Never let the fear of striking out keep YOU from playing the game.

Schedule

FROG Book

Web Links

Calendar

8:00 Huddle Work

8:40 Read Aloud

8:55 PE/Music/Swimming/Computer Lab

9:50 Communications Block

11:35 Morning Recess

12:00 Spelling

12:35 Lunch/Recess

1:30 Accelerated Reading

2:00 Math Block

3:00 Handwriting

3:25 Ready for Home

(Morning Recess and Handwriting flip-flop on Fridays.)

*Specials*

Library	Wednesday	11:00
Art	Tuesday	10:20
Health	Monday	9:45

FROG Fully Responsible, Organized and Growing

A F.R.O.G. book is a 3-ring binder that holds everything you and your kiddos need to keep updated on classroom and school events. No more lost notes, lost homework or missing lunch/book club money!! No more looking all over the house to find paper to write the teacher a note! EVERYTHING the both of you need is in one notebook. This notebook is important because it helps kiddos to establish good organizational skills as well as teach them responsibility.

The content of the notebook is as follows:

Important Papers from School- This section is where kiddos put information we get from the office or special notes from me.

Pouch- This is for money and notes that you may send to me.

Super Duper Papers to Take Home- This section is where kiddos place their work after I have checked it. Please clean this section out each night.

My Reading Log- Please record all books (pages on chapter books) read at home on the calendar provided. Also needs to be initialed.

Homework Assignments- This section will contain all Homework papers. Please return them in the same pocket the next day.

Parent/Teacher Communication- This will contain a brochure about everything for the year. (parties, discipline, etc.) The notebook paper is for notes between you and me when needed.

My Behavior- This section will contain behavior slips. (Pledge, Behavior Plans, etc.)

AR Log/Goals- This section will contain AR goals for the Nine Weeks that is updated weekly. It also has a log of all AR tests taken.

Agenda- Everyone will write the agenda for the day here. This needs to be signed when the F.R.O.G. notebook comes back to school.

*Everything in the notebook is labeled.

The notebooks will go home every night and need to be brought back every morning.

Every notebook also contains a list of the expectations for class and a list of rules for their notebooks.

Frog Book Rules

Please take very good care of your FROG book. It will be used all year.

Clean out the "super-duper papers to keep" every evening.
Take your FROG home everyday and bring it with you to school in the morning. You are responsible for bringing it everyday.
Keep your FROG book clean. Please do not eat or drink while using or make marks or drawings on it.
Everything in your FROG book needs to stay in your book. Only put papers in your book that belong there.
Each day, show your FROG books to your parents. They will be so proud that you are learning responsibility!

Classroom Information

Classroom Expectations

Active Listening
Help and encourage others
Participate
Complete tasks
Follow school policies

Testing

DIBELS Fall/Spring
Math CRT Fall/Spring
Reading CRT Fall/Spring
Writing CRT Spring
ITBS Fall
State Reading Spring
State Math Spring

Read and Return

Each kiddo is responsible for reading 20 minutes

at home at least 4 times a week

There are calendars in the FROG books to keep track
Every Monday, I'll check and they will receive a sticker

If they read 4 times

Nine Weeks goal is 8 stickers
Those who make that goal are awarded a pizza party
Everyone is encouraged to read as much as they can!!

Accelerated Reading

Year Goal-Reach next certification level
Notes will be sent home every week showing progress
3^rd Nine Weeks Goal-Read and Pass tests on 6 Non-fiction Books
Pattern has to be followed

Chapter Book
1/2 point book
1/2 point book

One half point book has to be non-fiction

Birthdays/Parties

Birthdays can be celebrated
Summer birthdays can celebrate their half birthdays
Let me know at least one day in advance of a birthday party
Treats can be brought at 3:00
We will have 3 parties this year
Parties care done at 3:00/Let me know if something special is planned and more time is needed
Halloween/Fall Festival-October 31
Winter-TBA
Valentine's Day-February 14

Grades

3^rd Grade uses letter grades
Grades are not given in Science or Social Studies (integrated into other subjects)
Handwriting is NP/X (Needs Practice/Knows Concept)
I DON'T GIVE GRADES, STUDENTS EARN THEM!

Agendas

These are filled out every morning with assignments for the day
They need to be signed everyday
Spelling lists are glued into agendas every week

Classroom Management

Every morning, every kiddo starts off with a green card
Green Card all week-Piece of Laffy Taffy
Cards are flipped when a kiddo doesn't follow expectations or behaves inappropriate.
Yellow Card-5 minutes taken off of recess
Red Card-10 minutes taken off of recess and copy My Pledge
Black Card-All recess taken away and fill out Behavior Plan

My Pledge

I pledge today to do my best in reading, math

and all the rest. I promise to obey the rules

in my class and in my school. I'll respect

myself and others too. I'll expect the best in

all I do. I am here to learn all I can, to try

my best and be all I am.

My Behavior

I received my yellow card because___________.

I received my red card because_____________.

I received my black card because___________.

So this doesn't happen again, I am going to ___.

Date__________

Student________

Teacher________

Parent_________

Snacks

We have snacks during AR time.
Kiddos can purchase milk at school for $.35
Please bring couple of snacks to share with the class

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