Welcome to 3rd Grade

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Welcome to 3rd Grade

• At Garfield Elementary School!

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School Hours

• Students are to remain in the cafeteria until
  730. At that time they may go to the playground
  until their teacher picks them up.
• Students are not allowed to walk to their
  classrooms.
• The first bell will ring at 755a.m. and
  instruction will start promptly at 800
• Any student arriving after 815 will be required
  to get a slip from the office BEFORE coming to
  class
• The last bell will ring at 300 p.m.
• All students need to be picked up by 330 or they
  will be sent to the office.

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Being on Time

• Is VERY important for your student!
• School begins promptly at 800 and we begin
  teaching at that time.

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3rd Grade Discipline Plan

• We have expectations of your child here at
  school in the hallways, cafeteria, bus line, and
  in our classroom.
• Your student also has rights and
  responsibilities, such as being a unique
  individual and to respect others, being treated
  with compassion and fairness, to feel safe, to
  learn and study., etc.
• Infractions and Consequences of inappropriate
  behavior
• Verbal Warning
• Removal from situation
• Loss of rewards/privileges
• Phone call or note sent home for
• parent/guardian to sign and return
• Office referral
• We need your ongoing support with your childs
  discipline!!
• Feel free to contact your teacher with ANY
  concerns, questions, or issues

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Dress Code

• Students are not allowed to wear flip-flops or
  house shoes to school.
• Boys are not allowed to wear tank tops (shirts
  without sleeves) unless he is wearing another
  shirt to cover the shoulders.
• Girls may not wear shirts or dresses with
  spaghetti straps unless another shirt is covering
  her back and shoulders.

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3rd Grade Teachers

• Connie Aguirre Diana Guajardo
• Denise Hernandez Cynthia Kay-Diaz
• Vanessa Martinez Elda Saldivar
• Harmony Montes
• Bilingual Teachers

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Conferences

• Connie Aguirre 815-900
• Denise Hernandez 815-900
• Vanessa Martinez 815-900
• Harmony Montes 815-900
• Diana Guajardo 900-945
• Cynthia Kay-Diaz 900-945
• Elda Saldivar 900-945
• Bilingual Teachers
• Please call and set up an appointment with the
  teacher. If you just show up without prior
  notification, chances are you will not get to
  meet with her.

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Parent Teacher Conferences

• Are very important so we can discuss the progress
  of your student in 3rd grade.
• We will have parent teacher conference throughout
  the year as needed. Please watch your childs
  planner.

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Homework

• Check your students planner every night for
  notes and homework.
• Homework will include, but is not limited to
• At least 30 minutes of reading!!!
• Math
• Spelling/Word Study
• Consequence for not completing homework-this
  includes not returning necessary items such as
  signed planners
• Will be determined by your childs teacher.

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Assignment Books

• A huge method of parent teacher communication
• Students will write their daily homework in it
• Needs to be signed EVERY night

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TAKS Dates

• The first Reading TAKS test will be given on
  March 3, 2010.
• The Reading TAKS re-take is on April 28, 2010
• The Math TAKS test will be given on April 27,
  2010.

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Reading and Math Benchmark Tests

• Kind of like a TAKS pretest
• Are taken throughout the year, in Math and
  Reading
• Are great tools for teachers to see how each
  student is progressing in both Math and Reading
  skills.
• Reading and Math Benchmark Tests are a guide and
  planning tool for teachers to find the areas that
  each child excels and struggles and use that
  information to plan our instruction.

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Lunch

• Students go to lunch at various times. Lunch
  time information is included in your childs
  schedule, so that you know specifically when your
  child eats lunch.
• You may come to the school to eat lunch with your
  child. You must sign in at the front desk and
  wear a name badge.
• You are not allowed to bring food for other
  children.

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Nurse/Medication

• If your child has a medical condition or medical
  need, please make sure that you have spoken with
  the school nurse and the teacher about it.
• Also, please inform your teacher if your child is
  required to take medication.
• If your child is required to take medication
  during the day, the medication MUST be taken to
  the Nurses office with a note from a doctor
  about usage. No medicine is allowed into the
  classroom at any time.
• Any kind of over the counter meds must be sealed
  when brought to the nurse.

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Birthday Celebrations

• If you would like to bring cup cakes/cookies to
  the school for your childs birthday, please feel
  free to do so! All treats must be store bought
  not homemade.
• We cannot, however, celebrate until the last 45
  minutes of the school day, the last Friday of
  each month.
• Parents are more than welcome to celebrate with
  us but please remember to set up a time with your
  childs teacher to make sure that everything is
  ok for that day and time.

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Student Information

• It is VERY important that your childs teacher
  has current parent/guardian phone numbers and
  addresses for your child.
• If we do not have current information, it is hard
  to communicate with you. If something changes,
  just send your childs teacher a note with the
  new information on it.

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Questions?
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• Thank you for coming to our orientation.
• I am SO excited about our upcoming year
  together!!!
• Please fill out all paperwork in your packets
  and send back to school with your child as soon
  as possible!
• Dont forget to sign in for this meeting if you
  havent already done so.