WELCOME TO 3RD GRADEIN THIS SESSION WE WILL

DISCUSS:• A LITTLE ABOUT ME• SCHEDULE THIS YEAR• RULES/EXPECTATIONS• GROWTH MINDSET• PSSAS• COMMUNICATION• HOMEWORK• DRESS CODE

• ATTENDANCE• POWERSCHOOL

PARENT• IPADS• FORMS TO BE

RETURNED• 3RD GRADE CONTENT

AREAS

WHO IS MRS. MOYER?• THIS IS MY 13TH YEAR OF TEACHING• I SPENT 5 YEARS IN THE MIDDLE

SCHOOL AS A LEARNING SUPPORT TEACHER• THEN I WAS MOVED TO EH AS A 6TH

GRADE TEACHER TO COMBAT A VERY LARGE CLASS SIZE• AFTER TWO YEARS OF TEACHING 6TH

GRADE, I WAS MOVED TO 3RD GRADE• THIS IS MY SIXTH YEAR IN THIRD GRADE

MY FAMILY

I AM A MARRIED MOTHER OF TWIN GIRLS WHO ARE CURRENTLY 2 . THEY KEEP ME VERY BUSY!

SCHEDULE FOR THIS YEAR• THE SPECIALS SCHEDULE WILL BE POSTED ON MY

WEBSITE AND I WILL SEND A PAPER HOME ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL WITH THIS INFORMATION• DAY 1 – BOOK EXCHANGE• DAY 2 – MUSIC• DAY 3 – TECHNOLOGY• DAY 4 – LIBRARY• DAY 5 – GYM• DAY 6 – ART

• LUNCH – 11:35-12:05• RECESS – 12:05-12:20

RULES AND EXPECTATIONS• RULES

• STUDENT HANDBOOK • SCHOOL WIDE RULES POSTED• CLASSROOM RULES ON FIRST DAY

• EXPECTATIONS• MY EXPECTATIONS ARE HIGH – THERE IS A BIG

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CAN’T AND WON’T• DURING THE FIRST MONTH OR SO THERE WILL BE A LOT

OF LEARNING NEW PROCEDURES AND WAYS OF DOING THINGS

BEHAVIOR SYSTEM• VIKES PROGRAM• BEHAVIOR CHART• MONTHLY REWARD FOR

SET NUMBER OF GREENS OR ABOVE• COLOR WILL BE MARKED

IN THE PLANNER

PROMOTING A SAFE PLACE TO STRUGGLE

• 3RD GRADE IS A BIG TRANSITION YEAR, YOUR CHILD WILL LIKELY STRUGGLE AT SOME POINT – WHICH IS OK!• WITHOUT CHALLENGES, GROWTH AND LEARNING CAN’T

OCCUR• THINGS CAN’T ALWAYS BE EASY, OTHERWISE WE NEVER

LEARN THE SKILLS NEEDED TO OVERCOME DIFFICULTIES IN LIFE

• IT IS LESS ABOUT THE FINAL ANSWER AS IT IS ABOUT THE PROCESS

• FOCUS ON SKILLS THAT CAN BE APPLIED TO ANY FUTURE CAREER• PROBLEM SOLVING, PERSEVERANCE, COLLABORATING,

COMMUNICATING• STEM CHALLENGES – HANDS-ON, REAL WORLD PROBLEMS

WHAT RESEARCH SAYS ABOUT THE GROWTH MINDSET

• RESEARCH SHOWS THAT WHEN STUDENTS BELIEVE THAT THEY CAN LEARN SOMETHING, THEY ARE WILLING TO KEEP TRYING.• THOSE WHO THINK PEOPLE ARE JUST BORN GOOD AT SOMETHING

ARE MUCH LESS LIKELY TO TRY (FIXED MINDSET)• IF STUDENTS BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE “BAD” AT A SUBJECT BY 5TH

GRADE, THEY CONTINUE TO FEEL THAT WAY THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES

• TO CHANGE THE MINDSET, RATHER THAN SAYING “I’M BAD AT MATH” WE FOCUS ON SAYING “I DON’T UNDERSTAND IT YET”

• PRAISING HARD WORK OVER PRAISING INTELLIGENCE IS CREATING A NEW GENERATION OF INNOVATIVE THINKERS WHO WELCOME A CHALLENGE

THE GROWTH MINDSET – THE POWER OF YET

PSSA’S• 3RD GRADE IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT PSSA’S ARE

GIVEN• THERE IS A READING PART AND A MATH PART• THE TESTS WILL BE GIVEN IN THE SPRING

• I WILL SEND A NOTE HOME DETAILING WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP PREPARE YOUR CHILD FOR THE TESTING BEFORE THE TESTS

• TESTING OCCURS OVER TWO WEEKS

• THESE TESTS ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AS THEY ARE MEANT TO SHOW WHAT STUDENTS HAVE TRULY LEARNED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. • WE FOCUS LESS ON THE THOUGHT OF A REALLY

BIG TEST AND MORE ON HOW WE WILL PREPARE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR SO THAT STUDENTS FEEL READY TO TAKE THE TEST

COMMUNICATION• I DO NOT DO A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER• I TRY TO POST A NEWSLETTER ON MY WEBSITE ONCE PER MONTH

ON WHAT WE’VE BEEN WORKING ON IN CLASS• IF YOU DON’T HAVE INTERNET AND WOULD LIKE A PAPER COPY,

PLEASE LET ME KNOW• I WILL BE USING REMIND AS WELL TO COMMUNICATE• EMAIL IS THE BEST WAY TO CONTACT ME, PHONE CALLS DURING

THE TEACHING DAY GO STRAIGHT TO VOICE MAIL• LMOYER@NORLEB.K12.PA.US• I DO MY BEST TO CHECK MY EMAIL IN THE MORNING AND AT THE END

OF DAY SO I SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET BACK TO YOU WITHIN THE SAME DAY, UNLESS I’M ABSENT

• THERE ARE OCCASIONS WHEN I HAVE MEETINGS BEFORE SCHOOL AND DON’T GET TO CHECK IT, SO PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH ME IF I DON’T GET BACK TO YOU IMMEDIATELY.

HOMEWORK• HOMEWORK IS VERY IMPORTANT AND I DON’T GIVE

VERY MUCH• HOMEWORK IS WRITTEN IN THE PLANNER, WHICH

IS CHECKED BY ME AT THE END OF THE DAY. HOMEWORK IS NOT COMPLETED AT SCHOOL SO IF YOUR CHILD SAYS IT’S DONE (MAYBE THEY FINISHED IT ON THE BUS…) ASK TO SEE IT SO YOU KNOW FOR SURE• IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT A PARTICULAR

ITEM ON ANY HOMEWORK, WRITE A NOTE OR CIRCLE IT – I’M LOOKING FOR EFFORT, IF YOU TRIED TO DO IT, YOU GET CREDIT

THE PLANNER IS YOUR FRIEND

• IT IS A GREAT TOOL FOR COMMUNICATION• SPELLING LISTS WILL BE PASTED INSIDE THE PLANNER IN THE BEGINNING OF

THE WEEK SO THAT THE LIST IS WITH YOUR CHILD EVERY NIGHT• WE WRITE UPCOMING TESTS/QUIZZES IN THE PLANNER AS WELL AS ANY

HOMEWORK• IF THERE IS NO HOMEWORK, YOUR CHILD WILL WRITE NONE IN THE BLOCKS

INDICATING THAT THERE REALLY IS NO HOMEWORK• USING THE PLANNER EARLY ON HELPS TO KEEP YOUR CHILD ORGANIZED AND

HOPEFULLY THE HABIT OF USING IT WILL CONTINUE STRAIGHT THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL

• I CHECK PLANNERS EVERY DAY – I DON’T CHECK BOOK BAGS• IF YOU FIND THAT YOUR CHILD IS CONSISTENTLY LEAVING THEIR HOMEWORK AT

SCHOOL LET ME KNOW AND I WILL ADDRESS IT• I USE THE PLANNER TO WRITE NOTES TO PARENTS IF THERE IS SOMETHING

IMPORTANT TO TELL YOU. FEEL FREE TO DO THE SAME IF YOU NEED ME TO KNOW SOMETHING. JUST DON’T WRITE ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE TURNED INTO THE OFFICE IN THE PLANNER BECAUSE I CAN’T RIP THE PAGES OUT.

DRESS CODE• PLEASE READ THE DRESS CODE PORTION OF THE

HANDBOOK• ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION, IF YOU’RE NOT

SURE ABOUT IT, DON’T WEAR IT• TWO COMMON WARM WEATHER ISSUES:

• 1.) NO SHORTS/SKIRTS THAT ARE MORE THAN 4 INCHES ABOVE THE KNEE (I HAVE A RULER, PLEASE DON’T MAKE ME USE IT)

• 2.) NO TANK TOPS, HALTER TOPS, TUBE TOPS, CUT-OFF SHIRTS, CROP TOPS, TOPS WITH STRAPS, SEE-THROUGH OR MESH TOPS, MUSCLE SHIRTS (SHIRTS WITH NO SLEEVES FOR BOYS), OR OFF-SHOULDER TOPS

ATTENDANCE• PLEASE MAKE EVERY ATTEMPT TO GET YOUR

CHILD TO SCHOOL ON TIME EVERY DAY• MISSING DAYS REGULARLY PUTS HOLES IN THE

INFORMATION PRESENTED AND CAN LEAD TO FRUSTRATION AND A NEGATIVE ATTITUDE ABOUT SCHOOL• WHEN YOUR CHILD IS GOING TO BE ABSENT,

PLEASE CALL THE HOTLINE AND BE SURE TO SEND IN A NOTE WITHIN 3 DAYS OF YOUR CHILD RETURNING TO SCHOOL (YOU MAY STAPLE IT IN THE PLANNER IF YOU’RE CONCERNED ABOUT IT GETTING LOST)

GRADES AND POWERSCHOOL• I DO MY BEST TO GRADE THINGS WITHIN A REASONABLE WINDOW

OF TIME• HOWEVER, MOST OF MY GRADING IS DONE ON THE WEEKENDS SO

DON’T BE SURPRISED IF YOU SEE THREE OR FOUR GRADED ASSIGNMENTS PUT IN FOR THE SAME DAY

• POWERSCHOOL IS A GREAT TOOL TO USE TO KEEP TRACK OF HOW YOUR CHILD IS DOING• DON’T PANIC OVER ONE BAD GRADE – PANIC WHEN YOU SEE MANY BAD

GRADES• IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT AN ASSIGNMENT OR A GRADE –

PLEASE CONTACT ME• I AM HUMAN, I DO MAKE MISTAKES NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRY NOT

TOO• I GO OVER ALL TESTS/QUIZZES WITH THE CLASS TO MAKE SURE THAT I

HAVE THE ASSIGNMENT GRADED CORRECTLY – IF I MADE AN ERROR, I FIX IT ON THE TEST AND IN POWERSCHOOL

IPADS• ONE TO ONE INFORMATION MANUAL IN THE

FOLDER• COVERS COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS, INFO ON

STORAGE AND CARE, INTERNET SAFETY AND CLASSROOM USE

• INSURANCE INFORMATION IN THE FOLDER • INSURANCE IS OPTIONAL

• DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO GET ON THE INTERNET ON YOUR IPAD AT HOME• PLEASE CHARGE YOUR IPAD EACH NIGHT

FORMS TO BE RETURNED• WE NEED THE FOLLOWING:

• EMERGENCY INFORMATION – PRINTED SHEET, MARK ANY UPDATES AND SIGN THE BACK

• STUDENT HANDBOOK PAGE – SEPARATE PAGE FROM THE HANDBOOK

• INTERNET FORM – PARENTS SIGN ONE SIDE AND STUDENTS SIGN THE OTHER

• IPAD INSURANCE FORM (OPTIONAL)• TRANSPORTATION FORM• MEDICATION FORM (IF APPLICABLE)• SEPARATION/DIVORCE PAPER (IF APPLICABLE)

CONTENT INFORMATION• SCIENCE – WATER; EARTH MATERIALS; SUN, MOON AND

STARS; AND PHYSICS OF SOUND FOSS KITS• SOCIAL STUDIES HAS TWO BOOKS – THE COMMUNITIES

BOOK AS WELL AS THE PENNSYLVANIA STORY BOOK• SPELLING IS DONE WEEKLY (UNLESS IT IS A SHORT WEEK

OR OTHERWISE NOTED) – TESTS ARE ON FRIDAY• NEW ELA SERIES – ALL ONLINE, NO TEXTBOOKS

• THERE WILL BE KINKS TO WORK OUT, IT WILL BE HARD• HANDWRITING – WE DO CURSIVE AGAIN IN 3RD GRADE

WHEW THAT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION!

A FEW IMPORTANT REMINDERS BEFORE YOU GO1.IF YOU HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS, JUST ASK. I WILL DO WHATEVER I CAN TO

ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS OR FIND THE ANSWERS FOR YOU.2.WORK WITH ME. AS A TEAM, THERE IS NO WAY YOUR CHILD WON’T BE

SUCCESSFUL.3.BE FLEXIBLE. I DO MY BEST TO KEEP TO THE SCHEDULE AND GET THROUGH

WHAT I HAD PLANNED FOR THE DAY, BUT SOMETIMES THINGS TAKE MORE OR TAKE LESS TIME THAN ANTICIPATED AND I HAVE TO ADJUST. NOTHING IS EVER PERFECT, BUT I DO MY BEST.

4.3RD GRADE IS A BIG TRANSITION YEAR. MANY KIDS COMPLAIN THAT THERE IS A LOT OF WORK AND NOT NEARLY AS MUCH MOVEMENT. THIS IS TRUE. WE ARE WORKING TOWARD 4TH GRADE WHERE YOU ARE EXPECTED TO DO A LOT OF THINGS INDEPENDENTLY AND SIT FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME. THERE MAY BE SOME GROWING PAINS ALONG THE WAY.

5.FINALLY, IF YOU’D LIKE TO DONATE TO OUR CLASSROOM, WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR TISSUES AND BAND-AIDS. WE GO THROUGH A LOT OF TISSUES.