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to Mrs. Bonnallie’s Third Grade Class!

8: 45 8: 50 9: 15 9: 35 10: 15 10: 30 11: 50 12: 05 12: 50 1: 30 2: 40 3: 20 Schedule Greet Teacher and Enter Classroom Math Board and Morning Work Check Morning Work PE, Music, Art Classroom Meeting Math Read Aloud Lunch/Recess Social Studies Reader’s Workshop Writer’s Workshop Pack Up

Agenda Students will fill out their agenda every morning. They will only write down homework or tests. Students will always need to read 20 minutes each night. Please write down how long your child read each night and initial at the bottom of the agenda. Students earn a punch for getting their agenda signed and for reading each night. I check the agendas daily. You may also use the agenda as a form of communication with me.

Healthy Snacks Suggested Snacks: Fruit snacks Fruit or dried fruit Chex mix Whole grain cereal Pretzels Multigrain or granola bars Mini bagels Rice cakes String and snack cheese Crackers Fresh vegetables

Reading The Comprehension Toolkit *Focuses on “Reading as Thinking” *Builds key thinking strategies for increased comprehension *Supports time for shared reading, guided reading groups, small groups, independent reading, and collaborative discussions. *Students read a variety of genres. *Matches students with “just right” reading texts. Fountas & Pinnell Word Study *Builds word knowledge through instruction in phonics, spelling patterns, high frequency word knowledge, vocabulary development, and wordsolving actions.

Mathematics Aligning to the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (Oklahoma Academic Standards)

Teaching and Learning with the Common Core Mathematics Standards Unit 1: Develop understanding of numbers and operations in base 10. Unit 2: Develop understanding in operations and algebraic thinking. Unit 3: Develop understanding in geometry. Unit 4: Develop understanding of numbers and operations with fractions Unit 5: Develop understanding in measurement and data

Mathematical Practices 1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. 2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively. 3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. 4. Model with mathematics. 5. Use appropriate tools strategically. 6. Attend to precision. 7. Look for and make use of structure. 8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

Open-Response Problem Solving Ryan walked past the toy store on Tuesday. He saw some wagons in the window. Ryan counted 20 wheels. How many wagons did Ryan see in the window? _______ wagons Draw or write to explain how you know.

Science Units *Rocks and Minerals *Plants *Sound

Social Studies Integrated Study of OKLAHOMA The Pre-K- Twelfth grade social studies curriculum is to develop responsible, action-oriented citizens with a personal, global, and historical understanding of cultural diversity and community. Unit 1: Looking at Oklahoma through Location and Place Unit 2: Looking at Human Interaction with the Environment in Oklahoma Unit 3: Oklahoma study with the rich and diverse history of people and events.

Writing Types of Writing Journal writing Personal narratives Poetry Descriptive Paragraph Opinion writing Letter writing Fairy Tales Writing Process Pre-Writing Drafting Revising Editing Publishing

JWE Media Center Available Resources • Over 10, 000 ageappropriate fiction and nonfiction print materials in the library • Online database of the entire collection and other available resources accessible from home: Bldg F’s website— wefmedia. goalexandria. com/

From the online media homepage, students can…. . • • Browse books and create lists for future reading Search books by reading level (lexile code) Access useful websites in the “links” section Explore links leading to collections of online reading such as Tumble. Books, Capstone and Follett e. Books, and many online databases such as Pebble. Go, Kids Info. Bits, etc. We have special access to these resources and they would be a great addition to your child’s home literacy and inquiry activities.

Additional media info: • Watch for an • Books are due back email this week every 2 weeks with more • Students must detailed media return overdue resource books or replace information them before • Students checking out 2 books at a additional books time— 1 ‘just • Lost or damaged right’ book on books can be their reading replaced with a level and 1 free new, hard cover choice book of the same or similar title

International Baccalaureate -IB Jenks West Elementary is a candidate school for the Primary Years Program. Our school is pursuing authorization as an IB World School. This is a multi-year journey with some exciting opportunities for our students and community

So what does it mean for your child in my classroom this year? • Organizing our work into 6 broad themes. • Engaging in developing understanding of central ideas. • You will continue to see inquiry experiences just as you have the past few years. • You can still expect to see intense work with reading and writing workshop, EDM, STC science units, and social studies. • Our classroom and site newsletters will reflect our continued work with IB.

Homework 1. Read 20 minutes nightly 2. Math Home Links 3. Spelling Tests on Fridays

Behavior Log The students and I worked together to create our essential agreements (expectations) for the classroom. We are ALWAYS focused on being Respectful, Responsible, and Safe.

Punch Cards I use punch cards to motivate students to make good choices and to be responsible. When they fill their card they exchange it for a reward.

Thursday Folders Thursday folders will come home every week with graded papers and important notes. Please take all papers out and return the folder to school on Friday.

Star of the Week Each child will have a turn to be “Student of the Week”. I will send home a form for your child to fill out and share with the class. They will bring back the form along with up to three pictures.

Student Goals *Love of Learning *Independent Teacher Goals *Responsible *Support and Nurture *Compassionate *Develop Talents *Resourceful *Meet Individual Needs *Flexible *Integrate Learning Styles *Knowledgeable *Connect Curriculum to the Real-World *Challenge and Grow *Partner with Parents

Birthday Celebration Your child may bring a small treat for the class (26) to be served at the end of the day.

October 3, 2013 (rain date: Oct. 10) during school hours, specific class schedule tbd This event will be our school’s largest fundraiser of the year, replacing the sales-based fundraising we have done in the past. Our Jog-a-Thon will be a fun & exciting way for you to get involved at JWE, encourage health and fitness at our campus, and support the financial needs of our classrooms. • Sponsor the Event How can you help? There are $250, Bronze Level Sponsorships available until August 31 st. This is a great publicity opportunity for your business! • Your Student’s T-shirt Size Each student will receive a free t-shirt on the day of the event. Confirm that your teacher has your student’s unisex size. • Support Your Student’s Fundraising In order to reach our financial goals, we need to raise $40, 000, an average of $20 per student. When you receive the pledge packet, please guide your student in soliciting and collecting donations. • Volunteer We need at least three volunteers for this class. The commitment will be less than an hour. Let your homeroom parent know if you can be available.

Parent Teacher Action Group (PTAG) PTAG is a volunteer organization of parents, teachers, and administrators who work together to promote quality education for our children. JWE PTAG fundraisers include Box Top Collections, Scholastic Book Fairs, Off Campus (Dining Out) Nights, Family Bingo Night, Square 1 Art, and (new this year!) the JWE Jog-A-Thon. These activities and others raise more than $53, 000 each year to support the financial needs of our school: • PTAG provides a Daily Agenda to all K-4 th grade students. • PTAG supplies all classrooms with periodical subscriptions. • PTAG pays for all K-4 th grade students to attend a field trip. • PTAG provides all teachers with books and supplies. • PTAG pays for 3 rd and 4 th grade state testing prep materials. • PTAG also financially supports Project Westly, author visits, and staff appreciation activities. JWE PTAG also provides volunteer support for many annual activities: Picture Days, Vision & Hearing Screening, Book Fairs, OCCT Testing, and School Celebrations. Get in the loop! Read the weekly e-mail blast (forwarded to you by your teacher each Monday) and join us on facebook (JWE PTAG). PTAG annual membership is $10 per family and available tonight near this building’s lobby.