Syllabus_Overview

Procedures for Non-Instructional Routines – Third Grade

Student Records:
All biological parents have the right to see student records.  Please contact the teacher to make an appointment.  All grades are recorded in the electronic grade book.  Graded student work is kept in a file.

Conferences will be held at the end of the first trimester and at any time the parents or teacher deem necessary.  The dates on which Progress Reports and Report Cards will be sent home are as follows:

 Expectations for Student Behavior

The school handbook, as well as classroom expectations and procedures, are discussed and practiced during the beginning of school.  These expectations and procedures are reviewed periodically throughout the year.

Students will receive “Coop-Bucks” for behaving, for excelling on assessments, for following the dress code, for completing AR requirements, and for exceptional conduct.  The Coop-Bucks will count towards earning a homework pass (good for one free assignment with no penalty) and special class/individual  rewards.

The four basic rules are as follows:
              1) Treat others with respect
              2) Walk in the building
              3) Move quietly in the hallways
              4) Keep hands, feet, and other objects to yourself

Consequences for Violating Class and School Rules/Policies
Warning, Name on the board.

1 check = Quiet lunch, letter home

2 check = Quiet lunch, Loss of recess, letter home

3 checks= Loss of recess and letter home, to  be signed and returned

4 checks=All of the above, phone call/email home, and administration will be informed

Procedures and Routines:
Students are not to be left alone on campus prior to 8:00.   Students need to line up quietly next to their backpacks and have their homework unpacked when I open the door at 8:00-8:05.  Students are to turn in homework and complete their Problem of the Day and Journal by themselves while waiting for the school day to begin.  Students need to look at the morning schedule to see if there are any Specials first thing after Problem of the Day. 

Snacks:  No snacks in the classroom.

Please inform me in writing or email of any early dismissals.  tcooper@saintphilips.net

Homework Policy:
Homework may be assigned every day. (Weekend assignments are avoided as much as possible.)
Students are expected to complete all homework.  Homework time limit:1 hour  per day.  Students who don’t finish their homework will finish their work during recess. 

Homework is posted every day at the “Mr. Cooper Site” on Scholastic.com, so absent students or parents can check to see what homework is required.  STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE TO WRITE DOWN THEIR HOMEWORK.  Scholastic.com is more for a tool to communicate to parents and for students to use teacher-approved websites.

Make-up Work Policy
An absent student is required to make up class-work and homework as soon as possible.  See Scholastic.com
Attendance Policy:
Refer to p. 23-24 in the student/parent Handbook.

Assessment:
Grading Scale
93-100       A Excellent
85-92         B Above Average
77-84         C Average
70-76         D Below Average
69-Below   F  Unsatisfactory

Assessment Procedures
1.  Homework will be evaluated and averaged as one test grade unless notified in advance.
2. Tests count one time.
3. Projects will count as a test grade.
4. Retests will be given if more than half of the class receives a C or below on an assignment.

Accelerated Reader Requirements

1^st Trimester: 15 points, 3^rd grade or higher grade level, at least 60 pages, score at least 85%

2^nd Trimester: 17 points, 3^rd grade or higher grade level, at least 60 pages, score at least 85%

3^rd  Trimester: 20 points, 3^rd grade or higher grade level, at least 60 pages, score at least 85%

Points will not roll-over from trimester to trimester.

The Language Arts grade in 3^rd grade is based on the following breakdown:

40% Reading

40% Language Arts/Writing/Wordly Wise

10% Unit Reading Tests

10% Spelling

The Mathematics 3rd grade is based on the following breakdown:

40% Tests

20% Unit Tests

20% Quizzes

20% Class work/Participation/Effort

The Social Studies 3^rd grade is based on the following breakdown:

40% Chapter Tests

40% Lesson Quizzes (end of lesson)

10% Unit Tests

10% Class work/Participation/Effort

Testing Schedule

Math tests will be on Fridays.

Wordly Wise tests will be on Mondays.

Social Studies and Open Court tests will occur after a story or section is finished.  These days may vary; but  the best effort will be made to ensure they do not coincide with the above scheduled or specials’ tests.

Communication with Parents:
Wednesday Folders will be sent home weekly with curriculum updates and/or notes school information. Weekly folders, parent notes, e-mails, phone calls and conferences are frequent means of communication.   I will update Scholastic.com several times per week to ensure the announcements are up to date.