Mrs. Jones
3rd Grade
Room 306
Dear Families of
Third Graders,
It is my pleasure to welcome your
child to third grade! I appreciate the
opportunity to teach your child, and I’m looking forward to an exciting and
rewarding year of learning.
A positive atmosphere will be stressed
in our class. The goal is to have your
child motivated to learn, to be proud of his or her best effort, and to become
more responsible for his or her own progress as a student and a citizen. In order to meet this goal, my first
challenge will be to create a classroom climate where all students can work
together peacefully and with respect for themselves and each other. Third grade should be challenging, as it’s a transition year from
primary to the intermediate grades.
I want to encourage you to be as involved
as you can be in your child’s education.
Students will have homework Monday through Thursday beginning the first
day of school. You can be an involved
parent from home by helping your child remember homework each day and signing
and returning the assignment sheet that will come home every Thursday. You can help by making sure your child has
all the school supplies necessary for success; by supporting your child with
input and follow-through on any plans for improvement that may be necessary; and by letting me know with a note or phone call of any questions or
concerns. You can also help by ensuring
that your child is well rested, well nourished, and on time to school each day!
I’m looking forward to
working with you and your child. I know
this year will be a roaring success!
Sincerely,
Judy
Jones
Room 306 Rules:
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Work hard
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Play safely
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Respect yourself and
others
Rewards For Following Classroom Rules include:
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An atmosphere for
learning
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Scobee Button!
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Daily “preferred
activity time” (PAT)
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“Caught Being Good”
tickets J
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Extra computer time
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Stickers, pencils,
homework passes, and other treats
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Self-esteem
The incentives listed above
usually are enough to motivate students to manage their own behavior. I also
spend most of my day monitoring and coaching. However, sometimes we’ll need to
use the back-up system: In our classroom we have a pocket chart as a visual
reminder for each student of his or her behavior. Each student has a set of 6
colors in his/her pocket. The goal is to stay on green. If students choose to
break class rules, they will need to change their pocket chart colors.
Consequences of Poor Choices:
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Blue - Warning. Student
is entering the “back-up system”.
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Purple – Discussion of
problem with teacher. Student completes written “Problem Solving Plan” during
recess.
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Yellow – 5 minute
timeout in class. Missed work made up at recess.
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Orange – Timeout in
another classroom. Loss of recess.
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Red – To Mr. Brown.
Phone call to parent. For severe disruption or disrespect student may jump
immediately to “Red.”
Students
will record colors on their weekly assignment sheets.
We also have Class Meeting nearly
every day to help children develop problem solving skills.