Welcome Mrs. Hevia & Ms. Leoncio 8/28/13. 3 rd Grade Bilingual We are looking forward to an exciting and productive year. We are thrilled to have your.

WelcomeMrs. Hevia & Ms. Leoncio

8/28/13

3rd Grade Bilingual We are looking

forward to an exciting and productive year. We are thrilled to have your child in our classrooms this year.

Daily Homework

Homework reinforces what is done in class. Homework will be assigned daily and will be

checked for completion everyday as well. Students will be responsible for copying their

daily homework assignments inside their Mater Gardens Academy agenda.

Parents should supervise and help students complete their homework.

Class Parties Birthday parties are great; however, they do

take away from our teaching time. We ask that if you do wish to celebrate your child’s birthday you do it Friday’s during P.E. time (11:25 – 12:05).

Holiday parties will be kept simple this year seeing how we must prepare our students for the FCAT.

ACHIEVE 3000 Go to WWW.KIDBIZ3000.COM Username: student I.D. Password: student I.D. The daily article will be posted in their email. After the student

reads the article they will have to complete the article activity. Students will have to read 2 articles and complete 2 activities

each week. Every Monday, we will collect the 2 REQUIRED activity

print outs.

REFLEX MATH Go to WWW.REFLEXMATH.COM Username: leoncio Password: varies Students must complete a math session on a DAILY

basis! Every Monday, we will check that each student

completed 5 sessions for the previous week.

3rd Grade Reading Skills Story Elements: Characters, Setting, Plot Sequence Cause & Effect Main Idea and Key Details Theme Author’s Point of View Problem & Solution Compare & Contrast Point of View

3rd Grade Math Skills Addition & Subtraction Within 1,000 Numbers Through 100,000.00 Collect & Analyze Data – Graphs & Problem Solving Multiplication Facts & Strategies Division Facts & Strategies Understanding & Comparing Fractions Telling Time Including Elapsed Time Perimeter & Length Plane Shapes Congruency & Symmetry Measurement Area

FCAT DATESApril 22nd – April 25th

Reading & Math

Volunteer Hours If you are interested in helping out in class you must

submit a School Volunteer form for approval. Once your application is processed you will be given a volunteer number. Your volunteer number must be active if you would like to volunteer in class. We will ask parents when there is an activity in class and/or a field trip. We will make an effort to allow all parents an opportunity to volunteer when necessary.

Volunteer Hours The required amount of hours

is 30 per child and 15 for each additional sibling.

Every $5 spent equals 1 hour. If you donate items from our “wish

list” please make sure to turn in the receipt in order to get hours.

Attendance Policy The day your child is able to return, it is imperative

that you send a note indicating the child's name, the reason for the absence and the date/s of the absence/s. Excused absences are only allowed in case of illness or death in the family. An unexcused absence will be given if a note is not sent to school within 2 days of the absence/s. Serious absenteeism will be referred to administration for further review.

NOTE: 3 UNEXCUSED ABSENCES = 1 REFERAL

Tardiness It is especially important that your child

be in school on time. A child will be marked tardy if they are not in class by 8:30 a.m.

Excessive tardiness will also be referred to administration.

NOTE: 10 TARDIES = 1 REFERAL

Uniform Policy

School uniforms are mandatory everyday. http://www.matergardens.com/ourpages/auto/

2013/7/5/47330284/Parent%20Student%20Handbook%202013-2014.pdf (pg. 20)

On Fridays, students may wear jeans if they bring $1.00.

Class Website

www.schoolrack.com/hevia/ www.schoolrack.com/lleoncio/

Let’s Have a Great Year!