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Welcome to Back to School Night

August 27th, 2013 American International School of Bucharest Grade Three

Agenda
Team Introduction Classroom and School Routines Six-Day Rotation Cycle Homework Policy Communication Guidelines Units of Study Literacy Math How We Teach Supporting Your Child Meet Your Childs Teacher

Who We Are
Classroom Teachers Eike Gerhard Genoa Jones Selina Parnell Amanda Ryan EAL Specialist Susie Myers Teaching Assistants Ramona Iordachescu Claudia Iordache

Classroom and School Routines What your Child Needs at School

Labeled Water Bottle

Indoor and Outdoor Shoes

Seasonal Clothing (i.e. Hats, Sweaters, Jackets, Gloves, Boots etc.)

Classroom and School Routines


What your Child Does Not Need at School

Toys

Mobile Phones

Electronics

Classroom and School Routines Arrival and Dismissal


Arrival in the Morning Arrive by 7:50am Children go straight outside to play Bell sounds at 7:55am. Children line up outside Atrium Children bring their own school bags etc. to class independently.
Please note children do not come into the classroom before school

Dismissal in the Afternoon Dismissal at 2:55pm. Wednesdays at 2:00 Dismissal from Central Park If your child is going home with someone else, please inform your childs teacher by writing in the agenda. Picking up your child during the day requires parents to collect their child from the ES Office.

Six-Day Rotation Cycle


Example Grade Three Class Schedule Showing Six-Day Rotation Cycle

Six-Day Rotation Cycle

Six-Day Rotation Cycle

Homework Policy
General Agreements
Students should complete homework and return it in on time. Please make note if you have guided your child with the task(s). Homework is assigned Monday to Thursday. It may occasionally be given on weekends, but not during school holidays Parents should use the agenda to record if their child was unable to complete their homework. Social events and afterschool activities are not acceptable reasons for incomplete work. Homework is not prepared for students who take personal absence/vacation during school session

Homework Policy
Revise, reinforce and build on concepts introduced and learned in class Allow time for independent work habits to develop Build organizational skills Extension of the curriculum providing real world application of skills and strategies

Expected Time Commitment Grade Three 30 Minutes Reading: At least 10 minutes

Communication
Where Can You Get Information

AISB Parent Portal Class Websites Report Cards: February and June Progress Reports/Parent Conferences: November and March Portfolio Conferences: May or June

Communication
How You Can Contact Us
Homework Agendas/Diaries: Please leave a note in your child s homework agenda/diary. Email: You can email your childs teacher. We will reply within 48 hours. Phone: You may contact the Elementary secretary to deliver urgent news to your childs teacher. Teacher Webpages: Each teacher has their own website or teacher page. Please explore and leave comments. Appointments: Please email your childs teacher to set up an appointment to speak with them in person.

Units of Inquiry within the Transdisciplinary Themes


Who We Are: Rights and Responsibilities Sharing the Planet: Essential Water Where We Are In Time and Place: The Good Earth How The World Works: Good Vibrations How We Organize Ourselves: Off To Market How We Express Ourselves: Pictures Tell A Story

Reading
Building a Reading Life: building a reading identity Solving the Mystery Before the Detective: Mystery Bookclubs Poetry Navigating Non-Fiction: reading non-fiction with clarity and depth Social Issues Book Clubs: reading for ideas

Reading For Research

Independent Reading Projects

Writing
Crafting True Stories: writing personal narratives Super Sleuths: The Mystery of Mystery Writing Information Writing: Reading and Writing in the Content Areas The Art of Information Writing Changing the World: Persuasive Speeches, Petitions and Editorials Poetry: Writing, Thinking and Seeing More

Mathematics Strands
Primary Resource: Investigations Program

Number Sense: Numbers and Operations Patterns, Functions and Algebra Measurement Space and Shape: 2-D and 3-D Geometry Data Handling and Analysis

How We Teach
Inquiry Based Involve Child in Learning Language Rich Classroom Teaching and Learning Teach Responsibility Teach to Whole Child

Differentiate

Hands On Learning

Supporting Your Child

Ensure your child gets 10-11 hrs of sleep

Make sure your child eats a healthy breakfast Read to your child and spend quality time with them everyday

Send your child to school happy each day Please inform your childs teacher if your child is not happy at school. We can work together to help!

Image Credits
Slide 4: Waterbottle: www.nopain2.com Shoes: www.freerun6.com Change of Clothes: www.kiddymania.co.uk Winter Clothes: www.rattleandmum.co.nz Summer Clothes: www.sheknows.com Slide 5 Electronics: www.us.playstation.com Mobile phones: www.gizmag.com Toys: www.theeclecticgrabbag.com

Slide 7 Muffins: www.sheknows.com Fruit Kebabs: www.babble.com Children in Ballons: www.danceplus.ca

Slide 21 Parent/Child: www.better-beginnings.com.au Kids at School: www.betterparentinginstitute.com Breakfast: www.realfood.tesco.com Sleeping child: www.kidsoutlet.com

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