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Communication

Teachers will communicate with you often throughout the school year.
Our main source of communication is Class Dojo. If you have not joined us yet, please join us! Students will received Dojo points throughout the day and we can message you through Class Dojo. Class Dojo is free, please do not pay for it unless you want to.
You can reach us by email.

erika.husser@tangischools.org (math)
byronesha.chester@tangischools.org (ela)
molly.valente@tangischools.org (science and social studies)

You can also call the office and leave a message.
Please be sure that you do not text our personal cell phone numbers, send all messages through Class Dojo.
We cannot call during the school day unless it is an emergency or an intense behavior issue.
Please make sure that your contact information is up to date.
Weekly newsletter and Class Dojo Class Story

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Science

PhD science is the curriculum we use.

It is broken down into 4 overarching modules:

Weather and climate
Survival
Traits
Force and Motion

There is a Science workbook, but it can not go home.

There are very few things I can send home to help with studying for Science Assessments. Most of our Assessments are asking our students to apply what they have learned to a whole new concept.

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Social Studies

Social studies is broken down into 7 Units:

Founding of the United States of America
Paper and Places
A Growing Nation
A Changing Nation
A Nation of Industry and Innovation
Towards a More Perfect Union
An Ever-Advancing Nation

Unit 7 is not tested on LEAP

The main skills students will need to be familiar with are map skills, reading sources and answering questions.

There is a social studies reader, that I copy and we work on throughout the week. It does not go home, you can access a digital copy of the reader though this QR Code.

The Social Studies Workbook will go back and forth between school and home, we fill out the workbook with things they need to know for their test.

I also send home kahoot links which help them study for the assessments.

Bayou Bridges

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What is Kahoot?

I have gotten this question a lot this year! So I thought I would clarify!

Kahoot is an online platform that turns studying into game. Students can access the link on any device that accesses the internet.

These links can also be found on my OnCourse Website which you can find my scanning the QR Code below.

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Math

All assessments are on Chromebooks in the Great Minds App. You can check graded assessments on jcampus. Scratch paper will be sent home on Thursdays in test folder. Please sign the folder and return the test papers on Friday.
I do not collect homework. It is just extra practice for at home.

Review sheets for assessments are sent home the day before the assessment.

Explain 2 workbooks.
Zearn and Xtramath and Equip
Explain daily classroom routine (instruction and intervention)
Exit tickets are sent home and used for data.
LEAP score equivalent to letter grades and data wall

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ELA

Unit 1: The Stories of Julian Tells - Theme: Adventures through Reading

Assessments: Paper based for the current 9 weeks. (Transition)

Binders: Class work must stay in folder. We will clean them out in class after each unit.

Interventions: Lexia- Core5 , Small Groups, One-on-one

Lexia-Core5: Reading based Program

Homework: A homework packet is sent home every Monday and is to be turned in on Fridays.

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Test Folders

Test Folders go home every Thursday.

Parents are to sign the folder on the appropriate line.

Test Folders should be returned on Fridays.

ALL TEST PAPERS MUST BE RETURNED IN THE FOLDER!!

(DO NOT KEEP TEST AT HOME)

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How to Access Students Online Tests

Students must log into their classlink, where they then will go to OnCourse and select the class who’s tests you are looking for.

If the assignment still says pending or is not there, it is because we have not released the scores yet. Once scores are released you will be able to open their assessment.

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Snack

There are 27 students in each class!

Lunch is very early for 3rd graders

Lunch is at 10:15

Husser’s HR: 12:20pm

Molly’s HR: 1:10pm

Chester’s HR: 2:00 pm

Times

Students will eat snack during their pullout time.

Snack at Enrichment

PE, Art, Computer, Library, Music

Pullout schedule

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