUNICATION
Communication is important! We are a team! Mrs.
Dinses school phone number is 444- 8442 . Mrs.
Buryskas school phone number is 444-8443. Call
right before school starts or right after 230.
Leave a message and Ill return your call. CHECK
TAKE-HOME FOLDER AND SIGN PLANNER DAILY
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PAPERWORK

• Post It Note/Parent Expectations
• Goal Setting
• Emergency Info. (Profile)
• Inclement Weather Plan
• Insurance Waiver
• Volunteer Handout
• PTA/Party Dues
• Conference Sign-up
• Parent Homework
• Student Homework

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Parents, Students, TeachersWorking Together

• Thanks for coming!
• Together we can make this a GREAT year!