Third Grade Teacher Trivia (for while you wait)

1. Third Grade Teacher Trivia (for while you wait) Who is the only teacher that is a native to Arizona? 2. Which teacher has five pets? 3. Which teacher got a new puppy last year? 4. Which teacher has been teaching 25 years? 5. Which teacher got married last year? 3rd Grade Teachers Mrs. Laubham Mrs. Mundt Ms. Lindemann Mrs. Williams Mrs. Olney Transportation

2. Welcome to Third Grade Curriculum Night 2015-2016 With your hostesses… Mrs. Laubham Mrs. Mundt Ms. Lindemann Mrs. Olney Mrs. Williams

3. Daily Schedule 7:39 Be on Time Writing ELA Block Specials Reading IFG Lunch Math IFG Math Social Sciences

4. Writing Our main focus is writing an organized paragraph Other thoughts… Inventive spelling is no longer cute – dictionaries Research on the Internet Cursive (starts January) Genre Writing (personal narratives, persuasive, poetry, fairy tales, etc…) • Writing to explain • Writing to inform • Writing to compare • Writing to persuade

5. Snack We encourage your child to bring in a healthy snack each day to fuel their brain. If sugar is one of the first three ingredients, it is NOT a healthy choice. Snack is during academic instruction. Try for something not too messy. IDEAS: crackers, fruit, vegetables, granola bars, trail mix

6. Testing?? • Your child will be tested in Language Arts, Math, and Writing this year. • The test will be in the Spring. • By law, if your child Falls Far Below in reading they will repeat third grade.

7. What is Move on When Reading? • Arizona State statute requires screening of the reading ability of all students in kindergarten through third grade. • The law, (A.R.S. 15-701) passed in 2010, states that when a third grade student scores far below the third grade level on AzMerit, they will not be promoted to fourth grade. • Requires additional instruction or retention for students who are not meeting minimum requirements by the end of third grade. • Exempt students include: • ELL or LEP students who have received less than two years of English Instruction. • Students with an IEP in Reading or Language and the student’s parent or guardian agrees that promotion is appropriate.

8. What is the identification process and timeline? • All students are screened using DIBELS by the end of August. • Parents of students identified for intervention are contacted by their child’s teacher prior to Fall Parent-Teacher conferences. • A parent-teacher conference is requested by the school to create an intervention plan. • Mid-year progress • Students reading progress is closely monitored and check-in points are identified. Interventions are updated as needed. • End of Year • Notification of 3rd grade promotion or retention occurs upon receiving results of AzMerit.

9. Reading Third grade is a transition Year for Reading. We are Moving the kids from learning To read to reading to learn. • Expect more complex text than your child has previously read.

10. Reading IFG M, T, Th, F • 95% Group (Phonics Groups with the K-3 teachers) • Read Live for fluency • Comprehension • Enrichment

11. Language Arts • Compare/Contrast settings, characters, plots (support with evidence) • Inferring • Cause and Effect • Summarizing-Main Idea • Fluency-not how fast, but smooth, correct, • and with expression • Comprehension – provide strategies of what good readers do

12. Math IFG • Differentiated Instruction based on common assessments (quarterlies) • Quarterly data sheet • Students get additional support with the skills they need • We share all students

13. Common Core Math • 8 Mathematical Practices • Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. • Reason abstractly and quantitatively • Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others • Model with mathematics • Use appropriate tools strategically • Attend to precision • Look for and make use of structure • Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning

14. Math • First Quarter: • Introduction to Multiplication and division • Applying place value, properties and operations to addition and subtraction of multi-digit numbers • Second Quarter: • Develop understanding of fractions as numbers • Develop understanding of multiplication and division • Demonstrating computational fluency in problem solving • Third Quarter: • Extending understanding of multiplication and division and attributes of geometric figures • Connecting data to the four operations and fractions • Fourth Quarter: • Extending understanding of fractions as numbers • Understanding measures of liquid, volume, weight, and mass

15. Social Sciences • Health • Harcourt - focus on safety and healthy living • Social Studies • Ancient Greece and Rome • European Explorers • Civil War and contributions of people during this era • Immigration during 19th/20th Century • Wax Museum (February) • Jr. Achievement-economics • (Volunteers Needed) • Science • Emphasis on… • Investigations • Explorations • Experiments • Our Units… • Plants: Williams • Biomes: Mundt • Weather and Erosion: Lindemann • Rocks and Minerals: Laubham • Light and Sound: Olney

16. Community Building • Class Meetings Activities, Sharing, Supporting • Cooperative 3rd grade learning groups, learning buddies from other grade levels • Character Counts • Love and Logic

17. Homework • Blue folders: Please check them nightly • Blue Slip: To be signed and returned weekly • Reading Minutes: Document your minutes • 120 minutes or more a week is the expectation for third graders • Homework • Assigned every WEDNESDAY and due the following WEDNESDAY. • Must be 100% complete with a parent signature each week • If lost, you can find them on a third grade teacher’s web site

18. “Parents as Partners”Communication is Key • Check Homework Folders for written communication • Weekly Newsletters – e-mailed by homeroom teacher • Going Green – please let your child’s teacher know if you have NOT signed up for this • PLEASE email us for the most effective and timely response. • Please let us know if there are any outside factors that would affect your child at school. • llaubham@kyrene.org • rmundt@kyrene.org • llindemann@kyrene.org • mrwilliams@kyrene.org • polney@kyrene.org

19. If children show good character They may earn Character Counts tickets and ClassDojo points! …or there will be a consequence depending on the action Reflections

20. A few more things (we’re almost done!) • Temperature in Classroom- encourage your child to bring a sweater or dress in layers. • Gets humid and hot and then freezing cold • Water bottles- are encouraged (NO JUICE, GATORADE) • Birthdays-We cannot celebrate in the classroom or have any candy, cookies etc. (Arizona nutritional standards and District policy) • Bathroom policy-Please remind your child to go before school, at lunch and during the class bathroom break

21. Third Grade Teacher Trivia (for while you wait) Who is the only teacher that is a native to Arizona? Mrs. Mundt 2. Which teacher has five pets? Mrs. Williams 3. Which teacher got a new puppy last year? Ms. Lindemann 4. Which teacher has been teaching 25 years? Mrs. Olney 5. Which teacher got married last year? Mrs. Laubham 3rd Grade Teachers Mrs. Laubham Mrs. Mundt Ms. Lindemann Mrs. Williams Mrs. Olney

22. Thank you for attending Curriculum Night We look forward to working with you this year!