All About Mrs. Sears' Third Grade Class
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All About
Mrs. Sears’
Third Grade Class
Meet Mrs. Sears
•
Family – I have two children, a 14
year old boy, and 11 year old girl.
•
Hobbies – Reading, traveling, walking
•
Teaching Experience – 23 years, (16
years in Kyrene, and 7 at Basha
Elementary)
•
ASU for Early Childhood, NAU for
Masters in Elementary Education,
Ottowa University for Reading
Specialist endorsement.
How to Contact Mrs. Sears or
Basha:
•
By phone:
–
Voice mail # 480-883-4410
–
To speak directly call the front office # 480-
883-4400
•
E-mail:
–
sears.daryl@cusd80.com
•
My Basha Website - Go to the Basha
Elementary page, then classrooms.
•
Attendance line: 480-883-4403
Check Out Our Class
Website!
•
It contains:
–
Weekly information
–
Good internet sites for kids
–
Infinite Campus link
–
Think Central link
Regular Communications
•
Homework folders come home Mon.-Thurs.
•
Weekly Sears Class Updates
–
are on the webpage and will be updated Fridays
–
Students will take home all graded and finished work on
Fridays.
•
E-mail is best way to contact me.
•
Office updates will be sent weekly.
•
Basha Bobcat app is coming soon!
Volunteers are Awesome!
•
PTO Meetings –
The PTO would love to
have at least 2 parents attend from each
classroom. Any volunteers?
Fund Raising Information
•
PTO Check-a-thon will be starting on Monday. We
truly appreciate your generous donations!
•
Tax Credit donation information can now be found
on the CUSD website, www2.chandler.k12.az.us.
Your donation will help fund our
field trips! We
are planning a trip to Kartchner Caverns on
during the 1
st
week of the 2
nd
quarter. We
need tax credit donations to do this!
Snack Time
•
Snack time is at 10:10 AM.
-Good snacks to bring include:
•
Fruit, crackers, granola bars, dry cereal.
•
No chips, cookies, or candy.
•
NO Peanuts or tree nuts please!
What about homework?
•
Parents are required to review and
sign reading homework each day,
Mon.-Thurs.
in your child’s homework
folder.
•
Homework comes home every Friday.
•
Homework is due the following
Friday.
How to Help at Home
•
Establish a basic routine – Kid’s thrive on
it!
–
Morning schedule/after school plan/night time
ritual
–
Don’t forget to read and talk
with
your child.
–
8 and 9 year olds need
10-12 hours
of sleep
each night! How much sleep is your child
getting?
Grading Policies
Grades are recorded weekly in Infinite Campus
.
All progress
reports and report cards will be available on line this year. Stay
informed! Check your child’s grades at regular intervals.
I often grade using ratios: 7/10 means 7 correct out of 10
possible.
Here are other possible scores you may see:
•
Excellent:
A , 90-100% √+, 4
•
Above average:
B, 80-89%, √+, 3.5
•
Average:
C, 70-79%, √, 2. 5 or 3
•
Below Average:
D, 60-69%, √-, 2
•
Failing:
F, below 60%, √-, 0 or 1
Perks for Positive
Performance
•
Praise
•
Good Grades
•
Bucks for monthly class store
•
PACK Awards
•
PACK Club on Fridays
Poor Choices May
Require Disciplinary Action
•
Late homework or unsigned homework
no recess,
or Study Hall, instead of PACK Club.
•
For behavioral disruptions, the following steps will
occur:
1.
Warning or Fine
2.
Note to parents via email or homework folder
3.
Time-out for a short time in another classroom
Reading Highlights
•
The Journeys Reading Series by Harcourt
•
Content Area Literacy in Social Studies and Science will be
incorporated into reading units!
•
Increased use of non-fiction texts, literature studies, and
author studies
Writing with Style
•
Writing about what you read has increased with the national
standards.
•
Neat printing, using correct letter formation is necessary in
order to master
cursive
this year!
•
Basic Conventions:
–
Capitalization, punctuation, spelling, sentence/paragraph
structure.
•
Exploring the
6 + 1 Writing Traits
:
–
Ideas, Organization, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency,
Voice, Presentation.
•
Focus on comparing/contrasting essays, and opinion essays
using evidence
•
Writing as a process:
–
prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, publishing
Making Sense of Math
•
Go Math
•
1
st
Quarter
: Number Sense!
•
Place Value to the 100,000s
•
Adding and Subtracting
with regrouping
•
Multiplying
•
Estimation!
Scientific Discoveries
All units will reinforce scientific inquiry
and the scientific method.
Our Quarterly Science Units are:
•
Earth Science –
Rocks and Minerals
•
Physical Science
: light and sound
•
Life Science –
ecology
,
ecosystems and
plant/animal life
•
Health and nutrition
Social Studies –
•
1
st
Quarter –
US Citizenship,
Ancient
Greeks and Romans, European Explorers
•
2
nd
Quarter –
U.S. Government, Early
American/Native American History
•
3
rd
Quarter –
American History through
the Civil War. Famous American research.
•
4
th
Quarter –
geography and map skills
ThinkCentral
•
ThinkCentral is a great website that
is tied to our Journeys and Go Math
textbooks.
•
Multiple resources are available for
both students and parents.
•
We are planning to use ThinkCentral
for homework in the future.
Odds and Ends
•
Emergency Card
•
Think Central
•
Check-a-thon
•
Reading Intervention
Thank you for staying
informed! Please contact me
if you have any questions.
Meet Mrs. Sears and her family, learn about her teaching experience, how to contact her or Basha Elementary, explore their class website, understand regular communications, volunteer opportunities, fundraising information, snack time details, and more. Stay updated with the latest classroom activities and engage with the educational community.
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All About Mrs. Sears Third Grade Class
Meet Mrs. Sears Family I have two children, a 14 year old boy, and 11 year old girl. Hobbies Reading, traveling, walking Teaching Experience 23 years, (16 years in Kyrene, and 7 at Basha Elementary) ASU for Early Childhood, NAU for Masters in Elementary Education, Ottowa University for Reading Specialist endorsement.
How to Contact Mrs. Sears or Basha: By phone: Voice mail # 480-883-4410 To speak directly call the front office # 480- 883-4400 E-mail: sears.daryl@cusd80.com My Basha Website - Go to the Basha Elementary page, then classrooms. Attendance line: 480-883-4403
Check Out Our Class Website! It contains: Weekly information Good internet sites for kids Infinite Campus link Think Central link
Regular Communications Homework folders come home Mon.-Thurs. Weekly Sears Class Updates are on the webpage and will be updated Fridays Students will take home all graded and finished work on Fridays. E-mail is best way to contact me. Office updates will be sent weekly. Basha Bobcat app is coming soon!
Volunteers are Awesome! PTO Meetings The PTO would love to have at least 2 parents attend from each classroom. Any volunteers?
Fund Raising Information PTO Check-a-thon will be starting on Monday. We truly appreciate your generous donations! Tax Credit donation information can now be found on the CUSD website, www2.chandler.k12.az.us. Your donation will help fund our field trips! We are planning a trip to Kartchner Caverns on during the 1stweek of the 2ndquarter. We need tax credit donations to do this!
Snack Time Snack time is at 10:10 AM. -Good snacks to bring include: Fruit, crackers, granola bars, dry cereal. No chips, cookies, or candy. NO Peanuts or tree nuts please!
What about homework? Parents are required to review and sign reading homework each day, Mon.-Thurs. in your child s homework folder. Homework comes home every Friday. Homework is due the following Friday.
How to Help at Home Establish a basic routine Kid s thrive on it! Morning schedule/after school plan/night time ritual Don t forget to read and talk with your child. 8 and 9 year olds need 10-12 hours of sleep each night! How much sleep is your child getting?
Grading Policies Grades are recorded weekly in Infinite Campus. All progress reports and report cards will be available on line this year. Stay informed! Check your child s grades at regular intervals. I often grade using ratios: 7/10 means 7 correct out of 10 possible. Here are other possible scores you may see: Excellent: Above average: Average: Below Average: Failing: A , 90-100% +, 4 B, 80-89%, +, 3.5 C, 70-79%, , 2. 5 or 3 D, 60-69%, -, 2 F, below 60%, -, 0 or 1
Perks for Positive Performance Praise Good Grades Bucks for monthly class store PACK Awards PACK Club on Fridays
Poor Choices May Require Disciplinary Action Late homework or unsigned homework no recess, or Study Hall, instead of PACK Club. For behavioral disruptions, the following steps will occur: 1. Warning or Fine 2. Note to parents via email or homework folder 3. Time-out for a short time in another classroom
Reading Highlights The Journeys Reading Series by Harcourt Content Area Literacy in Social Studies and Science will be incorporated into reading units! Increased use of non-fiction texts, literature studies, and author studies
Writing with Style Writing about what you read has increased with the national standards. Neat printing, using correct letter formation is necessary in order to master cursive this year! Basic Conventions: Capitalization, punctuation, spelling, sentence/paragraph structure. Exploring the 6 + 1 Writing Traits: Ideas, Organization, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, Voice, Presentation. Focus on comparing/contrasting essays, and opinion essays using evidence Writing as a process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, publishing
Making Sense of Math Go Math 1stQuarter: Number Sense! Place Value to the 100,000s Adding and Subtracting with regrouping Multiplying Estimation!
Scientific Discoveries All units will reinforce scientific inquiry and the scientific method. Our Quarterly Science Units are: Earth Science Rocks and Minerals Physical Science: light and sound Life Science ecology, ecosystems and plant/animal life Health and nutrition
Social Studies 1stQuarter US Citizenship, Ancient Greeks and Romans, European Explorers 2ndQuarter U.S. Government, Early American/Native American History 3rdQuarter American History through the Civil War. Famous American research. 4thQuarter geography and map skills
ThinkCentral ThinkCentral is a great website that is tied to our Journeys and Go Math textbooks. Multiple resources are available for both students and parents. We are planning to use ThinkCentral for homework in the future.
Odds and Ends Emergency Card Think Central Check-a-thon Reading Intervention
Thank you for staying Thank you for staying informed! Please contact me informed! Please contact me if you have any questions. if you have any questions.
