Miss Ivette’s 3rd Grade Open House Newsletter Welcome back students and parents. About me: My name is Miss Ivette de Menendez and this is my 4th year at CISS. I have taught 3rd grade for 13 years! I love teaching and I love kids! The following information is very important. You will find the curriculum, classroom procedures, grading system, discipline, our 1st quarter schedule, and special reminders. In case you need an appointment, I will be available from 9:15 a.m. to 10 am every day. You can also email me at [email protected]. CURRICULUM: Science: Our science textbook is divided into 4 units which are Life Science, Earth Science, Physical Science, and Space and Technology. Spelling: We will practice the spelling lists in print. Each Friday we will have a test.

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Social Studies: This year we will cover the following units: Our Community, People in Communities, Where are Communities, History of Communities, Communities at Work, and Community Government. Language Arts: We will cover Sentences, Nouns and Verbs, Pronouns and Adjectives, Articles, Adverbs, Usage and Mechanics. Reading: Reading makes kids’ imagination grow and develop. Students will enrich their vocabulary, read fluently, and develop reading comprehension. We will have a test every Friday. Math: This year we will learn multiplication tables. I ask for parents’ cooperation on this area. We will also cover fractions, decimals, graphs, and many more.

Classroom Procedures Classroom Discipline: The students Friday Folder: Every Friday your will be encouraged to respect their child will take home a Friday Folder environment and fellow students. If which must be signed and returned a student misbehaves constantly, by Monday. It will contain all the he/she will be given up to 3 work we have done during the week. warnings. If the student continues to If your child has a low grade, it will disrupt the class, he/she will be sent have a “Return signed” stamp next to the office with a Disciplinary to the grade and it must be signed Report. You will be given a copy by the parent and returned inside of which must be signed and returned the folder. in the Homework Notebook. Homework Folder: This folder will Grading System: have a Reading Chart inside and Quiz and Test: 40% must be signed by a parent every Class work: 20% day. Your child will be expected to Participation: 20% read every single day for at least 15 Homework: 20% minutes. Make sure you enforce this TOTAL: 100% activity because this is 10% of the Reading grade each quarter. Other homework worksheets may be included, so please check it every day. Homework must be turned in the very next day inside of the Homework Folder. Homework Notebook: Your child will copy the homework from the board everyday. Please check and sign the notebook in order to help your child develop a sense of responsibility. You may write me a note inside in case you need to communicate important issues.