Welcome to Room 22 Ms Irene Fong fongirenedublinusd

Welcome to Room 22 Ms. Irene Fong fongirene@dublinusd. org 925 -803 -4444 ext, 5867

My believes…. . I will always remember and recognize the individual strengths and needs of my students. I believe that every child deserves the opportunity to succeed and it is my responsibility to foster a classroom environment conducive to learning, growing, and sharing.

Talk to me! To have a successful year, communication is important between home and school. My classroom door is always open. Please don’t hesitate to drop by with questions and constructive suggestions. 925 -803 -4444 ext. 5867 fongirene@dublinusd. org

We LEARN… 10% of what we read 20% of what we hear 30% of what we see 50 % of what we see and hear 70% of what we discuss 80% of what we experience 95 % of what we teach to others

Important Information • School begins: • Recess: • Lunch: • Dismissal: 8: 25 a. m. 10: 0 – 10: 15 a. m. 11: 50 – 12: 30 p. m. Mon. & Tues. 2: 00 p. m. Wed. – Fri. 3: 00 p. m. Collaboration Weds. 2: 00 p. m.

P. E. Thursday Please wear appropriate clothing on P. E. days Music Library Monday Friday

Classroom Accountabilities *Be Safe *Be Kind *Be an Independent Learner

Student Expectations • Third grade is a time for your child to become more independent. ~Come to class and be on time ~Complete class work ~Do all your homework and bring it to school *Daily math homework *Weekly homework Packet *Read 20 – 30 minutes each night

Student Expectations (cont. ) • Bring all necessary materials to class. • Be an active learner & participate in class activities. • Respect themselves and others.

Homework Policy • Homework Responsibility Rubric • L = Late • I = Incomplete • N = Needs to improve neatness • Third Grade Homework Rubric* • 3 Good Quality Has few mistakes and shows good understanding of the task. • 2 Average Quality: Has too many mistakes and shows some understanding of the task. • 1 Poor Quality: Has too many errors and shows little understanding of the task.

Missing/ Incomplete Homework Form Name: ________________ Date: _______ Homework: Math _____Reading Response _____Spelling ____ Other _____ What Happened? ____I didn’t understand how to complete the assignment. ____I forgot ____ I didn’t have the correct materials. I needed _________ Other: ________________________. Parents: Please feel free to write any comments on the reverse side! Recess Teacher Initials _____ Parent Signature __________________

The Goals: • Improve Reading • Accelerate growth in reading ability • Foster a love of reading • Enable daily or weekly monitoring of reading progress. The Facts: • A software program • Uses short quizzes to check comprehension of books • Store data and provides report on how much and how well students are reading Accelerated Reader Program - AR

• Take AR quizzes at school • Take at least one AR per week • Passing score: 80% • Quizzes are meant to see if the book was read Read 100, 000 words per trimester Read at least 300, 000 words by the end of 3 rd grade AR Reading Practice Quizzes

Choose the Right Book • Open the book to a page in the middle • Have your child start reading Use…. The Five Finger Test • If your child misses 5 words on that page, the book is probably too hard.

Common Core Standards • National Learning Standards, newly adopted in California (www. corestandards. org) • Focus on depth of knowledge, rather than breadth (less skills!) and Non-Fiction Reading and Writing • Focus on real world application and hands-on projects • Aim is to prepare all students for professional and collegiate success • New standards = New State Test (but not this year. ) • Proficiency with technology is very important. • District-wide change in lesson planning, teaching, and curriculum. • https: //www. teachingchannel. org/videos/commoncore-state-standards-elementary-school

Common Core Standards • What will the new testing look like? Smarter Balance Practice Test • How can we help our children to prepare? • Ask WHY? Tell them to explain the answer to you • • • Daily typing practice – Typing Club Daily writing practice Exposure to more non-fiction (Science and Social Studies) Practice taking tests digitally Digital Proficiency Critical Thinking, multi-step Math problems • • •

Field Trips, Birthdays, and Volunteers • Chaperones are needed. Please get clearance from the office. • All parents planning to attend any classroom activities must obtain clearance from the office. • Birthdays: In lieu of birthday treats, how about donating a book in your child’s name? Come in and do an art project with the class, etc. • Allergies – Please let me know asap

A little about ME……. • I was born in Hong Kong. • Immigrated to the US in 1972 and started attending 7 th grade in Oakland, CA • I received my bachelor degree from UC Berkeley

While working on my Master at Cal. State Hayward, I began teaching at Chinese Christian Schools. I taught… Cantonese… for 16 years. Music and…

For the next 8 years, I worked as an administrator and Music Director at Oakland International School.

After 24 years of teaching, I finally realized I must really LOVE to teach. I enrolled myself in the credential program at the University of San Francisco and received my Multiple Subject Credential and a Master Degree in Education in 2003.

Non-School Activities *piano *Distributor for : ~Qivana Skin. Shift ~Motives Cosmetics (Shop. com)

Irene Fong & Hristo Minev Dublin Formation Dance Kids

Volunteer for fundraisers & Productions

Dance Competition *American Smooth

Direct Dublin Unified School District Choir

This year marks the beginning of my 38 th year of teaching. I am still as excited as I was walking into my first classroom 38 years ago. Thank you for giving me a group of children who are intelligent, eager to learn, and hard working. I tell them we are all teachers and we are all students. We teach other and we learn from each other. Together, lets work to help them grow academically and celebrate their successes.

Separate we are Unique. Together we are Perfect!

Thank you for your support! Any questions?