Welcome to Mrs. Michalak 's Home Page!
2012-2013 School Supply suggestions:
·1” or 1 ½ “ three ring binder w/ pockets
(please noTrapper Keepers)
·Two pocket folders w/ tongs
(1 yellow, 1 green) vinyl lasts longer
·Big box of tissue
·Three separate composition/70 pg spiral notebooks (NO tape bound notebooks, they fall apart)
·Pencils, Colored pencils, glue stick, ruler, scissors, & a canvas type zippered bag (no pencil boxes, no liquid glue)
·Pencil sharpener w/ basin for shavings
·One dry erase marker & an old sock
·One highlighter
·Bleach wipes
Please write your child’s name on everything
| Social Studies Sites | Regions | ||
| City Hall | Ellis Island immigration audio | ||
| continents and ocean games | Southwest google map | ||
| latitude-longitude-map-game | One Line Social Studies Regions Text | ||
| Landform | Regions of the United States | ||
Schedule
Snack 10:30 ish
Students work at their best when they have had a good breakfast.
Researchers have proven that it is a major key to school success. A high protein, low sugar snack at mid-morning will help most students have an even more successful day. Nutritious examples are: cheese, nuts, peanut butter, yogurt, crackers, etc.
Also, students are encouraged to bring in a small water bottle to have in school.
Lunch 12:30 p.m.-1:10 p.m.
Specials:
-Mon. Library with Mrs. Ritter
-Tues. Music w/ Miss Hoyt
French w/ Mrs. Fall - We also have our Spelling tests & fact family tests each Tuesday
-Wed. Art w/ Mrs. P
-Thurs. Five Word test & fact family test & homework is due today
-Fri. P.E. with Mr. Staudacher
Birthday Celebrations
A birthday treat is always welcome if you or your child desires.
Please provide napkins and eating utensils if necessary. Birthdays that do not occur during the school year may be celebrated when you or your child chooses. Thank you for remembering our student with diabetes & our student with nut allergies. Treats that would include them are below.
| cheese | fruit | 100% juice (no sugar added) | veggies & dip | bagels | muffins | pretzels |
| rice cakes | pudding | milk | animal crackers | Teddy grahams | graham crackers | unfrosted cupcakes |
| ginger snaps | angel food / sponge cake | fruit roll ups | bread -blueberry, banana, raisin) | Cheezits | sugar free yogurt | vanilla waffers |
Student Websites:
Science:
| Simple Machines Handout | Shake, Rattle & Slide | ||
| Consumer Energy | Science Review "Play Changing Sound" and "Light and Shadows" and "How we see things" |
Math:
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| Poem PBJ and chips | Idioms | ||
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| Wordle | Tips for Young Writers | ||
| Treasures | Jack Prelutsky | ||
| What can you infer? |
Username: MCALEAR Password: BOOKS
To read a tumble book open Tumblebooks, minimize the Tumblebooks page. Open Mrs. Michalak's web site and click on the blue title or site.
To access from home you'll need to log in to Tumble books before minimizing.
Informational:
Folk Tales:
| Other books to read | ||
Practice:
Parent Web Sites:
http://www.spellingcity.com/ -Motivate students to practice spelling at home.
Find the Right Book(s) for YouThis site helps you select appropriate books for your child. I like to export the genereated list to Excel. Very easy.
Information:
Homework
Homework is assigned every Monday and due every Thursday. A packet of math work will be sent home Monday. As pages are assigned, students are to complete the work and turn in only the assigned work. Keep the rest of the packet at home in a safe place. Thank you for not allowing your student to ‘work ahead’. Students are to copy their assignments and weekly spelling words on Monday morning. To help the students correctly copy the assignments, we use the overhead to project the information, which looks identical to their planners. Assignments are discussed and reviewed in class. Please compare your child’s homework with the information they have written in the log. Homework is your child’s responsibility, but reminders are helpful.
Third Grade Homework Rules
1. Only homework in the child’s own handwriting will be accepted.
2. Use a pencil unless otherwise noted.
3. Neatness is enforced. Students may be required to redo assignments.
4. At times signatures are required as proof of completion or revision.
5. The teacher or another impartial individual will check homework. Students will not correct any work that does not belong to them.
6. Care will be taken to protect privacy in regard to student grades.
Correcting Assignments
When we correct an assignment in class, the students will be correcting their own paper for immediate feedback. I will instruct the students to put the number incorrect at the top of their paper. (For example 3 wrong would be marked as -3)
I will sometimes give the grade in a percentage and/or a letter grade besides the Academic Indicators of 1, 2, or 3. I will do this in order to familiarize the students with a grading scale similar to what they will encounter in Fourth grade.
Grading
The Bay City Public School’s grading policy for Third grade is the use of “Academic Indicators” in place of letter grades. The Academic Indicators are based upon a number scale of 1-3.
They may also appear on students’ daily work, quizzes, tests, projects and will be used on report cards. The Academic Indicators are as follows:
1 - This indicates that the student is meeting the expected
objective with ease and confidence. He/she can apply the
objective consistently.
2 - This indicates that the student is making progress and is
beginning to understand the objective, but needs more practice
or time to learn it well.
3 - This indicates that the student has little or no understanding of
the objective and needs constant help and extended practice.
* Individual Accommodations.This indicates that the student is
having difficulty and assignments have been adjusted.
Accelerated Reader (AR)
This is an independent reading program that supports the “20 minutes a day” National effort and gives students an opportunity to practice the skills that they are learning everyday in literature. Since reading is the backbone of all education, the importance of continual development cannot be overstated.
The AR program is computerized and tracks each student’s individual reading zone (level) and goal is determined from test data, such as, the STAR test. Students are encouraged to read books in their zone and then take a test over the book read. Students are allowed to take a test at anytime during the day as except when I am giving instruction.
This management program is another reference tool on how a child is utilizing independent reading skills. To encourage children to practice reading as much as possible.
HANDWRITING
Teaching of cursive will begin in the second marking period.
Baby Announcement:
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2012-2013 School Supply suggestions:
· 1” or 1 ½ “ three ring binder w/ pockets
(please noTrapper Keepers)
· Two pocket folders w/ tongs
(1 yellow, 1 green) vinyl lasts longer
· Big box of tissue
· Three separate composition/70 pg spiral notebooks (NO tape bound notebooks, they fall apart)
· Pencils, Colored pencils, glue stick, ruler, scissors, & a canvas type zippered bag (no pencil boxes, no liquid glue)
· Pencil sharpener w/ basin for shavings
· One dry erase marker & an old sock
· One highlighter
· Bleach wipes
Please write your child’s name on everything
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