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A.W. Cox Elementary School Third Grade

A.W. Cox Elementary School Third Grade. Welcome to Back To School Night! September 12, 2013 www.guilford.k12.ct.us. Professional Learning Community. Meet the Third Grade Team: Mrs. Arabolos – Room 9 (203) 453-5291 x109 arabolosj@guilford.k12.ct.us Mr. Mascola – Room 6

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A.W. Cox Elementary School Third Grade

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  1. A.W. CoxElementary SchoolThird Grade Welcome to Back To School Night! September 12, 2013 www.guilford.k12.ct.us

  2. Professional Learning Community Meet the Third Grade Team: • Mrs. Arabolos – Room 9 • (203) 453-5291 x109 • arabolosj@guilford.k12.ct.us • Mr. Mascola – Room 6 • (203) 453-5291 x106 • mascolav@guilford.k12.ct.us • Mrs. Johnson – Room 21 • (203) 453-5291 x121 • johnsonc@guilford.k12.ct.us • Mrs. Hartford – Room 10 • (203) 453-5291 x110 • hartforda@guilford.k12.ct.us • Mrs. Guarnieri – Room 5 • (203) 453-5291 x105 • guarnierimary@guilford.k12.ct.us

  3. Clear Expectations • Arrival Time • 8:50 a.m. • Marked tardy after 9:05 • Independence • Organization - Planners • Responsibility • Accountable Talk • Classroom behavior and appropriate dialogue

  4. A Day in the Life… • Morning - Independent Activities • Morning Meeting • Writer’s Workshop • Math Block • Specials/Spanish – 3x per week • Recess/lunch • Reader’s Workshop • Science and Social Studies • End of day (organize homework, pack-up, planners, etc.)

  5. Teaching Model(PLC) • PLC – Professional Learning Community • Extensive collaboration • Flexible groupings – class rotations • Target specific content areas • Students become more comfortable with entire team • Groups change throughout year

  6. Language Arts • Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop • Units of study: • Personal narratives • Memoirs • Ocean Animals – Nonfiction research/writing • Digital writing • Opinion writing • Literary essays

  7. Revised Math Curriculum • 7 units of study: • Unit 1 – Multiplication and division with factors of 2-5, 10 • Unit 2 – Problem solving with mass, time, and capacity • Unit 3 – Multiplication and division with factors of 6-9 • Unit 4 – Multiplication and area • Unit 5 – Fractions as numbers on a number line • Unit 6 – Collecting and displaying data • Unit 7 – Quadrilaterals and more challenging word problems • Everyday Math – Materials and home-links will be used as resources throughout the year • http://everydaymath.uchicago.edu

  8. Revised Math Curriculum • Fact Fluency –Skill practice, district assessments • Great online resources such as multiplication.com, aplusmath.com, internet4classrooms.com, xtramath.com, and funbrain.com • Daily fact practice (+, -, x, ÷) essential to third grade skill development! 5 minutes a day is all it takes!

  9. Science • Scientific Method – Guided discovery • Very hands-on, inquiry-based • Measurement FOSS Kit • Habitats • Rocks and Minerals FOSS Kit • Conservation/recycling • http://www.fossweb.com

  10. Social Studies Topics to be covered: • States • Native Americans • Hold the date: • Tuesday, 11/26 is Native American Day! • Volunteer sign up available for craft stations

  11. *Field Trips Fall: • Bushy Hill – Native American study • Mark your calendars – Tuesday, 10/8 • Mystic Aquarium – Culmination of ocean animal unit • Tentative Date: Monday, 12/9 Spring: • TBD *Dates and additional information forthcoming

  12. Important Reminders • Dismissal Notes – Any deviations to daily plan • Lunch Money - Please provide in sealed bag/envelope labeled w/ child’s name • Volunteers – Please contact your child’s teacher • You must be ‘Helping Hands’ trained to volunteer in the classroom and on field trips • March testing schedule TBD • Change in testing format • Traditional CMT being replaced • Early to mid-March?

  13. Thanks  Thank you for attending Back to School Night and for your continued support!

  14. Curriculum • For more information… www.guilford.k12.ct.us/district_information/curriculum/index.php

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