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Teacher Expectations

To provide your child with a safe learning environment while meeting social emotional goals.

To celebrate individual student academic growth to meet all learning abilities.

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Rules For Teaching

1. Keep them safe.

2. Lower their anxiety.

3. Make sure they feel loved.

4. Make them laugh.

5. Teach them something.

All in that order.

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Student Expectations

Work towards independence, organization, and establishing good study habits

The GOLDEN RULE! - respect their classmates and teachers

Embracing their inner superhero to shine a light on themselves and others

Be a risk taker

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Student Expectations

Homework- The district has made some recent changes to homework to allow students to have a healthy balance of school and home life. Students will be given a choice board where they have the flexibility to complete at least 4 boxes per week. The choice board will be sent home on Mondays and they will have 2 weeks worth of options. After the 2 weeks, students will hand in their work. Homework will start Monday, September 16th.

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Daily and Special Schedule

Morning Meeting 🎒🏫

Science / Social Studies🌡🏔🚀

Math ✖️➗123🕓

ELA 📚

Lunch/Recess 🍎🍪🌮

Quiet Time

ELA ✏️✒️

Special 🎨👟💻🎼

Pack up and Homework Planners

Day 1: Health/World Language

Day 2: P.E

Day 3: Library

Day 4: Music

Day 5: Art

Day 6: Technology

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Student Attendance

If your child will be absent, please call the school absentee

line before 8:35 am.

An email to me is appreciated, but not required.

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Computer Information

Chromebooks are 1:1 and will be kept in the classroom.

Each student will need headphones for class each day in a labelled gallon sized baggie. Headphones will be used in Technology and in our classroom.

Students will use CLEVER or GOOGLE to log into all platforms.

All log ins will be provided.

The district will be using Go Guardian to monitor student technology use.

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Communication

Email You can expect an email from me from time to time . This email will share the most important information to know about what has been taking place in the class and/or what is coming up.

Handle with Care

Remind Important information, chaperones, pictures I take in class.

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Reading and Writing - Amplify

A structured systematic approach to teaching phonemic awareness and phonics.
Each unit will utilize a Shared Read of complex grade level text to teach vocabulary and build background knowledge.
Accountable Independent Reading Time will focus on student interest and appropriate book choice rather than a focus on independent reading levels.
Performance Task will assess the application of learned knowledge and skills.

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Grading and Assessments

Standards Based report card

Instead of a letter grade students will receive a number grade (1 through 4). A marking of 4 indicates consistent mastery of standard.
Based on teacher observation and student assessments.

DIBELS Assessment:

A series of short test (both oral and written) that assess literacy skills such as phonemic awareness, accuracy, and fluency.
We start this assessment in October. More info to come!

New Jersey Student Learning Assessment (NJSLA)

On Chromebooks
In the spring

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Key Instructional Practices

Structured grammar instruction within the literacy block.
Extended writing opportunities along with varied writing opportunities within the literacy block and throughout the day. We will cover Narrative, Informational, and Opinion.

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Materials

The following materials will be utilized in the implementation of our new curriculum.

Core Materials

Grades K-5 - Amplify CKLA (Core Knowledge Language Arts)

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Our Math Curriculum

& Illustrative Math

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What does problem-based instruction look like?

The students spend a majority of their time solving carefully created and sequenced problems.
The teacher monitors discussions and pushes student thinking by asking questions and orchestrating discussions to move the learning forward.
Students frequently discuss math with each other, listen to others ideas, justify their thinking and critique the reasoning of others.

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What does a typical lesson look like?

Warm Up

Activity

Activity Synthesis

Centers

Lesson Synthesis

Cool Down

Warm-up - activity opens up conversation and thinking about the lesson ahead.
Activities & Activity Synthesis - There are typically one or more activities during which the students work to explore the concept and then the teacher will help them consolidate their understanding.
Lesson Synthesis - After all of the activities are completed the teacher will help students synthesize all of their learning for that day.
Cool Down - This is a brief independent activity to let the teacher know where the students are in their learning.
Centers - Are a meaningful way to build fluency and work with math concepts.

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Social Studies (Teach TCI)

Resources

Students have a workbook this year. Textbook and workbook are both online and printed.

Units

Geography, Diversity, Government, and

Economics

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Carolina Science

Units

Forces and Interactions
Weather and Climate Patterns
Life and Ecosystems
Mystery Science used as supplemental material

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Code of Conduct Tiers and Responses to Behaviors

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2nd and 3rd

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SOAR Time (under construction)

What is SOAR Time?

An extension of our learning varying subjects

During SOAR we…

Build onto classroom lessons
Create small groups for individual growth
Collaborate amongst teachers and peers
Additional teacher support in the classroom

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Any questions?

Contact Information

Allan Forsyth, Third Grade Teacher

aforsyth@chesterfieldschool.com

Rebecca Rockhill, Third Grade Resource Teacher

rrockhill@chesterfieldschool.com

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Communication

Email address: aforsyth@chesterfieldschool.com and rrockhill@chesterfieldschool.com

Please email or remind BOTH of us. We are both in the classroom and if Mr. Forsyth is absent one day Ms. Rockhill will be able to help/respond.

When you email, please know that I may not be able to respond until the next school day. If a matter is urgent, please call the school.

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Things to consider when sending pictures in:

Please email photos to Chesterfieldyearbook@gmail.com
Upload photos directly to our system at�https://images.jostens.com/0tZX7ARGVFHyXNyaUkiY5tA (Please copy and paste the above link into your browser)
All photo submissions MUST include student name, grade, and teacher.
Depending on the number of photos submitted – all photos may not be able to be included.
CES students only

If you would like to send photos of your student, or your student with their CES friends, to the yearbook, please check out the below.

What types of photos?

1st Day Back to School
Halloween Parade
Halloween Trunk or Treat
Read Across America
100^th Day of School
School Dances
Sports

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Order early for a discount!

Any book ordered after the 4/11/2025 deadline will be $40.00 and delivered after school is over (depending on availability). Venmo is the only payment accepted for late orders.�

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QUESTIONS?

Please check out the FAQ’s!

Most questions can be answered in the FAQ’s. If your question cannot be answered through this document, please go ahead and email chesterfieldyearbook@gmail.com

Want to be updated on the latest yearbook info? Follow us on Facebook and Instagram. Notifications are also posted on the school website and you’ll receive an occasional hardcopy handout to order the yearbook.

You have 7.5 months to order - plenty of time!

2024-2025 CES Yearbook FAQs

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