2019-2020

THIRD GRADE
 Golbow Mission Statement
Golbow Elementary,
together with family and community,
provides authentic learning experiences
in a student-centered environment that
inspires lifelong learners to be
honorable citizens who positively
impact the world.

Golbow Vision
Creating a legacy...every student, every day!
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Meet Our Team ★ Soc i
taught
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classes
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hom e r o

● Racheal DeBlanc- ELA

● Jessica Peoples- Math/ Science
● Megan Festa- ELA
● Luis Diaz- Math/ Science
● Brittany Hall- ELA
● Lauren Stewart- Math/ Science
● Rhonda Paz- ESL Support
● Kathleen Landecker- Special Education
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 Schedules
● School Hours:
○ 8:00-3:40 - Regular Schedule
○ 8:00-12:40 - Early Dismissal
○ Announcements will begin at 8:10 every day.
○ Students are expected to be in their
homeroom by the time the tardy bell rings at
8:15.
● Lunch Schedule:
○ 11:35pm- 12:05pm
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General Information
● Clothing
○ Please wear closed-toed shoes to ensure safety.
○ Shorts and skirts should extend past fingertips.
○ “Do Rags”, leggings as pants, and spaghetti straps are not permitted
○ If you have any further questions please refer to the student handbook
● Birthdays
○ Cupcakes are permitted in the cafeteria, please drop them off at the
front office the day of your child’s birthday and the homeroom teacher
will hand out the cupcakes to your child’s homeroom classroom.
● STAR TESTING
○ May 11th: Math
○ May 12th: Reading

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 General Information
● We recommend you write your child’s
name on items they may take off
during the day (sweaters/jackets).
● PE
○ Students must wear tennis shoes
(rubber soles) on PE days.
● Water in a resealable bottle is the only
beverage allowed in the classroom.

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 SNACK & LUNCH
● Please send a healthy snack with your child.
● Please send lunch money in a sealed envelope or
baggie with your child’s full name and homeroom
teacher.

● The Katy ISD A+ Pay N’ Go is an online

web store, providing a convenient way
for parents, students, and other
patrons to make payments for cafeteria
meals, activity fees and a variety of
campus- district- related services.
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Technology
● Each 3rd grade class has a 1:1 iPad ratio, meaning that each
student will have access to an iPad in class.
● iPads are secured through Katy ISD’s wi-fi with appropriate
permissions and security measures put in place.
● Students will be responsible for their iPad throughout the
school day and have signed a technology compact, ensuring
their responsibility in caring for and working with their iPad.

● Homework and daily assignments will often be given through

the use of technology, so please look for updates and
information on particular apps and websites used from your
student’s teacher.
● If you would like to take home an IPAD we will be sending home
more information about this after the first month of school.
This information will come from the librarian. 8
Homework
● Homework and daily assignments will often be given through
the use of technology, so please look for updates and
information on particular apps and websites used from your
student’s teacher.

● If you would like to take home an IPAD we will be sending home

more information about this after the first month of school.
This information will come from the librarian, that will consist
of an afterschool seminar for parents.

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SPEAK UP APP
Speak up is an anonymous reporting app for submitting
student and school/ related safety and well-being tips
and concerns. All tips are thoroughly investigated by
campus personal, police and/ or a crisis management
team.

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Communication
● Please contact your child’s homeroom teacher
with any concerns by phone, email, or classroom
dojo.
● We will return your phone call/email during
non-instructional times and within 24 hours.
● Please check your child’s backpack daily. “Take
Home Folders” will be sent home each Wednesday
with graded work. Any forms need to be signed
and returned the next day.
● Conference Times
● 9am - 9:50
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Communication continued…

● Sign up for the Third Grade News for

weekly updates.
https://3rdgradege.weebly.com
● Most school communication will be sent
digitally this year. PLEASE update your
email address in INFO SNAP.
● Sign up for the “OnTheGo App” through
Katyisd.

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Homework Policy
● Homework is given weekly on Monday and due on
Friday.
● Please check your child’s “Take Home Folders” weekly
for this.
● Any Graded work will come home on Wednesday’s
including previous weeks homework.
● They will receive math, word study and reading
comprehension.
● 10% (minor) grades can be given on homework along
with class participation and work completion.

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Class Dojo
● ClassDojo is a free app that provides parents
with feedback of their child’s daily behavior.
● Dojo is also a wonderful way to ensure
parent-teacher communication!
○ View behavior reports and send instant
messages, photos, and files within the app.
● Please be sure to sign up for ClassDojo and to
consistently check for updates and messages!
● Your child’s teacher will have your personal
log-in code!

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 PBIS Mission Statement

Golbow Elementary, together with family and community,

provides authentic learning experiences in a
student-centered environment that inspires lifelong
learners to be honorable citizens who positively impact the
world.

PBIS Vision

Great relationships lead to positive student choices. 15

 PBIS AT GOLBOW
● PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and
Supports) is a school wide framework to teach and
positively reinforce behavior within our building
● Relationship building is crucial
● Clearly teaching students the expectations and
positively reinforcing students who follow them
● Interventions are used for students who struggle
with this to help teach them correct behaviors
● Acknowledge students who demonstrate positive
behavior choices
● Expectation matrices explain how to be respectful,
responsible, and ready to learn in common areas
of the building (please look at PBIS informational
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 PBIS INCENTIVES
● Bird Tracks/ Bucks are small incentive tickets that staff members hand out
to students who are following expectations and being leaders
● Blue Jay Café are certificates given to students going above and beyond in
following our 3 R’s so they can eat lunch with a friend at the special table
(Tuesday or Thursday)
● Preferred Activity Time (PAT) is once every 9 weeks for students who
meet certain criteria having less than 4 “needs reminders” in specific areas
such as “controls talking”, “complies with requests”, or “completes
homework”
● PAT could be various indoor games, outdoor games, dance parties, sports
games, arts and crafts, and much more
● Golden Ticket Events are twice a year following months seen as a need by
reviewing discipline data
● Students who earn 100 golden bird tracks and have no more than 1
office referral in these months can attend the events which may be a
teacher talent show, movie and popcorn, outdoor sports activity, or
any other large group student event

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PBIS Matrices
Matrices are hung up all around campus and in
classrooms to reinforce positive behavior. When the
expectations are not met, teachers will refer to these
matrices to address the situation not behavior.

The next slides will show examples of different

matrices used on campus.

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3rd Grade Objectives
Math: Place value within a hundred thousand, addition and
subtraction with regrouping, multiplication and division
basics, fraction basics, personal financial literacy, and
geometry.

Science: Matter and Energy; Force, Motion, and Energy;

Earth and Space; Organisms and Environments, Health and
Body

Social Studies: Positive Action, Constitution, Adapting to

the World Around Us, Government and Elections,
Communities Past and Present, Entrepreneurs, Innovators
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3rd Grade Objectives
Reading: Launching with Read Aloud & Writing About Reading,
Building a Literate Life, Mystery, Nonfiction Studies, Character
Studies, Research, STAAR Preparation & Writing About Fairy Tales,
and Gearing Up for Summer Literacy

Writing: Crafting True Stories, Changing the World: Persuasive

Essays, The Art of Information Writing, Research, Literary Essay and
Once Upon a Time: Adapting and Writing Fairy Tales

Word Study: Compound Words, Synonyms & Antonyms,

Abbreviations, & Homographs, Words with VCV patterns, Words
with Suffixes and Prefixes, Contractions, Closed & Syllables, VCe
Syllables, Vowel Teams, Multiple Sound Spelling Patterns,
R-Controlled Syllables, Words with Vowel Patterns, and Idioms
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Support Golbow
● Download the free “Shoparoo” app from Box Tops to
your phone to scan receipts to help Golbow earn
money.
● We received around $600 from this app last year
with 149 people signed up.

● Please save and collect Box Tops or download the

app and save! Each one is worth $0.10. It’s an easy
way to earn money for Golbow.

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 JOIN OUR PTA!!
● PTA Membership is only $12.00!
● Throughout the year we will need
volunteers to help with different activities.
● VIPS
● Dances
● Spring Carnival
● Please let us know if you are willing to share
a bit of your time! It is always greatly
appreciated!
Golbow PTA Facebook
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 Follow Us
● Third Grade News
● https://3rdgradege.weebly.com

● Check out some of the great things at Golbow on

Facebook:
● https://www.facebook.com/gebluejays

● Follow the Golbow Twitter page @golbowtweets

and follow some great conversations by checking
out #GEinspires

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We are so excited for
this year!

Be sure to check out

our website for more
information.
https://3rdgradege.weebly.com/

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