Welcome to Back to School Night!

1. Miss Zink 3rd Grade Room 7 Welcome to Back to School Night!

2. Language Arts Mathematics Science Social Studies P.E. Enrichment Curriculum

3. Reader’s Workshop – Interactive Reader’s Notebook and Interactive read aloud’s • Weekly stories and comprehension practice • Grammar skills, Vocabulary Development • Writer’s Workshop – Writer’s Notebook Narratives, Non-Fiction, Biography, Opinion, and Informational • Spelling – Word’s Their Way program • Just-Right Books Language Arts

4. Core Literature • La Mariposa, • Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, • Charlotte’s Web • Cursive • Flat Stanley – Letter Language Arts cont.

5. Concept work done in “Just Right” groups based on beginning of the year assessments. • Weekly timed tests for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division • Problem solving and general review work done in home class Mathematics

6. One lab per week with Mrs. Dees • Students will create a study guide before each science test. • Adaptations • Energy • Matter • Light • Solar System • Plants • Animals Science

7. San Ramon Local History • Mapping/Continents • Government • Social Studies tests given after each chapter (5 chapters total). Study guide will be provided Social Studies

8. Twice a week • Monday 8:05-8:50 • Teacher PE – Thursday 1:45-2:30 Physical Education

9. Music – recorders • Friday 9:45-10:30 (adjusted recess – 9:30-9:40) • Library – every two weeks • “A” Week, Thursday 9:30-10:00 • Computers • Lab – Tuesday 12:15-1:00 • Chrome Books Thursday 8:05-9:00 • Science lab • Tuesday 8:05-8:50 • Art – starting in January with the art teacher Enrichment

10. Homework binder • Weekly Homework: • Spelling, reading log, Wordly Wise, and GROW • Daily Homework: • Math (assigned by math swap teacher) • Homework Responsibilities Homework

11. Birthdays • Please only send non-food treats with your student (ex. pencils, erasers, bookmarks etc.) • Provide enough treats for everyone in the class (24) Birthdays

12. IMPORTANT: SRVUSD Implements New Volunteer Requirements *SRVUSD has a new system for ALL adults who wish to volunteer on a school campus or drive/chaperone day and overnight field trips.Thisnew Volunteer Management System features a web-based software application that allows the District and all schools to better track and provide the appropriate level of clearance for school volunteers. The District will NOT be asking parents to: • incur any of the costs associated with these clearance processes. • be fingerprinted (for the purposes of volunteering in our schools) again. The new SRVUSD Volunteer Management System includes three (3) levels of volunteer clearance and tracking: 1) Classroom aides and other general school volunteers 2) Field trip drivers 3) Overnight chaperones During the online application process, you will be asked to choose the level or levels of clearance you will need based on your anticipated involvement.  ALL adult volunteers will need to go through this new process

13. *Level 1.    Classroom Aides and other on-campus school volunteers: This is the most basic level, and includes completion of the Volunteer Online Application, and a search of the Sex Offender Registry.

*This level of clearance will allow you to act as a volunteer in classrooms, support campus activities, and chaperone day field trips (as a non-driver). *Level 2.    Field Trip Drivers: At this level, the District will obtain a 10-year driving history and DMV “Pull Notification" ("Pull Notification" allows the District to be notified any time there is a reportable traffic violation or incident that is registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles). Also includes completion of the Volunteer Online Application, and a search of the Sex Offender Registry. 

*This level of clearance will allow you to transport students as a driver for field tripsand extra-curricular activities. **Clearance for this level could take up to 14 days.** *Level 3.    Overnight Chaperones:  We will be conducting background clearances on all Overnight Field Trip volunteer applicants. This is the most stringent level of clearance, and all volunteers who wish to chaperone on an overnight trip will be required to go through this process. It includes criminal background clearance through the FBI and Department of Justice. For additional requirements for chaperones who are also driving on a trip, see Level 2 above.

*This level of clearance will allow you to act as a chaperone for overnight field trips and activities. **Clearance for level 3 could take approximately 30 days.**

14. Thank you for taking the time to review this important information AND for choosing to be a part of our active volunteer community! (at whatever level fits into your life) We could not do all that we do without our amazing volunteers!

15. Enforcing positive behavior • Punch card, behavior chart, table points, class points • Class Rules • Bathroom pass Classroom Management

16. Email is the best way to get in touch with me • Response within 24 hours • azink@srvusd.net • Class Website • misszink.com • Updated based on the curriculum being taught • Homework information • Important announcements/dates Communication

17. Sign-Ups for Fall conferences coming soon… • Things to do before you leave: • Leave a note for your child on the “Back to School Night” paper • Sign-up for any volunteer opportunities • Please have your child return the papers in the packet by Friday. Thank you for coming!